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) Evans, Robert 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 07/01 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [ ] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) President Chief Executive Officer 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 07/23/01 G 260 D $19.55 108,283 D Direct Common Stock 26,926 I 401(k) Plan Common Stock 20,177 I by Spouse Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deferred Compensation Incentive Stock Option (right $10.65 11/10/96 11/10/04 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $17.25 04/27/10 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $18.95 04/01/04 04/01/09 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $21.07 12/10/00 12/10/08 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $23.76 07/23/00 07/23/08 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $24.11 01/01/00 12/03/07 to buy) Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deferred Compensation Common Stock 8,184 8,184 D Direct Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 30,746 30,746 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 3,000 3,000 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 6,352 6,352 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 6,050 6,050 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 1,305 1,305 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 13,975 13,975 D Direct to buy)Explanation of Responses: SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ Evans, Robert E. DATE 08/09/01