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 01/02 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 01/23/02 M 8,456 A $9.682 127,667 D Direct Common Stock 31,708 I 401(k) Plan Common Stock 22,777 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 12/31/01 (1) A 1,143 Incentive Stock Option (right $9.682 01/23/02 M 8,456 11/10/04 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $15.682 04/27/10 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $17.231 04/01/04 04/01/09 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $19.157 12/10/00 12/10/08 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $21.603 07/23/00 07/23/08 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $21.917 01/01/00 12/03/07 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 12/31/01 Common Stock 1,143 (2) 10,145 D Direct (1) Incentive Stock Option (right 01/23/02 Common Stock 8,456 25,365 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 3,300 3,300 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 6,987 6,987 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 6,655 6,655 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 1,435 1,435 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 15,372 15,372 D Direct to buy)Explanation of Responses: (1) Aggregated annually. Allocated to Insider's account pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Deferred Compe nsation Plan For Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries. (2) 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/ Evans, Robert E. DATE 02/11/02