form8kchairmanresigns.htm
UNITED
STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 13, 2008 (June 12,
2008)
PEOPLES
BANCORP
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ohio
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0-16772
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31-0987416
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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138
Putnam Street, P.O. Box 738, Marietta,
Ohio 45750-0738
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(740)
373-3155
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other
Information.
On
June 12, 2008, Joseph H. Wesel notified the Board of Directors (the
“Board”) of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (“Peoples Bancorp”) that he was resigning as
Chairman of the Board effective as of June 30, 2008. Mr. Wesel
has served as Chairman of the Board since 2005 and also served from 1991 to
2003. Mr. Wesel, who is 79, will continue to serve as a director of
Peoples Bancorp and its banking subsidiary Peoples Bank, National
Association.
At the
meeting of the Peoples Bancorp Board held on June 12, 2008 and upon the
recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Board appointed
Richard Ferguson as Chairman of the Board effective July 1, 2008. The
Board also appointed Mr. Ferguson to serve as a member of the Executive
Committee, effective upon his June 12, 2008 appointment. Mr.
Ferguson, who is 61, has served as a director of Peoples Bancorp since 2004 and
as the Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2005, a position he will continue
to hold.
Upon the
recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Board also
appointed David L. Mead to serve as a member of the Audit Committee,
effective upon his June 12, 2008 appointment. Mr. Mead, who
is 52, has served
since 2006 as a director of Peoples Bancorp and as a member of the Compensation
Committee, positions he will continue to hold.
On
June 13, 2008, Peoples Bancorp issued a news release announcing the
resignation of Joseph H. Wesel as Chairman of the Board, effective June 30,
2008, and the appointment of Richard Ferguson as Chairman of the Board,
effective July 1, 2008. A copy of the news release is included as
Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)
through (c) Not applicable
(d) Exhibits:
The following exhibit is included with
this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit
No. Description
99 News
Release issued by Peoples
Bancorp Inc. on June 13,
2008
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SIGNATURE
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.
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PEOPLES
BANCORP INC.
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Dated: June 13,
2008
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By:/s/
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EDWARD
G. SLOANE |
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Edward
G. Sloane
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Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
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