Kirkham Michael Ryan 4

What Happened

• Michael Ryan Kirkham, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Peoples Bancorp, acquired 10.737 shares of PEBO common stock on 2026-03-31 at $27.94 per share, for a total cost of approximately $300. This was an acquisition (a purchase) rather than a sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-03-31 at $27.94 per share.
• Shares acquired: 10.737; total value: ~$300.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: F1 — shares were acquired through participation in the company’s employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 was filed on 2026-04-01 (timely relative to the 2026-03-31 transaction).

Context

• ESPP purchases are payroll-based contributions that buy stock at periodic intervals (often at a discount); they are routine and don’t necessarily signal a change in the insider’s view of the company.
• The transaction code reported as “J” denotes another type of acquisition/disposition and is commonly used for ESPP purchases. The small dollar amount ($300) indicates this was a routine employee-plan purchase rather than a significant insider investment.