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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000318300-04-000144
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040727
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040727

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEOPLES BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000318300
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				310987416
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-16772
		FILM NUMBER:		04933060

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		138 PUTNAM ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 738
		CITY:			MARIETTA
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45750-0738
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7403733155
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K/A

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)    May 14, 2004
                                                 --------------------


                              PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                     0-16772
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                             Commission File Number


                     Ohio                                 31-0987416
- ----------------------------------------------       -----------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)       (I.R.S. Employer
                                                      Identification Number)

                138 Putnam Street
                  P.O. Box 738,
                  Marietta, Ohio                              45750
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     (Address of principal executive office)                (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (740) 373-3155
                                                     ----------------


                                 Not applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

                           Index to Exhibits on Page 3

<PAGE>

                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Form 8-K/A is amend the Current Report on Form 8-K ("Form
8-K") filed by Peoples Bancorp Inc. on May 14, 2004, to correct all references
to the event date. The Form 8-K and news release included as exhibit 99 should
have reflected the actual release date of May 14, 2004.



Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
         The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: PEBO)
         yesterday declared a cash dividend of $0.18 per share. The release is
         included herewith as Exhibit 99.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
         (a) None required
         (b) None required
         (c) Exhibits

   EXHIBIT NUMBER            DESCRIPTION
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        99                   News Release issued May 14, 2004


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                                   SIGNATURES


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.



DATE:  July 27, 2004             PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
                                 --------------------
                                 Registrant



                        By:  /S/ MARK F. BRADLEY
                                 -------------------------------------
                                 Mark F. Bradley
                                 President and Chief Operating Officer




                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


   EXHIBIT NUMBER            DESCRIPTION
- --------------------      -----------------------------------------
        99                   News Release issued May 14, 2004


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                    PEOPLES BANCORP INC. - P.O. BOX 738 - MARIETTA, OHIO - 45750
                                                          www.peoplesbancorp.com


                                  NEWS RELEASE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   Contact: Mark F. Bradley
- ---------------------                            Chief Operating Officer
May 14, 2004                                     (740) 373-3155


                          PEOPLES BANCORP INC. DECLARES
                             SECOND QUARTER DIVIDEND
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         MARIETTA, Ohio - The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc.
(NASDAQ: PEBO) yesterday declared a cash dividend of $0.18 per share payable
July 1, 2004, to shareholders of record at June 15, 2004.
         The second quarter dividend of $0.18 per share represents a payout of
approximately $1.9 million based on 10.6 million shares outstanding at May 13,
2004, and reflects an 18% increase over the $0.152 per share dividend paid in
the second quarter of 2003. The annualized 2004 dividend of $0.72 equates to a
yield of 3.0% based on Peoples Bancorp's closing stock price of $24.07 on
May 13, 2004.
         Peoples Bancorp Inc., a diversified financial products and services
company with $1.7 billion in assets, makes available a complete line of banking,
investment, insurance, and trust solutions through Peoples Bank's 49 sales
offices and 33 ATMs in Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Peoples' common shares
are traded on the NASDAQ national market under the symbol "PEBO." Peoples
Bancorp is a member of the Russell 3000 index of US publicly traded companies.
Learn more about Peoples at www.peoplesbancorp.com.

                                 END OF RELEASE

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