UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 22, 2003
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Commission file numbers: 33-1803; 333-108383
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A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of
the issuer named below:
Peoples Bancorp Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and address of its
principal executive office:
Peoples Bancorp Inc.
138 Putnam Street
Marietta, Ohio 45750
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN:
Rea & Associates, Inc. ("Rea") has been the independent auditor
of the financial statements of the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Retirement
Savings Plan (the "Plan"). By letter dated September 22, 2003, Rea
resigned as independent auditors for the Plan and the client relationship
between Rea and the Plan has ceased.
The Retirement Planning Committee, which administers the Plan,
accepted the resignation of Rea as independent auditors for the Plan
effective as of September 22, 2003, and has not yet engaged new
independent auditors for the Plan.
The reports of independent auditors issued by Rea on the
financial statements of the Plan as of and for the plan years ended
December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 did not contain any adverse
opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as
to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. Further, during the
Plan's two most recent plan years ended December 31, 2002, and during the
subsequent interim period through September 22, 2003, there were no
disagreements with Rea on any matter of accounting principles or
practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure
in respect of the Plan, which, if not resolved to Rea's satisfaction,
would have caused Rea to make reference to the subject matter of
disagreement in connection with its reports on the Plan's financial
statements.
None of the reportable events described in Item 304 (a) (1) (v)
of Regulation S-K occurred in respect of the Plan during the Plan's two
most recent plan years ended December 31, 2002, or during the subsequent
interim period through September 22, 2003.
Rea was provided with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and a
letter from Rea, dated September 24, 2003, confirming its agreement with
the disclosures in the first, third and fourth paragraphs of these
disclosures is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) and (b) Not Applicable
(c) Exhibit: The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
Exhibit No. Description
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99 Letter from Rea & Associates, Inc. regarding
change in independent auditors for the Peoples
Bancorp Inc. Retirement Savings Plan.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Retirement Planning Committee, which administers the Peoples Bancorp Inc.
Retirement Savings Plan, has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Date: September 26, 2003 By: /s/ JOHN E. DAKESIAN
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Printed Name: John E. Dakesian
Title: Chairperson of the Retirement Planning
Committee, which administers the Peoples
Bancorp Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated September 22, 2003
Exhibit No. Description
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99 Letter from Rea & Associates, Inc. regarding
change in independent auditors for the Peoples
Bancorp Inc. Retirement Savings Plan.