-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TXJeOY3RfTZxox/zxaoaoHy/e2vO7I7bcZEzyW+l+UusNQD1ROAgu4OcKZ2QIASZ OIFy2ItGcT8NF12KVKPNIw== 0000318300-99-000029.txt : 19990921 0000318300-99-000029.hdr.sgml : 19990921 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000318300-99-000029 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19990913 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19990920 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PEOPLES BANCORP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000318300 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 310987416 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-16772 FILM NUMBER: 99713954 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 138 PUTNAM ST STREET 2: P O BOX 738 CITY: MARIETTA STATE: OH ZIP: 45750 BUSINESS PHONE: 6143733155 8-K 1 INTERNET BANKING NEWS RELEASE 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 September 13, 1999 _______________________________________________ Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) PEOPLES BANCORP INC. ______________________________________________________ (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) 0-16772 ______________________ Commission File Number Ohio 31-0987416 ______________________________________________ _______________________ (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 138 Putnam Street P.O. Box 738, Marietta, Ohio 45750 ________________________________________ __________ (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) Index to Exhibits on page 3 Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant Not applicable. Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets Not applicable. Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership Not applicable. Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant Not applicable. Item 5. Other Events On September 13, 1999, Peoples Bancorp Inc. announced plans of one of its subsidiaries, The Peoples Banking and Trust Company ("Peoples Bank"), to introduce Peoples OnLine Connection, an Internet-based electronic banking system. The release is included herewith as Exhibit 99. Item 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors Not applicable. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Non required (b) Non required (c) Exhibits. EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ______________ ______________________________________ 99 News Release issued September 13, 1999 Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year Not applicable. Item 9. Sales of Equity Securities Pursuant to Regulation S Not applicable. 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. DATE: September 13, 1999 PEOPLES BANCORP INC. ____________________ Registrant By: /S/ ROBERT E. EVANS Robert E. Evans President and Chief Executive Officer INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description Page ______________ ______________________________________ ______ 99 News Release issued September 13, 1999 4 - 5 EX-99 2 INTERNET BANKING NEWS RELEASE EXHIBIT 99 NEWS RELEASE ____________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Larry Holdren September 13, 1999 President, Retail and Banking Division (740) 373-3155 PEOPLES BANK TO OFFER INTERNET BANKING PRODUCT _______________________________________________________________________________ Customers will be able to "bank on-line" Marietta, Ohio - The Peoples Banking and Trust Company ("Peoples Bank"), a subsidiary of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: PEBO), today announced plans to introduce Peoples OnLine Connection, an Internet-based electronic banking system. Peoples OnLine Connection will bring together a wide range of financial services and products at one site, 24 hours a day, making banking and financial management easier than ever before. "With the dynamic world of e-commerce upon us, Peoples Bank has been dedicated since January to devise and implement Peoples OnLine Connection," commented Larry E. Holdren, President of Peoples Bank's Retail and Banking Division. "This electronic connection will enable us to provide our customers with enhanced, customer-driven quality service they have come to expect." Holdren continued, "We have worked for nearly 100 years to build strong relationships with our customers and understand their financial needs. Peoples OnLine Connection provides our customer with another means to access their accounts and financial information. It empowers each customer to control their own financial matters and accelerates the transaction-oriented process to make it easier to connect with Peoples Bank." With Peoples OnLine Connection and through a personal computer, Peoples Bank's customers will be able to enjoy easy access to comprehensive, up-to-date information, including viewing account history and real-time current balances, transferring money between accounts, paying bills, reordering checks, ordering Savings Bonds Certificates, and more. Peoples Bank has partnered with Q-UP Systems (www.qup.com), a leading provider of web-based financial products. Holdren added, "Q-UP has a proven interface and successful track record with our core processor. In addition to the Peoples OnLine Connection, they also offer a user-friendly Cash Management system and will be able to fully integrate our current Bill Pay customers." Alison Thompson, Project Manager for Peoples OnLine Connection, stated, "This is an exciting challenge for our Electronic Banking area and one that will enhance our ability to better serve our customers and potentially expand our current customer base. Peoples OnLine Connection will provide customers 24-hour access to account and transaction information, as well as provide an electronic method to pay bills and manage finances." Thompson continued, "Our on-line, real-time service redefines the methods in which financial service products are delivered, and represents a key factor to enhancing the connection between our customers and Peoples Bank." Interested users of Peoples OnLine Connection can visit Peoples Bank's redesigned web site at www.peoplesbancorp.com. Simply select the "Internet Banking" link and follow the instructions to either "test drive" Peoples OnLine Connection or enroll in the program. Holdren summarized, "We have always focused on the needs and goals of our customers. Internet banking, with its worldwide access and customer controlled flexibility, is yet another way we can anticipate the needs of our customers as e-commerce continues to prosper. We also realize that we must maintain a balance between emerging technologies and traditional methods to deliver products and service to our customers. Whether it is behind the scenes through Internet banking or tending personally to customer needs, Peoples Bank is ready to fulfill the needs of our customers through locally driven decision-making and personalized service." The Peoples Online Connection service is free to all Peoples Bank customers. A minimal fee will apply to those customers who wish to utilize the Bill Payer service, an online bill payment service that gives customers the opportunity to conveniently pay bills over the Internet. Peoples Bank is a subsidiary of Peoples Bancorp Inc., a diversified financial services bank holding company headquartered in Marietta, Ohio. The Company, which is Y2K ready, has over $1 billion in assets and operates 36 financial service locations in the states of Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Peoples Bancorp's banking subsidiaries include Peoples Bank with offices in Ohio and West Virginia; The First National Bank of Southeastern Ohio with three Ohio offices; and Peoples Bank FSB, with four Kentucky offices. Through its subsidiaries, Peoples Bancorp offers complete banking services and makes available other financial services, such as trust services, and investment and insurance products. Peoples Bancorp's common stock is traded through the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol "PEBO". Learn more about Peoples Bancorp and Peoples OnLine Connection at www.peoplesbancorp.com. END OF RELEASE -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----