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Peoples Bancorp to Acquire Capital Bancorp for $728.1 Million

Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) and Capital Bancorp (CBNK) jointly announced the signing of an agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which Peoples will acquire Capital in an all-stock transaction. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Capital will merge with and into Peoples, and Capital Bank, N.A. will subsequently merge with and into Peoples' wholly owned subsidiary, Peoples Bank, in a transaction valued at approximately $728.1M. Upon completion of the Merger, the combined company is expected to have approximately $14B in total assets, $10B in total loans and $11B in total deposits, with over 150 banking locations across eight states and Washington, D.C., in addition to nationwide specialty financial services platforms. According to the terms of the Merger Agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, shareholders of Capital will receive 1.11 shares of Peoples common stock for each share of Capital common stock. Based on Peoples' 20-day volume-weighted average closing price of $39.41 per share as of September 29, 2026, the aggregate transaction value is approximately $728.1M, or $43.75 per share. Former Capital shareholders are expected to collectively own approximately 32% of Peoples following completion of the Merger. The transaction is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to Peoples' estimated earnings in 2027 before one-time costs, with a tangible book value earnback period of under three years and a pro forma return on average tangible common equity of approximately 20%. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, three members of Capital's Board of Directors are expected to join the Peoples Board at or promptly following closing, subject to Peoples' standard corporate governance practices and director evaluation process. The acquisition is expected to close during the first half of 2027, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and the approvals of the shareholders of Peoples and Capital.

Peoples Bancorp Receives Merger Approval with Citizens National

Peoples Bancorp announced that it has received all necessary regulatory approvals for the merger between Peoples and Citizens National Corporation, with Peoples as the surviving corporation, and for the merger between Peoples Bank and Citizens' wholly owned subsidiary, Citizens Bank of Kentucky. The Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 20, 2026, between Peoples and Citizens, was approved by Citizens' shareholders on August 6, 2026.