Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report: May 3, 2022 PEOPLES BANCORP INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio 000-16772 31-0987416 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Number) Identification Number) 138 Putnam Street, PO Box 738 Marietta, Ohio 45750-0738 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (740) 373-3155 Not applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common shares, without par value PEBO The Nasdaq Stock Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 5.07      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders On April 28, 2022, Peoples Bancorp Inc. (“Peoples”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) with 20,710,814 (72.86%) of the 28,426,456 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the February 28, 2022 record date represented in person or by proxy. Twelve directors of Peoples were elected to serve terms of one year each: Tara M. Abraham, S. Craig Beam, George W. Broughton, David F. Dierker, James S. Huggins, Brooke W. James, Susan D. Rector, Kevin R. Reeves, Douglas V. Reynolds, Frances A. Skinner, Charles W. Sulerzyski and Michael N. Vittorio. The following is a summary of the voting results:        Nominee       For Withheld Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes Tara M. Abraham 15,742,927 518,058 not applicable 4,449,828 S. Craig Beam 15,877,508 383,478 not applicable 4,449,828 George W. Broughton 15,587,961 673,024 not applicable 4,449,828 David F. Dierker 15,748,055 512,930 not applicable 4,449,828 James S. Huggins 15,878,689 382,296 not applicable 4,449,828 Brooke W. James 15,732,094 528,891 not applicable 4,449,828 Susan D. Rector 15,697,447 563,539 not applicable 4,449,828 Kevin R. Reeves 16,003,790 257,195 not applicable 4,449,828 Douglas V. Reynolds 15,987,769 273,217 not applicable 4,449,828 Frances A. Skinner 15,975,870 285,116 not applicable 4,449,828 Charles W. Sulerzyski 15,914,391 346,595 not applicable 4,449,828 Michael N. Vittorio 15,898,690 365,295 not applicable 4,449,828     Also at the Annual Meeting, Peoples' shareholders: (1) approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of Peoples' named executive officers as disclosed in Peoples' proxy statement for the Annual Meeting; and (2) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Peoples' independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The following is a summary of the voting results:  Proposal        For Against Abstention   Broker Non-Votes Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation 15,673,652 476,735 110,598 4,449,828 Proposal For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Ratification of the appointment of independent registered public accounting firm 20,365,835 316,291 28,687 —   SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. PEOPLES BANCORP INC. Date: May 3, 2022 By:/s/ KATIE BAILEY Katie Bailey Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer