Peoples Bancorp Inc. Announces Third Quarter EPS of $.01

Peoples Bancorp Inc.

today announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. Peoples incurred a net loss available to common shareholders of $101,000, or $0.01 per diluted common share, in the third quarter of 2010. A higher provision for loan losses than in recent quarters, along with write-downs on other real estate owned and loans held-for-sale, resulted in the loss for the third quarter. By comparison, Peoples incurred a net loss available to common shareholders of $4.6 million, or $0.44 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2009 and reported net income available to common shareholders of $2.8 million, or $0.27 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2010. On a year-to-date basis, net income available to common shareholders was $3.5 million through September 30, 2010, an increase over the $1.6 million reported for the same period a year ago, representing diluted earnings per common share of $0.33 and $0.16, respectively.