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) Maiden, Rex 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 04/03 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) Director . 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 1,094 D Direct 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 04/01/03 A 8 (1) Non-Qualified Stock Option $8.663 01/26/05 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $9.632 04/09/06 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $13.892 04/10/07 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $14.157 04/13/00 04/13/10 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $22.367 04/09/98 04/09/08 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $25.760 04/11/12 (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 04/01/03 Common Stock 8 $23.160 1,197 D Direct Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 529 529 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 1,757 1,757 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 1,170 1,170 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 1,648 1,648 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 1,647 1,647 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 1,100 1,100 D Direct (right to buy)Explanation of Responses: (1) 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. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ By: Gary L. Kriechbaum For: Rex E. Maiden DATE 04/02/03