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
July 1, 1999
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
0-16772
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Commission File Number
Ohio 31-0987416
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
138 Putnam Street
P.O. Box 738,
Marietta, Ohio 45750
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(614) 373-3155
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Index to Exhibits on page 3
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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 July 1, 1999, one of Peoples Bancorp Inc.'s subsidiaries, The
Peoples Banking and Trust Company, opened it's newest financial services
facility in Wood County, West Virginia.
The sales office is located at the recently renovated Wal*Mart
supercenter located at 701 Grand Central Avenue, Vienna, West Virginia. The
opening of this banking center is described in the news release issued on July
1, 1999, 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 July 1, 1999
Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year
Not applicable.
Item 9. Sales of Equity Securities Pursuant to Regulation S
Not applicable.
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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: July 1, 1999 PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
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Registrant
By: /s/ ROBERT E. EVANS
Robert E. Evans
President and Chief Executive Officer
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number Description Page
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99 News Release issued July 1, 1999 4
EXHIBIT 99
NEWS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Larry Holdren
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July 1, 1999 (740) 373-3155
PEOPLES BANKING AND TRUST OPENS
SALES OFFICE IN VIENNA WAL*MART STORE
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Marietta, Ohio - The Peoples Banking and Trust Company ("Peoples Bank"), a
subsidiary of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: PEBO), today announced its opening
of the newest financial services facility in Wood County, West Virginia.
Peoples Bank's sales office is located at the recently renovated
Wal*Mart supercenter located at 701 Grand Central Avenue, Vienna, West Virginia.
The new banking facility offers extended evening and weekend hours (including
Sundays) and provides a wide array of financial products and services.
"Providing financial services in Wal*Mart's supercenter environment is
an exciting opportunity for Peoples Bank as we increase our presence in the Wood
County market," commented Larry E. Holdren, President of Peoples Bank's Retail
and Banking Division.
The Vienna Wal*Mart banking center complements Peoples Bank's
full-service office on Pike Street in South Parkersburg and adds to the
Company's existing network of community banking offices in Ohio and West
Virginia. Holdren continued, "Our new banking office in the Vienna Wal*Mart fits
well with Peoples Bank's focus on customer service and product delivery."
The Vienna banking office is the second sales facility in a Wal*Mart
supercenter that Peoples Bank has opened in 1999. Earlier this year, the Company
opened a similar sales office in the recently opened Wal*Mart supercenter in New
Martinsville, West Virginia.
Holdren added, "Early results in our existing Wal*Mart sales office
have exceeded expectations. We have established our sales team to serve
customers in the Vienna Wal*Mart and hope to build on our initial success in
this new sales environment."
In late 1999, Peoples Bank also plans to open a third banking facility
in a to-be-constructed Wal*Mart supercenter in South Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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 approximately $1 billion in assets, 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
at www.peoplesbancorp.com.
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