Oct 25 (Reuters) - Peoples Bancorp PEBO.O :
* PEOPLES BANCORP INC. AND LIMESTONE BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCE
DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT
* LIMESTONE BANCORP INC - DEAL FOR TRANSACTION VALUED AT
APPROXIMATELY $208.2 MILLION.
* LIMESTONE BANCORP INC - TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO BE
IMMEDIATELY ACCRETIVE TO PEOPLES' ESTIMATED EARNINGS BEFORE
ONE-TIME COSTS
* LIMESTONE BANCORP - UNDER DEAL, SHAREHOLDERS OF LIMESTONE
TO
RECEIVE 0.90 SHARES OF PEOPLES COMMON STOCK FOR EACH SHARE OF
LIMESTONE STOCK
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