UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Maiden, Rex E.
138 Putnam Street
P.O. Box 738
Marietta, OH 45750-0738
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
05/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Director
.
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C><C>
Common Stock 05/08/00 S 7,160 D $17.88 710 D Direct
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Deferred Compensation
Non-Qualified Stock Option $10.48 01/26/05
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $11.65 04/09/06
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.81 04/10/07
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $17.13 04/13/00 A 1,362 04/13/00 04/13/10
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $27.06 04/09/98 04/09/08
(right to buy)
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Deferred Compensation Common Stock 900 900 D Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 438 438 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 1,452 1,452 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 968 968 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 04/13/00 Common Stock 1,362 1,362 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 1,361 1,361 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Maiden, Rex E.
DATE