8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 8, 2007

PEOPLES BANCORP INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	0-16772	31-0987416
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	Number)	Identification Number)

138 Putnam Street, PO Box 738
Marietta, Ohio	45750-0738
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (740) 373-3155

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Index to Exhibits on Page 3

Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 8, 2007 the Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. declared a cash dividend. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

a) Financial statements of businesses acquired

No response required.

b) Pro forma financial information

No response required.

c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99	News Release issued by Peoples Bancorp Inc. on February 8, 2007

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

PEOPLES BANCORP INC.

Date:	February 8, 2007	By:/s/	DONALD J. LANDERS
			Donald J. Landers
			Chief Financial Officer

	INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number	Description
99	News Release issued by Peoples Bancorp Inc. on February 8, 2007

EX-99

PEOPLES BANCORP INC. – P.O. BOX 738
MARIETTA, OH 45750
www.peoplesbancorp.com

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark F. Bradley

February 8, 2008 President and Chief Executive Officer

(740) 373-3155

PEOPLES BANCORP INC.

RAISES FIRST QUARTER DIVIDEND

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MARIETTA, Ohio - The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: PEBO) today declared a cash dividend of $0.22 per share payable on April 2, 2007, to shareholders of record at March 15, 2007.

The first quarter dividend reflects an increase of 4.8% from the $0.21 per share paid in the fourth quarter of 2006 and represents a payout of approximately $2.3 million based on 10.7 million shares outstanding at February 8, 2007.

“The increased dividend for the first quarter of 2007 continues our commitment to enhance total shareholder return through a greater emphasis on dividends,” said Mark F. Bradley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Peoples Bancorp Inc. “The increased dividend also positions Peoples to continue our history of dividend growth, as capital and market conditions allow.”

In 2006, Peoples completed its 41^st consecutive year of dividend growth. The first quarter of 2007 dividend of $0.22 per share represents a 10% increase over the $0.20 per share dividend paid in the first quarter of 2006.

Peoples Bancorp Inc., a diversified financial products and services company with $1.9 billion in assets, makes available a complete line of banking, investment, insurance, and trust solutions through 48 locations and 36 ATMs in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Peoples’ financial service units include Peoples Bank, National Association; Peoples Financial Advisors (a division of Peoples Bank) and Peoples Insurance Agency, Inc. Peoples’ common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “PEBO”, and Peoples is a member of the Russell 3000 index of US publicly traded companies. Learn more about Peoples at www.peoplesbancorp.com.

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