Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition



On January 25, 2022, management of Peoples Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples") conducted a
facilitated conference call at approximately 11:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time,
to discuss results of operations for the quarter and twelve months ended
December 31, 2021. A replay of the conference call audio will be available on
Peoples' website, www.peoplesbancorp.com, in the "Investor Relations" section
for one year. A copy of the transcript of the conference call is included as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 included with this
Current Report on Form 8-K, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as
otherwise stated in such filing.
During the conference call, management referred to non-Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles ("US GAAP") financial measures that are used by management
to provide information useful to investors in understanding Peoples' operating
performance and trends, and to facilitate comparisons with the performance of
Peoples' peers. The following tables show the differences between the non-US
GAAP financial measures referred to during the conference call and the most
directly comparable US GAAP-based financial measures.

                                                                  Three Months Ended                                        Year Ended
                                              December 31,           September 30,           December 31,                  December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)                            2021                   2021                    2020                 2021               2020

Core non-interest expense:
Total non-interest expense                  $      47,991          $      

57,860 $ 33,250 $ 183,737 $ 133,695 Less: acquisition-related expenses

                       918                  16,209                     77             21,423                489
Less: pension settlement charges                           -                     143                      4                143              1,054
Less: severance expenses                                  16                       -                    771                 79              1,055
Less: COVID-19 related expenses                          566                     181                    126              1,248              1,332
Less: Peoples Bank Foundation, Inc.                        -                       -                      -                500                  -

contribution


Less: contract negotiation expenses                  (603)                  1,851                      -              1,248                  -
Core non-interest expense                   $      47,094          $       39,476          $      32,272          $ 159,096          $ 129,765
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                                                               Three Months Ended                                              Year Ended
                                       December 31,               September 30,              December 31,                     December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)                     2021                       2021                       2020                   2021                2020

Efficiency ratio:
Total non-interest expense          $            47,991       $              57,860       $            33,250       $     183,737       $     133,695
Less: amortization of other                       1,508                       1,279                       909               4,775               3,223
intangible assets
Adjusted total non-interest expense              46,483                      56,581                    32,341             178,962             130,472

Total non-interest income                        20,647                      16,346                    16,501              69,717              63,672
Add: net loss on investment                       (158)                       (166)                     (751)               (862)               (368)

securities


Add: net gain (loss) on asset                     1,784                       (308)                      (53)               1,325               (290)
disposals and other transactions
Total non-interest income,                       19,021                      16,820                    17,305              69,254              64,330

excluding net gains and losses



Net interest income                              54,579                      42,578                    34,308             172,395             138,923
Add: fully tax-equivalent                           380                         351                       251               1,350               1,054
adjustment (a)
Net interest income on a fully                   54,959                      42,929                    34,559             173,745             139,977
tax-equivalent basis

Adjusted revenue                    $            73,980       $              59,749       $            51,864       $     242,999       $     204,307

Efficiency ratio                               62.83  %                    94.70  %                  62.36  %            73.65  %          63.86    %

Efficiency ratio adjusted for non-core items:
Core non-interest expense           $            47,094       $              39,476       $            32,272       $     159,096       $     129,765
Less: amortization of other                       1,508                       1,279                       909               4,775               3,223
intangible assets
Adjusted core non-interest expense               45,586                      38,197                    31,363             154,321             126,542

Adjusted revenue                    $            73,980       $              59,749       $            51,864       $     242,999       $     204,307

Efficiency ratio adjusted for                  61.62  %                    63.93  %                  60.47  %            63.51  %          61.94    %

non-core items

(a) Tax effect is calculated using a 21% statutory federal corporate income tax rate.

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                                                                                                   At or For the Three Months Ended
                                             December 31,                   September 30,                      June 30,                    March 31,                     December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share          2021                            2021                            2021                         2021                           2020
data)

Tangible equity:
Total stockholders' equity               $             845,204       $                    831,882        $             585,505       $              578,893       $                   575,673
Less: goodwill and other intangible                    296,627                            295,415                      221,576                      184,007                           184,597
assets
Tangible equity                          $             548,577       $                    536,467        $             363,929       $              394,886       $                   391,076

Tangible assets:
Total assets                             $           7,068,376       $                  7,059,752        $           5,067,634       $            5,143,052       $                 4,760,764
Less: goodwill and other intangible                    296,627                            295,415                      221,576                      184,007                           184,597
assets
Tangible assets                          $           6,771,749       $                  6,764,337        $           4,846,058       $            4,959,045       $                 4,576,167

Tangible book value per common share:
Tangible equity                          $             548,577       $                    536,467        $             363,929       $              394,886       $                   391,076
Common shares outstanding                           28,297,771                         28,265,791                   19,660,877                   19,563,979                        19,563,979

Tangible book value per common share     $               19.39       $                      18.98        $               18.51       $                20.18       $                     19.99

Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio:
Tangible equity                          $             548,577       $                    536,467        $             363,929       $              394,886       $                   391,076
Tangible assets                          $           6,771,749       $                  6,764,337        $           4,846,058       $            4,959,045       $                 4,576,167

Tangible equity to tangible assets                       8.10%                              7.93%                        7.51%                        7.96%                             8.55%




                                                                      Three Months Ended                                                   Year Ended
                                         December 31,               September 30,                    December 31,                         December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)                       2021                        2021                            2020                       2021                  2020

Pre-provision net revenue:
Income (loss) before income taxes      $         34,848       $                  (7,930)       $                 24,836       $         58,655       $ 

42,646


Add: provision for credit losses                      -                            8,994                              -                      -               26,254
Add: loss on OREO                                     2                               32                            162                     34                  197
Add: loss on investment securities                  556                              316                          1,020                  2,046                1,023
Add: loss on other assets                           235                              363                            148                    714                  601
Add: net loss on other transactions                   -                                6                              -                      -          

-


Less: recovery of credit losses                   7,613                                -                          7,277                    280                    -
Less: gain on OREO                                  307                                -                             43                    315                   77
Less: gain on investment securities                 397                              150                            269                  1,184          

655


Less: gain on other transactions                  1,511                                -                              -                  1,504                    -
Less: gain on other assets                          203                               93                            214                    462                  431
Pre-provision net revenue              $         25,610       $                    1,538       $                 18,363       $         57,704       $       69,558

Total average assets                          7,098,927                        5,475,147                      4,837,978              5,672,607            4,739,289

Pre-provision net revenue to total                1.43%                            0.11%                          1.51%                  1.02%          

1.47%


average assets (annualized)
Weighted-average common shares               28,114,980                       20,789,271                     19,442,284             21,959,883          

19,843,806


outstanding - diluted
Pre-provision net revenue per common   $           0.91       $                     0.07       $                   0.94       $           2.62       $         3.49
share - diluted


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                                                                                Three Months Ended                                                           Year Ended
                                                 December 31,                  September 30,                     December 31,                               December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)                               2021                          2021                              2020                          2021                     2020

Annualized net income adjusted for non-core items: Net income (loss)

                             $            27,926       $                   (5,758)       $                    20,573       $           47,734       $            34,767
Add: net loss on investment securities                        158                               166                               751                      862                       368
Less: tax effect of net loss on investment                     33                                35                               158                      181                        77
securities (a)
Add: loss on asset disposals and other                          -                               308                                53                        -                       290

transactions


Less: tax effect of net loss on asset                           -                                65                                11                        -                        61
disposals and other transactions (a)
Less: gain on asset disposals and other                     1,784                                 -                                 -                    1,325                         -
transactions (a)
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