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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).

1.	Name and Address of Reporting Person*	2.	Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol				3.	I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
	Rugg D. Edward(Last) (First) (Middle)		Camco Financial Corporation (CAFI)
	5041 Skyline Drive (Street)	4.	Statement for Month/Day/Year				5.	If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
			1/22/2003
		6.	Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check All Applicable)				7.	Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
	Cambridge Ohio 43725 (City)        (State)        (Zip)		o	Director	o	10% Owner		x	Form Filed by One Reporting Person
			x	Officer (give title below)				o	Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
			o	Other (specify below)
				Advantage Bank, Executive Vice President and COO

Reminder:	Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.

Title of Security (Instr. 3)

2.

Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

2A.

Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

3.

Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

4.

Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5.

Amount of Sec- urities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Trans- action(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)

6.

Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

7.

Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned   (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.

Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2.

Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3.

Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A.

Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4.

Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5.

Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Righ to Buy

$16.13

1/22/2003

A

8,741

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

6.

Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7.

Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8.

Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9.

Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10.

Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11.

Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

*

1/22/13

Common Shares

8,741

*

8,741

D

Explanation of Responses:

* The option was awarded pursuant to the Camco Financial Corporation 2002 Equity Incentive Plan and vests in five equal annual installments beginning on 1/22/03.

/s/Richard C. Baylor POA	01/24/2003
**Signature of Reporting Person	Date

**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned officer and/or director of Camco Financial Corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints Larry A. Caldwell, Richard C. Baylor or Mark A. Severson as his/her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all Securities and Exchange Commission Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the securities of the Company beneficially owned by the undersigned, any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and grants unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and substitute or substitutes full power and authority to do each and every act and thing requested and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he/she might do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and substitute or substitutes may lawfully do and seek to be done by virtue hereof.

     This Power of Attorney shall be valid until such time as it is revoked by the undersigned in writing.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his/her hand this 16th day of August, 2002.

Signature: /s/ D. Edward Rugg

Print Name: D. Edward Rugg

Capacity:Corporate Secretary &
EVP, COO-Advantage Bank

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