Peoples Bancorp Inc.
138 Putnam Street
P.O. Box 738
Marietta, Ohio 45750-0738
January 6, 2023
VIA EDGAR
Robert Arzonetti
The Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Peoples Bancorp Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-4, As Amended on January 6, 2023
File No. 333-268728
Dear Mr. Arzonetti:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Peoples Bancorp Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Registrant”), hereby requests that the effectiveness under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated to 9:00 a.m., Eastern time, on January 10, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please contact David Lavan, Esq. of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, counsel to the Registrant, at (202) 372-9122 with any questions you may have concerning this letter, or if you require any additional information. Please notify Mr. Lavan when this request for acceleration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been granted.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Peoples Bancorp Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ M. Ryan Kirkham | |
| Name: | M. Ryan Kirkham | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel | |
