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                                  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):  May 12, 2005
                                                           --------------

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

            Ohio                     0-16772                 31-0987416
----------------------------     -----------------     ----------------------
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File         (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)              Number)           Identification Number)

       138 Putnam Street, PO Box 738
               Marietta, Ohio                         45750-0738
---------------------------------------------       --------------
  (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

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

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


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

     [  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
           Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

     [  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
           Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

     [  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
           under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     [  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
           under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



                           Index to Exhibits on Page 4


<PAGE>


Section 8 - Other Events
      Item 8.01    Other Events
                  On May 13, 2005 Peoples Bancorp's Board of Directors issued a
         news release declaring a cash dividend to shareholders of record. A
         copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current
         Report on Form 8-K.


Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
         Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits
              a) Financial statements of businesses acquired No response
                 required.
              b) Pro forma financial information No response required.
              c) Exhibits


  Exhibit Number                              Description
 ----------------------    -----------------------------------------------
        99                 News Release issued by Peoples Bancorp Inc. on
                           May 13, 2005



<PAGE>


                                   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.

                                          PEOPLES BANCORP INC.



Date:  May 13, 2005               By: /s/ MARK F. BRADLEY
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Mark F. Bradley
                                          President and Chief Operating Officer





                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


  Exhibit Number                          Description
 ----------------------    -----------------------------------------------
        99                 News Release issued by Peoples Bancorp Inc. on
                           May 13, 2005

















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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
---------------------                        President & Chief Operating Officer
May 13, 2005                                 (740) 3737-155



                          PEOPLES BANCORP INC. DECLARES
                             SECOND QUARTER DIVIDEND
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         MARIETTA, Ohio - The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc.
(NASDAQ: PEBO) today declared a cash dividend of $0.19 per share payable on
July 1, 2005, to shareholders of record at June 15, 2005.
         The second quarter dividend reflects a payout of approximately $2.0
million based on 10.5 million shares outstanding at May 12, and reflects a 5.6%
increase over the $0.18 per share dividend paid in the second quarter of 2004.
          Peoples Bancorp Inc., a diversified financial products and services
company with $1.8 billion in assets, makes available a complete line of banking,
investment, insurance, and trust solutions through 50 locations and 33 ATMs in
Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Peoples' financial service units include
Peoples Bank, Peoples Financial Advisors (a division of Peoples Bank) and
Peoples Insurance Agency, Inc. Peoples' common shares are traded on the NASDAQ
national market under the symbol "PEBO", and Peoples 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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