Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(a) Not applicable

(b) As previously reported, on March 10, 2009, Peoples Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples") received notification from Frank L. Christy that Mr. Christy intended to resign at some point in the future from the Peoples Board of Directors. Mr. Christy, who had been a member of the Peoples Board of Directors since 1999, cited the extensive travel and meeting commitments associated with his personal business pursuits, and not any disagreement with Peoples, as the basis for his decision.

On September 24, 2009, Mr. Christy notified Peoples that his resignation from the Peoples Board of Directors was to be effective as of September 24, 2009.

(c) through (f) Not applicable

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