UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Baker, Jr., Carl
138 Putnam Street
P.O. Box 738
Marietta, OH 45750-0738
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2000
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Director
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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 Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Amount of 3) 4)Nature of
Securities D Indirect
Beneficially or Beneficial
Owned I Ownership
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 877 D Direct
Common Stock 21,863 I by Trust (1)
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Table II Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Derivative Security 2)Date Exercisable 3)Title and Amount of 4)Conver- 5)Ownership 6)Nature of
and Expiration Date Securities Underlying sion or Form of Indirect
(Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security exercise Derivative Beneficial
price of Security Ownership
Date Expira- Amount or Deri- Direct(D)
Exer- tion Number of vative or
cisable Date Title Shares Security Indirect(I)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Deferred Compensation (2) Common Stock 141 D Direct
Non-Qualified Stock Option 04/06/97 04/06/03 Common Stock 999 $10.2700 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 10/04/95 04/04/05 Common Stock 751 $11.2700 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 02/08/99 02/08/05 Common Stock 999 $11.7700 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (3) 01/23/07 Common Stock 999 $16.5900 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 10/10/97 04/10/07 Common Stock 751 $18.4900 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 02/01/00 02/01/10 Common Stock 310 $19.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
As Beneficiary to a Revocable Trust
(2)
Shares are payable subsequent to termination of service pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Deferred
Compensation Plan For Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries.
(3)
20% vested six-months from date of grant; thereafter, 20% annual vesting from date of grant.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Baker, Jr., Carl
DATE
