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Peoples Bancorp: 3rd Quarter 2025 Investor Presentation

INVESTOR PRESENTATION I 3rd QUARTER

WORKING TOGETHER. BUILDING SUCCESS.®





Statements in this presentation which are not historical are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include discussions of the strategic plans and objectives or anticipated future performance and events of Peoples Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples").

The information contained in this presentation should be read in conjunction with Peoples' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the "2024 Form

10-K"), and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025, and September 30, 2025, each of which is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") website (sec.gov) or at Peoples' website (peoplesbancorp.com).

Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements, which are not historical fact, involve risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the 2024 Form 10-K under the section,

"Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A. As such, actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by forward-looking

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statements made in this presentation. Management believes that the expectations in these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of management's knowledge of Peoples' business and operations. Peoples disclaims any responsibility to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation.

WORKING TOGETHER BUILDING

SUCCESS

PEOPLES BANK

GEOGRAPHIC PROFILE

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OH

PEOPLES BANK OFFICE PEOPLES HEADQUARTERS

MD

WV DC

KY VA

PEBO SNAPSHOT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

ASSETS

$9.6 BILLION

ASSETS UNDER ADMIN & MGMT

$4.1 BILLION

DEPOSITS

$7.6 BILLION

LOANS

$6.7 BILLION

MARKET CAP

$1.1 BILLION

FULL-SERVICE BRANCH LOCATIONS

127



CULTURE

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CORPORATE

Our actions are guided by our core values represented by the PEBO Promise Circle, which embodies how we do business and our never ending pursuit of creating value for our associates, our communities, our clients, and our shareholders. Being true to these core values in the decisions we make and in our business practices is essential to driving sustainable long-term growth.

OUR CORE VALUES

Our vision is to be the

BEST COMMUNITY BANK IN AMERICA

for our employees, clients, shareholders, and local communities.

OUR VISION



CLIENTS FIRST INTEGRITY ALWAYS RESPECT FOR ALL

COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY

LEAD THE WAY

EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING

ROAD MAP

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STRATEGIC

  • Commitment to Superior Shareholder Returns

  • Clients' First Choice for Financial Services

  • Great Place to Work

  • Meaningful Impact on Our Communities



BEST COMMUNITY BANK IN AMERICA



RESPONSIBLE

RISK MANAGEMENT

EXTRAORDINARY

CLIENT EXPERIENCE

PROFITABLE

REVENUE GROWTH

FIRST CLASS

WORKPLACE



  • Everyone is a Risk Manager

  • Know the Risks: Strategic, Reputation, Credit, Market, Liquidity, Operational, Compliance

  • Disciplined Credit Culture

  • Do Things Right the First Time

  • Raise Your Hand

  • Discover the Root Cause

  • Manage Change Effectively

  • Keep Information Secure

  • Treat The Client Like Family

  • Delight The Client

  • Ensure A Consistent Client Experience Across All Channels

  • Learn Client's Goals and Fears

  • Deliver Expert Advice and Solutions

  • Evolve the Digital Experience

  • DWYSYWD

    (Do What You Say You Will Do)

    • Acquire, Grow and Retain Clients

    • Earn Client Referrals

    • Go Wide

    • Price for the Value We Provide

    • Operate Efficiently

    • Have Appetite For Winning

    • Execute Thoughtful Mergers and Acquisitions

    • Hire for Values

    • Competition Is Across the Street

    • Promote a Culture of Learning

    • Coach In Every Direction

    • Put Right People In Right Job

    • Be Accountable, No Excuses

    • Recognize and Reward Performance

    • Balance Work And Life

    • Cultivate Diversity

    • Spread Goodness / No Jerks

RATIONALE

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  • Strong capital, earnings growth and operating performance to support M&A strategy

  • Proven acquisition and integration capabilities and scalable infrastructure

CAPACITY TO GROW OUR FRANCHISE

  • Top 10 bank-owned insurance agency with expertise in commercial, personal, life & health

  • Wealth management - $4.1 billion in assets under administration and management, including brokerage, trust and retirement planning as of September 30, 2025

  • Nationwide equipment leasing companies (North Star Leasing and Vantage Financial, LLC)

STRONG, DIVERSE SOURCES OF FEE INCOME

INVESTMENT

UNIQUE COMMUNITY BANKING MODEL

  • Strongest deposit market share positions in rural markets where we can affect pricing. Top 3 market share in 36 counties across three states.

  • Presence near larger cities puts us in a position to capture lending opportunities in urban markets (e.g. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Lexington, Louisville, Richmond, Washington D.C.)

  • Greater revenue diversity than average $1 -$10 billion bank, with a fee income ratio of 24% for the first nine months of 2025

  • Strong reputation with very active community involvement and award-winning brand name



  • Nationwide insurance premium financing and equipment leasing businesses



RATIONALE

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INVESTMENT

  • Targeting 40% to 50% payout ratio under normal operating environment

  • Dividend paid increased every year since 2015

  • Based on the closing stock price of Peoples' common shares of $28.15 on October 17, 2025, the quarterly dividend produces

an annualized yield of 5.83%

ATTRACTIVE

DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY

  • Integrated enterprise risk management process

  • Focused on business line performance and contribution, operating efficiency and credit quality

  • Disciplined credit practice as indicated by portfolio construction

  • Relatively neutral interest rate risk position (slightly asset sensitive)

COMMITTED TO DISCIPLINED EXECUTION & GENERATING POSITIVE OPERATING LEVERAGE

$0.84

$1.32

$1.43

$1.50

2023 $1.55

$1.59

10 STRAIGHT YEARS OF INCREASING DIVIDENDS

2015

2016 2017

$0.60

$0.64

2018 $1.12

2019

2020 $1.37

2021

2022

2024

YTD 2025 $1.22

CASH DIVIDENDS

(Paid on Common Shares)

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RATIONALE

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INVESTMENT

STRENGTH IN THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT (AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025)

  • 77% of our deposits are retail deposits (consumer and small businesses)

  • Average retail customer deposit relationship: $26,000

  • Median retail customer deposit relationship: $2,600

  • 27% of our deposit balances exceeded FDIC1insurance limits (18% if you exclude collateralized governmental deposits)

DEPOSITS

  • Non-preforming assets (NPAs) of 0.47% as a percentage of total assets

  • 99.0% of loan portfolio "current"

  • Total outstanding balance of commercial office space was $184 million or 2.7% of total loans

  • 0.41% net charge-offs to average loans

  • Commercial Real Estate (CRE) is 191% of risk based capital

CREDIT

  • Loan-to-deposit ratio of 88%

  • $735.2 million in liquefiable assets

  • $4.0 billion of contingent liquidity sources (nearly

$985.2 million of the available funding is from lines available from the FHLB2and the FRB3)

LIQUIDITY

  • Continue to exceed the capital required by FRB to be deemed well capitalized

  • Tier 1 capital ratio was 12.54%

  • Tangible book value per share was $22.05

  • Over $42.0 million in share buybacks since 2020, including $0.5 million in 2025

CAPITAL

1Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 2Federal Home Loan Bank 3Federal Reserve Bank

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

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EXTERNAL RECOGNITION &





$800,000+

AMOUNT RAISED IN ASSOCIATE DONATIONS TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS & PANTRIES SINCE APRIL 2020



FOUR YEARS IN A ROW





FOUR YEARS IN A ROW

TWO YEARS IN A ROW

TWO YEARS IN A ROW





$8 MILLION

PEOPLES BANK FOUNDATION GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2003



5,000+

HOURS IN COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES FROM 2023-2024





TWO YEARS IN A ROW



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CROSS $10 BILLION

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2023



PREPARING TO

2025

2016-2022

Core system conversion

2016

Revamped online & mobile banking experience

2022

Internal Readiness Assessment for crossing

$10 billion completed

2022

Deployed Robotic Process Automation in

Implemented new dealer floor plan system (Data Scan)



Implemented more robust fraud detection & monitoring

Implemented system access provisioning tools

Implemented Small Business Administration (SBA) specific loan origination system

Interactive Teller Machine deployment

External Readiness Assessment for crossing $10 billion completed by third party expert

2024

Implemented best-in-class customer relationship management solution (Salesforce)

Implemented best-in-class insurance agency management software (Applied Epic)

Cloud native business and commercial loan origination system (nCino)

Implementing Governance, Risk & Compliance system (AuditBoard)

1

PREMIUM

2

4 10 FINANCE

some business processes

2022-2023

ACQUISITIONS COMPLETED

14 BANKS

EQUIPMENT LEASING

SINCE 2011

INSURANCE

INVESTMENT