Peoples Bancorp receives regulatory approvals for Limestone Bancorp merger

Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) announced that it has received all necessary regulatory approvals for the merger between Peoples and Limestone Bancorp (LMST), with Peoples as the surviving corporation, and for the merger between Peoples Bank and Limestone’s wholly owned subsidiary, Limestone Bank, Inc. The Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 24, 2022, between Peoples and Limestone, was approved by Peoples’ shareholders on February 23. Limestone’s shareholders also approved the Merger Agreement on February 23.