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 (Date of earliest event reported): March 28, 2018
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) | ||
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 28, 2018, Peoples Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples"), parent company of Peoples Bank, issued a press release announcing that it has received all necessary regulatory approvals for the merger between Peoples and ASB Financial Corp. (“ASB”) and for the merger between Peoples Bank and ASB’s wholly owned subsidiary, American Savings Bank, fsb (“American Savings Bank”).
On March 9, 2018, the shareholders of ASB approved the merger with Peoples through adoption of the previously announced definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which ASB will merge with and into Peoples, and American Savings Bank will subsequently merge with and into Peoples Bank.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
a) - c)
Not applicable.
d) Exhibits
See Index to Exhibits below.
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: | March 28, 2018 | By:/s/ | JOHN C. ROGERS | |
John C. Rogers | ||||
Executive Vice President | ||||
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS | |||||||
Exhibit Number | Description | ||||||
Peoples Bancorp Inc. Receives Regulatory Approval of its Merger with ASB Financial Corp. | |||||||