India, April 21 -- Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO, PPBB), on Tuesday, announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Citizens National Corp. (CZNL) in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $76.6 million.
The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
Under the terms of the deal, Citizens shareholders will receive 2.10 shares of Peoples stock and $8 in cash for each share held.
The transaction values Citizens at about $78.39 per share, based on Peoples' 20-day volume-weighted average price as of April 20.
Following the merger, Citizens will be integrated into Peoples, and Citizens Bank will merge into Peoples Bank.
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