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
Yazombek, Joseph S.
138 Putnam Street
P.O. Box 738
Marietta, OH 45750-0738
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/14/2000
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)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
Lending
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 2,572 D Direct
Common Stock 5,677 I 401(k) Plan
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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>
Incentive Stock Option (right to(1) 05/20/03 Common Stock 3,993 $8.7700 D Direct
buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right to(2) 11/10/04 Common Stock 13,976 $11.7100 D Direct
buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right to(3) 04/01/09 Common Stock 5,500 $20.8500 D Direct
buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right to(2) 07/23/08 Common Stock 585 $26.1400 D Direct
buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right to(2) 12/03/07 Common Stock 5,693 $26.5200 D Direct
buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
25% annual vesting beginning 6 months after date of grant.
(2)
25% annual vesting beginning 2 years after date of grant.
(3)
25% annual vesting beginning 3 years after date of grant.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Yazombek, Joseph S.
DATE
