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Peoples Bancorp: 4th Quarter 2025 Investor Presentation

INVESTOR PRESENTATION I 4th QUARTER

WORKING TOGETHER. BUILDING SUCCESS.®



PEOPLES BANK

GEOGRAPHIC PROFILE

NASDAQ: PEBO

OH

PEOPLES BANK OFFICE PEOPLES HEADQUARTERS

MD

WV DC

KY VA

PEBO SNAPSHOT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025

ASSETS

$9.6 BILLION

ASSETS UNDER ADMIN & MGMT

$4.1 BILLION

DEPOSITS

$7.6 BILLION

LOANS

$6.8 BILLION

MARKET CAP

$1.1 BILLION

FULL-SERVICE BRANCH LOCATIONS

126



CULTURE

NASDAQ: PEBO



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 December 31, 2025

STRONG, DIVERSE SOURCES OF FEE INCOME

  • 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% in 2025.

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

  • Nationwide insurance premium financing

and equipment leasing businesses (North Star Leasing and Vantage Financial, LLC)

UNIQUE COMMUNITY BANKING MODEL

INVESTMENT

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 $31.21 on January 16, 2026, the quarterly dividend produces

an annualized yield of 5.25%

ATTRACTIVE

DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY

  • Generate positive operating leverage

  • 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

$1.12

$1.32

$1.43

$1.50

$1.55

2024 $1.59

$1.63

®

10 STRAIGHT YEARS OF INCREASING DIVIDENDS



2015

2016 2017

$0.60

$0.64

$0.84

2018

2019

2020 $1.37

2021

2022

2023

2025

CASH DIVIDENDS

(Paid on Common Shares)

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RATIONALE

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INVESTMENT

STRENGTH IN THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT (AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025)

  • 78% of our deposits are retail deposits (consumer and small businesses)

  • Average retail customer deposit relationship: $26,000

  • Median retail customer deposit relationship: $2,600

  • 26% of our deposit balances exceeded FDIC1insurance limits (18% if you exclude collateralized governmental deposits)

DEPOSITS

  • Non-performing assets (NPAs) of 0.44% as a percentage of total assets

  • 98.6% of loan portfolio "current"

  • Total outstanding balance of commercial office space was $178 million or 2.6% of total loans

  • 0.45% YTD net charge-offs to average loans

  • Commercial Real Estate (CRE) is 193% of risk based capital

CREDIT

  • Loan-to-deposit ratio of 89%

  • $858.8 million in liquefiable assets

  • $4.0 billion of contingent liquidity sources (nearly

$827.9 million of the available funding is from lines available from the FHLB2, FRB3and federal funds)

LIQUIDITY

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

  • Tier 1 capital ratio was 12.73%

  • Tangible book value per share was $22.77

  • Over $43.5 million in share buybacks since 2020, including $0.8 million in 2025

CAPITAL

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

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

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EXTERNAL RECOGNITION &





$900,000

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





$8 MILLION

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



FIVE YEARS IN A ROW





FOUR YEARS IN A ROW

TWO YEARS IN A ROW

TWO YEARS IN A ROW





4,000+

HOURS IN COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES DURING 2025





®

WORKING TOGETHER. BUILDING SUCCESS. 9

CROSS $10 BILLION

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PREPARING TO

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 some business processes

2022-2023

2023



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)

14

2025

Cloud native business and commercial loan origination system (nCino)

Implemented Governance, Risk & Compliance system (AuditBoard)

10

BANKS

2026

Cloud native data warehouse (Snowflake)

1

PREMIUM

FINANCE

2

EQUIPMENT

LEASING

ACQUISITIONS COMPLETED SINCE 2011

INSURANCE

4

INVESTMENT

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