{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"154550","rtpr_id":"nPn6dvzcpa-20260928","ticker":"CZNL","exchange":"OTC","all_tickers":["CZNL","PEBO"],"title":"PEOPLES BANCORP INC. RECEIVES REGULATORY APPROVALS OF ITS MERGER WITH CITIZENS NATIONAL CORPORATION","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-28T20:10:00.089Z","article_body":"PEOPLES BANCORP INC. RECEIVES REGULATORY APPROVALS OF ITS MERGER WITH CITIZENS NATIONAL CORPORATION\nPR Newswire\n\nMARIETTA, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2026\n\nMARIETTA, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Peoples Bancorp Inc.\n(\"Peoples\") (Nasdaq: PEBO), parent company of Peoples Bank, announced today\nthat it has received all necessary regulatory approvals for the merger between\nPeoples and Citizens National Corporation (\"Citizens\") (OTCPK: CZNL), with\nPeoples as the surviving corporation (the \"Merger\"), and for the merger\nbetween Peoples Bank and Citizens' wholly owned subsidiary, Citizens Bank of\nKentucky, Inc.\n\nThe Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 20, 2026, between Peoples\nand Citizens (the \"Merger Agreement\"), was approved by Citizens' shareholders\non August 6, 2026.\n\nAbout Peoples:\n\nPeoples is a diversified financial services holding company that makes\navailable a complete line of banking, trust and investment, insurance, premium\nfinancing and equipment leasing solutions through its subsidiaries. Peoples\nhas been headquartered in Marietta, Ohio, since 1902 and has an established\nheritage of financial stability, growth and community impact. As of June 30,\n2026, Peoples had $9.5 billion in total assets, 144 locations, including 127\nfull-service bank branches in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia,\nWashington D.C., and Maryland.\n\nPeoples is a member of the Russell 3000 index of U.S. publicly-traded\ncompanies. Peoples offers services through Peoples Bank (which includes the\ndivisions of Peoples Investment Services, Peoples Premium Finance, Peoples\nLife Premium Finance, and North Star Leasing), Peoples Insurance Agency, LLC,\nand Vantage Financial, LLC.\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/peoples-bancorp-inc-receives-regulatory-approvals-of-its-merger-with-citizens-national-corporation-302891852.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/peoples-bancorp-inc-receives-regulatory-approvals-of-its-merger-with-citizens-national-corporation-302891852.html)\n\nSOURCE Peoples Bancorp Inc.\n\n\n\nTyler J. Wilcox, President and CEO, (740) 373-7737\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn6dvzcpa-20260928","title":"PEOPLES BANCORP INC. RECEIVES REGULATORY APPROVALS OF ITS MERGER WITH CITIZENS NATIONAL CORPORATION","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"CZNL","created":"2026-09-28T20:10:00.089Z","tickers":["CZNL","PEBO"],"exchange":"OTC","article_body":"PEOPLES BANCORP INC. RECEIVES REGULATORY APPROVALS OF ITS MERGER WITH CITIZENS NATIONAL CORPORATION\nPR Newswire\n\nMARIETTA, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2026\n\nMARIETTA, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Peoples Bancorp Inc.\n(\"Peoples\") (Nasdaq: PEBO), parent company of Peoples Bank, announced today\nthat it has received all necessary regulatory approvals for the merger between\nPeoples and Citizens National Corporation (\"Citizens\") (OTCPK: CZNL), with\nPeoples as the surviving corporation (the \"Merger\"), and for the merger\nbetween Peoples Bank and Citizens' wholly owned subsidiary, Citizens Bank of\nKentucky, Inc.\n\nThe Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 20, 2026, between Peoples\nand Citizens (the \"Merger Agreement\"), was approved by Citizens' shareholders\non August 6, 2026.\n\nAbout Peoples:\n\nPeoples is a diversified financial services holding company that makes\navailable a complete line of banking, trust and investment, insurance, premium\nfinancing and equipment leasing solutions through its subsidiaries. Peoples\nhas been headquartered in Marietta, Ohio, since 1902 and has an established\nheritage of financial stability, growth and community impact. As of June 30,\n2026, Peoples had $9.5 billion in total assets, 144 locations, including 127\nfull-service bank branches in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia,\nWashington D.C., and Maryland.\n\nPeoples is a member of the Russell 3000 index of U.S. publicly-traded\ncompanies. Peoples offers services through Peoples Bank (which includes the\ndivisions of Peoples Investment Services, Peoples Premium Finance, Peoples\nLife Premium Finance, and North Star Leasing), Peoples Insurance Agency, LLC,\nand Vantage Financial, LLC.\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/peoples-bancorp-inc-receives-regulatory-approvals-of-its-merger-with-citizens-national-corporation-302891852.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/peoples-bancorp-inc-receives-regulatory-approvals-of-its-merger-with-citizens-national-corporation-302891852.html)\n\nSOURCE Peoples Bancorp Inc.\n\n\n\nTyler J. Wilcox, President and CEO, (740) 373-7737\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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