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):  September 23, 2010

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
(Address of principal executive office)	(Zip Code)

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

                                                                                                                                              0;   Not applicable

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

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Item 8.01 – Other Events

On September 23, 2010, Peoples Bancorp Inc. issued a news release announcing the Board of Directors declared a third quarter 2010 dividend of $0.10 per common share and announcing the anticipated date for the release of third quarter 2010 earnings.  A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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:  September 23, 2010	By: /s/	EDWARD G. SLOANE
		Edward G. Sloane
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99	News Release issued September 23, 2010

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EX-99

                                                                                                                      EOPLES BANCORP INC. – P.O. BOX 738 - MARIETTA, OHIO – 45750

                                               www.peoplesbancorp.com

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Contact:	David L. Mead
September 23, 2010		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(740) 373-3155

PEOPLES BANCORP INC. DECLARES

THIRD QUARTER 2010 DIVIDEND

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MARIETTA, Ohio - The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: PEBO) today declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per common share payable October 18, 2010, to common shareholders of record on October 4, 2010.

The third quarter dividend represents a payout of approximately $1.1 million based on 10.5 million common shares currently outstanding and an annualized dividend yield of 3.19% based on the closing stock price of Peoples’ common shares of $12.54 on September 22, 2010.

Peoples’ capital continues to be significantly higher than regulatory minimums needed to be considered “well capitalized”.  At June 30, 2010, Peoples’ Tier 1 Common, Total Tier 1 and Total Risk-Based Capital ratios were 11.07%, 16.12% and 17.44%, compared to the well capitalized minimum ratios of 4%, 6% and 10%, respectively.

Peoples also announced it intends to release results of operations for the third quarter of 2010 before the market opens on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, and host a facilitated conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time on the same date.  A simultaneous Webcast of the conference call audio will be available on Peoples’ website, www.peoplesbancorp.com, in the “Investor Relations” section.

Peoples Bancorp Inc. is a diversified financial products and services company with $2.0 billion in assets, 47 locations and 39 ATMs in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky.  Peoples makes available a complete line of banking, investment, insurance, and trust solutions through its financial service units – Peoples Bank, National Association; Peoples Financial Advisors (a division of Peoples Bank) and Peoples Insurance Agency, LLC, which includes the Putnam and Barengo divisions.  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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