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 10/02 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 139,428 D Direct Common Stock 34,879 I 401(k) Plan Common Stock 25,296 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 07/01/02 (1) A V 448 (2) Deferred Compensation 10/01/02 A 229 (2) Incentive Stock Option (right $8.802 11/10/04 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $14.256 04/27/10 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $15.665 04/01/04 04/01/09 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $17.415 12/10/00 12/10/08 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $19.639 07/23/00 07/23/08 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $19.925 01/01/00 12/03/07 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $24.770 05/09/12 to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $24.770 05/09/12 (right 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 07/01/02 Common Stock 448 (3) D Direct (1) Deferred Compensation 10/01/02 Common Stock 229 $25.700 11,837 D Direct Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 27,902 27,902 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 3,630 3,630 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 7,686 7,686 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 7,321 7,321 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 1,579 1,579 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 16,909 16,909 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 598 598 D Direct to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 10,572 10,572 D Direct (right to buy)Explanation of Responses: (1) Allocated to Insider's account pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan For Direc tors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries. (2) Shares are payable subsequent to termination of service pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Deferred Co mpensation Plan For Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries. (3) Price is determined pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan For Directors of Peo ples Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ By: Charles R. Hunsaker, Attorney-In-Fact For: Robert E. Evans DATE 10/01/02