PEOPLES BANCORP INC. - P.O. BOX 738 - MARIETTA, OHIO - 45750 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Robert E Evans - --------------------- Chairman and CEO February 13, 2004 (740) 373-3155 PEOPLES BANCORP INC. DECLARES FIRST QUARTER DIVIDEND --------------------------------------------------------------------- MARIETTA, Ohio - The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: PEBO) yesterday declared a cash dividend of $0.18 per share payable April 1, 2004, to shareholders of record at March 15, 2004. The first quarter dividend represents a payout of approximately $1.9 million based on 10.6 million shares outstanding at February 12, 2004. Peoples Bancorp Inc., a diversified financial products and services company with $1.7 billion in assets, makes available a complete line of banking, investment, insurance, and trust solutions through Peoples Bank's 49 locations and 32 ATMs in Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Peoples' common shares are traded on the NASDAQ national market under the symbol "PEBO." Peoples Bancorp is a member of the Russell 3000 index of US publicly traded companies. Learn more about Peoples at www.peoplesbancorp.com. END OF RELEASE