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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
x    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
x
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
            For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20102011
OR
  oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
            For the transition period from ____ to ____

Commission File Number: 0-16772
Commission file number 0-16772
PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
Ohio 31-0987416
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
138 Putnam Street, PO Box 738, Marietta, Ohio 45750-0738
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (740) 373-3155
   
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares, without par value The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
   
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  oNo x
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  oNo x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Yes days.          Yes     x       No     o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).          Yes    x    No      o  No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated
filer o
Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  oNo x
 
As of June 30, 2010,2011, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s Common Shares (the only common equity of the registrant) held by non-affiliates was $142,532,000$112,647,000 based upon the closing price as reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market®.Market.  For this purpose, executive officers and directors of the registrant are considered affiliates.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicalpracticable date: 10,543,21610,678,613 common shares, without par value, at February 28, 2011.27, 2012.


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DocumentDocuments Incorporated by Reference:
Portions of Registrant’sRegistrant's definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 28, 2011,26, 2012, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”), “Peoples” refers to Peoples Bancorp Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries collectively, except where the context indicates the reference relates solely to the registrant, Peoples Bancorp Inc. Unless otherwise indicated, all note references contained in this Form 10-K refer to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

PART I
ITEM 1.  BUSINESS
ITEM 1.  BUSINESS
Corporate Overview
Peoples Bancorp Inc. is an Ohio corporation and a financial holding company organized in 1980. Peoples operates principally through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Peoples Bank, National Association (“Peoples Bank”). At December 31, 2010, Peoples’As of the date of this Form 10-K, Peoples' other wholly-owned subsidiaries included Peoples Investment Company and PEBO Capital Trust I. Peoples Bank owned Peoples Insurance Agency, LLC (“Peoples Insurance”) and PBNA, L.L.C., an asset management company. Peoples Investment Company owned Peoples Capital Corporation.
Peoples Bank was first chartered in 1902 as an Ohio banking corporation under the name “The Peoples Banking and Trust Company” in Marietta, Ohio, and was later reorganized as a national banking association under its current name in 2000. Peoples Insurance was first chartered in 1994 as an Ohio corporation under the name “Northwest Territory Property and Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.” In late 1995, Peoples Insurance was awarded insurance agency powers in the State of Ohio, becoming the first insurance agency in Ohio to be affiliated with a financial institution. In 2009, Peoples Insurance was converted from an Ohio corporation to an Ohio limited liability company under its current name in December 2009.name.
Peoples Investment Company, its subsidiary, Peoples Capital Corporation, and PBNA, L.L.C. were formed in 2001 to optimize Peoples’Peoples' consolidated capital position and provide new investment opportunities as a means of enhancing profitability. These opportunities include, but are not limited to, investments in low-income housing tax credit funds or projects, venture capital and other higher risk investments, which are either limited or restricted atas investments by Peoples Bank. Presently, the operations of these companies do not represent a material part of Peoples’Peoples' overall business activities.
Business Overview
Peoples makes available a complete line of banking, investment, insurance and trust solutions through its financial units­units – Peoples Bank, Peoples Insurance and Peoples Financial Advisors (a division of Peoples Bank). These products and services include the following:
ovarious demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts and certificates of deposit
ocommercial, consumer and real estate mortgage loans (both commercial and residential) and lines of credit
odebit and automated teller machine (“ATM”) cards
ocorporate and personal trust services
osafe deposit rental facilities
otravelers checks, money orders and cashier’scashier's checks
ofull range of life, health and property and casualty insurance products
ocustom-tailored fiduciary and wealth management services
Peoples’Peoples' financial products and services are offered through its financial service locations and ATMs in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, as well as telephone and internet-based banking.banking through both PCs and mobile devices. Brokerage services are offered exclusively through an unaffiliated registered broker-dealer located at Peoples Bank’sBank's offices. Peoples also makes available credit cards to consumers and businesses, as well as merchant credit card processing services, through joint marketing arrangements with third parties.
Peoples' business activities are currently confined to one reporting unit and reportable segment, which is community banking. For a discussion of Peoples' financial performance for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, see Peoples' Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements found in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
Since 1996, Peoples has undertaken a controlledhistory of expanding its business, including its customer base and steady expansion strategy involvingprimary market area, through a combination of internal growth and external growth.  This strategytargeted acquisitions. The internal growth has included the opening of de novo banking and loan production offices acquisitionslocated in or near Peoples' existing market area. Acquisitions have consisted of existingtraditional banking offices, both individually and as part of entire institutions, and acquisitions of two insurance agencies. As a result, Peoples has experienced growth in total assets and its capital position, as well asThe primary objectives of Peoples' expansion of its customer base and primary market area.  This strategy has also providedefforts include: (1) provide opportunities for Peoples to integrate non-traditional products and services, such as


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insurance and investments, with the traditional banking products offered to its clients.  During this period, People s also has taken steps toclients; (2) increase market share in existing markets; (3) expand Peoples' core financial service businesses of banking, insurance and wealth management and (4) improve operating efficiency by redirecting resources to offices and markets with greater growth potential.  These actions have included the consolidation of existing banking offices with acquired offices in close proximity to each other and sale of certain banking offices.
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Recent Corporate Developments
As more fully described in Note 11 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Peoples received $39 million of new equity capital from the United States Department of the Treasury (the “U.S. Treasury”) on January 30, 2009.  This new equity capital was obtained under the TARP Capital Purchase Program and was in the form of 39,000 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series A, each without par value and having a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (the “Series A Preferred Shares”) and a 10-year warrant to purchase 313,505 Peoples' common shares (the “Warrant”). On February 2,During 2011, Peoples completed a partial repurchase ofrepurchased the entire 39,000 Series A Preferred Shares issued tofrom the U.S. Treasury.Treasury at their liquidation value of $39.0 million. On February 15, 2012, Peoples repurchased the Warrant for an aggregate price of $1.2 million. Additional information regarding the TARP Capital Pu rchasePurchase Program and the restrictions imposed on Peoples can be found under the “TARP Capital Purchase Program” heading in the “Supervision and Regulation” section included later in this item.
Item 1.
Primary Market Area and Customers
Peoples considers its primary market area to consist of the counties where it has a physical presence and neighboring counties. This market area currently includes the counties of Athens, Belmont, Fairfield, Franklin, Gallia, Guernsey, Meigs, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Tuscarawas and Washington in Ohio; Cabell, Kanawha, Mason, Wetzel and Wood in West Virginia; and Boyd and Greenup in Kentucky. This market area encompasses the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (“MSA”) of Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH, Charleston, WV and Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, and portions of the Columbus, OH and Wheeling, WV-OH MSAs. This primary market area largely consists of rural or small urban areas with a diverse group of industries and employers. Principal industries in this area include health care, education and other social services; pl asticsplastics and petrochemical manufacturing; oil, gas and coal production; and tourism and other service-related industries. Because of this diversity, Peoples is not dependent upon any single industry segment for its business opportunities.
Lending Activities
Peoples Bank originates various types of loans, including commercial and commercial real estate loans, residential real estate loans, home equity lines of credit, real estate construction loans, and consumer loans.  Peoples’Peoples Bank's lending activities are focused principally on lending opportunities within its primary market areas, although Peoples Bank occasionally originates loans outside its primary markets related to existing customer relationships.  In general, Peoples Bank retains the majority of loans it originates; however, certain longer-term fixed-rate mortgage loan originations, primarily one-to-four family residential mortgages, are sold into the secondary market.
Peoples’Peoples Bank's loans consist of credits to borrowers spread over a broad range of industrial classifications. At December 31, 2010,2011, Peoples Bank had no concentration of loans to borrowers engaged in the same or similar industries that exceeded 10% of total loans nor had any loans outstanding to non-U.S. entities.
Legal Lending Limit
Federal regulations impose a limit on the aggregate amount a financial institution may lend to one borrower, including certain related or affiliated borrowers. This legal lending limit is generally 15% of the institution’sinstitution's total capital, as defined by risk-based capital regulations, plus any allowance for loan losses not already included in total capital. At December 31, 2010, Peoples’2011, Peoples Bank's legal lending limit was approximately $28.3$26.2 million. During 2010,2011, Peoples Bank did not extend credit to any one borrower or group of affiliated borrowers in excess of its legal lending limit.
Commercial Lending
Commercial, financial and agricultural loans (“commercial loans”), including loans secured by commercial real estate, represent the largest portion of Peoples’Peoples' total loan portfolio, comprising approximately 63.1%58.7% of total loans at December 31, 2010.2011. Commercial lending inherently involves a significant degree of risk of loss since commercial loan relationships generally involve larger loan balances than other loan classes. Additionally, repayment of commercial loans normally depends on adequate cash flows of a business, which can be negatively impacted by adverse changes in the general economy or in a specific industry.
Commercial Lending Practices. Loan terms include amortization schedules and interest rates commensurate with the purpose of each loan, the source of repayment and the risk
       involved.  The majority of Peoples’ commercial loans carry variable interest rates equal to an underlying index rate plus a margin.  Peoples occasionally originates commercial
       loans with fixed interest rates for periods generally ranging from 3 to 5 years.  The primary analytical technique used in determining whether to grant a commercial loan is the
       review of a schedule of cash flows to evaluate whether the borrower’s anticipated future cash flows will be adequate to service both interest and principal due.  Additionally,
       collateral is reviewed to determine its value in relation to the loan.
The Peoples Bank Board of Directors Loan Committee is required to approve loans secured by real estate of $4 million or more, loans secured by all other assets of $2 million or more and unsecured loans of $1 million or more.   Approval of the Peoples Bank Board of Directors Loan Committee is required for all new loans, regardless of amount, to borrowers whose aggregate debt to Peoples Bank, including the principal amount of the proposed loan, is $5 million or more.


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Commercial Lending Practices.Loan terms include amortization schedules and interest rates commensurate with the purpose of each loan, the source of repayment and the risk involved. The majority of Peoples' commercial loans carry variable interest rates equal to an underlying index rate plus a margin. Peoples Bank Board of Directors is requiredoccasionally originates commercial loans with fixed interest rates for periods generally ranging from 3 to approve all new loans of $10 million or more and any loan, regardless of amount,5 years. The primary analytical technique used in determining whether to borrowers whose aggregate debt to Peoples Bank, including the principal amount of the proposedgrant a commercial loan is $15 million or more.the review of a schedule of cash flows to evaluate whether the borrower's anticipated future cash flows will be adequate to service both interest and principal due.
Peoples evaluates all commercial loan relationships whenever a new loan causes the aggregate debt to Peoples to exceed $250,000.  On an annual basis, Peoples Bank evaluates all loan relationships whose aggregate debt to Peoples Bank is greater than $500,000 for possible credit deterioration. This loan review process provides Peoples Bank with opportunities to identify potential problem loans and take proactive actions to assure repayment of the loan or minimize Peoples’Peoples Bank's risk of loss, such as reviewing the relationship more frequently based upon the loan quality rating and aggregate debt outstanding. Upon detection of the reduced ability of a borrower to meet cash flow obligations, the loan is reviewed for possible downgrading or placement on nonaccrual status.
Real Estate Loans
While commercial loans comprise the largest portion of Peoples’Peoples' loan portfolio, generating residential real estate loans remains a major focus of Peoples’Peoples' lending efforts, whether the loans are ultimately sold into the secondary market or retained in Peoples’Peoples' loan portfolio. At December 31, 2010,2011, portfolio residential real estate loans comprised 20.8%23.4% of total loans. Peoples also had $3.8$3.2 million of residential real estate loans held for sale and was servicing $250.6$275.7 million of loans, consisting primarily of one-to-four family residential mortgages, previously sold in the secondary market.
Peoples Bank originates both fixed-rate and adjustable-rate real estate loans. Typically, the longer-term fixed-rate real estate loans are sold in the secondary market, with Peoples retaining servicing rights on those loans. In select cases, Peoples Bank may retain certain fixed-rate real estate loans or sell the loans without retaining the servicing rights.
Real Estate Lending Practices. Peoples Bank typically requires residential real estate loan amounts to be no more than 80% of the purchase price or the appraised value of the real estate securing the loan, whichever is lower, unless private mortgage insurance is obtained by the borrower for the percentage exceeding 80%. In limited circumstances, Peoples Bank may lend up to 100% of the appraised value of the real estate, although such lending currently is limited to loans that qualify under established federally backed rural housing programs. The risk conditions of real estate loans are considered during underwriting for the purposes of establishing an interest rate commensurate with the risks inherent in mortgage lending and the remaining equity of the home, if any.  Peoples typically requires residential real estate loan amounts to be no more than 80% of the purchase price or the appraised value of the real
       estate securing the loan, whichever is lower, unless private mortgage insurance is obtained by the borrower for the percentage exceeding 80%.  In limited circumstances,
       Peoples may lend up to 100% of the appraised value of the real estate, although such lending currently is limited to loans that qualify under established federally backed rural
       housing programs.  The risk conditions of real estate loans are considered during underwriting for the purposes of establishing an interest rate commensurate with the risks
       inherent in mortgage lending and remaining equity of the home, if any.
Real estate loans are typically secured by first mortgages with evidence of title in favor of Peoples Bank in the form of an attorney’sattorney's opinion of the title or a title insurance policy. Peoples Bank also requires proof of hazard insurance, with Peoples Bank named as the mortgagee and loss payee. Licensed appraisals are required for all real estate loans.
Home Equity Lines of Credit
Peoples Bank originates home equity lines of credit that provide consumers with greater flexibility in financing personal expenditures. At December 31, 2010,2011, home equity lines of credit comprised 5.0%5.1% of Peoples’Peoples' total loans. Peoples Bank currently offers home equity lines of credit with a prime-based variable rate for the entire 10-year term of the loan. In prior years, Peoples Bank also offeredoffers a home equity line of credit whose terms includedinclude a fixed rate for the first five years and converting to a variable interest rate for the remaining five years. At December 31, 2010,2011, total outstanding principal balances and available credit amounts of these convertible rate home equity lines of credit were $18.0$16.8 million and $12.6$22.5 million, respectively, and the weighted-average remaining maturity was 4.2 years.
Home Equity Lending Practices.Home equity lines of 5.3 years.
Home Equity Lending Practices.credit are generally made as second mortgages by Peoples Bank. The maximum amount of a home equity line of credit is generally limited to 80% of the appraised value of the property less the balance of the first mortgage. Peoples Bank may lend up to 90% of the appraised value of the property at higher interest rates that are commensurate with the additional risk being assumed in these situations. The home equity lines of credit are written with ten-year terms and are subject to review upon request for renewal.  Home equity lines of credit are generally made as second mortgages by Peoples.  The maximum amount of a home equity line of credit is generally
       limited to 80% of the appraised value of the property less the balance of the first mortgage.  Peoples will lend up to 90% of the appraised value of the property at higher interest
       rates that are commensurate with the additional risk being assumed in these situations.  The home equity lines of credit are written with ten-year terms and are subject to review
       upon request for renewal.  
Construction Loans
Peoples Bank originates various construction loans to provide temporary financing during the construction phase for commercial and residential properties. At December 31, 2010,2011, construction loans comprised 2.3%3.3% of Peoples’Peoples' loan


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portfolio. Construction financing is generally considered to involve the highest risk since Peoples Bank is dependent largely upon the accuracy of the initial estimate of the property’sproperty's value at completion of construction and the estimated cost (including interest) of construction. If the estimated construction cost proves to be inaccurate, Peoples Bank may be required to advance funds beyond the amount originally committed to enable completion of the project. In certain cases, such as real estate development projects, repayment of construction loans occurs as a result of subsequent sales of the developed real estate.
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TableConstruction Lending Practices. Peoples Bank's construction lending is focused primarily on commercial and residential projects of Contentsselect real estate developers and homebuilders. These projects include the construction of office, retail or industrial complexes and real estate development for either residential or commercial uses. The underwriting criteria for construction loans is generally the same as for non-construction loans.
Construction Lending Practices. Peoples’ construction lending is focused primarily on commercial and residential projects of select real estate developers and
       homebuilders.  These projects include the construction of office, retail or industrial complexes and real estate development for either residential or commercial uses.  The
       underwriting criteria for construction loans is generally the same as for non-construction loans.
To mitigate the risk of construction lending, Peoples Bank requires periodic site inspections by a construction loan manager, appraiser or architect to ensure appropriate completion of the project prior to any disbursements. Construction loans are structured to provide sufficient time to complete construction, including consideration for weather or other variables that influence completion time, although Peoples Bank generally requires the term to be less than two years.
Consumer Lending
Peoples’Peoples Bank's consumer lending activities primarily involve loans secured by automobiles, boats, recreational vehicles and other personal property. At December 31, 2010,2011, consumer loans comprised 8.5%9.3% of Peoples’Peoples' loan portfolio.
Consumer Lending Practices.Consumer loans generally involve more risk as to collectability than real estate mortgage loans because of the type and nature of the collateral and, in certain instances, the absence of collateral. As a result, consumer lending collections are dependent upon the borrower's continued financial stability, and are at more risk from adverse changes in personal circumstances. In addition, application of various state and federal laws, including bankruptcy and insolvency laws, could limit the amount that may be recovered under these loans. Credit approval for consumer loans typically requires demonstration of sufficiency of income to repay principal and interest due, stability of employment, credit history and sufficient collateral for secured loans. It is the policy of Peoples Bank to review its consumer loan portfolio monthly and to charge-off loans that do not meet its standards, and to adhere strictly to all laws and regulations governing consumer lending. A qualified compliance officer is responsible for monitoring regulatory compliance performance and for advising and updating loan personnel. Consumer loans generally involve more risk as to collectability than real estate mortgage loans because of the type and nature of the collateral and,
       in certain instances, the absence of collateral.  As a result, consumer lending collections are dependent upon the borrower’s continued financial stability, and are at more risk
       from adverse changes in personal circumstances.  In addition, application of various state and federal laws, including bankruptcy and insolvency laws, could limit the amount
       that may be recovered under these loans.  Credit approval for consumer loans typically requires demonstration of sufficiency of income to repay principal and interest due,
       stability of employment, credit history and sufficient collateral for secured loans.  It is the policy of Peoples to review its consumer loan portfolio monthly and to charge-off
       loans that do not meet its standards, and to adhere strictly to all laws and regulations governing consumer lending.  A qualified compliance officer is responsible for monitoring
       regulatory compliance performance and for advising and updating loan personnel.
Peoples Bank makes available optional credit life insurance and accident and health insurance to all qualified borrowers, thus reducing risk of loss when a borrower’sborrower's income is terminated or interrupted due to accident, disability or death.
Overdraft Privilege
Peoples Bank grants Overdraft Privilege to qualified customers. Overdraft Privilege is a service that provides overdraft protection to retail deposit customers by establishing an Overdraft Privilege amount. After a 30-day waiting period to verify deposit ability, each new checking account usually receives an Overdraft Privilege amount of either $400 or $700, based on the type of account and other parameters. Once established, customers are permitted to overdraw their checking account at Peoples’Peoples Bank's discretion, up to their Overdraft Privilege limit, with each item being charged Peoples’Peoples Bank's regular overdraft fee. Customers repay the overdraft with their next deposit. Overdraft Privilege is designed to allow Peoples Bank to fill the void between traditional overdraft protection, such as a line of credit, and “check cashing stores”. Under federal banking regulations, Peoples Bank is required to obtain the consent of its customers in order to apply Overdraft Privilege to ATM and one-time debit card transactions. While Overdraft Privilege generates fee income, Peoples maintains an allowance for losses from checking accounts with overdrafts deemed uncollectible. This allowance, along with the related provision and net charge-offs, is included in Peoples’Peoples' allowance for loan losses.
Investment Activities
Investment securities comprise a significant portion of Peoples’Peoples' total assets. The majority of Peoples’Peoples' investment activities are conducted through Peoples Bank, although Peoples and its non-banking subsidiaries engage in investment activities from time-to-time. Investment activity by Peoples Bank is subject to certain regulatory guidelines and limitations on the types of securities eligible for purchase. As a result, the investment securities owned by Peoples Bank include obligations of the U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations of the U.S. government, including mortgage-backed securities,


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bank eligible obligations of any state or political subdivision in the U.S. and bank eligible corporate obligations, including private-label mortgage-backed securities. The investments owned by Peoples are comprised of common stocks issued by various unrelated banking holding companies and tax-exempt municipal obligations. The investments owned by Peoples’Peoples' non-banking subsidiaries currently consist of tax credit funds and corporate obligations.
Peoples’Peoples' investment activities are governed internally by a written, Board-approved policy, which is administered by Peoples’Peoples' Asset-Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”). The primary purpose of Peoples’Peoples' investment portfolio is to: (1) employ excess funds not needed for loan demand; (2) provide a source of liquid assets to accommodate unanticipated deposit and loan fluctuations and overall liquidity needs; (3) provide eligible securities to secure public and trust funds; and (4) earn the maximum overall return commensurate with the investment’sinvestment's risk and corporate needs. Investment strategies to achieve these objectives are reviewed and approved by the ALCO. In its evaluation of investment strategies, the ALCO considers various factors, including the interest rate envir onment,environment, balance sheet mix, actual and anticipated loan demand, funding opportunities and Peoples’Peoples' overall interest rate sensitivity. The ALCO also has much broader responsibilities, which are discussed in the “Interest Rate Sensitivity and Liquidity” section of “Management’s“Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation”Operations” included in Item 7 of in this Form 10-K.
Funding Sources
Peoples’Peoples' primary sources of funds for lending and investing activities are interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits. Cash flows from both the loan and investment portfolios, which include scheduled payments, as well as prepayments, calls and maturities, also provide a relatively stable source of funds. Peoples also utilizes a variety of short-term and long-term borrowings to fund asset growth and satisfy liquidity needs. Peoples’Peoples' funding sources are monitored and managed through Peoples’Peoples' asset-liability management process, which is discussed further in the “Interest Rate Sensitivity and Liquidity” section of “Management’s“Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” included in Item 7 of this Form 10-K.
The following is a brief description of the various sources of funds utilized by Peoples:
Deposits
Peoples obtains deposits principally from individuals and businesses within its primary market area by offering a broad selection of deposit products to clients. Retail deposit account terms vary with respect to the minimum balance required, the time the funds must remain on deposit and service charge schedules. Interest rates paid on specific deposit types are determined based on (1) the interest rates offered by competitors, (2) the anticipated amount and timing of funding needs, (3) the availability and cost of alternative sources of funding and (4) the anticipated future economic conditions and interest rates. Retail deposits are attractive sources of funding because of their stability and relative cost in addition to providing opportunities for Peoples to build long-term client relationships through the cross-selling of its other products and services.
Peoples also offers its customers the ability to receive up to $30 million in FDICfederal deposit insurance coverage for certificates of deposit (“CDs”) through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry System, or CDARS,Service, ("CDARS"), program.  Under this program, funds from large customer deposits are placed into CDs issued by other members of the CDARS network in increments below the FDICfederal deposit insurance limits to ensure both principal and interest remain eligible for FDIC insurance.
Peoples occasionally obtains deposits from clients outside Peoples’Peoples' primary market area, generally in the form of certificates of depositCDs and often through deposit brokers. These deposits are used to augment Peoples’supplement Peoples' retail deposits to fund loans originated to customers located outside Peoples’Peoples' primary market area, as well as provide diversity in funding sources. While these deposits may carry slightly higher interest costs than other wholesale funds, they do not require Peoples to secure the funds with collateral, unlike most other borrowed funds.
Additional information regarding the amounts and composition of Peoples’Peoples' deposits can be found in the “Deposits” section of “Management’s“Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” included in Item 7 of this Form 10-K and in Note 7 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Borrowed Funds
Peoples obtains funds through a variety of short-term and long-term borrowings, which typically include advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (“FHLB”), Federal Funds purchased, advances from the Federal Reserve Discount Window and repurchase agreements. Occasionally, Peoples obtains funds from unrelated financial institutions in the form of loans or revolving lines of credit. Short-term borrowings are used generally to manage Peoples’Peoples' daily liquidity needs since they typically may be repaid, in whole or part, at any time without a penalty.


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Long-term borrowings provide cost-effective options for funding asset growth and satisfying capital needs, due to the variety of pricing and maturity options available.
Additional information regarding the amounts and composition of Peoples’Peoples' borrowed funds can be found in the “Borrowed Funds” section of “Management’s“Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” included in Item 7 of this Form 10-K and in Notes 8 and 9 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Peoples has an established statutory business trust subsidiary (PEBO Capital Trust I) that was formed for the sole purpose of issuing preferred securities and investing the proceeds in junior subordinated debt securities of Peoples. The trust preferred securities qualify as Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital purposes, subject to certain quantitative limits and qualitative standards. Additional information can be found in Note 10 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Competition
Peoples experiences intense competition within its primary market area due to the presence of several national, regional and local financial institutions and other service providers, including finance companies, insurance agencies and mutual funds. Competition within the financial service industry continues to increase as a result of mergers between, and expansion of, financial service providers within and outside of Peoples’Peoples' primary market areas. In addition, the deregulation of the financial services industry (see the discussion of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 in the section of this item captioned “Supervision and Regulation-BankRegulation – Bank Holding Company Act”) has allowed securities firms and insurance companies that have elected to become financial holding companies to acquire commercial banks and other financial institutions, which can create additional competitive pressure.
Peoples primarily competes based on client service, convenience and responsiveness to customer needs, available products, rates of interest on loans and deposits, and the availability and pricing of trust, brokerage and insurance services. However, some competitors may have greater resources and, as such, higher lending limits than Peoples, which adversely affects Peoples’Peoples' ability to compete. Peoples’Peoples' business strategy includes the use of a “needs-based” sales and service approach to serve customers and incentives intended to promote customers’customers' continued use of multiple financial products and services. In addition, Peoples continues to emphasize the integration of traditional commercial banking products with non-traditional financial products, such as insurance and investment products.
Peoples historically has focused on providing its full range of products and services in smaller metropolitan markets rather than major metropolitan areas. While management believes Peoples has developed a level of expertise in serving the financial service needs of smaller communities, Peoples’Peoples' primary market area has expanded into larger metropolitan areas, such as central Ohio. These larger areas typically contain entrenched service providers with an existing customer base much larger than Peoples’Peoples' initial entry position. As a result, Peoples may be forced to compete more aggressively in order to grow its market share in these areas, which could reduce current and future profit potential from such markets.
Employees
At December 31, 2010,2011, Peoples had 534513 full-time equivalent employees.
Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights
Peoples has registered the service marks “Peoples Bank (with logo)”, “Peoples Bancorp (with logo)”, “Peoples Financial Advisors (with logo)”, “Connect Card”, “Peoples Bank” and “peoplesbancorp.com” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. These service marks currently have expiration dates ranging from 2014 to 2017. Peoples may renew the registrations of service marks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office generally for additional 10-year periods indefinitely, provided it continues to use the service marks and files appropriate maintenance and renewal documentation with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office at times required by the federal trademark laws and regulations.
Peoples has a proprietary interest in the Internet Domaindomain name “pebo.com”. Internet Domaindomain names in the U.S. and in foreign countries are regulated, but the laws and regulations governing the Internet are continually evolving.
Supervision and Regulation
Peoples and its subsidiaries are subject to extensive supervision and regulation by federal and state agencies. The regulation of financial holding companies and their subsidiaries is intended primarily for the protection of consumers, depositors, borrowers, the federal deposit insurance fund and the banking system as a whole and not for the protection of


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shareholders. The following is a summary of the regulatory agencies, statutes and related regulations that have, or could have, a material impact on Peoples’Peoples' business. This discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to such regulations and statutes.
Dodd-Frank Act
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), which  implements far-reaching changes across the financial regulatory landscape, including provisions that, among other things, will:
·  centralize responsibility for consumer financial protection by creating a new agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, responsible for implementing, examining and enforcing compliance with federal consumer financial laws;
·  restrict the preemption of state law by federal law and disallow subsidiaries and affiliates of national banks from availing themselves of such preemption;
·  apply the same leverage and risk-based capital requirements that apply to insured depository institutions to most bank holding companies, which, among other things, will require Peoples to deduct, over three years beginning January 1, 2013, all trust preferred securities from Peoples’ Tier 1 capital;
·  require the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) to seek to make its capital requirements for national banks countercyclical so that capital requirements increase in times of economic expansion and decrease in times of economic contraction;
·  require financial holding companies, such as Peoples, to be well capitalized and well managed as of July 21, 2011.  Bank holding companies and banks must also be both well capitalized and well managed in order to acquire banks located outside their home state;
·  change the assessment base for federal deposit insurance from the amount of insured deposits to consolidated assets less tangible capital, eliminate the ceiling on the size of the Deposit Insurance Fund and increase the floor of the size for the Deposit Insurance Fund;
·  impose comprehensive regulation of the over-the-counter derivatives market, which would include certain provisions that would effectively prohibit insured depository institutions from conducting certain derivatives businesses within the institution itself;
·  require large, publicly-traded bank holding companies to create a risk committee responsible for the oversight of enterprise risk management;
·  implement corporate governance revisions, including with regard to executive compensation and proxy access by shareholders, that apply to all public companies, not just financial institutions;
·  make permanent the $250,000 limit for federal deposit insurance, increase the cash limit of Securities Investor Protection Corporation protection from $100,000 to $250,000 and provide unlimited federal deposit insurance until December 31, 2012, for non-interest-bearing demand transaction accounts at all insured depository institutions;
·  repeal the federal prohibitions on the payment of interest on demand deposits, thereby permitting depository institutions to pay interest on business transaction and other accounts;
·  amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (“EFTA”) to, among other things, give the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”) the authority to establish rules regarding interchange fees charged for electronic debit transactions by payment card issuers having assets over $10 billion and to enforce a new statutory requirement that such fees be reasonable and proportional to the actual cost of a transaction to the issuer; and
·  increase the authority of the Federal Reserve Board to examine financial holding companies and their non-bank subsidiaries.
Many aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act are subject to rulemaking and will take effect over several years, making it difficult to anticipate the overall financial impact on Peoples, its customers or the financial services industry more generally.  In some cases, regulatory or other governmental agencies already have taken action to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act’s mandates, with such action discussed further in the appropriate sections below where material to Peoples’ business activities.

Financial Holding Company
Peoples is a legal entity separate and distinct from its subsidiaries and affiliated companies. As a financial holding company, Peoples is subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHC Act”), and to inspection, examination and supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board.
System (the "Federal Reserve Board").
The Federal Reserve Board also has extensive enforcement authority over financial holding companies. In general, the Federal Reserve Board may initiate enforcement actions for violations of laws and regulations and unsafe or unsound practices. The Federal Reserve Board may assess civil money penalties, issue cease and desist or removal orders and require that a financial holding company divest subsidiaries, including subsidiary banks. Peoples is also required to file reports and other information with the Federal Reserve Board regarding its business operations and those of its subsidiaries.
Subsidiary Bank
Peoples Bank is subject to regulation and examination primarily by the OCCOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC") and secondarily by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”(the “FDIC”). OCC regulations govern permissible activities, capital requirements, dividend limitations, investments, loans and other matters. The OCC has the authority to impose sanctions on Peoples Bank and, under certain circumstances, may place Peoples Bank into receivership.
Peoples Bank is subject to certain restrictions imposed by the Federal Reserve Act and Federal Reserve Board regulations regarding such matters as the maintenance of reserves against deposits, extensions of credit to the financial holding company or any of its subsidiaries, investments in the stock or other securities of the financial holding company or its subsidiaries and the taking of such stock or securities as collateral for loans to any borrower.
Non-Banking Subsidiaries
Peoples’Peoples' non-banking subsidiaries are also subject to regulation by the Federal Reserve Board and other applicable federal and state agencies. Peoples Insurance, as a licensed insurance agency, is subject to regulation by the Ohio Department of Insurance and the state insurance regulatory agencies of those states where it may conduct business.
Other Regulatory Agencies
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”).. Peoples is also under the jurisdiction of the SEC and certain state securities commissions for matters relating to
        the offering and sale of its securities.  Peoples is subject to the disclosure and regulatory requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and
        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as administered by the SEC.  Peoples’ Common Shares
        are listed with The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “PEBO” and Peoples is subject to the rules for NASDAQ listed companies.
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”). Peoples Bank is a member of the FHLB, which provides credit to its members in the form of advances.  As a member of the FHLB, Peoples
         Bank must maintain an investment in the capital stock of the FHLB in a specified amount.  Upon the origination or renewal of an advance, the FHLB is required by law to
         obtain and maintain a security interest in certain types of collateral.  The FHLB is required to establish standards of community investment or service that its members must
         maintain for continued access to long-term advances from the FHLB.  The standards take into account a member’s performance under the Community Reinvestment Act
         and its record of lending to first-time homebuyers.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation/Depository Insurance. The FDIC is an independent federal agency which insures the deposits, up to prescribed
         statutory limits, of federally-insured banks and savings associations and safeguards the safety and soundness of the financial institution industry.  Peoples Bank’s
         deposits are insured up to applicable limits by Deposit Insurance Fund of the FDIC and subject to deposit insurance assessments to maintain the Deposit Insurance Fund.
As of the dateSEC and certain state securities commissions for matters relating to the offering and sale of this Form 10-K,its securities. Peoples is subject to the disclosure and regulatory requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as administered by the SEC. Peoples' common shares are listed with NASDAQ under the symbol “PEBO” and Peoples is subject to the rules for NASDAQ listed companies.
Federal Home Loan Bank. Peoples Bank is a member of the FHLB, which provides credit to its members in the form of advances. As a member of the FHLB, Peoples Bank must maintain an investment in the capital stock of the FHLB in a specified amount. Upon the origination or renewal of an advance, the FHLB is required by law to obtain and maintain a security interest in certain types of collateral. The FHLB is required to establish standards of community investment or service that its members must maintain for continued access to long-term advances from the FHLB. The standards take into account a member's performance under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (the "CRA") and its record of lending to first-time homebuyers.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation /Depository Insurance. The FDIC is an independent federal agency which insures the deposits, up to prescribed statutory limits, of federally-insured banks and savings associations and safeguards the safety and soundness of the financial institution industry. Peoples Bank's deposits are insured up to applicable limits by Deposit Insurance Fund of the FDIC utilizes a risk-based assessment system that imposesand subject to deposit insurance premiums based upon a four-tier risk matrix based upon a bank’s capital level and supervisory, or CAMELS, rating.  The assessment rate determined by considering such information is then appliedassessments to maintain the amount of the bank’s deposits to determine the bank’s insurance premiums.  An increase in the assessment rate could have a material adverse effect on the earnings of the affected insured depository institutions.  Deposit Insurance Fund.
On February 7, 2011, the FDIC issuedapproved a final regulations, which will become effective April 1, 2011, as required by the Dodd-Frank Act, to changerule that changed the deposit insurance assessment base from total domestic deposits to average total assets minus average tangible equity, as well as cha ngingrequired by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), beginning with the second quarter of 2011. In addition, the final rule also adopted a new large-bank pricing assessment systemscheme and established a


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target size for large institutionsthe Deposit Insurance Fund. Specifically, the final rule set a target size for the Deposit Insurance Fund at 2 percent of insured deposits and theimplements a lower assessment rate schedule.
schedule when the fund reaches 1.15 percent and, in lieu of dividends, provides for a lower rate schedule when the reserve ratio reaches 2 percent and 2.5 percent.
The FDIC may terminate insurance coverage upon a finding that an insured depository institution has engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition, or has violated any applicable law, regulation, rule, order or condition enacted or imposed by the institution’sinstitution's regulatory agency.
U.S. Treasury and Special Inspector General. As a result of Peoples' participation in the TARP Capital Purchase Program, Peoples was also subject in 2011 to the regulatory authority granted to the U.S. Treasury and the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Assets Relief Program under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (“EESA”) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “ARRA”), as discussed below under the caption “TARP Capital Purchase Program”.
U.S. Treasury and Special Inspector General. As a result of Peoples’ participation in the TARP Capital Purchase Program, Peoples is also subject to the regulatory authority
          granted to the U.S. Treasury and the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Assets Relief Program under the Emergency Economic StabilizationDodd-Frank Act of 2008 (“EESA”)
          and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “ARRA”), as discussed below under the caption “TARP Capital Purchase Program”.
Federal regulators continue to implement many provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, which was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act created many new restrictions and an expanded framework of regulatory oversight for financial institutions, including depository institutions. Currently, federal regulators are still in the process of drafting the implementing regulations for many portions of the Dodd-Frank Act. Peoples is closely monitoring all relevant sections of the Dodd-Frank Act to ensure continued compliance with these regulatory requirements. The following discussion summarizes significant aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act that may affect Peoples and Peoples Bank:
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been established and empowered to exercise broad regulatory, supervisory and enforcement authority with respect to both new and existing consumer financial protection laws;
the Dodd-Frank Act restricts the preemption of state law by federal law and disallows subsidiaries and affiliates of national banks from availing themselves of such preemption;
the deposit insurance assessment base for federal deposit insurance has been expanded from domestic deposits to average assets minus average tangible equity;
the Dodd-Frank Act instructs appropriate federal banking agencies to make the capital requirements for banks and savings and loan holding companies and insured depository institutions countercyclical so that the amount of capital required to be maintained increases in times of economic expansion and decreases in times of economic contraction, consistent with safety and soundness;
the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits has been repealed, effective July 21, 2011, thereby permitting depository institutions to pay interest on business transaction and other accounts;
the standard maximum amount of deposit insurance per customer has been permanently increased to $250,000 and non-interest-bearing transaction accounts have unlimited deposit insurance through January 1, 2013;
financial holding companies, such as Peoples, are required to be well capitalized and well managed and must continue to be both well capitalized and well managed in order to acquire banks located outside their home state;
the Dodd-Frank Act extended the application to most bank holding companies of the same leverage and risk-based capital requirements that apply to insured depository institutions, which, among other things, will disallow treatment of trust preferred securities as Tier 1 capital under certain circumstances;
new corporate governance requirements, which are generally applicable to most larger public companies, now require new compensation practices, including, but not limited to, providing shareholders the opportunity to cast a non-binding vote on executive compensation, to consider the independence of compensation advisors and new executive compensation disclosure requirements;
the Dodd-Frank Act amended the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to, among other things, give the Federal Reserve Board the authority to establish rules regarding interchange fees charged for electronic debit transactions by payment card issuers having assets over $10 billion and to enforce a new statutory requirement that such fees be reasonable and proportional to the actual cost of a transaction to the issuer; and
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Many aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act are still subject to rulemaking and will take effect over several years, making it difficult to anticipate the overall financial impact on Peoples, its subsidiaries, their respective customers or the financial services industry more generally.
Bank Holding Company Act
In general, the BHC Act limits the business of bank holding companies to banking, managing or controlling banks and other activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined to be so closely related to banking as to be a proper incident thereto. As a result of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 - also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 - which amended the BHC Act, bank holding companies that are financial holding companies may engage in any activity, or acquire and retain the shares of a company engaged in any activity that is either (1) financial in nature or incidental to such financial activity (as determined by the Federal Reserve Board in consultation with the OCC) or (2) complementary to a financial activity, and that does not pose a substantial risk to the safety and soundness of depository institutions or the financial system generally (as solely determined by the Federal Reserve Board). Activities that are financial in nature include securities underwriting and dealing, insurance underwriting and making merchant banking investments. In 2002, Peoples elected, and received approval from the Federal Reserve Board, to become a financial holding company.
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In order for a financial holding company to commence any new activity permitted by the BHC Act, or to acquire a company engaged in any new activity permitted by the BHC Act, each insured depository institution subsidiary of the financial holding company must have received a rating of at least “satisfactory” in its most recent examination under the Community Reinvestment Act,CRA, which is more fully discussed in the section captioned “Community Reinvestment Act” included later in this item. In addition, financial holding companies like Peoples are permitted to acquire companies engaged in activities that are financial in nature and in activities that are incidental and complementary to financial activities without prior Federal Reserve Board approval.
The BHC Act and other federal and state statutes regulate acquisitions of commercial banks. The BHC Act requires the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board for the direct or indirect acquisition of more than 5% of the voting shares of a commercial bank or its parent holding company. Under the Federalfederal Bank Merger Act, the prior approval of the OCC is required for a national bank to merge with another bank or purchase the assets or assume the deposits of another bank. In reviewing applications seeking approval of merger and acquisition transactions, the bank regulatory authorities will consider, among other things, the competitive effect and public benefits of the transactions, the capital position of the combined organization, the applicant’sapplicant's performance record under the Community Reinvestment ActCRA and fair housing laws and the effectiveness of the subject organizations in combating money laundering activities.
Under Federal Reserve Board policy, a financial holding company is expected to act as a source of financial strength to each subsidiary bank and to commit resources to support each subsidiary bank. Under this policy, the Federal Reserve Board may require a financial holding company to contribute additional capital to an undercapitalized subsidiary bank and may disapprove of the payment of dividends to the shareholders if the Federal Reserve Board believes the payment of such dividends would be an unsafe or unsound practice.
Capital Adequacy and Prompt Corrective Action
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”), among other things, identifies five capital categories for insured depository institutions and requires the respective federal regulatory agencies to implement systems for “prompt corrective action” for insured depository institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements within such categories. The federal regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board and the OCC, have adopted substantially similar regulatory capital guidelines and regulations consistent with the requirements of FDICIA, as well as established a system of prompt corrective action to resolve certain of the problems of undercapitalized institutions. This system is based on five capital level categories for insured depository instit utions:institutions: “well capitalized”; “adequately capitalized”; “undercapitalized”; “significantly undercapitalized” and “critically undercapitalized”.
The federal banking agencies may (or in some cases must) take certain supervisory actions depending upon a bank’sbank's capital level. For example, the banking agencies must appoint a receiver or conservator for a bank within 90 days after it becomes “critically undercapitalized” unless the bank’sbank's primary regulator determines, with the concurrence of the FDIC, that other action would better achieve regulatory purposes. Banking operations otherwise may be significantly affected depending on a bank’sbank's capital category. For example, a bank that is not “well capitalized” generally is prohibited from accepting brokered deposits and offering interest rates on deposits higher than the prevailing rate in its market, and the holding company of any undercapitalized bank must guar antee,guarantee, in part, specific aspects of the bank’sbank's capital plan for the plan to be acceptable.


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Both Peoples and Peoples Bank are subject to risk-based capital requirements and guidelines imposed by their respective primary regulatory agencies. These capital guidelines and regulations are based on the 1998 capital accord of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the “Basel Committee”) and divide the capital of Peoples and Peoples Bank into two tiers:
“Tier 1 capital” consists of (1) common shareholders' equity; (2) qualifying perpetual preferred stock and trust preferred securities (up to 25% of total Tier 1 capital); and (3) minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, less goodwill and certain other deductions including intangible assets and net unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities.
·  “Tier 1 capital” consists of (1) common shareholders’ equity; (2) qualifying perpetual preferred stock and trust preferred securities (up to 25% of total Tier 1 capital); and (3) minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, less goodwill and certain other deductions including intangible assets and net unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities.
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·  “Tier 2 capital” consists primarily of allowance for loan losses and net unrealized gains on certain available-for-sale equity securities, subject to limitations established by the guidelines, as well as any qualifying perpetual preferred stock and trust preferred securities amounts excluded from Tier 1 capital. Tier 2 capital may also include, among other things, certain amounts of hybrid capital instruments, mandatory convertible debt and subordinated debt.
In addition, each asset on Peoples and Peoples Bank’sBank's balance sheets, as well as credit equivalent amounts of certain derivatives and off-balance sheet items, are assigned to one of several broad risk weight categories: 0%, 20%, 50%, 100% and in some cases 200%, resulting in a calculation of “total risk-weighted assets”.
Peoples and Peoples Bank are required to maintain sufficient capital to meet both a risk-based asset ratio test and leverage ratio test. From time to time, the regulatory agencies may require Peoples and Peoples Bank to maintain capital above these minimum levels should certain conditions exist, such as deterioration of their financial condition or growth in assets, either actual or expected. Additional information regarding Peoples and Peoples Bank’sBank's risk-based capital requirements and ratios can be found in Note 17 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In November 2007, the U.S. federal regulatory agencies adopted a definitive final rule for implementing new capital standards - referred to as “Basel II” - which applied only to banking organizations and organizations with assets of at least $250 billion or on-balance sheet foreign exposures of at least $10 billion. The Dodd-Frank Act requires the Federal Reserve Board, the OCC and the FDIC to adopt regulations imposing a continuing “floor” of the Basel I-based capital requirements in cases where any future changes in capital regulations would permit lower requirements. In December 2010, the Federal Reserve Board, the OCC and the FDIC issued a joint notice of proposed rulemaking that would implement this requirement for banks and bank holding companies larger than Peoples Bank an dand Peoples.
In December 2010, the Basel Committee released its final framework for strengthening international capital and liquidity regulation, now officially identified by the Basel Committee as “Basel III”. Basel III, when implemented by the U.S. banking agencies and fully phased-in, will require bank holding companies and their bank subsidiaries to maintain substantially more capital, with a greater emphasis on common equity. However, the U.S. federal regulatory agencies are considering the extent to which Basel III principles will be applied to smaller bank holding companies and banks, such as Peoples and Peoples Bank.
The Basel III final capital framework, among other things, (1) introduces as a new capital measure “Common Equity Tier 1” (“CET1”); (2) specifies that Tier 1 capital consists of CET1 and “Additional Tier 1 capital” instruments meeting specified requirements; (3) defines CET1 narrowly by requiring that most adjustments to regulatory capital measures be made to CET1 and not to the other components of capital and (4) expands the scope of the adjustments as compared to existing regulations, including establishing the concept of a “capital conservation buffer” and “countercyclical capital buffer”.
The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with a ratio of CET1 to risk-weighted assets above the minimum but below the conservation buffer (or below the combined capital conservation buffer and countercyclical capital buffer, when the latter is applied) will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases and compensation based on the amount of the shortfall. The implementation of the capital conservation buffer will begin on January 1, 2016 at 0.625% and be phased in over a four-year period, increasing by that amount on each subsequent January 1, until it reaches 2.5% on January 1, 2019.
The countercyclical capital buffer generally is to be imposed when national regulators determine that excess aggregate credit growth becomes associated with a buildup of systemic risk. This amount would be a CET1 add-on to the capital conservation buffer in the range of 0% to 2.5% when fully implemented - potentially resulting in total buffers of between 2.5% and 5%.



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The Basel III final framework provides for a number of new deductions from and adjustments to CET1. These include, for example, the requirement that mortgage servicing rights, deferred tax assets dependent upon future taxable income and significant investments in non-consolidated financial entities be deducted from CET1 to the extent that any one such category exceeds 10% of CET1 or all such categories in the aggregate exceed 15% of CET1. Implementation of the deductions and other adjustments to CET1 will begin on January 1, 2014, and will be phased-in over a five-year period (20% per year).
As previously noted, the implementation of the Basel III final framework will be phased-in over the period of January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2019. During this period, the minimum capital ratios banking institutions will be required to maintain, including any required capital conservation buffer, will increase as follows:

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  As of
 CurrentJanuary 1,
Capital RatioAmount20132019
CETI to risk-weighted assetsnone3.5%7%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets4%4.5%8.5%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets8%8%10.5%

Capital Ratio
Current
Amount
As of
January 1, 2013
As of
January 1, 2019
CETI to risk-weighted assetsnone3.5% 7.0%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets4.0%4.5%8.5%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets8.0%8.0%10.5%
The U.S. banking agencies have indicated informally that they expect to propose regulations implementing Basel III in mid-2011 with final adoption of implementing regulations in mid-2012.  Notwithstanding its release of the Basel III framework as a final framework, the Basel Committee is considering further amendments to Basel III, including the imposition of additional capital surcharges on globally systemically important financial institutions. In addition to Basel III, the Dodd-Frank Act requires or permits the Federalfederal banking agencies to adopt regulations affecting banking institutions’institutions' capital requirements in a number of respects, including potentially more stringent capital requirements for systemically important financial institutions. Accordingly, the regulations ultimately applicable to Peoples may be substantially different from the Basel III final framework as published in December 2010.
Community Reinvestment Act
The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (the “CRA”)CRA requires depository institutions to assist in meeting the credit needs of their market areas consistent with safe and sound banking practice. Under the CRA, each depository institution is required to help meet the credit needs of its market areas by, among other things, providing credit to low and moderate-income individuals and communities. Depository institutions are periodically examined for compliance with the CRA and are assigned ratings. As of December 31, 2010,2011, the OCC’sOCC's most recent performance evaluation of Peoples Bank resulted in an overall rating of “Outstanding”“Satisfactory”.
TARP Capital Purchase Program
Pursuant to its authority under EESA, the U.S. Treasury created the TARP Capital Purchase Program under which the U.S. Treasury was authorized to invest up to $250 billion in senior preferred stock of U.S. banks and savings associations or their holding companies. As discussed in more detail in Note 11 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Peoples elected to participate in the TARP Capital Purchase Program and receivedsold the Series A Preferred Shares and the Warrant for $39 million of new equity capital fromto the U.S. Treasury on January 30, 2009. As part of its participation in the TARP Capital Purchase Program, Peoples agreed that, until such time as the U.S. Treasury ceased to own any debt or equity securities of Peoples acquired pursuant to the TARP Capital Purchase Program (other than the Warrant if the U.S. Treasury ceased to own the Series A Preferred Shares), Peoples would be subject to various requirements and restrictions imposed on all participants in the TARP Capital Purchase Program.  Among the terms of participation was a provision that the U. S. Treasury could change the terms of participation at any time.
OnProgram participants, including, but not limited to, restrictions on common share dividends and repurchases. Thereafter, on February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the ARRA enacted by the U.S. Congress. The ARRA, among other things, imposed certain new executive compensation and corporate expenditure limits on all current and future recipients of funds under the TARP Capital Purchase Program includingrecipients.
On February 2, 2011, Peoples as long as any obligation arising from the financial assistance provided to the recipient under the TARP Capital Purchase Program remains outstanding, excluding any period during which the U.S. Treasury holds only warrants to purchase common stockcompleted a partial repurchase of a TARP participant (the “Covered Period”).  On June 10, 2009, the U.S. Treasury issued an interim final rule describing how participating institutions are to comply with the executive compensation and corporate governance standards imposed by the EESA, as ame nded by the ARRA.  On December 7, 2009, the U.S. Treasury published technical amendments to the interim final rule (collectively, the interim final rule published on June 15, 2009 and the amendments published on December 7, 2009 are referred to as the "Interim Final Rule").
The current terms of participation in the TARP Capital Purchase Program include the following:
·  Peoples was required to file with the SEC on Form S-3 to register for resale the Series A Preferred Shares or, in the event the Series A Preferred Shares are deposited with a depository at the request of the U.S. Treasury, depository shares evidencing fractional interests in the Series A Preferred Shares; the Warrant; and any common shares issued from time to time upon exercise of the Warrant, which became effective on April 7, 2009.
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As long as the Series A Preferred Shares remain outstanding, unless all accrued and unpaid dividends for all past dividend periods on the Series A Preferred Shares are fully paid, Peoples will not be permitted to declare or pay dividends on any Common Shares, other than dividends payable solely in common shares, any junior preferred shares or, generally, any preferred shares ranking pari passu with the Series A Preferred Shares (other than in the case of pari passu preferred shares, dividends on a pro rata basis with the Series A Preferred Shares), nor will Peoples be permitted to repurchase or redeem any Common Shares or preferred shares other than the Series A Preferred Shares.
·  Unless the Series A Preferred Shares have been transferred to unaffiliated third parties or redeemed in whole, until January 20, 2012, the U.S. Treasury's approval is required for any increase in Common Share dividends or any share repurchases other than repurchases of the Series A Preferred Shares, repurchases of  junior preferred shares, or repurchases of Common Shares in connection with the administration of any employee benefit plan in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice and purchases under certain other limited circumstances specified in the Securities Purchase Agreement with the U.S. Treasury.
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·  Peoples must comply with the U.S. Treasury’s standards for executive compensation and corporate governance during the Covered Period.  The current standards include the following:
–  compensation plans and arrangements for Senior Executive Officers (as defined in the Interim Final Rule) must not encourage unnecessary and excessive risks that threaten the value of the financial institution;
–  any bonus, retention award or incentive compensation paid (or under a legally binding obligation to be paid) to a Senior Executive Officer or any of Peoples’ next 20 most highly-compensated employees based on materially inaccurate financial statements or other materially inaccurate performance metric criteria must be subject to recovery, or “clawback”, by Peoples;
–  Peoples is prohibited from paying or accruing any bonus, retention award or incentive compensation with respect to its five most highly-compensated employees, except for grants of long-term restricted stock that do not fully vest during the Covered Period and do not have a value which exceeds one-third of an employee’s total annual compensation;
–  severance payments to a Senior Executive Officer and the next five most highly-compensated employees, generally referred to as “golden parachute” payments, are prohibited, except for payments for services performed or benefits accrued;
–  compensation plans that encourage manipulation of reported earnings to enhance the compensation of any employees are prohibited;
–  Peoples is prohibited from providing (formally or informally) “gross-ups” to a Senior Executive Officer or any of Peoples’ next 20 most highly-compensated employees;
–  the U.S. Treasury may retroactively review bonuses, retention awards and other compensation previously paid to a Senior Executive Officer or any of Peoples’ next 20 most highly-compensated employees to determine whether such payments were inconsistent with the purposes of TARP or otherwise contrary to the public interest;
–  Peoples’ compensation committee consisting of independent directors must engage in risk analysis of compensation plans for Senior Executive Officers;
–  Peoples’ Board of Directors must establish a company-wide policy regarding excessive or luxury expenditures, which was adopted on August 27, 2009, and post this policy on Peoples’ website;
–  Peoples’ proxy statements for annual shareholder meetings must permit a non-binding “say on pay” shareholder vote on the compensation of executives, as disclosed pursuant to the executive compensation disclosure rules of the SEC;
–  executive compensation in excess of $500,000 for each Senior Executive Officer must not be deducted for federal income tax purposes;
–  Peoples must disclose to the U.S. Treasury and Peoples’ primary regulator the amount, nature and justification for offering to any of Peoples’ five most highly-compensated employees any perquisites whose total value exceeds $25,000;
–  Peoples must disclose to the U.S. Treasury and Peoples’ primary regulator whether Peoples’ Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee engaged a compensation consultant and the services performed by that compensation consult and any of its affiliates;
–  Peoples must disclose to the U.S. Treasury the identity of Peoples’ Senior Executive Officers and next 20 most highly-compensated employees, identified by name and title and ranked in descending order of annual compensation;
–  Peoples must limit any Employee Compensation Plan (as defined in the Interim Final Rule) that unnecessarily exposes Peoples to risk; and
–  Peoples must comply with the executive compensation reporting and recordkeeping requirements established by the U.S. Treasury.
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The ARRA permits such TARP recipients, subject to consultation with the appropriate federal banking agency, to repay to the U.S. Treasury any financial assistance received under the TARP Capital Purchase Program without penalty, delay or the need to raise additional replacement capital.
Detailed information regarding the Series A Preferred Shares andissued to the U.S. Treasury. Thereafter, on December 28, 2011, Peoples completed the repurchase of the Series A Preferred Shares issued to the U.S. Treasury. On February 15, 2012, Peoples completed the repurchase of the Warrant can be found in Note 11 of the Notesissued to the Consolidated Financial Statements.U.S. Treasury.
Dividend Restrictions
Current federal banking regulations impose restrictions on Peoples Bank’sBank's ability to pay dividends to Peoples. These restrictions include a limit on the amount of dividends that may be paid in a given year without prior approval of the OCC and a prohibition on paying dividends that would cause Peoples Bank’sBank's total capital to be less than the required minimum levels under the risk-based capital requirements imposed by the OCC. Peoples Bank’sBank's regulators


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may prohibit the payment of dividends at any time if the regulators determine the dividends represent unsafe and/or unsound banking practices or reduce Peoples Bank’sBank's total capital below adequate levels. For further discussion regarding regulatory restrictions on dividends, see Note 17 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial State ments.Statements.
Peoples’Peoples' ability to pay dividends to its shareholders may also be restricted. Current Federal Reserve Board policy requires a financial holding company to act as a source of financial strength to each of its banking subsidiaries. Under this policy, the Federal Reserve Board may require Peoples to commit resources or contribute additional capital to Peoples Bank, which could restrict the amount of cash available for dividends. The Federal Reserve Board requires a bank holding company to provide advance notification of, and obtain approval for, the declaration and payment of dividends to common shareholders under certain conditions.
Peoples also has entered into certain agreements that place restrictions on dividends. Specifically, Peoples will be prohibited from paying dividends on its Common Sharescommon shares if it suspends interest payments related to the trust preferred securities issued by its trust subsidiary. Additional information regarding Peoples’Peoples' trust subsidiary can be found in Note 10 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.  The dividend rights of holders of Peoples’ Common Shares are also qualified and subject to the dividend rights of holders of Series A Preferred Shares described above under the caption “Supervision and Regulation – TARP Capital Purchase Program”.
Even when the legal ability exists, Peoples or Peoples Bank may decide to limit the payment of dividends in order to retain earnings for corporate use.
Customer Privacy and Other Consumer Protections
Peoples Bank is subject to regulations limiting the ability of financial institutions to disclose non-public information about consumers to nonaffiliated third parties. These limitations require disclosure of privacy policies to consumers and, in some circumstances, allow consumers to prevent disclosure of certain personal information to a nonaffiliated party. Peoples Bank is also subject to numerous federal and state laws aimed at protecting consumers, including the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Community Reinvestment Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
USA Patriot Act
The Uniting and Strengthening of America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA Patriot Act”) and related regulations, among other things, require financial institutions to establish programs specifying procedures for obtaining identifying information from customers and establishing enhanced due diligence policies, procedures and controls designed to detect and report suspicious activity. Peoples Bank has established policies and procedures that Peoples believes comply with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act.
Monetary Policy
The Federal Reserve Board regulates money and credit conditions and interest rates in order to influence general economic conditions primarily through open market operations in U.S. government securities, changes in the discount rate on bank borrowings, and changes in the reserve requirements against depository institutions’institutions' deposits. These policies and regulations significantly affect the overall growth and distribution of loans, investments and deposits, as well as interest rates charged on loans and paid on deposits.
The monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board have had a significant effect on the operating results of financial institutions in the past and are expected to continue to have significant effects in the future. In view of the changing conditions in the economy, the money markets and the activities of monetary and fiscal authorities, Peoples can make no definitive predictions as to future changes in interest rates, credit availability or deposit levels.
Executive and Incentive Compensation
In June 2010, the Federal Reserve Board, the OCC and the FDIC issued joint interagency guidance on incentive compensation policies (the “Joint Guidance”) intended to ensure that the incentive compensation policies of banking organizations do not undermine the safety and soundness of such organizations by encouraging excessive risk-taking. This principles-based guidance, which covers all employees that have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of an organization, either individually or as part of a group, is based upon the key principles that a banking organization's incentive compensation arrangements should: (1) provide incentives that do not encourage risk-taking beyond the organization's ability to effectively identify and manage risks; (2) be compatible with effective internal controls and risk management; and (3) be supported by strong corporate governance, including active and effective oversight by the organization's board of directors.
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will be tailored to each organization based on the scope and complexity of the organization's activities and the prevalence of incentive compensation arrangements. The findings of the supervisory initiatives will be included in reports of examination and deficiencies will be incorporated into the institution's supervisory ratings, which can affect the institution's ability to make acquisitions and take other actions. Enforcement actions may be taken against an institution if its incentive compensation arrangements, or related risk-management control or governance processes, pose a risk to the organization's safety and soundness and prompt and effective measures are not being taken to correct the deficiencies.
On February 7, 2011, federal banking regulatory agencies jointly issued proposed rules on incentive-based compensation arrangements under applicable provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act (the “Proposed Rules”). The Proposed Rules generally apply to financial institutions with $1.0 billion or more in assets that maintain incentive-based compensation arrangements for certain covered employees. The Proposed Rules: (i) prohibit covered financial institutions from maintaining incentive-based compensation arrangements that encourage covered persons to expose the institution to inappropriate risk by providing the covered person with “excessive” compensation; (ii) prohibit covered financial institutions from establishing or maintaining incentive-based compensation arrangements for covered persons that encourage inappropriate risks that could lead to a material financial loss; (iii) require covered financial institutions to maintain policies and procedures appropriate to their size, complexity and use of incentive-based compensation to help ensure compliance with the Proposed Rules; and (iv) require covered financial institutions to provide enhanced disclosure to regulators regarding their incentive-based compensation arrangements for covered persons within 90 days following the end of the fiscal year. Final rules related to incentive-based compensation arrangements are excepted to be issued in the latter half of 2012.
Public companies will also be required, once stock exchanges impose additional listing requirements under the Dodd-Frank Act, to implement “clawback” procedures for incentive compensation payments and to disclose the details of the procedures which allow recovery of incentive compensation that was paid on the basis of erroneous financial information necessitating a restatement due to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements. This clawback policy is intended to apply to compensation paid within a three-year look-back window of the restatement and would cover all executives who received incentive awards.
The Dodd-Frank Act also provides shareholders the opportunity to cast a non-binding vote on executive compensation practices, imposes new executive compensation disclosure requirements, and contains additional considerations of the independence of compensation advisors.
Future Legislation
Various and significant legislation affecting financial institutions and the financial industry is from time to time introduced by the U.S. Congress, as evidenced by the sweeping reforms in the Dodd-Frank Act adopted in 2010. Such legislation may continue to change banking statutes and the operating environment of Peoples and its subsidiaries in substantial and unpredictable ways, and could significantly increase or decrease costs of doing business, limit or expand permissible activities or affect the competitive balance among financial institutions. With the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act and the continuing implementation of final rules and regulations thereunder, the nature and extent of future legislative and regulatory changes affecting financial institutions remains very unpredictable.
Website Access to Peoples’Peoples' SEC Filings
Peoples maintains an Internet website at www.peoplesbancorp.com (this uniform resource locator, or URL, is an inactive textual reference only and is not intended to incorporate Peoples’Peoples' Internet website into this Form 10-K). Peoples makes available free of charge on or through its website, its annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after Peoples electronically files each such report or amendment with, or furnishes it to, the SEC.

ITEM 1A.  RISKRISK FACTORS

The following are certain risks that management believes are specific to Peoples’Peoples' business.  This should not be viewed as an all-inclusive list of risks or presenting the risk factors listed in any particular order.
Additional risks that are not presently known or that Peoples presently deems to be immaterial could also have a material, adverse impact on Peoples' business, financial condition or results of operations.


·  Conditions in the financial markets, the real estate markets and economic conditions generally may adversely affect Peoples’

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Conditions in the financial markets, the real estate markets and economic conditions generally may adversely affect Peoples' business.
Beginning in the latter half of 2007 and continuing throughout 2010,2011, negative developments in the capital markets resulted in uncertainty in the financial markets and an economic downturn. Business activity across a wide range of industries and regions decreased substantially causing the U.S. economy to be in a recession from December 2007 through June 2009. Since 2007, the general housing market also has been weak, resulting in decreased home prices and increased delinquencies and foreclosures. These conditions caused significant write-downs of asset values by financial institutions, including government-sponsored entities and major commercial and investment banks. These write-downs have caused many financial institutions to seek additional capital or to merge with larger and stronger institutions. Some financial institutions have failed.
Peoples’Peoples' financial performance generally is highly dependent upon the business environment and economic conditions in the markets where it operates and, to a lesser extent, the U.S as a whole. The local economies of the majority of Peoples’Peoples' market area historically have been less robust than the economy of the nation as a whole and typically are not subject to the same fluctuations as the national economy. In general, a favorable business environment and economic conditions are generally characterized by, among other factors, economic growth, efficient capital markets, low inflation, low unemployment, high business and investor confidence, and strong business earnings. Unfavorable or uncertain economic and market conditions can be caused by declines in economic growth, business activity or in vestorinvestor or business confidence; limitations on the availability or increases in the cost of credit and capital; increases in inflation or interest rates; high unemployment,unemployment; natural disasters; or a combination of these or other factors.
Overall, the business environment and general economic conditions in 20102011 were adverse for many households and businesses in the U.S. and worldwide. While some economic indicators have shownshow signs of improvement, since late 2009, many businesses, states and municipalities are still in serious difficulty, due to reduced cash flow and weakened financial condition. Further, there can be no assurance this improvement will continue. A lack of a return to favorable economic conditions in a reasonable timeframe could have an adverse affect on Peoples’Peoples' asset quality, deposit levels and loan demand and, therefore, Peoples’Peoples' financial condition and results of operations. Because a significant amount of Peoples’Peoples' loans are secured by either commercial or residential real estate, additional decreases in real e stateestate values could adversely affect the value of property used as collateral and Peoples’Peoples' ability to sell the collateral upon foreclosure.
·  Government regulation significantly affects Peoples’ business.
Legislative or regulatory changes or actions, or significant litigation, could adversely impact Peoples or the businesses in which it is engaged.
The banking industry is heavily regulated under both federal and state law. Peoples is subject to regulation and supervision by the Federal Reserve Board, and Peoples Bank is subject to regulation and supervision by the OCC, and secondarily the FDIC. These regulations are primarily intended to protect depositors and the federal deposit insurance fund,Deposit Insurance Fund, not Peoples’Peoples' common shareholders. Peoples’Peoples' non-bank subsidiaries are also subject to the supervision of the Federal Reserve Board, in addition to other regulatory and self-regulatory agencies, including the SEC and state securities and insurance regulators.
The Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law on July 21, 2010.  Many of its provisions have extended implementation periods and delayed effective dates and will require extensive rulemaking by regulatory authorities as well as require multiple studies to be conducted over the next one to two years.  The Dodd-Frank Act and future regulations implementing its provisions could have numerous adverse consequences for Peoples, including the following:
–  Peoples and Peoples Bank may be subject to more stringent capital and liquidity requirements;
–  Peoples and Peoples Bank may be subjected to new and/or higher fees paid to various regulatory entities, including but not limited to deposit insurance premiums to the FDIC;
–  revenue on interchange fees may decrease as a result of the level of fees the Federal Reserve deems "reasonable and proportional" when it establishes regulation standards on the amount of interchange fees that can be charged to merchants for electronic debit card transactions.  The Federal Reserve has proposed two alternative fee standards and rules prohibiting network exclusivity arrangements and routing restrictions, although the fee standard would not apply to any company that, together with its affiliates, has assets of less than $10 billion, including Peoples.  Nonetheless, smaller companies may suffer indirect consequences from such standards that are not yet determinable;
–  Peoples may also be subject to additional regulations under the newly established Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, which was given broad authority to implement new consumer protection regulations.
These and other provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act may place large additional costs on Peoples, impede its growth and place it at a competitive disadvantage.
Regulations affecting banks and financial services businesses are undergoing continuous change, and management cannot predict the effect of those changes. RegulationsThe impact of any changes to laws and laws may be modified at anyregulations or other actions by regulatory agencies could adversely affect Peoples' business. Regulatory authorities have extensive discretion in connection with their supervisory and enforcement activities, including the imposition of restrictions on the operation of an institution, the classification of assets and the adequacy of an institution's allowance for loan losses. Additionally, actions by regulatory agencies or significant litigation against Peoples could cause Peoples to devote significant time and new legislationresources to defending its business and may be enactedlead to penalties that affectsmaterially affect Peoples and its subsidiaries.  Any modifications or new laws could adversely affect Peoples’ business.shareholders. Further information about government regulation of Peoples’Peoples' business can be found under the caption “Supervision and Regulation” in Item 1 of this Form 10-K.
The recently enacted Dodd-Frank Act may adversely impact Peoples' results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.
·  Removal or reduction in stimulus activities or financial stabilization efforts by the federal government and other agencies may significantly affect Peoples’On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law. The Dodd-Frank Act represents a comprehensive overhaul of the financial services industry within the U.S. There are a number of reform provisions that are likely to significantly impact the ways in which banks and bank holding companies, including Peoples and Peoples Bank, do business. Many provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act will not be implemented immediately and will require interpretation and rule making by federal regulators. Peoples is closely monitoring all relevant sections of the Dodd-Frank Act to ensure continued compliance with laws and regulations. While the ultimate effect of the Dodd-Frank Act on Peoples

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and Peoples Bank cannot currently be determined, the law and its implementing rules and regulations are likely to result in increased compliance costs and fees paid to regulators, along with possible restrictions on Peoples' and Peoples Bank's operations, all of which may have a material adverse affect on Peoples' operating results and financial condition. A detailed discussion regarding the Dodd-Frank Act can be found under the caption “Supervision and Regulation” in Item 1 of this Form 10-K.
Removal or reduction in stimulus activities or financial stabilization efforts by the federal government and other agencies may significantly affect Peoples' financial condition and results of operations.
The Federal Reserve Board, the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Treasury, the FDIC and others have taken numerous actions to stimulate economic activity, as well as address the current liquidity and credit situation in the financial markets. These measures include actions to encourage loan restructuring and modification for homeowners; the establishment of significant liquidity and credit facilities for financial institutions and investment banks; the lowering of the federal funds rate; and coordinated efforts to address liquidity and other weaknesses in the banking sector.
The long-term effect of actions already taken as well as new legislation is unknown. Continued or renewed instability in the financial markets could weaken public confidence in financial institutions and adversely affect Peoples’Peoples' ability to attract and retain new customers. Further, the removal or reduction in any of the economic stimulus or financial stabilization programs could cause higher market interest rates, which may have an adverse affect on Peoples’Peoples' business, earnings and financial condition.
·  Defaults by larger financial institutions could adversely affect Peoples’Defaults by larger financial institutions could adversely affect Peoples' business, earnings and financial condition.
The commercial soundness of many financial institutions may be closely interrelated as a result of relationships between and among the institutions. As a result, concerns about, or a default or threatened default by, one institution could lead to significant market-wide liquidity and credit problems, losses or defaults by other institutions. This “systemic risk” may adversely affect Peoples’Peoples' business.
Additionally, Peoples’Peoples' investment portfolio continues to include investments in individual bank-issued trust preferred securities. Under current market conditions, the fair value of these security types is based predominately on the present value of cash flows expected to be received in future periods. Significant defaults by other financial institutions could adversely affect conditions within the financial services industry, thereby causing investors to require higher rates of return for these investments. These factors could cause Peoples to recognize additional impairment losses on its investment in bank-issued trust preferred securities in future periods.
·  Increases in FDIC insurance premiums may have a material adverse affect on Peoples’Increases in FDIC insurance premiums may have a material adverse affect on Peoples' earnings.
The number of bank failures has increased significantly since 2007, which dramatically increased resolution costs of the FDIC and depleted the Deposit Insurance Fund. Also during this period, the FDIC and the U.S. Congress have instituted two programs to further insure customer deposits at FDIC-member banks: deposit accounts are now insured up to $250,000 per customer (up from $100,000) and non-interest-bearing transactional accounts are fully insured (unlimited coverage) until the end of 2012. These actions have placed additional stress on the Deposit Insurance Fund.
Since late 2008, the FDIC has taken various actions intended to maintain a strong funding position and restore reserve ratios of the Deposit Insurance Fund. These actions have included increasing assessment rates for all insured institutions, requiring riskier institutions to pay a larger share of premiums by factoring in rate adjustments based on secured liabilities and unsecured debt levels, imposing a special assessment on all insured depository institutions for the second quarter of 2009 and requiring insured depository institutions to prepay their quarterly risk-based assessments for the fourth quarter of 2009 and full years 2010 through 2012 on December 29, 2009.2012. On February 7, 2011, the FDIC issuedapproved a final regulationsrule that will changechanged the deposit insurance assessment base and assessment rate schedule, adopted a new large-bank pricing assessment scheme, and set a target size for allthe Deposit Insurance Fund. The rule, as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, finalized a target size for the Deposit Insurance Fund at 2 percent of insured depository institutions effective April 1,deposits. The final rule went into effect beginning with the second quarter of 2011. Management does not expected these changes to have a material adverse effect on Peoples’Peoples' future results of operations given the current structure of Peoples Bank’sBank's balance sheet.
Peoples Bank has limited ability to control the amount of premiums it is required to pay for FDIC insurance. If there are additional financial institution failures, the FDIC may be required to increase assessment rates or take actions similar to those taken during 2009. As a result, insured depository institutions, including Peoples Bank, may be required to pay even higher FDIC premiums in future periods. Increases in FDIC insurance premiums may have a material adverse effect on Peoples’Peoples' results of operations and ability to continue to pay dividends on its common shares at the current rate or at all.


·  The Series A Preferred Shares impact net income available to Peoples’ common shareholders, and the Warrant may be dilutive to Peoples’ common shareholders.
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Changes in interest rates may adversely affect Peoples' profitability.
The additional capital Peoples raised through its participation in the TARP Capital Purchase Program has provided further funding for its lending activities.  Management also believes this capital has improved investor perceptions with regard to Peoples’ financial position.  However, such capital has increased Peoples’ equity and the number of dilutive outstanding common shares.  In addition, the dividends declared and the accretion of discount on the Series A Preferred Shares reduces the net income available to Peoples’ common shareholders and earnings per common share.  The Series A Preferred Shares will also receive preferential treatment in the event of Peoples’ liquidation, dissolution or winding up.  Additionally, the ownership interest of Peoples& #8217; existing common shareholders will be diluted to the extent the Warrant Peoples issued to the U.S. Treasury is exercised.  Although the U.S. Treasury has agreed not to vote any of the common shares it receives upon exercise of the Warrant, a transferee of any portion of the Warrant or of any common shares acquired upon exercise of the Warrant is not bound by this agreement.
·  If Peoples is unable to fully redeem the Series A Preferred Shares after five years, the cost of this capital will increase substantially.
If Peoples is unable to fully redeem the Series A Preferred Shares prior to February 15, 2014, the cost of this capital will increase substantially on that date, from 5.0% per annum to 9.0% per annum.  Depending on Peoples’ financial condition at the time, this increase in the annual dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Shares could have a material negative effect on Peoples’ liquidity.
·  Changes in interest rates may adversely affect Peoples’ profitability.
Peoples’Peoples' earnings are dependent to a significant degree on net interest income, which is the amount by which interest income exceeds interest expense. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond Peoples’Peoples' control, including general economic conditions and policies of various governmental and regulatory agencies and, in particular, the Federal Reserve Board. Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates, could influence not only the interest Peoples receives on loans and securities and the amount of interest it pays on deposits and borrowings, but such changes could also affect (i) Peoples’Peoples' ability to originate loans and obtain deposits, (ii) the fair value of Peoples’Peoples' financial assets and liabilities, and (iii) the average duration of P eoples’Peoples' mortgage-backed securities portfolio. If the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings increase at a faster rate than the interest rates received on loans and other investments, Peoples’Peoples' net interest income and, therefore, earnings could be adversely affected. Earnings could also be adversely affected if the interest rates received on loans and other investments fall more quickly than the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings.
Management uses various measures to monitor interest rate risk and believes it has implemented effective asset and liability management strategies to reduce the potential effects of changes in interest rates on Peoples’Peoples' results of operations. Management also periodically adjusts the mix of assets and liabilities to manage interest rate risk. However, any substantial, unexpected, prolonged change in market interest rates could have a material adverse effect on Peoples’Peoples' financial condition and results of operations. See the sections captioned “Interest Income and Expense” and “Interest Rate Sensitivity and Liquidity” in Item 7 of this Form 10-K for further discussion related to Peoples’Peoples' interest rate risk.
·  Peoples’ exposure to credit risk could adversely affect Peoples’Peoples' exposure to credit risk could adversely affect Peoples' earnings and financial condition.
There are certain risks inherent in making loans. These risks include interest rate changes over the time period in which loans may be repaid, risks resulting from changes in the economy, risks inherent in dealing with borrowers and, in the case of loans secured by collateral, risks resulting from uncertainties about the future value of the collateral.
Commercial and commercial real estate loans comprise a significant portion of Peoples’Peoples' loan portfolio. Commercial loans generally are viewed as having a higher credit risk than residential real estate or consumer loans because they usually involve larger loan balances to a single borrower and are more susceptible to a risk of default during an economic downturn. Since Peoples’Peoples' loan portfolio contains a significant number of commercial and commercial real estate loans, the deterioration of one or a few of these loans could cause a significant increase in nonperforming loans, and ultimately could have a material adverse effect on Peoples’Peoples' earnings and financial condition.
In deciding whether to extend credit or enter into other transactions with customers and counterparties, Peoples may rely on information provided to us by customers and counterparties, including financial statements and other financial information. Peoples may also rely on representations of customers and counterparties as to the accuracy and completeness of that information and, with respect to financial statements, on reports of independent auditors. For example, in deciding whether to extend credit to a business, Peoples may assume that the customer’scustomer's audited financial statements conform with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”) and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the customer. & #160;Peoples may also rely on the audit report covering those financial statements. Peoples’Peoples' financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be negatively impacted to the extent that Peoples relies on financial statements that do not comply with US GAAP or on financial statements and other financial information that are materially misleading.
·  Peoples’Peoples' allowance for loan losses may be insufficient.
Peoples maintains an allowance for loan losses to provide for probable loan losses based on management’smanagement's quarterly analysis of the loan portfolio. The determination of the allowance for loan losses requires management to make various assumptions and judgments about the collectibility of Peoples’Peoples' loan portfolio, including the creditworthiness of its borrowers and the value of the real estate and other assets serving as collateral for the repayment of loans. Additional information regarding Peoples’Peoples' allowance for loan losses methodology and the sensitivity of the estimates can be found in the discussion of Peoples’Peoples' “Critical Accounting Policies” included in Item 7 of this Form 10-K.
Peoples’Peoples' estimation of future loan losses is susceptible to changes in economic, operating and other conditions, including changes in interest rates, which may be beyond Peoples’Peoples' control, and these losses may exceed current estimates. Peoples cannot be assured of the amount or timing of losses nor whether the loan loss allowance will be adequate in the future.
If Peoples’Peoples' assumptions prove to be incorrect, Peoples’Peoples' allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover losses inherent in its loan portfolio, resulting in additions which could have a material adverse impact on Peoples’ Peoples'


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financial condition and results of operations. In addition, federal and state regulators periodically review Peoples’Peoples' allowance for loan losses as part of their examination process and may require management to increase the allowance or recognize further loan charge-offs based on judgments different than those of management. Any increase in the provision for loan losses would decrease Peoples’Peoples' pretax and net income.
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Changes in accounting standards, policies, estimates or procedures may impact Peoples’Changes in accounting standards, policies, estimates or procedures may impact Peoples' reported financial condition or results of operations.
The accounting standard setters, including the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC and other regulatory bodies, periodically change the financial accounting and reporting standards that govern the preparation of Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Financial Statements. These changes can be difficult to predict and can materially impact how Peoples records and reports its financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, Peoples could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, resulting in the restatement of prior period financial statements.
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make significant estimates that affect the financial statements. Due to the inherent nature of these estimates, actual results may vary materially from management’smanagement's estimates. Additional information regarding Peoples’Peoples' critical accounting policies and the sensitivity of estimates can be found in the section captioned “Critical Accounting Policies” in Item 7 of this Form 10-K.
·  Peoples and Peoples Bank may elect or be compelled to seek additional capital in the future, but that capital may not be available when it is needed.
Peoples and Peoples Bank are required by federal and state regulatory authorities to maintain adequate levels of capital to support their operations. If capital requirements are raised or if Peoples Bank experiences loan losses, additional capital may be needed. In addition, Peoples and Peoples Bank may elect to raise additional capital to support their businesses or to finance acquisitions, if any, or for other anticipatedas yet unanticipated reasons. Their ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will depend on financial performance, conditions in the capital markets, economic conditions and a number of other factors, many of which are outside their control. Therefore, there can be no assurance additional capital can be raised when needed or that capital can be raised on acceptable terms. The inability t oto raise capital may have a material adverse effect on Peoples' financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
·  The financial services industry is very competitive.
Peoples experiences significant competition in originating loans, principally from other commercial banks, savings associations and credit unions. Several of Peoples’Peoples' competitors have greater resources, larger branch systems and a wider array of banking services. This competition could reduce Peoples’Peoples' net income by decreasing the number and size of loans that Peoples originates and the interest rates it may charge on these loans. Moreover, technology and other changes are allowing businesses and individuals to utilize alternative methods to complete financial transactions that historically have involved banks. For example, consumers can now maintain funds in brokerage accounts or mutual funds that in the past had been held as bank deposits. Consumers can also complete tr ansactionstransactions such as paying bills and/or transferring funds directly without the assistance of banks. The process of eliminating the use of banks to complete financial transactions could result in the loss of fee income, as well as the loss of customer deposits and the related income generated from those deposits. The loss of these revenue streams and lower cost deposits as a source of funds could have a material adverse effect on Peoples’Peoples' financial condition and results of operations. For a more complete discussion of Peoples’Peoples' competitive environment, see “Competition” in Item 1 of this Form 10-K.  If Peoples is unable to compete effectively, Peoples would lose market share, which could reduce income generated from deposits, loans and other products.
·  Peoples’Peoples' ability to pay dividends is limited.
Peoples is a separate and distinct legal entity from Peoples’Peoples' subsidiaries. Peoples receives nearly all of its revenue from dividends from Peoples Bank, which are limited by federal banking laws and regulations. These dividends also serve as the primary source of funds to pay dividends on Peoples’Peoples' common shares. The inability of Peoples Bank to pay sufficient dividends to Peoples could have a material, adverse effect on its business. In addition, Peoples’ participation in the U.S. Treasury’s TARP Capital Purchase Program currently restricts the ability to increase the dividend payable to holders of common shares above $0.23 per share without prior approval of the U.S. Treasury.  Further discussion of Peoples’Peoples' ability to pay dividends can be found under t he captionsthe caption “Supervision and Regulation – TARP Capital Purchase Program” and “Supervision and Regulation –- Dividend Restrictions” in Item 1 of this Form 10-K and Note 17 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
·  Peoples is subject to several restrictions on compensation paid to Peoples’ executive officers because of its participation in the TARP Capital Purchase Program and may become subject to additional compensation restrictions under proposed regulations.
As a recipient of government funding under the TARP Capital Purchase Program, Peoples must comply with the executive compensation and corporate governance standards imposed by the ARRA and the standards established by the Secretary of the Treasury under the ARRA.  The restrictions on executive compensation under these standards are more fully described in Item 1 of this Form 10-K under the caption “Supervision and Regulation – TARP Capital Purchase Program.”  In addition, the federal banking regulators have proposed regulations prohibiting incentive compensation that exposes a financial institution to inappropriate risk because the compensation is excessive or because the compensation encourages risks that could lead to a material financial loss.  These standards and the proposed regulations, if adopted, could impact Peoples’ ability to hire or retain key executives or cause Peoples to make material changes to its current compensation plans and philosophy that could result in higher compensation costs in future periods.
·  Peoples’Peoples' business could be adversely affected by material breaches in security of its systems.
Peoples collects, processes and stores sensitive consumer data by utilizing computer systems and telecommunications networks operated by both Peoples and third party service providers. Peoples has security and backup and recovery systems in place, as well as a business continuity plan, to ensure the computer systems will not be inoperable, to the extent possible. Peoples also has implemented security controls to prevent unauthorized access to


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the computer systems and requires Peoples’Peoples' third party service providers to maintain similar controls. However, management cannot be certain these measures will be successful. A security breach of the computer systems and release of confidential information, such as customer account numbers and related information, could negatively affect customers& #8217;customers' confidence in Peoples, which may cause a loss of business, and could result in Peoples’Peoples' incurring financial losses for any fraudulent transactions completed by third parties due to the security breach.
·  Anti-takeover provisions may delay or prevent an acquisition or change in control by a third party.
Provisions in the Ohio General Corporation Law and Peoples’Peoples' Amended Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations, including a staggered board and a supermajority vote requirement for significant corporate changes, could discourage potential takeover attempts and make attempts by shareholders to remove Peoples’Peoples' Board of Directors and management more difficult. These provisions may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a transaction or change in control that might be in the best interests of Peoples’Peoples' shareholders.
·  Peoples and its subsidiaries are subject to examinations and challenges by tax authorities.
In the normal course of business, Peoples and its subsidiaries are routinely subject to examinations and challenges from federal and state tax authorities regarding positions taken regarding their respective tax returns. State tax authorities have become increasingly aggressive in challenging tax positions taken by financial institutions, especially those positions relating to tax compliance and calculation of taxes subject to apportionment. Any challenge or examination by a tax authority may result in adjustments to the timing or amount of taxable net worth or taxable income or deductions or the allocation of income among tax jurisdictions.
Management believes it has taken appropriate positions on all tax returns filed, to be filed or not filed and does not anticipate any examination would have a material impact on Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Financial Statements. However, the outcome of such examinations and ultimate resolution of any resulting assessments are inherently difficult to predict. Thus, no assurance can be given that Peoples’Peoples' tax liability for any tax year open to examination will not be different than what is reflected in Peoples’Peoples' current and historical Consolidated Financial Statements. Further information can be found in the “Critical Accounting Policies - Income Taxes” section of “Management’s“Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation and Financial Condition”Operations” included in this Form 10-K.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVEDITEM 1B.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Peoples’Peoples' sole banking subsidiary, Peoples Bank, generally owns its offices, related facilities and unimproved real property. In Ohio, Peoples Bank operates offices in Marietta (4 offices), Belpre (2 offices), Lowell, Reno, New Philadelphia, Nelsonville, Athens (3 offices), The Plains, Middleport, Pomeroy (2 offices), Gallipolis, Cambridge (2 offices), Byesville, Quaker City, Flushing, Caldwell, McConnelsville, Baltimore, Carroll, Lancaster (2 offices), Westerville and Zanesville. In West Virginia, Peoples Bank operates offices in Charleston, Huntington (2 offices), New Martinsville (2 offices), Parkersburg (3 offices), Vienna, Point Pleasant (2 offices), New Martinsville (2 offices)Steelton and Steelton.Vienna. In Kentucky, Peoples Bank’sBank's office locations include Greenup, Summit, Ashland and Russell. Of these 45 offices, 1516 are leased and the rest are owne downed by Peoples Bank.
In the first quarter of 2012, Peoples will consolidate its offices in Steelton, Middleport and Carroll into nearby offices. Each of these offices were owned by Peoples and current plans are to sell these properties in the future.
Peoples Insurance Agency rents office space in various Peoples Bank offices. In addition, Peoples Insurance Agency leases office buildings in Marietta, Ohio, and Ashland, Kentucky.
Rent expense on the leased properties totaled $911,000$916,000 in 2010,2011, which excludes intercompany rent expense. The following are the only properties that have a lease term expiring on or before June 2012:2013:
Location
Address
LocationAddress
Lease Expiration Date (a)
Athens Union Street
152 W Union Street
Athens, Ohio
January 2012


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LocationAddress
Lease Expiration Date (a)
   
Marietta Kroger Office
40 Acme Street
Marietta, Ohio
March 20112012
   
The PlainsNew Philadelphia
70 N. Plains Road136 1/2 2nd Street NE
The Plains,New Philadelphia, Ohio
December 2011April 2012
   
Athens Mall
801 East State Street
Athens, Ohio
June 2012
   
Charleston
10 Hale Street, Suite 410
Charleston, West Virginia
July 2012
Putnam Agency
1557 Winchester Avenue
Ashland, Kentucky
September 2012
The Plains
70 N. Plains Road
The Plains, Ohio
December 2012
Westerville
515 Executive Campus Drive
Westerville, Ohio
March 2013
   
(a)(a) Information represents the ending date of the current lease period. Peoples may have the option to renew the lease beyond this date under the terms of the lease agreement and intends to renew all expiring leases unless otherwise disclosed in this Item 2.

Additional information concerning the property and equipment owned or leased by Peoples and its subsidiaries is incorporated herein by reference from Note 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 3.  LEGALITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the ordinary course of their respective businesses or operations, Peoples or one of its subsidiaries may be named as a plaintiff, a defendant, or a party to a legal proceeding or any of their respective properties may be subject to various pending and threatened legal proceedings and various actual and potential claims.  In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of such matters, Peoples cannot state what the eventual outcome of any such matters will be; however, based on current knowledge and after consultation with legal counsel, management believes that these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity of Peoples.

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.



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PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Peoples’Peoples' common shares are traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market® under the symbol PEBO. At December 31, 2010,2011, Peoples had 1,1631,115 shareholders of record. The table presented below provides the high and low sales prices for Peoples’Peoples' common shares as reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market® and the cash dividends per share declared for the indicated periods.


High Sales Low Sales Dividends Declared
High
Sales
Low
Sales
Dividends
Declared
2011 
Fourth Quarter$15.33
$10.00
$0.10
Third Quarter13.00
9.51
0.10
Second Quarter13.94
10.43

First Quarter16.07
11.78
0.10
2010      
Fourth Quarter $16.98  $11.54  $0.10$16.98
$11.54
$0.10
Third Quarter17.60 11.13 0.1017.60
11.13
0.10
Second Quarter19.02 12.82 0.1019.02
12.82
0.10
First Quarter17.72 9.25 0.1017.72
9.25
0.10
2009     
Fourth Quarter $13.52  $8.51  $0.10
Third Quarter18.70 13.05 0.10
Second Quarter19.01 12.25 0.23
First Quarter19.92 7.25 0.23
Peoples plans to continue to pay quarterly cash dividends, subject to certain regulatory restrictions described in Note 17 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as in the sectionssection captioned “Supervision and Regulation-TARP Capital Purchase Program” and “Supervision and Regulation-DividendRegulation – Dividend Restrictions” of Item 1 of this Form 10-K. On JanuaryApril 28, 2010, Peoples’2011, Peoples' Board of Directors determined that, effectiveadopted a new schedule for declaring dividends with respect to Peoples' common shares. Effective with the first calendar quarterquarterly period ending June 30, 2011, Peoples' Board of 2010,Directors will determine whether financial conditions warrant the decision as to whether a cash dividend should be declareddeclaration of dividends in respect of Peoples’ common shares would be made inat the thirdmeeting of Peoples' Board of Directors held during the first month of eachthe following calendar quarter. AnySuch dividends, soif declared, would then be paid to shareholders in the subsequentfollowing month. Historically, Peoples’Previously, the Board of Directors of Peoples had declared a cash divi denddividend in respect of Peoples' common shares, when appropriate, in the secondthird month of each calendar quarter.

This change resulted in no dividends being declared during the second quarter of 2011 as the dividend with respect to second quarter earnings was declared in July versus June under the previous schedule.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table details Peoples’ repurchases by Peoples and purchases by “affiliated purchasers” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) underof the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of Peoples’ common shares during the three months ended December 31, 2010:
2011:
 
(a)
Total Number
of Common
Shares
Purchased
(b)
Average Price
Paid per
Common
Share
 (c)
Total Number of Common Shares Purchased as Part
of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs (1)
(d)
Maximum
Number of
Common Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
October 1 – 31, 2010              1,740(2) $           12.68(2)                         –                         –
November 1 – 30, 2010                 450(2) $           13.32(2)                         –                         –
December 1 – 31, 2010                 501(2) $           15.96(2)                         –                         –
Total             2,691  $         13.40                          –                         –

Period
(a)
Total Number of Common Shares Purchased
 
(b)
Average Price Paid per Share
 
 (c)
Total Number of Common Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)
(d)
Maximum
Number of Common Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
October 1 – 31, 2011431
(2) 
$12.74
(2) 


November 1 – 30, 20111,234
(2) 
$12.15
(2) 


December 1 – 31, 2011366
(2) 
$15.00
(2) 


Total2,031
 $12.79
 

(1)Peoples’ Board of Directors did not authorizeauthorized any stock repurchase plans or programs for 2010,2011, due in part to the restrictions on stock repurchases imposed by the terms of the TARP Capital Investment.Purchase Program.


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(2)Information reflects solely common shares purchased in open market transactions by Peoples Bank under the Rabbi Trust Agreement establishing a rabbi trust holding assets to provide funds for the payment of the benefits under the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Second Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries.

Performance Graph
The following Performance Graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent that Peoples specifically incorporates the Performance Graph by reference into such filing.

The following line graph compares the five-year cumulative total shareholder return of Peoples’Peoples' common shares, based on an initial investment of $100 on December 31, 2005,2006, and assuming reinvestment of dividends, against that of an index comprised of all domestic common shares traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ Stocks (U.S. Companies)”), and an index comprised of all depository institutions (SIC Code #602) and depository institution holding companies (SIC Code #671) that are traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ Bank Stocks”).

COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR TOTAL RETURN AMONG
PEOPLES BANCORP INC., NASDAQ STOCKS (U.S. COMPANIES),
AND NASDAQ BANK STOCKS
  At December 31,
  200620072008200920102011
Peoples Bancorp Inc. $100.00
$86.75
$69.72
$37.27
$62.08
$60.57
NASDAQ Stocks (U.S. Companies) $100.00
$108.47
$66.35
$95.38
$113.19
$113.81
NASDAQ Bank Stocks $100.00
$79.26
$57.79
$48.42
$57.29
$51.19



COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR TOTAL RETURN AMONG
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PEOPLES BANCORP INC., NASDAQ STOCKS (U.S. COMPANIES),
AND NASDAQ BANK STOCKS
 At December 31,
 200520062007200820092010
Peoples Bancorp Inc. $100.00 $107.04 $92.77 $74.48 $39.54 $65.70
NASDAQ Stocks (U.S. Companies) $100.00 $109.84 $119.14 $57.41 $82.53 $97.95
NASDAQ Bank Stocks $100.00 $112.23 $88.95 $64.86 $54.35 $64.29


ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The information below has been derived from Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Financial Statements.

 At or For the Year Ended December 31,
 20112010200920082007
Operating Data     
Total interest income$75,133
$89,335
$102,105
$106,227
$113,419
Total interest expense21,154
29,433
40,262
47,748
59,498
Net interest income53,979
59,902
61,843
58,479
53,921
Provision for loan losses7,998
26,916
25,721
27,640
3,959
Net impairment loss on investment securities
(1,786)(7,707)(4,260)(6,170)
Net (loss) gain on securities and asset transactions(443)(39)1,343
2,424
184
Total non-interest income32,944
31,634
32,050
32,097
31,350
FDIC insurance expense1,867
2,470
3,442
361
146
Other non-interest expense59,464
54,572
55,240
53,124
51,306
Preferred dividends (e)1,343
2,052
1,876


Net income available to common shareholders11,212
3,529
2,314
7,455
18,314
Balance Sheet Data     
Total assets1,794,161
1,837,985
2,001,827
2,002,338
1,885,553
Investment securities669,228
641,307
751,866
708,753
565,463
Gross loans938,506
960,718
1,052,058
1,104,032
1,120,941
Allowance for loan losses23,717
26,766
27,257
22,931
15,718
Total intangible assets64,475
64,870
65,599
66,406
68,029
Non-interest-bearing deposits239,837
215,069
198,000
180,040
175,057
Retail interest-bearing deposits1,047,189
1,059,066
1,095,466
1,034,418
951,731
Brokered deposits64,054
87,465
102,420
151,910
59,589
Short-term borrowings51,643
51,509
76,921
98,852
222,541
Long-term borrowings142,312
157,703
246,113
308,297
231,979
Junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trusts22,600
22,565
22,530
22,495
22,460
Preferred stockholders' equity (e)
38,645
38,543


Common stockholders' equity206,657
192,036
205,425
186,626
202,836
Tangible assets (d)1,729,686
1,773,115
1,936,228
1,935,932
1,817,524
Tangible equity (d)142,182
165,811
178,369
120,220
134,807
Tangible common equity (d)142,182
127,166
139,826
120,220
134,807
Per Common Share Data     
Earnings (loss) per share – Basic$1.07
$0.34
$0.22
$0.72
$1.75
Earnings (loss) per share – Diluted1.07
0.34
0.22
0.72
1.74
Cash dividends declared per share0.30
0.40
0.66
0.91
0.88
Book value per share (c)19.67
18.36
19.80
18.06
19.70
Tangible book value per share (c) (d)$13.53
$12.16
$13.48
$11.63
$13.09
Weighted-average shares outstanding – Basic10,482,318
10,424,474
10,363,975
10,315,263
10,462,933
Weighted-average shares outstanding – Diluted10,482,318
10,431,990
10,374,792
10,348,579
10,529,634
Common shares outstanding at end of period10,507,124
10,457,327
10,374,637
10,333,884
10,296,748


 At or For the Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
20102009200820072006
Operating Data     
Total interest income $89,335 $102,105 $106,227 $113,419 $108,794
Total interest expense 29,433 40,262 47,748 59,498 55,577
Net interest income 59,902 61,843 58,479 53,921 53,217
Provision for loan losses 26,916 25,721 27,640 3,959 3,622
Net impairment loss on investment securities (1,786) (7,707) (4,260) (6,170) –
Net (loss) gain on securities and asset transactions (39) 1,343 2,424 184 746
Total non-interest income 31,634 32,050 32,097 31,350 30,379
FDIC insurance expense 2,470 3,442 361 146 143
Other non-interest expense 54,572 55,240 53,124 51,306 51,154
Preferred dividends (1)
 2,052 1,876 – – –
Net income available to common shareholders $3,529 $2,314 $7,455 $18,314 $21,558
      
      
Balance Sheet Data     
Total assets $1,837,985 $2,001,827 $2,002,338 $1,885,553 $1,875,255
Investment securities 641,307 751,866 708,753 565,463 548,733
Gross loans 960,718 1,052,058 1,104,032 1,120,941 1,132,394
Allowance for loan losses 26,766 27,257 22,931 15,718 14,509
Total intangible assets 64,870 65,599 66,406 68,029 68,852
Non-interest-bearing deposits 215,069 198,000 180,040 175,057 170,921
Retail interest-bearing deposits 1,059,066 1,095,466 1,034,418 951,731 933,480
Brokered deposits 87,465 102,420 151,910 59,589 129,128
Short-term borrowings 51,509 76,921 98,852 222,541 194,883
Long-term borrowings 157,703 246,113 308,297 231,979 200,793
Junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trusts 22,565 22,530 22,495 22,460 29,412
Preferred stockholders' equity (1)
 38,645 38,543 – – –
Common stockholders' equity 192,036 205,425 186,626 202,836 197,169
Tangible assets (2)
 1,773,115 1,936,228 1,935,932 1,817,524 1,806,403
Tangible common equity (2)
 $127,166 $139,826 $120,220 $134,807 $128,317
      
      
Per Share Data     
Earnings per common share – Basic $0.34 $0.22 $0.72 $1.75 $2.03
Earnings per common share – Diluted 0.34 0.22 0.72 1.74 2.01
Cash dividends paid on common shares 0.40 0.66 0.91 0.88 0.83
Book value at end of period 18.36 19.80 18.06 19.70 18.51
Tangible book value at end of period (2)
 $12.16 $13.48 $11.63 $13.09 $12.05
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Basic 10,424,474 10,363,975 10,315,263 10,462,933 10,606,570
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted 10,431,990 10,374,792 10,348,579 10,529,634 10,723,933
Common shares outstanding at end of period 10,457,327 10,374,637 10,333,884 10,296,748 10,651,985


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 At or For the Year Ended December 31,
 20112010200920082007
SIGNIFICANT RATIOS     
Return on average stockholders' equity5.72%2.33%1.80%3.67%9.21%
Return on average common stockholders' equity5.61
1.76
1.17
3.67
9.21
Return on average assets0.69
0.28
0.21
0.39
0.98
Net interest margin3.43
3.51
3.48
3.51
3.32
Efficiency ratio (a)68.98
60.30
60.14
56.30
57.07
Average stockholders' equity to average assets12.12
12.20
11.50
10.62
10.62
Average loans to average deposits69.86
73.01
77.97
88.10
93.52
Dividend payout ratio28.35%119.33%298.23%127.03%50.38%
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS     
Nonperforming loans as a percent of total loans (b)(c)3.19%4.19%3.27%3.74%0.83%
Nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets (b)(c)1.80
2.45
2.03
2.09
0.51
Allowance for loan losses to loans net of unearned interest (c)2.53
2.79
2.59
2.08
1.40
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans (b)(c)79.00
66.10
79.30
55.50
168.00
Provision for loan losses to average loans (annualized)0.84
2.61
2.35
2.48
0.35
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans1.16%2.66%1.96%1.83%0.25%
CAPITAL INFORMATION (c)     
Tier 1 common capital ratio12.82%11.59%10.58%10.17%10.18%
Tier 1 capital ratio14.86%16.91%15.49%11.88%11.91%
Total risk-based capital ratio16.20%18.24%16.80%13.19%13.23%
Leverage ratio9.45%10.63%10.06%8.18%8.48%
Tangible equity to tangible assets (d)8.22%9.35%9.21%6.21%7.42%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (d)8.22%7.17%7.22%6.21%7.42%
 At or For the Year Ended December 31,
 20102009200820072006
Significant Ratios     
Return on average assets0.28%0.21%0.39%0.98%1.15%
Return on average common stockholders’ equity 1.76 1.17 3.67 9.21 11.33
Net interest margin 3.51 3.48 3.51 3.32 3.29
Efficiency ratio 60.30 60.14 56.30 57.07 57.51
Dividend payout ratio 119.33 298.23 127.03 50.38 41.09
Average stockholders’ equity to average assets 12.20 11.50 10.62 10.62 10.18
Average loans to average deposits73.01%77.97%88.10%93.52%94.80%
      
      
Asset Quality     
Allowance for loan losses to total loans2.79%2.59%2.08%1.40%1.28%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans 66.1 79.3 55.5 168.0 145.0
Nonperforming loans to total loans 4.19 3.27 3.74 0.83 0.88
Nonperforming assets to total assets 2.45 2.03 2.09 0.51 0.53
Nonperforming assets to total     
      loans and other real estate owned 4.64 3.85 3.79 0.87 0.88
Net charge-offs to average loans 2.66 1.96 1.83 0.25 0.35
Provision for loan losses to average loans2.61%2.35%2.48%0.35%0.33%
      
      
Capital Information     
Tier 1 capital ratio16.91%15.49%11.88%11.91%11.98%
Tier 1 common ratio 11.59 10.58 10.17 10.18 9.80
Total risk-based capital ratio 18.24 16.80 13.19 13.23 13.17
Leverage ratio 10.63 10.06 8.18 8.48 8.90
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (2)
7.17%7.22%6.21%7.42%7.10%

(1)
(a)Non-interest expense (less intangible asset amortization) as a percentage of fully tax-equivalent net interest income plus non-interest income (excluding gains or losses on investment securities and asset disposals).
(b)Nonperforming loans include loans 90 days past due and accruing, renegotiated loans and nonaccrual loans. Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans and other real estate owned.
(c)Data presented as of the end of the period indicated.
(d)These amounts represent non-GAAP financial measures since they exclude the balance sheet impact of intangible assets acquired through acquisitions on both total stockholders’ equity and total assets.  Additional information regarding the calculation of these measures can be found later in this discussion under the caption “Capital/Stockholders’ Equity”.
(e)Amounts relate to preferred shares issued and sold by Peoples in connection with its participation in the TARP Capital Purchase Program. Additional information regarding the preferred shares can be found in Note 11 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 (2)These amounts represent non-GAAP measures since they exclude the balance sheet impact of intangible assets acquired through acquisitions on both total stockholders’ equity and total assets.  Additional information regarding the calculation of these measures can be found later in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis section under the caption “Capital/Stockholders’ Equity”.



ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Form 10-K which are not historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Words such as “anticipate”, “estimates”, “may”, “feels”, “expects”, “believes”, “plans”, “will”, “would”, “should”, “could” and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.  Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertain­ties that may cause actual results to differ materially.  Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to:
(1)  continued
(1)deterioration in the credit quality of Peoples’Peoples' loan portfolio could occur due to a number of factors, such as adverse changes in economic conditions that impair the ability of borrowers to repay their loans, the underlying value of the collateral could prove less valuable than otherwise assumed and assumed cash flows may be worse than expected, which may adversely impact the provision for loan losses;



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(2)competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions which may increase significantly;significantly, including product and pricing pressures and Peoples' ability to attract, develop and retain qualified professionals;
(3)changes in the interest rate environment, which may adversely impact interest margins;margins and/or values of financial instruments;
(4)changes in prepayment speeds, loan originations, sale volumes and charge-offs, which may be less favorable than expected and adversely impact the amount of interest income generated;
(5)  general
(5)economic conditions, and weakening in the real estate market, either nationally or in the states in whichareas where Peoples and its subsidiaries do business, which may be less favorable than expected;expected, which could decrease the demand for loans, deposits and other financial services and increase loan delinquencies and defaults;
(6)political developments, wars or other hostilities, which may disrupt or increase volatility in securities markets or other economic conditions;
(7)legislative or regulatory changes or actions, which may adversely affectdevelopments affecting the businessrespective businesses of Peoples and its subsidiaries;subsidiaries, including changes in laws and regulations relating to taxes, accounting, banking, securities and other aspects of the financial services industry, specifically the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 as well as future regulations which will be adopted by the relevant regulatory agencies, which may subject Peoples and its subsidiaries to a variety of new and more stringent legal and regulatory requirements;
(8)  
(8)the effect of changes in accounting standards, policies and practices, as may be adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and other regulatory agencies, and the accuracy of our assumptions and estimates or procedures may adversely affect Peoples’ reportedused to prepare Peoples' consolidated financial condition or results of operations;statements;
(9)adverse changes in the conditions and trends in the financial markets, which may adversely affect the fair value of securities within Peoples’Peoples' investment portfolio;portfolio and interest rate sensitivity of Peoples' consolidated balance sheet;
(10)  a delayed or incomplete resolution of regulatory issues that could arise;
(11)  (10)Peoples’Peoples' ability to receive dividends from its subsidiaries;
(12)  Peoples’
(11)Peoples' ability to maintain required capital levels and adequate sources of funding and liquidity;
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(12)the impact of larger or similar financial institutions encountering problems, which may adversely affect the banking industry and/or Peoples;
(13)the costs and effects of regulatory and legal developments, including the outcome of potential regulatory or other governmental inquiries and legal proceedings and results of regulatory examinations;
(14)the impact of reputational risk created by these developments on such matters as business generation and retention, funding and liquidity;
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(15)Peoples' ability to secure confidential information through the costsuse of computer systems and effects of regulatory and legal developments, including the outcome of regulatory telecommunications network may prove inadequate, which could adversely affect customer confidence in Peoples and/or other governmental inquiries and legal proceedings and results of regulatory examinations;result in Peoples incurring a financial loss and
(16)other risk factors relating to the banking industry or Peoples as detailed from time to time in Peoples’ reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including those risk factors included in the disclosure under the heading “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS”Item 1A – Risk Factors of this Form 10-K.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the filingexecution date of this Form 10-K and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements.  Although management believes the expectations in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of management’s knowledge of Peoples’ business and operations, it is possible that actual results may differ materially from these projections.  Additionally, Peoples undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the filing date of this Form 10-K or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as may be required by applicable legal requirements.  Copies of documents filed with the SEC are available free of charge at the SEC’s w ebsitewebsite at http://www.sec.gov and/or from Peoples Bancorp’s website.Bancorp Inc.’s website – www.peoplesbancorp.com under the “Investor Relations” section.



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The following discussion and analysis of Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Financial Statements is presented to provide insight into management's assessment of the financial results.results and condition for the periods presented. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, as well as the ratios and statistics, contained elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
Summary of RecentSignificant Transactions and Events
The following is a summary of recent transactions or events that have impacted or are expected by management to impact Peoples’ results of operations or financial condition:
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As described in Note 13 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Peoples incurred settlement charges of $815,000 during 2011 due to lump-sum distributions to participants exceeding the threshold for recognizing such charges during the third quarter. No such charges were recognized in prior years.
As described in Note 11 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Board of Directors adopted a new schedule for declaring dividends with respect to Peoples' common shares during 2011. As a result, no common dividends were declared on common shares in the second quarter of 2011, which had a positive impact on Peoples' common equity and corresponding capital ratios. On January 26, 2012, the Board of Directors declared cash dividend of $0.11 per common share with respect to earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011. This cash dividend represents a 10% increase over the dividends declared and paid in recent quarters.
As described in Note 11 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, on January 30, 2009, Peoples received $39.0 million of new equity capital fromunder the U.S. Treasury’s TARP Capital Purchase Program. The investment was in the form of newly-issued non-voting cumulative perpetual preferred shares and a related 10-year warrant to purchase common shares sold by Peoples to the U.S. Treasury (the “TARP Capital Investment”). On February 2, 2011, Peoples completed a partial redemption of the Tarp Capital Investment by repurchasingrepurchased $21.0 million of the preferred shares held by the U.S. Treasury (the "Partial TARPand the remaining $18.0 million on December 28, 2011 (collectively, the "TARP Capital Redemption"). In connection with these transactions, Peoples recognized the portion of the unamortized discount associated with the preferred shares repurchased, which was reduced net income available to common shareholders by $186,000 in the first quarter and $112,000 in the fourth quarter. On February 15, 2012, Peoples completed the repurchase of the Warrant for an aggregate price of $1.2 million. This transaction will be recognized as a reduction in the common stock component of Peoples' stockholders' equity. Thus, there will be no impact on Peoples's first quarter 2012 earnings.
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Since 2008, Peoples periodically has taken actions to reduce interest rate exposures within the investment portfolio and the entire balance sheet. This strategic focus has involvedsheet, which have included the sale of low yielding investment securities from time-to-time, withand repayment of high-cost borrowings. These actions included the proceeds being either reinvested into other securities with lower interest rate risk or used to repay high-cost borrowings and deleverage the balance sheet. As a result, Peoples recognized net pre-tax gainssale of $6.8 million in 2010, $1.4 million in 2009 and $1.7 million in 2008. The majority of the net gain in 2010 was attributable to Peoples selling $86.6 million of investment securities, primarily low yielding U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities and U.S. government-backed student loan pools, induring the third quarter at a $3.8 million net gain.of 2010. The proceeds from these sales of investment securitiessales were used to prepay $60.0 million of wholesale repurchase agreements resulting in early repayment charges totaling $3.6 million.thereby deleveraging the balance sheet. The repurchase agreements had a weighted-average cost of 4.53% and originally were scheduled to mature in either 2011 or before 2012.
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In the first quarter of 2010, Peoples has recognized a non-cash pre-tax other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI"(“OTTI”) losses in eachloss of the past three years, which related primarily to Peoples’ investments$1.0 million on its then remaining investment in collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) securities.  These securities and individualwere equity tranche CDO securities comprised mostly of bank-issued trust preferred securities.  These impairmentThe OTTI loss reflected management’s estimation of credit losses totaled $1.8 million inincurred during the first quarter of 2010 $7.7 million in 2009 and $4.3 million in 2008 and were based upon management'sactual defaults, its evaluation of the credit quality of the issuers and estimationcorresponding analysis of cash flows to be received from the securities.  As a resultAfter recognition of the first quarter 2010 OTTI losses recognized in 2010,loss, Peoples no longer hashad any exposure to CDO securities within its investment portfolio.
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Since early 2008, Peoples’ loan quality has been impacted negatively impacted by worseningadverse conditions within the commercial real estate market and economy as a whole, which has caused declines in commercial real estate values and deterioration in the financial condition of various commercial borrowers. These conditions led Peoples to Peoples downgradingdowngrade the loan quality ratings onof various commercial real estate loans through its normal loan review process. In addition, several impaired loans have becomebecame under-collateralized due to reductions in the estimated net realizable fair value of the underlying collateral. As a result, Peoples’ provision for loan losses, net charge-offs and nonperforming loans in 2008, 2009 and 2010prior quarters were significantly higher than long-term historical levels.  Peoples has also recognized losses on other real estate owned (“OREO”) totali ng $1.8 million in 2010 attributabledue to declining commercial real estate values.



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·  Peoples’ earnings also
Beginning in the second quarter of 2011, Peoples has experienced generally improving trends in several asset quality metrics. Additionally, the amount of criticized loans has decreased due in part to Peoples upgrading the loan quality ratings of various commercial loans. These conditions have been impacted by ongoing workout efforts related to existing impairedresulted in lower provisions for loan losses. However, unfavorable economic conditions within Peoples' market area, coupled with sustained weakness in commercial real estate loans. These efforts have included negotiating reduced payoff amounts in connection withvalues, continues to place stress on certain industries and segments of Peoples' loan portfolio, such as the sale of the underlying collateral – commonly referred to as “short sales” – which resulted in additional loan charge-offs and provision for loan losses.  Peoples also took steps to sell three commercial loans involving a common borrower and secured by real estate outside Peoples’ primary market area, resulting in the loans being re-classified to “held-for-sale”.   Management believes these workout efforts are prudent since they afford opportunities to reduce nonperforming assets and manage loss exposures within the loan portfolio.hospitality sector.
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In 2009, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) took steps to rebuildrestore the Deposit Insurance Fund, which had been reduced substantially by the higher rate of bank failures in 2008 and 2009 compared to prior years.  These actions affected all FDIC-insured depository institutions andinstitutions. These actions included increasing base assessment rates, beginning April 1, 2009, imposing a one-time special assessment during the second quarter of 2009, and requiring the prepayment of assessments for fourth quarter 2009 and full years 2010 through 2012 on December 29, 2009.2012. As a result, of the FDIC’s actions, Peoples recordedincurred higher FDIC insurance expense of $2.5 million in 2010, $3.4 millioncosts in 2009 of which $930,000 relatedand 2010 compared to historical amounts. On April 1, 2011, new regulations required by the specialDodd-Frank Act became effective changing the deposit insurance assessment base from total domestic deposits to average total assets minus average tangible equity, as well as changing the assessment system for large institutions and $361,000 in 2008.  Additionally, Peoples prepai d $9.0 million of FDIC assessments on December 29, 2009, which was recorded as a prepaid expense included in “Other Assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and subsequently amortized asassessment rate schedule. The new assessment base reduced Peoples' FDIC insurance expense based upon actual insurance assessments.  This prepayment did not have a material adverse effect on Peoples’ liquidity, financial condition or results of operations. 
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Peoples’ Board of Directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.10 per common sharecosts beginning with the amount recorded for the final two quarterssecond quarter of 2009 and all of 2010.  These dividends represented a reduction from the $0.23 per common share paid in the first two quarters of 2009.  Management believes the lower dividend rate balances the need for Peoples to maintain a dividend payout consistent with recent earnings levels and long-term capital needs while also providing a return on shareholder investment. 
2011.
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Peoples' net interest income and margin are impacted by changes in market interest rates based upon actions taken by the Federal Reserve either directly or through its Open Market Committee. Between August 2007These actions include changing its target Federal Funds Rate (the interest rate at which banks lend money to each other), Discount Rate (the interest rate charged to banks for money borrowed from the Federal Reserve) and longer-term market interest rates (primarily U.S. Treasury securities). Longer-term market interest rates also are affected by the demand for U.S. Treasury securities. The resulting changes in the yield curve slope have a direct impact on reinvestment rates for Peoples' earning assets.
Since December 2008, the Federal Reserve reduced thehas maintained its target Federal Funds rate 500 basis points toRate at a rangehistorically low level of 0% to 0.25%. Additionally, between December 2008 and reduced the Discount Rate 575 basis points to 0.50%. These actions caused a corresponding downward shift in short-term market interest rates.  In 2009,February 2010, the Federal Reserve maintained the target Federal Funds Rate and Discount Rate at their historically0.50%. These actions produced correspondingly low levels of 0% to 0.25% and 0.50%, respectively.short-term market interest rates. In February 2010, the Federal Reserve increased the Discount Rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% while leaving its target Federal Funds Rate range unchanged, thereby widening the spread between the Discount Rate and the high end of the target Federal Funds Rate. Both the Federal Funds Rate and Discount Rate have remained unchanged since February 2010.
·  In
Since late 2008, the Federal Reserve initiated a planhas taken various actions to buy mortgage-backed and other debt securities through its openlower longer-term market operationsinterest rates as a means of lowering longer-term market interest rates and stimulating the economy – a policy commonly referred to as “quantitative easing”. The resulting purchases causedThese actions have included the buying and selling of mortgage-backed and other debt securities through its open market operations. As a flatteningresult, the slope of the U.S. Treasury yield curve has fluctuated significantly. Substantial flattening occurred in late 2008, in mid-2010 and during the first halfthird quarter of 2009. The yield curve steepened moderately2011, while moderate steepening occurred in the second half of 2009 after the Federal Reserve halted its investment purchases. In mid-2010, the Federal Reserve signaled the possibility of additional quantitative easing, which resulted in a flatter yield curve during much of the second half ofand late 2010. In late 2010, the yield curve steepened after the Federal Reserve announced its plan to purchase U.S. Treasury securities with shorter maturities than anticipated by many market participants.
The impact of these transactions, or events, where significant,material, is discussed in the applicable sections of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.
Critical Accounting Policies
The accounting and reporting policies of Peoples conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and to general practices within the financial services industry. A summary of significant accounting policies is contained in Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. While all of these policies are important to understanding the Consolidated Financial Statements, certain accounting policies require management to exercise judgment and make estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions are based on information available as of the date of the consolidated financial statements;Consolidated Financial Statements; accordingly, as this information changes, the con solidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements could reflect different estimates or assumptions.
Management has identified the accounting policies described below as those that, due to the judgments, estimates and assumptions inherent in the policies, are critical to an understanding of Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Financial Statements and management’smanagement's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations.




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Income Recognition
Interest income on loans and investment securities is recognized by methods that result in level rates of return on principal amounts outstanding, including yield adjustments resulting from the amortization of loan costs and premiums on investment securities and accretion of loan fees and discounts on investment securities. Since mortgage-backed securities comprise a sizable portion of Peoples’Peoples' investment portfolio, a significant increase in principal payments on those securities could impact interest income due to the corresponding acceleration of premium amortization or discount accretion.
Peoples discontinues the accrual of interest on a loan when conditions cause management to believe collection of all or any portion of the loan’sloan's contractual interest is doubtful. Such conditions may include the borrower being 90 days or more past due on any contractual payments or current information regarding the borrower’sborrower's financial condition and repayment ability. All unpaid accrued interest deemed uncollectible is reversed, which would reduce Peoples’Peoples' net interest income. Interest received on nonaccrual loans is included in income only if principal recovery is reasonably assured.
Allowance for Loan Losses
In general, determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses requires significant judgment and the use of estimates by management. Peoples maintains an allowance for loan losses based on a quarterly analysis of the loan portfolio and estimation of the losses that are probable of occurrence within the loan portfolio. This formal analysis determines an appropriate level and allocation of the allowance for loan losses among loan types and resulting provision for loan losses by considering factors affecting losses, including specific losses, levels and trends in impaired and nonperforming loans, historical loan loss experience, current national and local economic conditions, volume, growth and composition of the portfolio, regulatory guidance and other relevant factors. Management continually monitors the loan portfolio through Peoples Bank’sBank's Loan Review Department and Loan Loss Committee to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance. The provision could increase or decrease each quarter based upon the results of management’smanagement's formal analysis.
The amount of the allowance for loan losses for the various loan types represents management’smanagement's estimate of probable losses from existing loans. Management evaluates lending relationships deemed to be impaired on an individual basis and makes specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses for each relationship based on discounted cash flows using the loan’sloan's initial effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral for certain collateral dependent loans. For all other loans, management evaluates pools of homogeneous loans (such as residential mortgage loans and consumer loans) and makes general allocations for each loan pool based upon historical loss experience. While allocations are made to specific loans and pools of loans, the allowance is available for all loan losses.
This evaluation of individual impaired loans requires management to make estimates of the amounts and timing of future cash flows on impaired loans, which consist primarily of loans placed on nonaccrual status, restructured or internally classified as substandard or doubtful. These reviews are based upon specific quantitative and qualitative criteria, including the size of the loan, the loan cash flow characteristics, loan quality ratings, value of collateral, repayment ability of borrowers, and historical experience factors. Allowances for homogeneous loans are evaluated based upon historical loss experience, adjusted for qualitative risk factors, such as trends in losses and delinquencies, growth of loans in particular markets, and known changes in economic conditions in each lending market. As part of the process of identifying the pools of homogenous loans, management takes into account any concentrations of risk within any portfolio segment, including any significant industrial concentrations. Consistent with the evaluation of allowances for homogenous loans, the allowance relating to the Overdraft Privilege program is based upon management’smanagement's monthly analysis of accounts in the program. This analysis considers factors that could affect losses on existing accounts, including historical loss experience and length of overdraft.
There can be no assurance the allowance for loan losses will be adequate to cover all losses, but management believes the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2010,2011, was adequate to provide for probable losses from existing loans based on information currently available. While management uses available information to estimate losses, the ultimate collectibility of a substantial portion of the loan portfolio, and the need for future additions to the allowance, will be based on changes in economic conditions and other relevant factors. As such, adverse changes in economic activity could reduce currently estimated cash flows for both commercial and individual borrowers, which would likely cause Peoples to experience increases in problem assets, delinquencies and losses on loans in the future.




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Investment Securities
Peoples’Peoples' investment portfolio accounted for 35%37% of total assets at December 31, 2010,2011, of which approximately 96%94% of the securities were classified as available-for-sale. Correspondingly, Peoples carries these securities at fair value on its Consolidated Balance Sheets, with any unrealized gain or loss recorded in stockholders’stockholders' equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. As a result, both the investment and equity sections of Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Balance Sheet are sensitive to changes in the overall market value of the investment portfolio, due to changes in market interest rates, investor confidence and other factors affecting market values.
While temporary changes in the fair value of available-for-sale securities are not recognized in earnings, Peoples is required to evaluate all investment securities with an unrealized loss on a quarterly basis to identify potential other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses. This analysis requires management to consider various factors that involve judgment and estimation, including duration and magnitude of the decline in value, the financial condition of the issuer or pool of issuers and structure of the security.
In early 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting pronouncement that modified the general standards of accounting for OTTI losses.  Prior to this pronouncement, if Peoples determined a loss to be “other-than-temporary”, then an impairment loss was recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the investment’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date.  Under the new standards adopted by Peoples in the second quarter of 2009,current US GAAP, an OTTI loss is recognized in earnings only when (1) Peoples intends to sell the debt security; (2) it is more likely than not that Peoples will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis or (3) Peoples does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost bas isbasis of the security. In situations where Peoples intends to sell or when it is more likely than not that Peoples will be required to sell the security, the entire OTTI loss must be recognized in earnings. In all other situations, only the portion of the OTTI losses representing the credit loss must be recognized in earnings, with the remaining portion being recognized in stockholders’stockholders' equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of deferred taxes.
2009, if Peoples determined a loss to be “other-than-temporary”, then an impairment loss was recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the investment's amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date.
Additional information regarding impairment losses recognized can be found later in this discussion under the caption “Net Impairment Losses”.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
In prior years, Peoples recorded goodwill and other intangible assets as a result of acquisitions accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Under the purchase method, Peoples is required to allocate the cost of an acquired company to the assets acquired, including identified intangible assets, and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Goodwill represents the excess cost over the fair value of net assets acquired and is not amortized but is tested for impairment when indicators of impairment exist, or at least annually. Peoples’Peoples' other intangible assets consist of customer relationship intangible assets, primarily core deposit intangibles, representing the present value of future net income to be earned from acquired customer relationsh ipsrelationships with definite useful lives, which are required to be amortized over their estimated useful lives.
The value of recorded goodwill is supported ultimately by revenue that is driven by the volume of business transacted and Peoples’Peoples' ability to provide quality, cost-effective services in a competitive market place. A decline in earnings as a result of a lack of growth or the inability to deliver cost-effective services over sustained periods can lead to impairment of goodwill that could adversely impact earnings in future periods.  Potential goodwill impairment exists when the fair value of the reporting unit (as defined by US GAAP) is less than its carrying value.  An impairment loss is recognized in earnings only when the carrying amount of goodwill is less than its implied fair value.  
Peoples performs its required annual impairment test as of June 30 each year.  ManagementThe significant assumptions made by management in estimating the reporting unit's fair value were (1) level of future cash flows over the next five years, (2) long-term growth rate of cash flows after year five and (3) the discount rate. Based on this analysis, management estimated the fair value of Peoples' single reporting unit exceeded its carrying value. However, the excess fair value was not significant enough to provide management with a reasonable basis on which to conclude no goodwill impairment existed without further evaluation. Consequently, management performed additional analyses to estimate the fair value of goodwill and concluded the estimated fair value of goodwill exceeded the carrying value of goodwill and, therefore, no impairment existedwas recorded.
Management’s analysis of goodwill at June 30, 2010, since2011, indicated that a decline in the fair value of Peoples’ single reporting unit exceeded its carrying value.of 29% or more would result in goodwill impairment. The analysis also indicated any of the following situations would cause a decline in the fair value of Peoples’ reporting unit resulting in goodwill impairment: (1) a 30% sustained decline in future cash flows or (2) a 350 basis point increase in the discount rate.



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  Peoples is required to perform interim tests for goodwill impairment in subsequent quarters if events occur or circumstances change that indicate potential goodwill impairment exists, such as adverse changes to Peoples’Peoples' business or a significant decline in Peoples’Peoples' market capitalization.
 In the second half of 2010, Since June 30, 2011, Peoples' provisions for loan losses remained elevated, as a result of continued weakness in commercial real estate values which resulted in additional losses on portfolio loans, other real estate owned and loans held-for-sale.  Additionally, Peoples’ market capitalization during the second half of 2010 remainedhas continued to be less than its book value.  Management believed these conditions were indicatorsvalue, which management considers to be an indicator of potentialpossible goodwill impairment and performed interim impairment tests asimpairment. Since June 30, 2011 there has been improvement in loan related credit losses over prior periods which management expects will continue to have a positive impact on Peoples' future cash flows. Additionally, the market value of SeptemberPeoples' common shares improved 32% between June 30 and December 31, 2010. 60; Based on its analyses, management concluded the estimated fair value of Peoples' single reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount, although the excess was2011. Management considered these improvements to be further evidence that goodwill is not significant enough to provide management with a reasonable basis on which to conclude further evaluation was not necessary.  Consequently, management performed additional analyses to estimate the fair value of goodwill and concluded no goodwill was impair since the estimated fair value of goodwill exceeded its carrying value.  Management’s analysis indicated that a decline in the fair value of Peoples’ single reporting unit of 24% or more would result in goodwill impairmentimpaired as of December 31, 2010.
2011.
The significant assumptions made by management in estimating the reporting unit’s fair value were (1) level of future cash flows over the next five years, (2) long-term growth rate of cash flows after year five and (3) the discount rate.  Management’s analysis at year-end 2010 indicated a 25% sustained decline in future cash flows or a 40 basis point increase in the discount rate would cause the implied fair value of goodwill to equal its carrying value. 
Peoples records mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) in connection with its mortgage banking activities, which are intangible assets representing the right to service loans sold to third party investors. These intangible assets are recorded initially at fair value and subsequently amortized over the estimated life of the loans sold. MSRs are stratified based on their predominant risk characteristics and assessed for impairment at the strata level at each reporting date based on their fair value. At December 31, 2010,2011, management concluded no portion of the recorded MSRs was impaired since the fair value exceeded the carrying value. However, future events, such as a significant increase in prepayment speeds, could result in a fair value that is less than the carrying amount, which woul dwould require the recognition of an impairment loss in earnings.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are recorded based on the liability method of accounting, which includes the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the temporary differences between carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates. In general, Peoples records deferred tax assets when the event giving rise to the tax benefit has been recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements.
A valuation allowance is recognized to reduce any deferred tax asset that, based upon available information, it is more-likely-than-not all, or any portion, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Assessing the need for, and amount of, a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets requires significant judgment and analysis of evidence regarding realization of the deferred tax assets. In most cases, the realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon Peoples generating a sufficient level of taxable income in future periods, which can be difficult to predict. Peoples’Peoples' largest deferred tax assets involve differences related to Peoples’Peoples' allowance for loan losses and realization of income tax credits received from Peoples’Peoples' investments in low-income housing projects and funds. 60; Given the nature of Peoples’Peoples' deferred tax assets, management determined no valuation allowances were needed at either December 31, 20102011 or 2009.
The calculation of tax liabilities is complex and requires the use of estimates and judgment since it involves the application of complex tax laws that are subject to different interpretations by Peoples and the various tax authorities. These interpretations are subject to challenge by the tax authorities upon audit or to reinterpretation based on management’smanagement's ongoing assessment of facts and evolving case law.
From time-to-time and in the ordinary course of business, Peoples is involved in inquiries and reviews by tax authorities that normally require management to provide supplemental information to support certain tax positions taken by Peoples in its tax returns. Uncertain tax positions are initially recognized in the consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. Such tax positions are initially and subsequently measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authority assuming full knowledge of the position and all relevant facts. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits were immaterial at both December 31, 2011 and 2010.
Management believes it has taken appropriate positions on its tax returns, although the ultimate outco meoutcome of any tax review cannot be predicted with certainty. Consequently, no assurance can be given that the final outcome of these matters will not be different than what is reflected in the current and historical financial statements.
Fair Value Measurements
As a financial services company, the carrying value of certain financial assets and liabilities is impacted by the application of fair value measurements, either directly or indirectly. In certain cases, an asset or liability is measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis, such as available-for-sale investment securities. In other cases, management must rely on estimates or judgments to determine if an asset or liability not measured at fair value warrants an impairment write-down or whether a valuation reserve should be established. Given the inherent volatility, the use of fair value measurements may have a significant impact on the carrying value of assets or liabilities, or result in material changes to the consolidated financial statements, from period to period.


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Detailed information regarding fair value measurements can be found in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The following is a summary of those assets and liabilities that may be affected by fair value measurements, as well as a brief description of the current accounting practices and valuation methodologies employed by Peoples:
Available-for-Sale Investment Securities
Investment securities classified as available-for-sale are measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis. For most securities, the fair value is based upon quoted market prices (Level 1) or determined by pricing models that consider observable market data.  However,data (Level 2). For structured investment securities, the fair value of certain investment securities, such as CDO securities and similar structured investments,often must be based upon unobservable market data, such as non-binding broker quotes and discounted cash flow analysis or similar models, due to the absence of an active market for these securities.securities (Level 3). As a result, management’smanagement's determination of fair value for these securities is highly dependent on subjective or complex judgments, estimates and assumptions, which could change materially between periods. Management occasionally u sesuses information from independent third-party consultants in its determination of the fair value of more complex structured investment securities, such as the CDO securities. At December 31, 2010,2011, all of Peoples’Peoples' available-for-sale investment securities were measured using observable market data.
At December 31, 2011, the majority of the investment securities with Level 2 fair values were determined using information provided by third-party pricing services. Management reviews the fair values provided by these third parties on a monthly basis and challenges prices when it believes a discrepancy in pricing exists. Management also reviews the valuation methodology and quality controls utilized by the pricing services in their overall assessment of the reasonableness of the fair values provided. To the extent available, management utilizes an independent third party pricing source to assist in its assessment of the values provided by its primary pricing services. Management challenges third party valuations for any security where it believes a material difference in pricing exists. Based on Peoples' past experience, these challenges more-often-than-not result in the third party adjusting its valuation of the security.
Impaired loans
For loans considered impaired, the amount of impairment loss recognized is determined based on a discounted cash flow analysis or the fair value of the underlying collateral if repayment is expected solely from the sale of the collateral. Management typically relies on the fair value of the underlying collateral due to the significant uncertainty surrounding the borrower’sborrower's ability to make future payments. The vast majority of the collateral securing impaired loans is real estate, although it may also include accounts receivable and equipment, inventory or similar personal property. The fair value of the collateral used by management represents the estimated proceeds to be received from the sale of the collateral, less costs incurred during the sale, based upon observable market data and market valu evalue data provided by independent, licensed or certified appraisers.
Goodwill
The process of evaluating goodwill for impairment involves highly subjective or complex judgments, estimates and assumptions regarding the fair value of Peoples’Peoples' reporting unit and, in some cases, goodwill itself. As a result, changes to these judgments, estimates and assumptions in future periods could result in materially different results.
Peoples currently possesses a single reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing. While quoted market prices exist for Peoples’Peoples' common shares since they are publicly traded, these market prices do not necessarily reflect the value associated with gaining control of an entity. Thus, management takes into account all appropriate fair value measurements in determining the estimated fair value of the reporting unit. These measurements include transaction prices of recently acquired institutions based upon multiples of book value or earnings and discounted cash flow analysis.
For Peoples’ December 31, 2010Peoples' June 30, 2011 goodwill impairment test, management estimated the fair value of Peoples’Peoples' reporting unit using both an income approach and a market approach. The income approach consisted of a discounted cash flow analysis of projected future earnings. The market approach was based upon multiples of book value of recently acquired financial institutions, including distressed institutions. The discount rate used represented the estimated cost of Peoples’Peoples' common equity based upon observable market data. The fair values derived under both approaches were weighted to arrive at an overall estimated fair value. Management placed greater weight on the income approach due to the limited number of acquisitions occurring in 20102011 involving healthy or non-distre ssnon-distressed entities compared to prior years. Consequently, the estimated fair value of Peoples’Peoples' reporting unit could be materially different in future periods due to changes in either projected future earnings or the cost of common equity.



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The measurement of any actual impairment loss requires management to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill by deducting the fair value of all tangible and separately identifiable intangible net assets (including unrecognized intangible assets) from the fair value of the reporting unit. The fair value of net tangible assets is calculated using the methodologies described in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Customer relationship intangibles are the only separately identifiable intangible assets included in the calculation of the implied fair value of goodwill. The amount of these intangibles represents the present value of the future earnings stream attributable to the deposit relationships.
Mortgage Servicing Rights  
MSRs are carried at the lower of cost or market value, and, therefore, can be subject to fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis. MSRs do not trade in an active market with readily observable prices. Thus, management determines fair value based upon a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income provided by an independent third party consultant. This valuation model is affected by various input factors, such as servicing costs, expected prepayment speeds and discount rates, which are subject to change between reporting periods. As a result, significant changes to these factors could result in a material change to the calculated fair value of MSRs.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2010,2011, net income available to common shareholders totaled $3.5was $11.2 million, versus $2.3$3.5 million in 20092010 and $7.5$2.3 million in 2008,2009, representing diluted earnings per common share of $0.34, $0.22$1.07, $0.34 and $0.72,$0.22, respectively. Key factors forThe improvement in earnings was a result of significant reductions in loan-related losses, specifically the lower earnings over the last three years were higher than historical levels of provision for loan losses and other loan-related credit losses, plus OTTI losses related to investment securities.losses. Earnings available to common shareholders for 2009 and 2010 also were reduced by preferred dividends of $1.9$1.3 million in 2011, $2.1 million in 2010 and $2.1$1.9 million respectively, in 2009 related to the TARP Capital Investment. Despite these challenges, Peoples generated positive results in several key areas, including expansion of retail deposits, expense control and continued diversification of revenues.
Provision for loan losses totaled $26.9$8.0 million in 2010,2011, compared to $25.7$26.9 million in 20092010 and $27.6$25.7 million in 2008.  These provisions reflect2009. The recorded provision reflects the amountsamount needed to maintain the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses based on management’smanagement's formal quarterly analysis.  The combination
In 2011, net interest income decreased 10% to $54.0 million, as the impact of steady declinesthe sustained low interest rate environment and lower average loan balances caused a decline in commercial real estate values andinterest income that exceeded the deteriorating financial condition of borrowers commensurate with recessionary economic conditions resultedreduction in higher provisions for loan losses than historical amounts.
funding costs. Net interest margin remained relatively stable throughout 2011. In 2010, net interest income decreased 3% in 2010 compared to the prior year,2009, due primarily to decreased earning assets as a result of commercial loan payoffs and charge-offs, coupled with lower reinvestment rates corresponding with market interest rates.  In comparison, net interest income grew 6% in 2009, due to a greater decrease in Peoples' funding costs in comparison to asset yields in response to lower short-term market rates.  Net interest margin has been relatively stable over the last three years, as management took steps to adjust the balance sheet size and mix to lessen the impact of historically low market inter est rates. 
Non-interestTotal non-interest income, which excludes the impact of gains and losses, increased 4% in 2011 over the prior year. This increase was driven by stronger generation in virtually every major revenue category. The largest growth occurred in electronic banking income, which increased 10% year-over-year. In 2010, total non-interest income was down slightly in 2010 compared to the prior year.2009. Electronic banking income increased 19% in 2010, while trust and investment income grew 13%. Both of these increases were more than offset by lower deposit account service charges and insurance income.  In 2009, total
Total non-interest income was consistent with the prior year.  Peoples experienced significant growthexpense increased 8% in mortgage banking income2011, to $61.3 million, due to strong refinancing activity, which washigher salary and employee benefit cost. Other operating expenses were generally controlled as reduced FDIC insurance costs and foreclosed real estate and other loan costs offset by declines in other non-interest income categories.   
Totalthe additional marketing expense and higher professional fees, primarily external legal and consulting services. In 2010, non-interest expense decreased 3% in 2010, to $57.0 million,versus 2009 largely attributable to cost saving initiatives implemented during 2010.the year. The impact of these initiatives was tempered by costs associated with an elevated level of foreclosed real estate and problemsproblem loans.  In 2009,
At December 31, 2011, total non-interest expense was up $5.2 million overassets were $1.79 billion, 2% lower than the prior year, with most of this increase due to $3.1 million in additional FDIC insurance expense.  Other significant factors impacting the increase in 2009 included higher employee medical benefit costs and workout costs for problem loans.  
 Total assets decreased $163.8 million in 2010, to $1.84 billion at December 31, 2010, due primarily to a planned reduction in the size of the investment portfolio.  As a result, total investment securities decreased $110.6 million, to $641.3 million at December 31, 2010.year-end. Cash and cash equivalents decreased $35.7 million during the year due to a reduction in short-term assets. Total investment securities were $74.6$27.9 million athigher than year-end 2010, versus $41.8reflecting the redeployment of short-term assets, plus a $14.6 million at December 31, 2009.  This increa se was the result of Peoples maintaining a higher level of excess cash reserves at the Federal Reserve Bank.  Grossimprovement in market value. Total portfolio loan balances decreased $91.3$22.2 million in 2010, due primarily to commercial loan payoffs2011. Paydowns and charge-offs exceeding new production.  At during the first half of the year were the key drivers of the decrease during the 2011.
Total liabilities decreased $19.8 million during the year, to $1.59 billion at December 31, 2010, the allowance for loan losses was $26.82011. Retail deposit balances increased $12.9 million or 2.79% of gross loans, versus $27.3 million, or 2.59%, at year-end 2009.  The increase in allowance percentage was primarily attributable to elevated charge-offs2011 as a 12% growth in recent quarters, andlow-cost core deposit balances was partially offset by the lower level of watch-rated credits, which are loans possessing some credit deficiency or potential weakness.   
 At December 31, 2010, total liabilities were $1.61 billion, down $150.6 million or 9% compared to year-end 2009.  Much of this decrease was attributable to balance sheet deleveraging in 2010, which included reductions in high-cost, non-core deposits and wholesale borrowings.  Total deposit balances decreased $34.3 million in 2010, as a $51.4 million decline in interest-bearing deposits, primarily certificates of deposit and governmental public funds, was partially offset by growth in non-interest-bearing depositsmoney market balances. The lower interest-bearing deposit balances were a result


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of management maintaining its focus on reducing higher-cost, non-core deposits. At December 31, 2010,2011, total borrowed funds were $216.6 million, down $113.8$15.2 million or 33%since December 31, 2010, to $231.8 million, compared to year-end 2009.as Peoples repaid maturing wholesale borrowings.
Total stockholders’stockholders' equity was 5% lower$206.7 million at year-end 2010 than at December 31, 2009.2011, down $24.0 million from the prior year-end. This decreasereduction was due entirely to a decline in fair value of Peoples’ available-for-sale investment portfolio, which resulted in a $15.1 million decrease in stockholders' equity.  As a result, tangiblethe TARP Capital Redemption. Peoples' common equity was 7.17%positively impacted by earnings exceeding dividends by $8.0 million, plus a $5.9 million change in accumulated other comprehensive income, due mostly to improved market value of tangible assetsPeoples' available-for-sale investment portfolio. Regulatory capital ratios remained significantly higher than "well capitalized" minimums. Peoples' Tier 1 Common Capital ratio increased to 12.82% at year-end 2010, versus 7.22% at December 31, 2009.  Peoples'2011, while the Total Risk-Based capitalCapital ratio remained strong atwas 16.20% versus 18.24% at year-end 2010, compared to 16.80% at December 31, 2009.  2010, with the decrease the result of the TARP Capital Redemption.



RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Interest Income and Expense
Peoples earns interest income on loans and investments and incurs interest expense on interest-bearing deposits and borrowed funds. Net interest income, the amount by which interest income exceeds interest expense, remains Peoples’Peoples' largest source of revenue. The amount of net interest income earned by Peoples is affected by various factors, including changes in market interest rates due to the Federal Reserve Board’sBoard's monetary policy, the level and degree of pricing competition for both loans and deposits in Peoples’Peoples' markets and the amount and composition of Peoples’Peoples' earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.
Peoples monitors net interest income performance and manages its balance sheet composition through regular Asset-Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”) meetings. The asset/liability management process employed by the ALCO is intended to mitigate the impact of future interest rate changes on Peoples’Peoples' net interest income and earnings. However, the frequency and/or magnitude of changes in market interest rates are difficult to predict, and may have a greater impact on net interest income than adjustments management is able to make.
As part of the analysis of net interest income, management converts tax-exempt income earned on obligations of states and political subdivisions to the pre-tax equivalent of taxable income using an effective tax rate of 35%. Management believes the resulting fully tax-equivalent (“FTE”) net interest income allows for a more meaningful comparison of tax-exempt income and yields to their taxable equivalents. Net interest margin, which is calculated by dividing FTE net interest income by average interest-earning assets, serves as the primary measure used in evaluatingan important measurement of the net revenue stream generated by the volume, mix and pricing of Peoples’ earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.
The following table details the calculation of FTE net interest income for the years ended December 31:
(Dollars in thousands)201120102009
Net interest income, as reported$53,979
$59,902
$61,843
Taxable equivalent adjustments1,133
1,542
1,605
Fully tax-equivalent net interest income$55,112
$61,444
$63,448
The following table details Peoples’ average balance sheets for the years ended December 31:periods presented:


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 2011 2010 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
Average BalanceIncome/ ExpenseYield/Cost Average BalanceIncome/ ExpenseYield/Cost Average BalanceIncome/ ExpenseYield/Cost
Short-term investments$11,522
$24
0.21% $36,508
$91
0.25% $28,496
$71
0.25%
Investment Securities (1):           
Taxable631,112
24,332
3.86% 656,719
29,728
4.53% 660,828
34,521
5.22%
Nontaxable (2)38,653
2,385
6.17% 57,781
3,621
6.27% 67,471
4,325
6.41%
Total investment securities669,765
26,717
3.99% 714,500
33,349
4.67% 728,299
38,846
5.33%
Loans (3):           
Commercial616,970
30,375
4.92% 682,736
36,169
5.30% 725,021
40,299
5.56%
Real estate (4)246,878
13,111
5.31% 260,964
14,650
5.61% 273,625
17,163
6.27%
Consumer87,103
6,039
6.93% 86,203
6,618
7.68% 94,411
7,331
7.76%
Total loans950,951
49,525
5.21% 1,029,903
57,437
5.58% 1,093,057
64,793
5.93%
Less: Allowance for loan losses(27,259)   (29,597)   (25,081)  
Net loans923,692
49,525
5.36% 1,000,306
57,437
5.74% 1,067,976
64,793
6.07%
Total earning assets1,604,979
76,266
4.75% 1,751,314
90,877
5.19% 1,824,771
103,710
5.68%
Intangible assets64,621
   65,153
   66,010
  
Other assets141,479
   145,260
   133,530
  
    Total assets$1,811,079
   $1,961,727
   $2,024,311
  
Deposits:           
Savings accounts$134,752
$184
0.14% $120,301
$193
0.16% $126,226
$645
0.51%
Interest-bearing demand accounts242,496
1,645
0.68% 234,503
2,614
1.11% 207,117
3,127
1.51%
Money market accounts266,273
789
0.30% 291,632
2,171
0.74% 235,690
2,735
1.16%
Brokered deposits70,417
2,308
3.28% 102,153
2,994
2.93% 131,071
4,500
3.43%
Retail certificates of deposit419,226
9,004
2.15% 451,746
11,150
2.47% 506,132
15,116
2.99%
Total interest-bearing deposits1,133,164
13,930
1.23% 1,200,335
19,122
1.59% 1,206,236
26,123
2.17%
Borrowed Funds:           
Short-term FHLB advances5,525
5
0.08% 8,712
10
0.11% 6,867
15
0.19%
Other short-term borrowings41,589
98
0.23% 50,185
252
0.49% 53,056
467
0.87%
Total short-term borrowings47,114
103
0.22% 58,897
262
0.44% 59,923
482
0.81%
Long-term FHLB advances84,193
2,895
3.44% 102,685
3,624
3.53% 136,272
5,354
3.93%
Wholesale repurchase agreements65,000
2,247
3.41% 113,219
4,439
3.87% 153,795
6,323
4.05%
Other long-term borrowings22,583
1,979
8.64% 22,548
1,986
8.69% 22,513
1,980
8.67%
Total long-term borrowings171,776
7,121
4.11% 238,452
10,049
4.18% 312,580
13,657
4.37%
Total borrowed funds218,890
7,224
3.27% 297,349
10,311
3.44% 372,503
14,139
3.76%
Total interest-bearing liabilities1,352,054
21,154
1.56% 1,497,684
29,433
1.96% 1,578,739
40,262
2.55%
Non-interest-bearing deposits228,093
   210,310
   195,688
  
Other liabilities11,435
   14,336
   17,036
  
Total liabilities1,591,582
   1,722,330
   1,791,463
  
Preferred equity19,492
   38,594
   35,438
  
Common equity200,005
   200,803
   197,410
  
Total stockholders’ equity219,497
   239,397
   232,848
  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$1,811,079
   $1,961,727
   $2,024,311
  
Interest rate spread $55,112
3.19%  $61,444
3.23%  $63,448
3.13%
Net interest margin3.43%   3.51%   3.48%

    2010   2009   2008
  Average Income/ Yield/ Average Income/ Yield/ Average Income/ Yield/
(Dollars in thousands)
 Balance Expense Rate Balance Expense Rate Balance Expense Rate
Short-Term Investments:                  
  Total short-term investments  $36,508  $91 0.25%  $28,496  $70 0.25%  $2,871  $65 2.28%
Investment Securities (1):                  
Taxable  656,719  29,728 4.53%  660,828  34,522 5.22%  549,687  29,106 5.30%
Nontaxable (2)  57,781  3,621 6.27%  67,471  4,325 6.41%  65,624  4,289 6.54%
  Total investment securities  714,500  33,349 4.67%  728,299  38,847 5.33%  615,311  33,395 5.43%
Loans (3):                  
Commercial  682,736  36,169 5.30%  725,021  40,299 5.56%  744,584  48,291 6.49%
Real estate (4)  260,964  14,650 5.61%  273,625  17,163 6.27%  283,285  19,221 6.79%
Consumer  86,203  6,618 7.68%  94,411  7,331 7.76%  85,378  6,861 8.04%
  Total loans  1,029,903  57,437 5.58%  1,093,057  64,793 5.93%  1,113,247  74,373 6.69%
Less: Allowance for loan losses  (29,597)      (25,081)      (17,428)    
  Net loans  1,000,306  57,437 5.74%  1,067,976  64,793 6.07%  1,095,819  74,373 6.79%
    Total earning assets  1,751,314  90,877 5.19%  1,824,771  103,710 5.68%  1,714,001  107,833 6.29%
Intangible assets  65,153      66,010      67,203    
Other assets  145,260      133,530      128,798    
    Total assets  $1,961,727      $2,024,311      $1,910,002    
Deposits:                  
Savings accounts  $120,301  $193 0.16%  $126,226  $645 0.51%  $114,651  $583 0.51%
Interest-bearing demand accounts  234,503  2,614 1.11%  207,117  3,127 1.51%  199,639  3,578 1.79%
Money market accounts  291,632  2,171 0.74%  235,690  2,735 1.16%  168,075  3,482 2.07%
Brokered certificates of deposit  102,153  2,994 2.93%  131,071  4,500 3.43%  91,797  3,767 4.10%
Retail certificates of deposit  451,746  11,150 2.47%  506,132  15,116 2.99%  508,497  19,900 3.91%
  Total interest-bearing deposits  1,200,335  19,122 1.59%  1,206,236  26,123 2.17%  1,082,659  31,310 2.89%
Borrowed Funds:                  
Short-term FHLB advances  8,712  10 0.11%  6,867  15 0.19%  102,146  2,557 2.46%
Retail repurchase agreements  50,185  252 0.49%  53,056  468 0.87%  40,524  826 2.00%
  Total short-term borrowings  58,897  262 0.44%  59,923  483 0.81%  142,670  3,383 2.37%
Long-term FHLB advances  102,685  3,624 3.53%  136,272  5,354 3.93%  116,176  4,856 4.18%
Wholesale repurchase agreements  113,219  4,440 3.87%  153,795  6,323 4.05%  148,251  6,223 4.13%
Other borrowings  22,548  1,985 8.69%  22,513  1,979 8.67%  22,478  1,976 8.65%
  Total long-term borrowings  238,452  10,049 4.18%  312,580  13,656 4.37%  286,905  13,055 4.55%
  Total borrowed funds  297,349  10,311 3.44%  372,503  14,139 3.76%  429,575  16,438 3.78%
Total interest-bearing liabilities  1,497,684  29,433 1.96%  1,578,739  40,262 2.55%  1,512,234  47,748 3.15%
Non-interest-bearing deposits  210,310      195,688      180,973    
Other liabilities  14,336      17,036      13,892    
    Total liabilities  1,722,330      1,791,463      1,707,099    
Preferred equity  38,594      35,438      –    
Common equity  200,803      197,410      202,903    
    Total stockholders’ equity  239,397      232,848      202,903    
    Total liabilities and                  
     stockholders’ equity  $1,961,727      $2,024,311      $1,910,002    
Interest rate spread    $61,444 3.23%    $63,448 3.13%    $60,085 3.14%
Net interest margin 3.51%     3.48%     3.51%

(1)Average balances are based on carrying value.
(2)Interest income and yields are presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis using a 35% federal statutory tax rate.
(3)Nonaccrual and impaired loans are included in the average loan balances.  Related interest income earned on nonaccrual loans prior to the loanloans being placed on nonaccrual status is included in loan interest income.  Loan fees included in interest income were immaterial for all periods presented.
(4)Loans held for sale are included in the average loan balance listed.  Related interest income on loans originated for sale prior to the loan being sold is included in loan interest income.


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The following table details the calculation of FTE net interest income for the years ended December 31:
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008
Net interest income, as reported $59,902  $61,843  $58,479
Taxable equivalent adjustments      1,542       1,605       1,606
    Fully tax-equivalent net interest income $61,444  $63,448  $60,085

The following table provides an analysis of the changes in FTE net interest income:
(Dollars in thousands)
Change from 2009 to 2010 (1)
 
Change from 2008 to 2009 (1)
Changes from 2010 to 2011 Changes from 2009 to 2010
Increase (decrease) in:RateVolumeTotal RateVolumeTotalRateVolume
Total (1)
 RateVolume
Total (1)
INTEREST INCOME:      
Short-term investments $- $21  $(93) $98 $5$(13)$(54)$(67) $
$20
$20
Investment Securities: (2)
      
Taxable         (4,581)            (214)         (4,795)             (421)           5,837           5,416(4,270)(1,126)(5,396) (4,579)(214)(4,793)
Nontaxable             (93)            (611)            (704)              (86)             122               36(57)(1,179)(1,236) (93)(611)(704)
Total investment income         (4,674)            (825)         (5,499)             (507)           5,959           5,452(4,327)(2,305)(6,632) (4,672)(825)(5,497)
Loans:
        
Commercial         (1,831)         (2,298)         (4,129)          (6,756)         (1,236)         (7,992)(2,472)(3,322)(5,794) (1,832)(2,298)(4,130)
Real estate         (1,747)            (766)         (2,513)          (1,422)            (636)         (2,058)(766)(773)(1,539) (1,747)(766)(2,513)
Consumer             (80)            (633)            (713)             (240)             710             470(648)69
(579) (80)(633)(713)
Total loan income         (3,658)         (3,697)         (7,355)          (8,418)         (1,162)         (9,580)(3,886)(4,026)(7,912) (3,659)(3,697)(7,356)
Total interest income        (8,332)        (4,501)      (12,833)         (9,018)         4,895        (4,123)(8,226)(6,385)(14,611) (8,331)(4,502)(12,833)
INTEREST EXPENSE:        
Deposits:        
Savings deposits            (423)             (29)            (452)                  1               61               62
Interest-bearing transaction            (894)             381            (513)             (580)             129            (451)
Money market         (1,125)             561            (564)          (1,851)           1,104            (747)
Brokered time            (601)            (905)         (1,506)             (688)           1,421             733
Retail time         (2,450)         (1,516)         (3,966)          (4,692)             (92)         (4,784)
Savings accounts(28)19
(9) (423)(29)(452)
Interest-bearing demand accounts(1,054)85
(969) (894)381
(513)
Money market accounts(1,206)(176)(1,382) (1,125)561
(564)
Brokered certificates of deposit325
(1,011)(686) (601)(905)(1,506)
Retail certificates of deposit(1,377)(769)(2,146) (2,450)(1,516)(3,966)
Total deposit cost         (5,493)         (1,508)         (7,001)          (7,810)           2,623         (5,187)(3,340)(1,852)(5,192) (5,493)(1,508)(7,001)
Borrowed funds:        
Short-term borrowings            (199)             (22)            (221)          (1,818)         (1,082)         (2,900)(118)(41)(159) (199)(21)(220)
Long-term borrowings            (779)         (2,828)         (3,607)             (420)           1,021             601(578)(2,350)(2,928) (779)(2,829)(3,608)
Total borrowed funds cost            (978)         (2,850)         (3,828)          (2,238)             (61)         (2,299)(696)(2,391)(3,087) (978)(2,850)(3,828)
Total interest expense        (6,471)        (4,358)      (10,829)       (10,048)         2,562        (7,486)(4,036)(4,243)(8,279) (6,471)(4,358)(10,829)
Net interest income $(1,861) $(143) $(2,004)  $1,030 $2,333 $3,363$(4,190)$(2,142)$(6,332) $(1,860)$(144)$(2,004)
(1)The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated to volumerate and ratevolume changes in proportion to the relationship of the dollar amounts of the change in each.
(2)Presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis.
In 2010,2011, net interest income was adversely affected by the sustained low interest rate environment, coupled with a decline in average loan balances experienced as a result of significant payoffs and charge-offs during the year. Peoples' deposit pricing strategy over the past several quarters has caused a moderate decrease in money market balances and high-cost retail certificates of deposit ("CDs"). The yield curve flattening experienced during 2011 put downward pressure on Peoples' asset yields, due to the corresponding decline in reinvestment rates. However, management has intensified its disciplined approach to loan and deposit pricing, which lowered funding costs and mitigated much of the impact of lower market interest rates on net interest income and margin. Peoples' deposit costs in 2011 benefited from nearly $60 million in high-cost CDs maturing during the year and being replaced with lower-cost funds. Most of these CDs were part of a special product offering in 2008 and had an average cost of 3.73%. An additional $22.0 million of these high-cost CDs with an average rate of 4.22% will mature during the first quarter of 2012.
In comparison, net interest income in 2010 was adversely affected by declining asset yields as excess funds were reinvested at lower market interest rates, especially during the second half of the year when the yield curve flattened. A contributing factor for the lower net interest income in 2010 was the decrease in loan balances experienced during the year. Given these conditions, management took steps throughout 2010 to reduce funding costs, where possible, as a means of offsetting the lower asset yields. These efforts included adjusting Peoples' funding mix away from high-cost deposits and


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wholesale borrowings and into lower-cost, core deposits. However, the ability to reduce funding costs was limited by the lack of significant high-cost liabilities maturing in 2010.
In comparison, net interest income in 2009 benefited from the lower short-term market interest rates that existed because of the Federal Reserve's actions, as Peoples was able to reduce its funding costs to a greater extent than the decline experienced in its asset yields.  Additionally, growth in low-cost retail deposits allowed Peoples to repay maturing higher-cost wholesale funding, further contributing to the decline in funding costs.  
Peoples' net interest margin, although pressured by the changes in interest rates and corresponding slope of the yield curve, remained relatively consistent in both 2010 and 2009, due to Peoples' active management of its balance sheet and interest rate risk profile. Net interest margin also was negatively impacted by Peoples maintaining excess cash reserves at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.  These cash balances were maintained due to a lack of investment opportunities that satisfied management's risk-reward criteria, coupled with Peoples’Peoples' desire to repay maturing high-cost wholesale funding.
Average loan balances decreased in both 20092010 and 2010,2011, reflecting significant commercial loan payoffs and elevated charge-off levels over the last three years.  Average loan balances also were impacted by residential real estate loans being refinanced and sold to the secondary market due to customer demand for long-term, fixed-rate loans.  While these reductionsAverage investment securities have decreased in each of the past two years. These declines were due largely to planned deleveraging of Peoples' balance sheet by using investment cash flows to repay wholesale funding. During 2011, Peoples held the size of its investment portfolio relatively stable due to the absence of planned loan growth. This action somewhat mitigated the negative impact of lower average loan balances negatively impactedin 2011 versus 2010.
Opportunities to reduce funding costs will remain limited by the amount of high-cost funding scheduled to mature. In addition, the Federal Reserve's current strategy of maintaining a flatter interest rate environment will put downward pressure on net interest income Peoples took advantage of attractive investmentand margin. As a result, Peoples' balance sheet strategies will continue to emphasize growing loans profitably, remaining disciplined with loan and deposit pricing and maintaining good liquidity. Management also may take other actions in future quarters to enhance Peoples' net interest income and margin through changes in Peoples' balance sheet mix if opportunities that were available during most of 2008 and early 2009, which accounted for the increase in average investment securities since 2008.exist based upon market conditions.
Detailed information regarding changes in Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Balance Sheets can be found under appropriate captions of the “FINANCIAL CONDITION” section of this discussion.  Additional information regarding Peoples’Peoples' interest rate risk and the potential impact of interest rate changes on Peoples’Peoples' results of operations and financial condition can be found later in this discussion under the caption “Interest Rate Sensitivity and Liquidity”.
Provision for Loan Losses
The following table details Peoples’ provision for loan losses:
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008201120102009
Provision for checking account overdrafts $551  $799  $1,125$418
$551
$799
Provision for other loan losses 26,365  24,922  26,5157,580
26,365
24,922
Total provision for loan losses $26,916  $25,721  $27,640$7,998
$26,916
$25,721
     
As a percentage of average gross loans2.61% 2.35% 2.48%0.84%2.61%2.35%

The provision for loan losses is based on management’smanagement's formal quarterly evaluation of the loan portfolio and analysis of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses described in the “Critical Accounting Policies” section of this discussion. This analysis considers various factors that affect losses, such as changes in Peoples’Peoples' loan quality, historical loss experience and current economic conditions.
Additional information regarding changes in the allowance for loan losses and loan credit quality can be found later in this discussion under the caption “Allowance for Loan Losses”.
Net Impairment Losses
The following table details the net impairment losses recognized on available-for-sale securities:
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008201120102009
Collateralized debt obligations $986  $3,707  $1,920$
$986
$3,707
Mortgage-backed securities 800  –  –
800

Individual bank-issued trust preferred securities –  4,000  2,080

4,000
Preferred stocks –  –  260
Total net impairment losses $1,786  $7,707  $4,260$
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The impairment losses shown in the table above were the result of management determining certain securities were other-than-temporarily impaired.  These determinations were made in connection with management’smanagement's quarterly analysis of the investment portfolio described in the “Critical Accounting Policies” section of this discussion, which included evaluating the credit quality of underlying issuers and estimating cash flows to be received from the securities.
 
 Since 2007,The losses associated to collateralized debt obligations ("CDO") securities were the fair valueresult of CDO securities, including those held in Peoples’ investment portfolio, has been affected by the continued liquidity and credit concerns within the financial markets, as well as the downgrading of these securities by rating agencies.  Additionally, several underlying issuers have either deferred or defaulted on the payment obligations, which reduced the overall cash flow stream inwithin these structured investments.investments since 2007.  In 2009, management’smanagement's analysis concluded Peoples’ two mezzanine tranche CDO securities held in Peoples' investment portfolio were total losses since it was probable Peoples would not recover the amortized cost of the securities. Similarly, Peoples' two e quityequity tranche CDO securities were deemed total losses in the first quarter of 2010 based on management's analysis of estimated cash flows to be received. Additional information regarding Peoples’ investmentsAs a result of these write-downs, Peoples has had no recorded investment in any CDO securities can be found later in this discussion undersince the caption “Investment Securities”.first quarter of 2010.
The losses attributable to individual bank-issued trust preferred securities involved two unrelated issuers who had deferred interest payments.  Management deemed the securities a total loss since its analysis indicated it was probable Peoples would not recover the entire principal amounts.  Subsequent to management’smanagement's determinations, federal banking regulators closed the banking subsidiaries of both issuers, with the FDIC being appointed as receiver of the failed institutions.
The preferred stock losses related to preferred stocks issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.   
Management performed its quarterly analysis of the remaining investment securities with an unrealized loss at December 31, 2010,2011, and concluded no other individual securities were other-than-temporarily impaired.
Other Gains and Losses(Losses)
The following table details the other gains and losses recognized in each of the last three years:years ended December 31:
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008
Net (loss) gain attributable to:     
Early debt extinguishment $(3,630)  $–  $–
OREO (1,854)  (118)  (9)
Loans held-for-sale (1,319)  –  –
Disposals of bank premises and equipment (88)  15  (10)
Sale of merchant services –  –  500
Sale of banking office –  –  275
Total other (losses) gains $(6,891)  $(103)  $756
(Dollars in thousands)201120102009
Net loss on OREO$(1,395)$(1,854)$(118)
Gain (loss) on loans held-for-sale469
(1,319)
Loss on debt extinguishment
(3,630)
Net gain (loss) on bank premises and equipment10
(88)15
Net other gains (losses)$(916)$(6,891)$(103)
Nearly all of the net OREO losses in 2010 and 2011 were the result of write-downs on two unrelated commercial properties held as OREO since late 2009. In comparison, the net OREO loss in 2009 was attributable to sales of OREO. The loss recognized on early debt extinguishment in 2010 was the result of the prepayments completed in the third quarter.  Almost all of the net loss on OREO recognized in 2010 was the result of write-downs on two unrelated commercial properties held as OREO throughout 2010, while the losses in prior years were attributable to sales of OREO.
Non-Interest Income
Peoples generates non-interest income, which excludes gains and losses on investments and other assets, from six primary sources: deposit account service charges, trust and investment activities, insurance sales revenues, electronic banking (“e-banking”), mortgage banking and bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”).
In recent years,2011, Peoples has placed increasedexperienced revenue growth from nearly every non-interest income source. This success reflects Peoples' continued emphasis on reducing itsmaintaining a diversified revenue stream through greater reliance on net interest income by growing non-interest income, especially fee-based revenues not affected by interest rate changes, and, thus, diversifying its revenue stream.  In 2010, non-interest income was driven primarily by stronger e-banking revenue and trust and investment income, as recessionary economic conditions negatively impacted other non-interest revenues. TotalAs a result, total non-interest income accounted for 34.6%37.9% of Peoples’Peoples' total revenues in 2010,2011, compared to 34.6% in 2010 and 34.1% i n 2009 and 35.4% in 2008.2009.   
Service charges and other fees on deposit accounts, which are based on the recovery of costs associated with services provided, comprised the largest portion of Peoples’Peoples' non-interest income.  Management periodically evaluates its cost recovery fees to ensure they are reasonable based on operational costs and similar to fees charged in Peoples’Peoples' markets by competitors.  
The following table details Peoples’Peoples' deposit account service charges:
(Dollars in thousands)201120102009
Overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees$8,153
$8,357
$9,336
Account maintenance fees1,315
866
769
Other fees and charges297
358
285
Total deposit account service charges$9,765
$9,581
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(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008
Overdraft fees $7,012  $7,869  $7,356
Non-sufficient funds fees 1,345  1,467  1,682
Other fees and charges 1,224  1,054  1,099
    Total deposit account service charges $9,581  $10,390  $10,137
The amount of deposit account service charges, particularly overdraftfees for overdrafts and non-sufficient funds, fees, is largely dependent on the timing and volume of customer activity.  As a result, the amount ultimately recognized by Peoples can fluctuate from period to period.  Peoples typically experiences seasonal changes in overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees, primarily in the first and fourth quarters. Typically, thea lower volume of overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees are lowerannually in the first quarter attributable to customers receiving income tax refunds, while volumes generally increase in the fourth quarter in connection with the holiday shopping season.
New regulations governing overdraft fees became effective during the third quarter of 2010, which limitlimiting the ability of banks to impose overdraft fees on certain transactions.  Management has taken steps to mitigatetransactions became effective during the adversethird quarter of 2010. These regulations have had a minimal impact on Peoples as reflected in the lack of significant changes in overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees versus the prior year. Account maintenance fees during the 2011 reflect the impact of Peoples' new consumer checking account product offering and pricing structure implemented during the regulatory changes.  As a result, the lower overdraft fees in 2010 largely reflect reduced volumes driven by changes in customer behavior.  Therefore, it remains difficult to predict whether or not the overdraft fee regulations will have a material adverse affect on Peoples’ deposit account service charges.first quarter of 2011.
 InsurancePeoples' insurance income, also comprises a significant portion of Peoples’ total non-interest income.  The following table details Peoples’ insurance income:
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008
Property and casualty insurance commissions $7,385  $7,633  $7,982
Life and health insurance commissions 580  661  645
Credit life and A&H insurance commissions 123  119  175
Performance based commissions 585  828  864
Other fees and charges 173  149  236
    Total insurance income $8,846  $9,390  $9,902
Peoples’ insurance incomewhich consists predominantly of commission revenue from the sale of property and casualty insurance to commercial customers.  While customers, continued to comprise a significant portion of Peoples' non-interest income in 2011.  The following table details Peoples’ insurance income:   
(Dollars in thousands)201120102009
Property and casualty insurance commissions$7,419
$7,385
$7,633
Performance-based commissions944
585
828
Life and health insurance commissions624
580
661
Credit life and A&H insurance commissions158
123
119
Other fees and charges120
173
149
Total insurance income$9,265
$8,846
$9,390
Peoples continues to behas been successful at retainingmaintaining a high retention rate for existing insurance customers,customers. However, property and casualty insurance commission levels in 2009 and 2010 were lower, reflectingcommissions over the past three years have been pressured by the effects of a contracting economy on commercial insurance needs, plus lower pricing margins due to competition within the insurance industry. The bulk of the performance basedperformance-based commission income is receivedtypically recorded annually by Peoples during the first quarter and is based on a combination of factors, includingsuch as loss experience of insurance policies sold, production volumes, and overall financial performance of the individual insurance industry during the preceding year.carriers.  As a result, the amount of performance ba sedbased commission income recognized by Peoples is difficult to predict and could fluctuate from year to year. Future growth in property and casualty insurance commission levels may be limited by the effects of a weak economy on commercial insurance needs.
Peoples’Peoples' trust and investment income is comprised of revenue generated from its fiduciary activities and the sale of investment services. The following table details Peoples’Peoples' trust and investment income for the years ended December 31 and market value of managed assets at year-end:

(Dollars in thousands)201120102009
Fiduciary$4,293
$4,396
$3,760
Brokerage1,255
952
962
Total trust and investment income$5,548
$5,348
$4,722
    
Trust assets under management$821,659
$836,587
$750,993
Brokerage assets under management262,196
256,579
216,479
Total managed assets$1,083,855
$1,093,166
$967,472
Average during the year$1,092,781
$977,577
$873,930
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008
Fiduciary $4,396  $3,760  $4,113
Brokerage 952  962  1,026
    Total trust and investment income $5,348  $4,722  $5,139
      
Trust assets under management $836,587  $750,993  $685,705
Brokerage assets under management 256,579  216,479  184,301
    Total managed assets $1,093,166  $967,472  $870,006
      
Average during the year $977,577  $873,930  $942,965
BothPeoples' fiduciary and brokerage revenues are based primarily ondriven by the value of assets under management. TheOver the last several quarters, Peoples has continued to attract new managed funds, due in part to the addition of experienced financial advisors in previously underserved market valueareas. These efforts have helped to lessen the impact of Peoples’ managed assets was impacted by the downturngeneral decline experienced in the financial markets that occurred in the second half of 2008 and continued through most of 2009.  Since late 2009, the value of managed assets has increased due in large part to the general recovery experienced in the financial markets.  During 2008, Peoples attracted over $50 million in new assets, which generated additional revenue and offset the impact of lower market values in the second half of 2008.  In comparison, Peoples added nearly $31 million in managed assets during 2010, which contributed to the increase in trust and investment income.
as whole.
Peoples’Peoples' e-banking services include ATM and debit cards, direct deposit services and internet banking, and serve as alternative delivery channels to traditional sales offices for providing services to clients.  In 2010, Peoples’2011, Peoples' customers used their debit cards to complete $338$372 million of transactions, versus $338 million in 2010 and $290 million in 2009, and $272 million in 2008, representing increases of 17%10% and 7%17%, respectively.  At



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December 31, 2010, Peoples had 44,609 deposit relationships with debit cards, or 59%Table of all eligible deposit accounts, compared to 40,663 relationships, or 57% of eligible accounts, at year-end 2009 and 39,279 relationships, or 57% of eligible accounts, at ContentsDecember 31, 2008. 

Peoples’Peoples' mortgage banking income is comprised mostly of net gains from the origination and sale of long-term, fixed-rate real estate loans to the secondary market. As a result, the amount of income recognized by Peoples is largely dependent on customer demand and long-term interest rates for residential real estate loans offered by the secondary market.  For mostThe increased production in 2011 has been a result of 2009 andrefinancing activity in response to historically low mortgage interest rates available in the second half of 2010, Peoples’ secondary market loan production was stronger than in recent years, due mostly to significant refinancing activity.  Long-term mortgage rates rose modestly during the second half of 2009, which persisted in the first half of 2010, resulting in decreased refinancing activity during that period.and continued customer preference for long-term, fixed rate loans.  During 2010,2011, Peoples sold $64$73 million of residential real estate loans to the secondary market, versus $64 million in 2010 and $95 million in 2009 and $32 million in 2008.2009.
Income generated by Peoples’Peoples' BOLI investment serves to enhance operating efficiency by partially offsetting rising employee benefit costs.  Changes in the interest rate environment can have an impact on the associated investment funds and thus the amount of BOLI income recognized by Peoples.  Management monitors the performance of Peoples’Peoples' BOLI and may make adjustments to improve the income streams and overall performance.  While theThe current low interest rate environment has resulted in decreased BOLI income over the last two years, management believes BOLIthree years. Management continues to possessexplore opportunities either to enhance the return generated by Peoples' BOLI or to redeploy these funds into investments with greater long-term potential to fund future employee benefit costs, and offset the related expense, than alternative investment opportu nities with similar risk characteristics.
expense.
 
Non-Interest Expense
In 2010, Peoples' operating expenses were generally controlled due in part to various cost saving initiatives implemented during the year.  These initiatives included freezing virtually all base salaries, curtailing certain employee benefits and reducing or limiting other operating costs.  However, the overall impact on total non-interest expense was limited by higher costs associated with problem loan workouts.
Salaries and employee benefit costs represent Peoples’Peoples' largest non-interest expense, accounting for over 50% of total non-interest expense, which is inherent in a service-based industry such as financial services.
The following table details Peoples’Peoples' salaries and employee benefit costs:
(Dollars in thousands)201120102009
Base salaries and wages$21,320
$20,269
$20,455
Sales-based and incentive compensation4,646
3,365
3,130
Employee benefits5,927
4,802
5,037
Stock-based compensation310
92
149
Deferred personnel costs(1,370)(1,260)(1,477)
Payroll taxes and other employment costs2,793
1,954
2,100
Total salaries and employee benefit costs$33,626
$29,222
$29,394
Full-time equivalent employees:   
Actual at end of period513
534
537
Average during the period535
531
543
 
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008
Base salaries and wages $20,269  $20,455  $20,370
Employee benefits 4,802  5,037  3,983
Sales-based and incentive compensation 3,365  3,130  3,672
Stock-based compensation 92  149  498
Deferred personnel costs (1,260)  (1,477)  (1,984)
Payroll taxes and other employment-related costs 1,954  2,100  1,982
    Total salaries and employee benefit costs $29,222  $29,394  $28,521
      
Full-time equivalent employees:     
Actual at December 31 534  537  546
Average during the year 531  543  552
Peoples limited salary increases for all employees in both 2009 and 2010, which has caused baseBase salaries and wages for the year ended December 31, 2011, were higher than 2010, due largely to be relatively flat when comparedPeoples filling open senior management position, plus modest annual base salary adjustments. Peoples also incurred severance costs of approximately $160,000 related to staffing reductions in targeted areas. The reductions also account for the lower number of full-time equivalent employees at year-end 2011. Sales-based and incentive compensation was impacted by significantly higher expense accruals associated with the previous year.  Peoples’ employeecorporate incentive plans tied in in part to Peoples' performance. Employee benefit costs have been impacted by a steady increasewere higher in 2011 due mostly to higher employee medical benefit costs in recent years.  For 2010,plan expenses.
In 2011, Peoples reduced its matching contribution to its 401(k) plan,incurred pension settlement charges totaling $815,000, which more than offset the slight increase in employee medicalimpact of Peoples freezing the accrual of pension benefits effective March 1, 2011. The pension benefit costs. The majorityfreeze significantly lowered the threshold for recognizing pension settlement charges. Under US GAAP, Peoples is required to recognize a settlement gain or loss when the aggregate amount of lump-sum distributions to participants equals or exceeds the sum of the sales-basedservice and incentive compensationinterest cost components of the net periodic pension cost. The amount of settlement gain or loss recognized is attributablethe pro rata amount of the unrealized gain or loss existing immediately prior to Peoples’ insurance and investment sales activities.    the settlement. During the third quarter of 2011, the total lump-sum distributions made to participants, when added to the lump-sum distributions made in the first two quarters of 2011, caused the total settlements through nine months of 2011 to exceed the recognition threshold for settlement gains or losses. In the fourth quarter of 2011, Peoples incurred pension settlement charges relating to the purchase of annuity contracts for retired participants who had elected to receive their pension benefits in the form of annuity. Management anticipates Peoples incurring pension settlement charges in 2012 as the threshold will be lower corresponding with the decrease in discount rate used in the measurement of Peoples' pension liability. Additionally, these settlement charges may be recognized earlier in the year compared to 2011 given the lower threshold.
Stock-based compensation is generally recognized over the vesting period, typically ranging from 6 months to 3 years, although for service based awards Peoples must immediately recognize the entire expense for awards to employees who are eligible for retirement at the grant date.  For all awards, expense is only recognized for the portion of awards that is


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expected to vest. The majority of Peoples’Peoples' stock-based compensation expense is attributable to annual equity-based incentive awards to employees, which are awarded in the first quarter and based upon Peoples achieving certain performance goals during the prior year.  In the first quarter of 2011, Peoples granted restricted shares to officers and key employees with both time-based and performance-based vesting periods. Peoples did not grant any equity-based incentive awards to employees or non-employee directors in either 2009 or 2010, due to lower corporate performance results, resulting in decreased stock-based compensation expense being recognized for both year syears compared to prior years.  Additional information regarding Peoples’Peoples' stock-based compensation plans and awards can be found in Note 18 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Deferred personnel costs represent the portion of current period salaries and employee benefit costs considered to be direct loan origination costs.  These costs are capitalized and recognized over the life of the loan through interest income as a yield adjustment.adjustment to interest income .  As a result, the amount of deferred personal costs for each year corresponds directly with the level of new loan originations. Additional information regarding Peoples' loan activity can be found later in this discussion under the caption “Loans”.
During 2011, Peoples has incurred higher costs associated with the recruitment and retention of various senior management positions. A nearly equal increase occurred as a result of Peoples increasing employer-matching contributions related to its 401(k) savings plan. These costs were the key drivers of the increase in payroll taxes and other employment costs from the prior year.
Peoples’ net occupancy and equipment expense was comprised of the following:
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008
Depreciation $1,943  $1,998  $2,066
Repairs and maintenance costs 1,596  1,549  1,452
Net rent expense 894  837  671
Property taxes, utilities and other costs 1,348  1,372  1,351
    Total net occupancy and equipment expense $5,781  $5,756  $5,540

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(Dollars in thousands)201120102009
Depreciation$1,967
$1,943
$1,998
Repairs and maintenance costs1,614
1,596
1,549
Net rent expense891
894
837
Property taxes, utilities and other costs1,413
1,348
1,372
Total net occupancy and equipment expense$5,885
$5,781
$5,756
Depreciation expense has decreasedwas held relatively flat during 2011 due in each of the past two years duelarge part to existing assets becoming fully depreciated, coupledmanagement limiting capital expenditures during 2010 in connection with fewer shorter-lived assets, such as computers and other office equipment, being placed in service.various cost saving initiatives. Management continues to monitor capital expenditures and explore opportunities to enhance Peoples’Peoples' operating efficiency. 
Professional fees expense represents the cost of accounting, legal and other third-party professional services utilized by Peoples. In 2011, professional fees increased as a result of the costs related to Peoples' new Power checking product, which was introduced at the start of the year. Another significant driver of the higher professional fees in 2011 was increased consulting services related to various management projects and initiatives to improve overall operating efficiency. During 2009 and 2010, professional fees were impacted by an increased utilization of external legal services corresponding with the elevated levels of under performing loans and associated workout efforts.  Another significant driver of the higher professional fees in 2010 was increased consulting services related to various management projects during the fourth quarter.  Professional fees for 2009 included legal and consulting fees incurred during the first quarter associated with the TARP Capital Investment and preparation of proxy materials for the Special Meeting of Shareholders. 
While actions taken by the FDIC resulted in higher FDIC insurance costs for 2009 and 2010, Peoples' FDIC insurance expense in 2008 benefited from the utilization of a $1.0 million one-time credit received in 2007.  This credit was received in connection with changes to the deposit insurance system for use to offset future insurance premiums, subject to certain limitations.  Peoples utilized $0.5 million of this credit during 2007 and the remainder during the first nine months of 2008.  Additional information regarding Peoples' FDIC insurance assessments may be found in Item 1 of this 10-K in the section captioned "Supervision and Regulations".
Peoples’ e-banking expense, which is comprised of bankcard and internet-based banking costs, increased in both 20092010 and 20102011 as a result of customers completing a larger percentage of their transactions using their debit cards and Peoples’Peoples' internet banking service.  These factors have also produced a greater increase in the corresponding e-banking revenues over the same periods.  Overall, management believes e-banking expense levels are reasonable considering Peoples’Peoples' e-banking services have generated higher net revenues and have helped to improve overall relationship profitability, due to the lower transaction costs incurred by Peoples. 
While actions taken by the FDIC resulted in higher FDIC insurance costs for 2009 and 2010, new regulation required by the Dodd-Frank Act became effective during 2011 that reduced Peoples' FDIC insurance costs beginning with the amount recorded during the second quarter of 2011.  Additional information regarding Peoples' FDIC insurance assessments may be found in Item 1 of this Form 10-K in the section captioned "Supervision and Regulations".  
Marketing expense, which includes advertising, donation and other public relations costs, increased compared to the prior years. In 2011, Peoples' marketing expense was impacted by contributions totaling $300,000 to Peoples Bancorp Foundation Inc.. Peoples formed this private foundation in 2004 to make charitable contributions to organizations within Peoples' primary market area. In prior years, Peoples limited such contributions as part of its efforts to control operating costs. Future contributions to Peoples Bancorp Foundation Inc. will be evaluated on a quarterly basis, with the determination of the amount of any contribution based largely on the level of need within the communities Peoples serves. Marketing expense in 2011 also was impacted by Peoples increasing its advertising activity compared to prior years.


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Foreclosed real estate and other loan expenses represent costs associated with maintaining foreclosed assets, including real estate taxes and utilities, as well as various administrative costs incurred in connection with servicing and collecting outstanding loans. In 2011, foreclosed real estate and other loan expenses were lower compared to the prior year, due mostly to costs associated with commercial properties acquired through foreclosure in the fourth quarter of 2009. In both 2009 and 2010, Peoples incurred additional expense due to the higher level of impaired and nonperforming assets.
Peoples is subject to state franchise taxes, which are based largely on Peoples Bank’sBank's equity at year-end, in the states where it has a physical presence.  Overall, state franchise taxes have remained consistent over the last three years, due to relatively stable equity levels at Peoples Bank. Peoples regularly evaluates the capital position of its direct and indirect subsidiaries from both a cost and leverage perspective.  Ultimately, management seeks to optimize Peoples’Peoples' consolidated capital position through allocation of capital, which is intended to enhance profitability and shareholder value. 
Foreclosed real estate and other loan expenses represent costs associated with maintaining foreclosed assets, including real estate taxes and utilities, as well as various administrative costs incurred in connection with servicing and collecting outstanding loans. In both 2009 and 2010, Peoples incurred additional expense due to the higher level of impaired and nonperforming assets.  Further contributing to the increase in 2010 were costs associated with two unrelated commercial properties acquired through foreclosure in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Peoples’Peoples' intangible asset amortization expense has decreased in both 2009 and 2010each of the prior three years from the use of an accelerated method of amortization for its customer-related intangibles.  As a result, amortization expense will continue to be lower in subsequent years based on the intangible assets included on Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2010.2011.
Income Tax Expense/BenefitExpense
A key driver of the amount of income tax expense or benefit recognized by Peoples each year is the amount of pre-tax income derived from tax-exempt sources. Additionally, Peoples receives tax benefits from its investments in tax credit funds, which reduce Peoples' effective tax rate. A reconciliation of Peoples' recorded income tax expense/benefit and effective tax rate to the statutory tax rate can be found in Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.



FINANCIAL CONDITION
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Peoples considers cash and cash equivalents to consist of Federal Funds sold, cash and balances due from banks, interest-bearing balances in other institutions and other short-term investments that are readily liquid.  The amount of cash and cash equivalents fluctuates on a daily basis due to customer activity and Peoples’Peoples' liquidity needs.  During 2009 andBeginning in 2010, Peoples has maintained excess cash reserves at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, which are included in "interest-bearing deposits in other banks" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, rather than in Federal Funds sold due to more favorable interest rates. TheseAt December 31, 2011, excess cash reserves are included in interest-bearing deposits in other banks onat the Consolidated Balance Sheets and totaledFederal Reserve Bank were $4.4 million, compared to $44.6 million and $11.4 million at December 31, 20102010. This decline occurred largely as a result of Peoples using these funds in the Partial TARP Capital Redemption.
In 2011, Peoples' total cash and 2009, respectively.  No such excess reserves were maintained priorcash equivalents decreased $35.7 million, due mostly to 2009. cash used in financing and investing activities exceeded the $43.4 million of cash generated by operating activities. The majority of the $70.2 million of cash used in Peoples' financing activity related to the TARP Capital Redemption. Peoples also used $15.4 million of cash to reduce its long-term borrowings.
In 2010,comparison, total cash and cash equivalents increased $32.9 million in 2010, driven by net cash provided by Peoples' investing and operating activities of $141.5 million and $45.1 million, respectively, of which $153.7 million was used in financing activities. The net cash provided by investing activities was primarily the result of management not reinvesting $84.1 million of the cash flow generated from the investment portfolio, coupled with loan payments and payoffs exceeding new originations by $61.1 million. The net cash used in Peoples' financing activities was attributed to intentional reductions in borrowed funds and interest-bearing deposit balances.
In comparison, total cash and cash equivalents decreased $6.2 million in 2009, as the net cash provided by Peoples’ operating and investing activities of $23.3 million and $7.8 million, respectively, was used in financing activities.  Net cash provided by investing activities was the result of loan payments and payoffs exceeding new originations by $24.7 million, of which a portion was used for purchases of new investment securities.  Financing activities consumed $24.9 million of net cash, as Peoples reduced borrowed funds by $84.1 million, which was partially offset by $68.4 million of funds from net deposit growth and the TARP Capital Investment. 
Further information regarding the management of Peoples’Peoples' liquidity position can be found later in this discussion under “Interest Rate Sensitivity and Liquidity.”




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Investment Securities
The following table details Peoples’ available-for-sale investment portfolio at December 31:31:
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008 2007 200620112010200920082007
Obligations of:          
U.S. Treasury and government agencies $39  $82  $176  $197  $282$32
$39
$82
$176
$197
U.S. government sponsored agencies 12,262  4,473  8,442  74,470  105,85813,037
12,262
4,473
8,442
74,470
States and political subdivisions 47,379  62,953  68,930  69,247  53,93835,745
47,379
62,953
68,930
69,247
Residential mortgage-backed securities 507,534  558,825  511,201  356,605  304,413527,003
507,534
558,825
511,201
356,605
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 30,700  24,188  25,951  –  –37,289
30,700
24,188
25,951

Bank-issued trust preferred securities 12,984  13,826  17,888  19,185  29,59412,211
12,984
13,826
17,888
19,185
Equity securities 3,088  2,593  2,761  4,566  4,5883,254
3,088
2,593
2,761
4,566
U.S. government-backed student loan pools –  59,442  44,985  –  –

59,442
44,985

Collateralized debt obligations –  165  4,423  5,896  2,120

165
4,423
5,896
Preferred stocks –  –  –  12,065  24,742



12,065
Total available-for-sale investment securities $613,986  $726,547  $684,757  $542,231  $525,535
Total fair value$628,571
$613,986
$726,547
$684,757
$542,231
Total amortized cost $617,121  $706,444  $696,855  $535,979  $527,041$617,128
$617,122
$706,444
$696,855
$535,979
Net unrealized (loss) gain $(3,135)  $20,103  $(12,098)  $6,252  $(1,506)
Net unrealized gain (loss)$11,443
$(3,136)$20,103
$(12,098)$6,252
In 2011, Peoples maintained the size of its investment portfolio due to the lack of planned loan growth. During the first quarter of 2011 and fourth quarter of 2010, Peoples sold selected municipal securities, which accounts for the decreased investment in obligations of states and political subdivisions compared to prior periods. The size and composition of Peoples’Peoples' investment portfolio changed significantly sincebetween year-end 2010 and 2009, primarily reflecting the deleveraging undertaken in the third quarter.quarter of 2010. While the majority of the proceeds from the third quarter 2010 investment sales were used to prepay long-term borrowings, a portion was reinvested into bonds issued by U.S. government sponsored agencies, which accounted for the increase in this segment atsince December 31, 2010.2009.
Peoples' investment in residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities largely consists of securities either guaranteed by the U.S. government or issued by U.S. government-sponsored agencies, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The remaining portion of Peoples' mortgage-backed securities consists of securities issued by other entities, including other financial institutions, which are not guaranteed by the U.S. government. The amount of these “non-agency” securities included in the residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities totals above were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)20112010200920082007
Residential$58,660
$113,559
$153,621
$192,133
$46,990
Commercial1,288
26,090
24,188
25,951

Total fair value$59,948
$139,649
$177,809
$218,084
$46,990
Total amortized cost$59,148
$136,997
$177,370
$231,153
$47,757
Net unrealized gain$800
$2,652
$439
$(13,069)$(767)
In the third quarter of 2011, Peoples sold residential mortgage-backed securities which were showing signs of increased stress, causing the decline in this portion of the portfolio. In 2010 and 2011, management reinvested the principal runoff from the non-agency securities into U.S. agency investments, which further contributed to the decline experienced over this period. At December 31, 2011, Peoples' non-agency portfolio consisted entirely of first lien residential and commercial mortgages, with nearly all of the underlying loans in these securities originated in 2003 or earlier and possessing fixed interest rates. Management continues to monitor the non-agency portfolio closely for leading indicators of increasing stress and will continue to be proactive in taking actions to mitigate such risk when necessary.
At December 31, 2011, Peoples' investment in bank-issued trust preferred securities consisted of holdings of seven unrelated issuers. All of these securities remain current on contractual interest payment. In addition, an aggregate of $10 million of these securities relate to issuers involved in the comprehensive capital assessment conducted by federal bank supervisors in the first half of 2009 - known as the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program or “government stress test”.
In late 2008 and early 2009, Peoples purchased seven different floating-rate U.S. government-backed student loan pools, with an aggregate par amount of $58 million, at moderate discounts due to the market conditions that existed at that time. These securities were purchased as part of Peoples’Peoples' overall interest risk positioning in anticipation of rising interest


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rates. In 2010, the sustained low interest rate environment negatively affected the yields on these securities. As a result, Peoples sold its entire holdings of U.S. government-backed student loan pools, which produced a net gain of $5.7 million. All but $12 million of these securities were sold as part of the third quarter 2010 deleveraging.
A significant portionSince late 2010, Peoples has purchased investment securities which have been designated as “held-to-maturity” at the time of Peoples’ residentialtheir purchase. For each security, management has made the determination Peoples would hold these securities until maturity and commercial mortgage-backed securities are comprised of securities either guaranteed byconcluded Peoples had the U.S. government or issued by U.S. government-sponsored agencies, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  The remaining portion of Peoples’ mortgage-backed securities consists of securities issued by other entities, including other financial institutions, which are not guaranteed by the U.S. government.  The following table details Peoples’ investment in these “non-agency” securities at December 31:

(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Residential $113,559  $153,621  $192,133  $46,990  $38,928
Commercial 26,090  24,188  25,951  –  –
        Total fair value $139,649  $177,809  $218,084  $46,990  $38,928
Total amortized cost $136,997  $177,370  $231,153  $47,757  $39,952
Net unrealized gain (loss) $2,652  $439  $(13,069)  $(767)  $(1,024)
The non-agency portfolio consists entirely of first lien residential and commercial mortgages and all securities are rated AAA or equivalent by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch.  Approximately 96% of the portfolio consists of 2003 or earlier originations and 88% of the portfolio consists of underlying fixed-rate mortgages.
At December 31, 2010, Peoples’ investment in individual bank-issued trust preferred securities consisted of holdings of seven unrelated issuers.  Allability to do so. Two of these securities remain current on contractual interest payment.  In addition, an aggregate of $10 million of these securities relate to issuers involved in the comprehensive capital assessment conducted by federal bank supervisors in the first half of 2009 – known as the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program or “government stress test”.
Peoples’ investment in preferred stocks in prior years was comprised entirely of stocks issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  During 2008, Peoples systematically sold these preferred stocks due to the uncertainty surrounding these entities, with the last sales occurring in July 2008.  As a result, Peoples no longer maintains any equity holdings in either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. 
Peoples previously invested in CDO securities issued by special purpose vehicles holding pools of collateral consisting of trust preferred and subordinated debt securities issued by banks, bank holding companies, insurance companies and real estate investment trusts.  CDO securities are generally segregated into several classes, known as tranches, with the typical structure including senior, mezzanine and equity tranches.  In these structures, an investor holding the equity tranche has the first loss position.  Interest and principal collected from the collateral is distributed with a priority that provides the highest level of protection to the senior-most tranches.  In order to provide a high level of protection to the senior tran ches, cash flows are diverted to higher-level tranches if certain tests are not met.  Peoples’ CDO investment had been limited to two lower mezzanine tranche CDO securities issued in 2006 and 2007 and two equity tranche CDO securities issued in 2002 and 2003.  In 2009, management determined the mezzanine tranche CDO securities were total losses based on the cash flows expected to be received, while the equity tranche CDO securities were deemed total losses in the first quarter of 2010.
 At December 31, 2010, Peoples’ investment portfolio included two qualified school construction bonds, of which one was purchased during the fourth quarter of 2009 and the other in January 2010.  Qualified school construction bonds were created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 enacted duringand provide the first quarter of 2009.  Holders of these bonds receivebond holders with federal income tax credits in lieu of interest, which significantly reduces borrowing costs for public school construction projects.interest. The federal income tax credit rate for these bonds is fixed for the life of the bonds.  However, there c urrently existsAt the time Peoples purchased these bonds, significant uncertainty existed regarding the ownership rights of the associated tax credits ifshould the bonds arebe sold or transferred.  Given this uncertainty, management intends to hold theseAdditional securities until maturity and believes Peoples has the ability to do so.  Consequently, these securities weremay be designated as “held-to-maturity” at the time of their purchase.  
"held-to-maturity" in future years as deemed appropriate by management.
Additional information regarding Peoples’Peoples' investment portfolio can be found in Note 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Loans
The following table provides information regarding outstanding loan balances at December 31:
 
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(Dollars in thousands)20112010200920082007
Gross portfolio loans:     
Commercial real estate$410,352
$425,528
$466,148
$438,163
$464,527
Commercial and industrial140,857
153,713
160,678
176,187
168,909
Real estate construction30,577
27,595
41,906
92,032
87,023
Residential real estate219,619
219,833
240,949
259,196
276,459
Home equity lines of credit47,790
48,525
49,593
48,057
43,216
Consumer87,531
83,323
91,164
88,729
78,335
Deposit account overdrafts1,780
2,201
1,620
1,668
2,472
Total portfolio loans$938,506
$960,718
$1,052,058
$1,104,032
$1,120,941
Average total loans950,951
1,029,903
1,093,057
1,113,247
1,122,808
Average allowance for loan losses(27,259)(29,597)(25,081)(17,428)(14,775)
Average loans, net of allowance$923,692
$1,000,306
$1,067,976
$1,095,819
$1,108,033
Percent of loans to total loans:     
Commercial real estate43.7%44.2%44.2%39.6%41.3%
Commercial and industrial15.0%16.0%15.3%16.0%15.1%
Real estate construction3.3%2.9%4.0%8.3%7.8%
Residential real estate23.4%22.9%22.9%23.5%24.7%
Home equity lines of credit5.1%5.1%4.7%4.4%3.9%
Consumer9.3%8.7%8.7%8.0%7.0%
Deposit account overdrafts0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%
Total percentage100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Loans being serviced for others:     
Residential real estate$275,715
$250,691
$227,855
$181,506
$176,809

In 2011, Peoples added several new commercial bankers, which caused an increase in new loan production. As a result, loan balances stabilized somewhat in the second half of the year. However, total commercial loan balances were negatively impacted by elevated charge-offs in the first half of 2011 and the prior three years, coupled with sizable paydowns such as the payoff of a single $10 million commercial and industrial loan in the first quarter of 2011.


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Loans
The following table details total outstanding loans at December 31:
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Year-end loan balances:         
Commercial real estate $452,875  $503,034  $478,298  $513,847  $469,934
Commercial and industrial 153,192  159,915  178,834  171,937  191,847
Residential real estate 200,275  215,735  231,778  237,641  252,726
Real estate construction 22,478  32,427  77,917  71,794  99,311
Home equity lines of credit 48,130  49,183  47,635  42,706  44,937
Consumer 81,567  90,144  87,902  80,544  72,531
Deposit account overdrafts 2,201  1,620  1,668  2,472  1,108
    Total loans $960,718  $1,052,058  $1,104,032  $1,120,941  $1,132,394
Average total loans $1,029,903  $1,093,057  $1,113,247  $1,122,808  $1,108,575
Average allowance for loan losses (29,597)  (25,081)  (17,428)  (14,775)  (15,216)
    Average loans, net of allowance $1,000,306  $1,067,976  $1,095,819  $1,108,033  $1,093,359
Percent of loans to total loans at December 31:        
Commercial real estate47.1% 47.8% 43.3% 45.8% 41.5%
Commercial and industrial15.9% 15.2% 16.2% 15.3% 16.9%
Residential real estate20.8% 20.5% 21.0% 21.2% 22.3%
Real estate construction2.3% 3.1% 7.1% 6.4% 8.8%
Home equity lines of credit5.0% 4.7% 4.3% 3.8% 4.0%
Consumer8.7% 8.5% 7.9% 7.3% 6.4%
Deposit account overdrafts0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
    Total percentage100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Peoples’ ability to maintain loan balances has been negatively impacted by lower demand for new loans as a result of unfavorable economic conditions that have persisted in Peoples’ primary market area since late 2007.  As a result, commercial loan payoffs have exceeded new production, while charge-offs have remained elevated.  In 2010, Peoples also focused on managing commercial real estate loan exposures to enhance its overall balance sheet risk profile.  These factors have accounted for much of the decline in commercial loan balances since year-end 2007.  During the fourth quarter of 2009, several large commercial construction loans, with total outstanding balances of approximately $40 million, were converted to term commercial mortgage loans, causing corresponding changes in commerci al mortgage and real estate construction loan balances in 2009.

The following table details the maturities of Peoples’Peoples' commercial and construction loans at December 31, 2010:2011
:
(Dollars in thousands)
Due in One Year or
 Less
 
Due in One
to Five
Years
 
Due After
 Five Years
 Total
Due in
One Year or Less
Due in
One to Five Years
Due
After Five Years
Total
Loan Type        
Commercial real estate:        
Fixed $21,616  $65,588  $75,380  $162,584$15,791
$50,190
$11,144
$77,125
Variable 31,972  35,908  222,411  290,291217,313
108,468
7,446
333,227
Total $53,588  $101,496  $297,791  $452,875$233,104
$158,658
$18,590
$410,352
Commercial and industrial       
Commercial and industrial: 
Fixed $13,317  $54,810  $12,162  $80,289$5,979
$36,814
$11,361
$54,154
Variable 42,773  17,823  12,307  72,90386,045
658

86,703
Total $56,090  $72,633  $24,469  $153,192$92,024
$37,472
$11,361
$140,857
Real estate construction:        
Fixed $1,509  $3,385  $9,400  $14,294$
$9,858
$80
$9,938
Variable 884  1,045  6,255  8,18416,729
3,801
109
20,639
Total $2,393  $4,430  $15,655  $22,478$16,729
$13,659
$189
$30,577
Peoples’Peoples' real estate loan balances have declined steadily over the last several years due to customer demand for long-term, fixed-rate mortgages, which Peoples generally sells to the secondary market. In parts of 20092010 and 2010,2011, Peoples experienced significant refinancing activity in response to historically low long-term fixed rates available in the secondary market. This activity included existing residential real estate loans held in Peoples’Peoples' loan portfolio being refinanced with the new loan being sold to the secondary market. Peoples predominately has retained servicing rights on sold loans. As a result, Peoples’Peoples' serviced loan portfolio was $275.7 million and $250.6 million and $227.8 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and 2009, respectively, representing increases of 10% in 2010 and 26% in 2009.respectively.
In prior years, Peoples experienced steady growth in consumer loan balances, due mainly to the efforts in indirect lending. Peoples’Peoples' indirect lending activity involves the origination of consumer loans primarily through automobile dealers and comprises a significant portion of its total consumer loans. In 2010, indirect lending activity slowed2011, consumer loan balances were higher than a year ago due to competition from larger financial institution, coupled with decreased consumer spending duegrowth during the second quarter mostly attributable to economic conditions.  Management remains committed to originating quality consumer loans based on sound underwriting practices and appropriate loan pricing discipline, which could limit opportunities for future growth.targeted promotions.
Loan Concentration
Peoples categorizes its commercial loans according to standard industry classifications and monitors for concentrations in a single industry or multiple industries that could be impacted by changes in economic conditions in a similar manner. Peoples’Peoples' commercial lending activities continue to be spread over a diverse range of businesses from all sectors of the economy, with no single industry comprising over 10% of Peoples’Peoples' total loan portfolio.
Loans secured by commercial real estate, including commercial construction loans, continue to comprise nearlyapproximately half of Peoples’Peoples' loan portfolio. The following table provides information regarding the largest concentrations of commercial real estate loans within the loan portfolio:portfolio at December 31, 2011:
 Outstanding Loan Total % of
(Dollars in thousands)Balance Commitments Exposure Total
Commercial real estate       
Lodging and lodging related $68,443  $170  $68,613 14.9%
Office buildings and complexes:       
    Owner occupied 6,769  304  7,073 1.5%
    Non-owner occupied 34,062  155  34,217 7.4%
        Total office buildings and complexes 40,831  459  41,290 9.0%
Apartment complexes 56,012  787  56,799 12.3%
Retail facilities:       
    Owner occupied 9,635  110  9,745 2.1%
    Non-owner occupied 28,293  395  28,688 6.2%
        Total retail facilities 37,928  505  38,433 8.3%
Residential property:       
    Owner occupied 3,426  523  3,949 0.9%
    Non-owner occupied 29,137  108  29,245 6.3%
        Total residential property 32,563  631  33,194 7.2%
Light industrial facilities:       
    Owner occupied 22,028  120  22,148 4.8%
    Non-owner occupied 10,971  –  10,971 2.4%
       Total light industrial facilities 32,999  120  33,119 7.2%
Assisted living facilities and nursing homes 33,535  –  33,535 7.3%
Land and land development 24,724  2,970  27,694 6.0%
Health care facilities 18,950  26  18,976 4.1%
Other 106,890  2,746  109,636 23.8%
    Total commercial real estate $452,875  $8,414  $461,289 100.0%
Real estate construction:       
Assisted living facilities and nursing homes $5,307  $3,625  $8,932 31.3%
Lodging and lodging related –  –  – 0.0%
Land and land development 4,104  455  4,559 16.0%
Other 13,067  1,991  15,058 52.7%
    Total real estate construction $22,478  $6,071  $28,549 100.0%
(Dollars in thousands)Outstanding BalanceLoan CommitmentsTotal Exposure% of Total
Real Estate Construction Loans:    
Health care facilities6,448
6,091
12,539
30.9%
Assisted living facilities and nursing homes9,858

9,858
24.3%
Apartment complexes3,288
2,273
5,561
13.7%
Mixed commercial use facilities - non-owner occupied3,037
466
3,503
8.6%
Restaurants2,431
1,000
3,431
8.5%
Other5,515
176
5,691
14.0%
Total real estate construction30,577
10,006
40,583
100.0%



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(Dollars in thousands)Outstanding BalanceLoan CommitmentsTotal Exposure% of Total
Commercial Real Estate Loans:    
Lodging and lodging related$65,808
$170
$65,978
15.8%
Apartment complexes54,651
332
54,983
13.2%
Office buildings and complexes:    
Owner occupied6,328
160
6,488
1.6%
Non-owner occupied35,287
1,294
36,581
8.8%
Total office buildings and complexes41,615
1,454
43,069
10.4%
Retail facilities:    
Owner occupied10,971

10,971
2.6%
Non-owner occupied22,104
717
22,821
5.5%
Total retail facilities33,075
717
33,792
8.1%
Assisted living facilities and nursing homes31,876

31,876
7.6%
Light industrial facilities:    
Owner occupied19,172
22
19,194
4.6%
Non-owner occupied9,814

9,814
2.3%
Total light industrial facilities28,986
22
29,008
6.9%
Mixed commercial use facilities:    
Owner occupied10,422
230
10,652
2.5%
Non-owner occupied14,474
11
14,485
3.5%
Total mixed commercial use facilities24,896
241
25,137
6.0%
Day care facilities:    
Owner occupied5,469
65
5,534
1.3%
Non-owner occupied14,599

14,599
3.5%
Total day care facilities20,068
65
20,133
4.8%
Restaurant facilities:    
Owner occupied10,956
659
11,615
2.8%
Non-owner occupied3,214

3,214
0.8%
Total restaurant facilities14,170
659
14,829
3.6%
Other95,207
3,795
99,002
23.6%
Total commercial real estate$410,352
$7,455
$417,807
100.0%
Peoples' commercial lending activities continue to focus on lending opportunities inside its primary and secondary market areas with loans outside Peoples’ primary market areas comprising approximately 10% of total outstanding loan balances, at both December 31, 2010 and 2009.  The majority of those out-of-market loans are still based inwithin Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, with total outstanding balances of $67.8 million and $77.9 million at year-end 2010 and 2009, respectively.Kentucky. In all other states, the aggregate outstanding balance in each state was less than $4.0 million at both December 31, 2010.
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Allowance for Loan Losses
The following table details the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the years ended December 31:
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Allowance for loan losses:         
Allowance for loan losses, January 1 $27,257  $22,931  $15,718  $14,509  $14,720
Gross charge-offs:         
  Commercial real estate 25,568  18,802  16,138  892  1,620
  Commercial and industrial 1,281  817  1,923  1,056  550
  Residential real estate 1,129  1,544  1,524  864  842
  Real estate construction 68  –  –  53  855
  Home equity lines of credit 131  82  145  400  82
  Consumer 1,074  1,381  941  587  528
  Deposit account overdrafts 929  1,294  1,298  849  1,007
    Total gross charge-offs 30,180  23,920  21,969  4,701  5,484
Recoveries:         
  Commercial real estate 1,322  1,162  278  245  269
  Commercial and industrial 220  91  239  662  319
  Residential real estate 225  257  121  214  406
  Real estate construction –  –  156  54  –
  Home equity lines of credit 34  55  27  144  18
  Consumer 671  584  388  352  336
  Deposit account overdrafts 301  376  333  280  303
    Total recoveries 2,773  2,525  1,542  1,951  1,651
Net charge-offs (recoveries):         
  Commercial real estate 24,246  17,640  15,860  647  1,351
  Commercial and industrial 1,061  726  1,684  394  231
  Residential real estate 904  1,287  1,403  650  436
  Real estate construction 68  –  (156)  (1)  855
  Home equity lines of credit 97  27  118  256  64
  Consumer 403  797  553  235  192
  Deposit account overdrafts 628  918  965  569  704
    Total net charge-offs 27,407  21,395  20,427  2,750  3,833
Provision for loan losses, December 31 26,916  25,721  27,640  3,959  3,622
     Allowance for loan losses, December 31 $26,766  $27,257  $22,931  $15,718  $14,509
Net charge-offs to average loans:         
  Commercial real estate2.35% 1.61% 1.42% 0.06% 0.12%
  Commercial and industrial0.10% 0.07% 0.15% 0.04% 0.02%
  Residential real estate0.09% 0.12% 0.13% 0.06% 0.04%
  Real estate construction0.01% 0.00% -0.01% 0.00% 0.08%
  Home equity lines of credit0.01% 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
  Consumer0.04% 0.07% 0.04% 0.02% 0.02%
  Deposit account overdrafts0.06% 0.09% 0.09% 0.05% 0.06%
    Total net charge-offs to average loans2.66% 1.96% 1.83% 0.25% 0.35%

The amount of the allowance for loan losses forat the various loan typesend of each period represents management’smanagement's estimate of expected losses from existing loans.  These estimates areloans based upon the formal quarterly analysis of the loan portfolio described in the “Critical Accounting Policies” section of this discussion. While allocations are made to specific loans and pools of loans, the allowance is available for all loan losses.
The following details the allocation of the allowance for loan losses:
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008 2007 200620112010200920082007
Commercial real estate $21,806  $22,125      $18,947
$21,806
$22,125
 
Commercial and industrial 2,160  1,586      2,434
2,160
1,586
 
Total commercial $23,966  $23,711  $19,757  $14,147  $12,66121,381
23,966
23,711
19,757
14,147
Residential real estate 1,400  1,619  1,414  419  9571,119
1,400
1,619
1,414
419
Home equity lines of credit 431  528  526  433  247541
431
528
526
433
Consumer 721  1,074  789  435  349449
721
1,074
789
435
Deposit account overdrafts 248  325  445  284  295227
248
325
445
284
Total allowance for loan losses $26,766  $27,257  $22,931  $15,718  $14,509$23,717
$26,766
$27,257
$22,931
$15,718
As a percentage of total loans2.79% 2.59% 2.08% 1.40% 1.28%2.53%2.79%2.59%2.08%1.40%


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Given the continued rate of loss being experienced on commercial real estate loans, in the fourth quarter of 2009, management refined its methodology for estimating inherent losses on Peoples’Peoples' commercial loans by performing separate evaluations of, and allocations for, commercial real estate loans and other commercial loans.  This refinement, which did not have a significant impact on the overall allowance for loan losses, included a separate analysis of lodging and lodging related loans - Peoples' largest industrial concentration.
The significant allocations to commercial loans reflectsreflect the higher credit risk associated with this type of lending and the size of this loan category in relationship to the entire loan portfolio. The higher allocations since year-end 2007 primarily reflect higher loss factorsAt December 31, 2011, the allowance for gradedloan losses was lower than the prior year, reflecting the upgrade of several criticized loans to a pass rating during 2011. Criticized loans are those classified as watch, substandard or doubtful. In contrast to the overall improving trend in the credit quality, certain segments of Peoples' loan portfolio, such as the hospitality sector, remain stressed due to the elevated levelcontinuation of charge-offsunfavorable economic conditions and weakness in each of the last three years, along with continued deterioration in credit quality of various commercial loans based on the financial condition of the borrowers.  Another significant contributing factor was the impact of distressed commercial real estate valuesvalues. As a result, management has increased the qualitative factors for its lodging and general economic conditions on specific reserves for impaired loans.   
lodging related loans in 2011, which has offset the benefit of lower historical loss rates in other segments of the commercial loan portfolio. The allowance allocated to the residential real estate and consumer loan categories is based upon Peoples’Peoples' allowance methodology for homogeneous pools of loans. The fluctuations in these allocations have been directionally consistent with the changes in loan quality, loss experience and changes in loan balances in each category.these categories.
The following table details the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the years ended December 31:
(Dollars in thousands)20112010200920082007
Allowance for loan losses, January 1$26,766
$27,257
$22,931
$15,718
$14,509
Gross charge-offs:     
Commercial real estate11,249
25,568
18,802
16,138
892
Commercial and industrial1,033
1,281
817
1,923
1,056
Residential real estate1,593
1,129
1,544
1,524
864
Real estate construction
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Home equity lines of credit366
131
82
145
400
Consumer939
1,074
1,381
941
587
Deposit account overdrafts664
929
1,294
1,298
849
Total gross charge-offs15,844
30,180
23,920
21,969
4,701
Recoveries:     
Commercial real estate2,469
1,322
1,162
278
245
Commercial and industrial729
220
91
239
662
Residential real estate636
225
257
121
214
Real estate construction


156
54
Home equity lines of credit51
34
55
27
144
Consumer687
671
584
388
352
Deposit account overdrafts225
301
376
333
280
Total recoveries4,797
2,773
2,525
1,542
1,951
Net charge-offs (recoveries):     
Commercial real estate8,780
24,246
17,640
15,860
647
Commercial and industrial304
1,061
726
1,684
394
Residential real estate957
904
1,287
1,403
650
Real estate construction
68

(156)(1)
Home equity lines of credit315
97
27
118
256
Consumer252
403
797
553
235
Deposit account overdrafts439
628
918
965
569
Total net charge-offs$11,047
$27,407
$21,395
$20,427
$2,750
Provision for loan losses, December 317,998
26,916
25,721
27,640
3,959
Allowance for loan losses, December 3123,717
26,766
27,257
22,931
15,718



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(Dollars in thousands)20112010200920082007
Net charge-offs to average loans:     
Commercial real estate0.92%2.35%1.61%1.42 %0.06%
Commercial and industrial0.03%0.10%0.07%0.15 %0.04%
Residential real estate0.10%0.09%0.12%0.13 %0.06%
Real estate construction%0.01%%(0.01)%%
Home equity lines of credit0.03%0.01%%0.01 %0.02%
Consumer0.03%0.04%0.07%0.04 %0.02%
Deposit account overdrafts0.05%0.06%0.09%0.09 %0.05%
Total net charge-offs to average loans1.16%2.66%1.96%1.83 %0.25%
The following table details Peoples’ nonperforming assets at December 31:31
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008 2007 200620112010200920082007
Loans 90+ days past due and accruing:          
Commercial real estate $–  $164  $–  $–  $–$
$
$164
$
$
Commercial and industrial –  –  –  378  –



378
Residential real estate 27  238  –  –  –
27
238


Consumer –  9  –  –  1 9


Total 27  411  –  378  1
27
411

378
         
Renegotiated loans –  –  –  –  1,218
         
Nonaccrual loans:          
Commercial real estate 34,392  25,852  36,768  4,832  5,34620,587
34,392
25,852
36,768
4,832
Commercial and industrial 1,714  2,884  1,734  656  342,262
1,714
2,884
1,734
656
Residential real estate 3,790  4,687  2,271  2,906  3,0713,440
3,197
4,687
2,271
2,906
Real estate construction




Home equity 554  546  543  583  327349
554
546
543
583
Consumer –  3  4  3  7

3
4
3
Total nonaccrual loans 40,450  33,972  41,320  8,980  8,785
Total26,638
39,857
33,972
41,320
8,980
Troubled debt restructurings: 
Commercial real estate2,959




Residential real estate425
593



Total3,384
593



Total nonperforming loans (NPLs) 40,477  34,383  41,320  9,358  10,00430,022
40,477
34,383
41,320
9,358
Other real estate owned (OREO)          
Commercial 4,280  6,087  378  –  –2,194
4,280
6,087
378

Residential 215  226  147  343  –
215
226
147
343
Total other real estate owned 4,495  6,313  525  343  –
Total2,194
4,495
6,313
525
343
Total nonperforming assets (NPAs) $44,972  $40,696  $41,845  $9,701  $10,004$32,216
$44,972
$40,696
$41,845
$9,701
NPLs as a percent of total loans4.19% 3.27% 3.74% 0.83% 0.88%3.19%4.19%3.27%3.74%0.83%
NPAs as a percent of total assets2.45% 2.03% 2.09% 0.51% 0.53%1.80%2.45%2.03%2.09%0.51%
NPAs as a precent of gross loans and OREO4.64% 3.85% 3.79% 0.87% 0.88%
Allowance for loan losses as a         
percent of NPLs66.1% 79.3% 55.5% 168.0% 145.0%
NPAs as a percent of gross loans and OREO3.41%4.64%3.85%3.79%0.87%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of NPLs79.00%66.10%79.30%55.50%168.00%
In 2009,From time-to-time, Peoples completedoffers various forms of concessions to borrowers in connection with a loan modification. Such concessions may include short-term forbearance periods involving interest-only payments and/or term extensions, converting revolving credit lines to term loans or reducing the foreclosure process on two unrelated commercial real estate loans by acquiring ownershipcontractual monthly payment. As discussed in Note 1 of the property securingNotes to the loan.Consolidated Financial Statements, Peoples adopted new accounting guidance regarding trouble debt restructurings ("TDRs") during the third quarter of 2011 as required. This action resulted innew guidance clarified when a loan modification should be considered a TDR. In general, a loan modification is considered to be a TDR when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the modification constitutes a concession. As a result of adopting the new accounting guidance, loans with an aggregate recorded value of $3.0 million were deemed to be TDRs. These loans are collateral-dependent and were previously considered impaired, thus, the determination of these loans being reclassified as other real estate owned at December 31, 2009.  These properties continued to be held throughout 2010, although continued weakness inTDRs had no impact on the commercial real estate market resulted in write-downs onrecorded values of these properties in 2010.   loans or the related valuation allowance.


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Peoples' nonaccrual commercial real estate loans primarily consist of non-owner occupied commercial properties and real estate development projects. In general, management believes repayment of these loans is dependent on the sale of the underlying collateral. As such, the carrying values of these loans are ultimately supported by management’smanagement's estimate of the net proceeds Peoples would receive upon the sale of the collateral. These estimates are based in part on market values provided by independent, licensed or certified appraisers periodically, but no less frequently than annually. Given the sustained weakness in commercial real estate values, management continues to monitor changes in real estate values from quarter-to-quarter and updates its estimat esestimates as needed based on observable changes in market prices and/or updated appraisals for similar properties.
At December 31, 2010, Peoples’Peoples' nonaccrual commercial real estate loans included three loans to a single commercial borrower that were reclassified as held-for-sale in mid-2010. The value of these loans declined in subsequent quarters resulting in these loans being written down to their estimated fair value. At December 31, 2010, the loans had a total carrying value of $1.0 million.  These loans were sold during the second quarter of 2011.
While the level of nonperforming loans has remained elevated over the last three years, the majority of nonperforming loans were carried at the estimated net realizable fair value of their underlying collateral as a result of charge-offs. As a result, Peoples has experienced a lower allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans ratio compared to Peoples’Peoples' historical levels.
Interest income on loans classified as nonaccrual and renegotiated at each year-end that would have been recorded under the original terms of the loans was $1.0 million for 2011 and $2.6 million for 2010 and $1.9 million for both2009. No portion of the amounts for either 2011 or 2010 was recorded while $41,000 of the 2009 and 2008, of which $0; $41,000 and $20,000, respectively,amount was actually recorded consistent with the income recognition policy described in the “Critical Accounting Policies” section of this discussion.
Deposits
Peoples’Peoples' deposit balances were comprised of the following at December 31:
31:
(Dollars in thousands)2010200920082007200620112010200920082007
Interest-bearing deposits: 
Retail certificates of deposit $430,886 $480,512 $518,401 $499,684 $514,885$411,247
$430,886
$480,512
$518,401
$499,684
Money market deposit accounts        289,657        263,257        213,498        153,299        134,387268,410
289,657
263,257
213,498
153,299
Governmental/public funds122,916
122,444
112,074
105,714
101,039
Savings accounts        122,444        112,074        105,714        101,039        106,757138,383
119,572
147,745
105,932
91,558
Governmental/public funds        119,572        147,745        105,932          91,558          78,900
Interest-bearing transaction accounts          96,507          91,878          90,873        106,151          98,551
Interest-bearing demand accounts106,233
96,507
91,878
90,873
106,151
Total retail interest-bearing deposits     1,059,066     1,095,466     1,034,418        951,731        933,4801,047,189
1,059,066
1,095,466
1,034,418
951,731
Brokered certificates of deposits          87,465        102,420        151,910          59,589        129,12864,054
87,465
102,420
151,910
59,589
Total interest-bearing deposits     1,146,531     1,197,886     1,186,328     1,011,320     1,062,6081,111,243
1,146,531
1,197,886
1,186,328
1,011,320
Non-interest-bearing deposits        215,069        198,000        180,040        175,057        170,921239,837
215,069
198,000
180,040
175,057
Total deposit balances $1,361,600 $1,395,886 $1,366,368 $1,186,377 $1,233,529
Total deposits$1,351,080
$1,361,600
$1,395,886
$1,366,368
$1,186,377
During 2010, management focusedOver the last several years, Peoples' deposit strategy has been to grow low-cost core deposits, such as checking and savings accounts, and reduce its reliance on reducing higher-cost, non-core deposits, given recent growth in lower-cost depositssuch as certificates of deposit (“CDs”) and lack of loan growth.brokered deposits. This strategy has included more selective pricing of long-term certificates of deposit (“CDs”),CDs, governmental/public fund deposits and similar non-core deposits, as well as reductions in brokered deposits from not renewing maturing brokered deposits. These actions accounted for much of the declinechanges in these deposit categories.  Peoples’ ability to retain retail CDs over the last several years has been challenged by progressively intense competition for deposits within its markets.  In 2008, retail CD growth occurred primarily as a result of customers depositing funds with Peoples thr ough the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry System, or CDARS, program, which totaled $35.7 million.   
Savings and money market deposit balances were higherduring 2011. Although further reductions in 2009 and 2010 due largely to customer preference for insuredbrokered deposits over short-term investment alternatives.  A contributing factor to the higher money market balances has been the impact of Peoples offering a consumer money market product with a very competitive rate.  In late 2008, Peoples experienced an influx of funds associated with its wealth management activities, as the ultra-low short-term interest rates caused certain money market funds maintained by third-parties to be closed to new deposits.   While a substantial portion ofcould occur in future periods, these deposits were still maintained at year-end 2010, Peoples' abilityremain a viable alternative funding source to retain these funds remains dependent upon alternative investment options ava ilable to its wealth management clients.  Consequently, the amounts of Peoples’ money market deposits could change unexpectedly in future periods. other wholesale funding for satisfying potential liquidity needs.
Peoples' governmental/public funds represent savings and interest-bearing transaction account depositsaccounts from state and local governmental entities. These funds are subject to periodic fluctuations based on the timing of tax collections and subsequent expenditures or disbursements.  Peoples normally experiences an increase in balances annually during the first quarter corresponding with tax collections, with declines normally in the second half of each year corresponding with


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expenditures by the governmental entities. While these balances have increased in 2009,since 2008, Peoples continues to emphasize growth of low-cost deposits that do not require Peoples to pledge assets as collateral, such aswhich is required in the case of government/public funds. 
Over the last several years, Peoples has focused on expanding core deposit balances as a means of reducing reliance on typically higher-costing, wholesale funding sources.  As a result, non-interest-bearing deposit balances have experienced steady growth.
The maturities of CDs with total balances of $100,000 or more at December 31 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008 2007 200620112010200920082007
3 months or less $36,719  $60,882  $66,757  $42,809  $26,601$71,193
$36,719
$60,882
$66,757
$42,809
Over 3 to 6 months 18,767  25,637  50,545  33,411  47,7389,554
18,767
25,637
50,545
33,411
Over 6 to 12 months 54,833  35,412  54,610  24,718  59,08416,362
54,833
35,412
54,610
24,718
Over 12 months 91,682  93,002  63,345  43,386  89,04997,600
91,682
93,002
63,345
43,386
Total $202,001  $214,933  $235,257  $144,324  $222,472$194,709
$202,001
$214,933
$235,257
$144,324
Borrowed Funds
TotalThe following table details Peoples’ short-term and long-term borrowings decreased $25.4 million, or 33%,at December 31:
(Dollars in thousands)20112010200920082007
Short-term borrowings:     
FHLB advances$8,500
$
$25,000
$30,000
$187,500
Retail repurchase agreements43,143
51,509
51,921
54,452
35,041
Other short-term borrowings


14,400

Total short-term borrowings51,643
51,509
76,921
98,852
222,541
Long-term borrowings:     
FHLB advances77,312
92,703
101,113
148,297
83,229
National market repurchase agreements65,000
65,000
145,000
160,000
148,750
Total long-term borrowings142,312
157,703
246,113
308,297
231,979
Subordinated notes held by subsidiary trust22,600
22,565
22,530
22,495
22,460
Total borrowed funds$216,555
$231,777
$345,564
$429,644
$476,980
The steady reduction in 2010, asborrowed funds has occurred due to Peoples usedusing funds generated from other sources, such as retail deposit growth, to eliminate allrepay maturing long-term borrowings and minimizing the need for overnight wholesale borrowings. Total long-term borrowingsborrowed funds also decreased 33% in 2010, with outstanding balances of $180.3 million at year-end. The reduction in long-term borrowings was the result ofimpacted by management's planned deleveraging of the balance sheet, which included the early repayment of long-term wholesale repurchase agreements in the third quarter of 2010. Peoples also repaid maturingThe level and composition of borrowed funds may change in future quarters, as management will continue to use a combination of short-term and long-term borrowings in 2010 using excess cash reserves.  to manage the interest rate risk of the balance sheet.
Additional information regarding Peoples’Peoples' borrowed funds can be found in Notes 8 and 9 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Capital/Stockholders'Stockholders’ Equity
During 2011, Peoples' total stockholders' equity and regulatory capital measures were impacted by the TARP Capital Redemption. This impact overshadowed the increase in common equity from Peoples' earnings exceeding dividends declared with respect to common shares. Additionally, total stockholders' equity benefited from the $5.9 million increased in accumulated other comprehensive income, as a $9.5 million improvement in market value of Peoples' available-for-sale investment portfolio was partially offset by an additional $3.6 million unrealized loss associated with Peoples' defined benefit pension plan.
At December 31, 2010,2011, capital levels for both Peoples and Peoples Bank remained substantially higher than the minimum amounts needed to be considered well capitalized institutions under banking regulations. These higher capital levels reflect Peoples' desire to maintain strong capital positions throughout the current credit cycle and economic downturn to provide greater flexibility to work through asset quality issues that have arisen. The Partial TARP Capital Redemption will not have an adverse impact on capital levels or regulatory ratios for Peoples Bank.  Peoples' Tier 1 capital and total risk-based capital ratios would have approximated 15.00% and 16.40%, respectively, had the repayment occurred on December 31, 2010.  60;Further information regarding Peoples and Peoples Bank’sBank's risk-based capital ratios can be found in Note 17 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


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The following table details Peoples' actual risk-based capital levels and corresponding ratios at December 31:
(Dollars in thousands)20112010200920082007
Capital Amounts:     
Tier 1 common$142,521
$133,197
$131,747
$133,760
$132,473
Tier 1165,121
194,407
192,822
156,254
154,933
Total (Tier 1 and Tier 2)180,053
209,738
209,144
173,470
172,117
Net risk-weighted assets$1,111,443
$1,149,587
$1,244,707
$1,315,657
$1,301,056
Capital Ratios:     
Tier 1 common12.82%11.59%10.58%10.17%10.18%
Tier 114.86%16.91%15.49%11.88%11.91%
Total (Tier 1 and Tier 2)16.20%18.24%16.80%13.19%13.23%
Leverage ratio9.45%10.63%10.06%8.18%8.48%
In 2010,2011, Peoples declared cash dividends of $0.40$0.30 per common share versus $0.66$0.40 per common share in 2009.2010. This decrease reflectsreflected the reduction innew schedule for considering the quarterly dividenddeclaration of dividends payable to common shareholders that was adopted by Peoples' Board of Directors in the second halfquarter of 2009 to $0.10 per common share versus the $0.23 per common share paid in earlier quarters.  The decision to reduce the quarterly cash dividend was based largely on Peoples’ desire to preserve capital by maintaining a dividend payout consistent with projected short-term earning levels.
2011. Peoples historically has paid between 30% and 50% of quarterly earnings as dividends to shareholders.  However, future dividend payments will continue to be determined each quarter based upon Peoples’Peoples' performance and capital needs.  In addition, other restrictions and limitations may prohibit Peoples from paying dividends even when sufficient cash is available.  Further discussion regarding restrictions on Peoples’Peoples' ability to pay future dividends can be found in Note 17 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as the “Supervision and Regulation –TARP Capital Purchase Program” and “Supervision and Regulation –- Dividend Restrictions” sections under Item 1 of this Form 10-K.
In addition to traditional capital measurements, management uses tangible equity ratioscapital measures to evaluate the adequacy of Peoples’ stockholders’Peoples' stockholders' equity. Such ratios represent non-GAAP financial information since their calculation removes the impact of intangible assets acquired through acquisitions on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Management believes this information is useful to investors since it facilitates the comparison of Peoples’Peoples' operating performance, financial condition and trends to peers, especially those without a similar level of intangible assets asto that of Peoples. The following table reconciles the calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures to amounts reported in Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Financial Statements:
(Dollars in thousands)20112010200920082007
Tangible Equity:     
Total stockholders' equity, as reported$206,657
$230,681
$243,968
$186,626
$202,836
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets64,475
64,870
65,599
66,406
68,029
Tangible equity$142,182
$165,811
$178,369
$120,220
$134,807
      
Tangible Common Equity:     
Tangible equity$142,182
$165,811
$178,369
$120,220
$134,807
Less: preferred stockholders' equity
38,645
38,543


Tangible common equity$142,182
$127,166
$139,826
$120,220
$134,807
      
Tangible Assets:     
Total assets, as reported$1,794,161
$1,837,985
$2,001,827
$2,002,338
$1,885,553
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets64,475
64,870
65,599
66,406
68,029
Tangible assets$1,729,686
$1,773,115
$1,936,228
$1,935,932
$1,817,524



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(Dollars in thousands)20112010200920082007
Tangible Book Value per Share:     
Tangible common equity$142,182
$127,166
$139,826
$120,220
$134,807
Common shares outstanding10,507,124
10,457,327
10,374,637
10,333,884
10,296,748
      
Tangible book value per share$13.53
$12.16
$13.48
$11.63
$13.09
      
Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio:     
Tangible equity$142,182
$165,811
$178,369
$120,220
$134,807
Tangible assets$1,729,686
$1,773,115
$1,936,228
$1,935,932
$1,817,524
      
Tangible equity to tangible assets8.22%9.35%9.21%6.21%7.42%
      
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio:    
Tangible common equity$142,182
$127,166
$139,826
$120,220
$134,807
Tangible assets$1,729,686
$1,773,115
$1,936,228
$1,935,932
$1,817,524
      
Tangible common equity to tangible assets8.22%7.17%7.22%6.21%7.42%
Future Outlook
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
          
Tangible Equity:         
Total stockholders' equity, as reported $230,681  $243,968  $186,626  $202,836  $197,169
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets 64,870  65,599  66,406  68,029  68,852
Tangible equity $165,811  $178,369  $120,220  $134,807  $128,317
          
Tangible Common Equity:         
Tangible equity $165,811  $178,369  $120,220  $134,807  $128,317
Less: preferred stockholders' equity 38,645  38,543  -  -  -
Tangible common equity $127,166  $139,826  $120,220  $134,807  $128,317
          
Tangible Assets:         
Total assets, as reported $1,837,985  $2,001,827  $2,002,338  $1,885,553  $1,875,255
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets 64,870  65,599  66,406  68,029  68,852
Tangible assets $1,773,115  $1,936,228  $1,935,932  $1,817,524  $1,806,403
          
Tangible Book Value per Share:         
Tangible common equity $127,166  $139,826  $120,220  $134,807  $128,317
Common shares outstanding 10,457,327  10,374,637  10,333,884  10,296,748  10,651,985
          
Tangible book value per share $12.16  $13.48  $11.63  $13.09  $12.05
          
Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio:        
Tangible equity $165,811  $178,369  $120,220  $134,807  $128,317
Total tangible assets $1,773,115  $1,936,228  $1,935,932  $1,817,524  $1,806,403
          
Tangible equity to tangible assets9.35% 9.21% 6.21% 7.42% 7.10%
          
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio:        
Tangible common equity $127,166  $139,826  $120,220  $134,807  $128,317
Tangible assets $1,773,115  $1,936,228  $1,935,932  $1,817,524  $1,806,403
          
Tangible common equity to tangible assets7.17% 7.22% 6.21% 7.42% 7.10%
In 2011, Peoples' associates worked to overcome many challenges and executed strategies that produced success in key areas, including stronger bottom-line earnings. Despite these accomplishments, management is not satisfied with Peoples' 2011 results. Instead, management is focused on building upon recent trends in order to improve Peoples' performance in every area.
During the last five years, there has been a nationwide reduction of more than one thousand banks with less than $2 billion in assets. The operating environment for banks continues to be increasingly challenging. Peoples' strategic goals include a return to a steady, dependable performer. As such, management is committed to generating results in the top quartile of industry performance and providing returns for Peoples' shareholders superior to those of its peers regardless of operating conditions. These goals will require Peoples to maintain a continual focus on four key areas: revenue growth, expense management, asset quality and capital strength.
In 2011, Peoples maintained a strong, diversified revenue stream, although total revenue decreased from the prior year. Peoples' fee-based services currently generate nearly 40% of Peoples' total revenue. As a result, Peoples is less dependent on net interest income for revenue growth compared to most banks comparable in size to Peoples. For 2012, management believes modest revenue growth will occur driven by double-digit growth from Peoples' wealth management and insurance businesses. Management believes sufficient growth opportunities in these businesses exist within Peoples' primary market area. Total revenue also will benefit from a full year's impact of Peoples' deposit products introduced in the first quarter of 2011.
Peoples' greatest challenge to revenue growth in 2012 will be in the area of net interest income. The Federal Reserve has extended its commitment to keep interest rates at very low levels well into 2014. To the extent it does, Peoples' asset yields would face continued downward pressure. With limited opportunities to lower Peoples' funding costs, loan growth will be the key driver of Peoples' net interest income and margin in 2012. Management also will remain disciplined with its pricing of loans and deposits. These efforts should produce a relatively stable net interest margin, although some slight compression could occur in the second half of 2012 due to the downward pressure on asset yields.
Peoples' Consolidated Balance Sheet is positioned for a rising interest rate environment, and management would expect net interest income and margin to benefit should interest rates increase during 2012. Given the uncertainty surrounding the timing and magnitude of future interest rate changes, as well as the impact of competition for loans and deposits, Peoples' net interest margin and income remain inherently difficult to predict and manage.
Quality loan growth through increased lending activity remains one of Peoples' strategic priorities. However, loan growth could be challenging in 2012. Consumers and businesses remain reluctant to borrow money as the appeal of historically low interest rates is being tempered by concerns regarding the direction of the economy. Further, businesses are being cautious with expansion plans while consumer spending is being restrained by the depressed national housing


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market and high unemployment. During 2012, Peoples intends to grow loans and create more diversity in its portfolio by capitalizing on the lending needs within its primary markets.
Given the current level of concentration in commercial real estate loans, the primary emphasis of future lending activity will be on other commercial lending opportunities, including small business lending and new niches, such as health care and oil and gas lending. Peoples also is focused on adjusting its loan mix by making consumer loans a larger portion of the portfolio. As such, management will be working to expand Peoples' consumer lending activities by making investments in this area over the next several quarters. Management intends to balance loan growth with prudent risk management and sound underwriting standards.
Peoples' investment securities portfolio could remain a significant portion of the earning asset base in 2012. To the extent planned loan growth occurs, management may reduce the size of the investment portfolio. Most of the reduction would occur as a result of normal monthly cash flows generated by the portfolio, given the significant investment in mortgage-backed securities, which would be used to fund new loan production. Management also could adjust the size or composition of the portfolio due to other factors, such as changes in liquidity needs and interest rate conditions.
Growing retail deposit balances and reducing Peoples' reliance on higher cost wholesale funding sources will remain a point of emphasis in 2012. Competition for deposits could make it difficult for Peoples to build on its recent success. Still, Peoples' sales associates are focused on developing long-term relationships and uncovering other financial needs of these new customers, while at the same time expanding relationships with existing customers.
Peoples also continues to explore market expansion opportunities in or near its current market areas. Management's primary focus will be on increasing market share in existing markets, while taking advantage of potential growth opportunities within its insurance and wealth management areas. These growth efforts may include the consolidation of existing offices or opening new offices in areas with growth potential. Management also believes mergers and acquisitions remain a viable means of expanding Peoples' core financial service businesses of banking, insurance and wealth management. Consequently, management could explore the acquisition of companies engaged in these activities, emphasizing opportunities to complement Peoples' core competencies and strategic intent, with a lesser emphasis being placed on geographic location, size or nature of business. Further, such transactions must be accretive in their second year in order to satisfy Peoples' goal of improving shareholder return.
In 2011, Peoples made various strategic investments to enhance revenue generation and position for long-term growth. These investments included adding sales associates in several markets and resulted in higher operating expenses. During the fourth quarter of 2011, management placed greater emphasis on reducing costs through more disciplined expense management. The goal of Peoples' expense management plan is to grow revenue faster than expenses in future years. Along these lines, management expects Peoples' total non-interest expense will be lower in 2012 compared to 2011 excluding the impact of any acquisitions that might be undertaken.
A major component of Peoples' expense management involves a reduction in staffing levels. This process was started in the fourth quarter of 2011 and involved a re-evaluation of key processes, which led to the outsourcing of some support functions. In the first quarter of 2012, additional staffing reductions will occur primarily within Peoples' branch network. During the quarter, Peoples will consolidate three underperforming banking offices in low growth areas into nearby offices. Management does not expect further branch rationalization after the first quarter.
Overall, management believes approximately $2.5 million in annual costs will be eliminated in 2012 without an adverse impact on customer service. Some of these costs will be reinvested in other areas with greater growth potential. However, in the event planned revenue growth does not occur in 2012, management intends to realize proportional expense reductions by delaying some of the planned investments.
Another area of major focus for management in 2012 will be sustaining the recent improving asset quality trends. Peoples will remain proactive and diligent in its efforts to workout problem loans. Management also will seek to capitalize on opportunities to reduce nonperforming assets. However, certain segments of our portfolio remain under stress, most notably Peoples' non-owner occupied commercial real estate and hospitality segments. Consequently, management intends to take a prudent approach with Peoples' allowance for loan losses. This includes being conservative with any additional releases in future quarters.
During the past three volatile years, Peoples has benefited from maintaining a strong capital level. The TARP Capital Investment provided extra strength during this challenging period. Today, Peoples' capital levels after the TARP Capital Redemption are stronger than before the TARP Capital Investment. Management believes this stronger capital position provides Peoples with capacity to grow. Additionally, the TARP Capital Redemption removed several restrictions on Peoples' including the ability to increase dividends or repurchase common shares. Management considers both of these


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capital management tools to be effective ways to enhance the return to Peoples' shareholders. Management continues to maintain a target range of 30% to 50% for Peoples' dividend payout ratio. Thus, as Peoples' earnings continue to build, management anticipates Peoples would seek to increase its common dividend.
While some indicators point toward economic recovery, the financial services industry will continue to face challenges in 2012. Management is committed to overcoming these challenges and building upon the earnings momentum of the second half of 2011. Success will be achieved through disciplined execution of strategies and partnership with Peoples' clients and communities.
Interest Rate Sensitivity and Liquidity
While Peoples is exposed to various business risks, the risks relating to interest rate sensitivity and liquidity are typically the most complex and dynamicmajor risks that can materially impact future results of operations and financial condition.condition due to their complexity and dynamic nature. The objective of Peoples’Peoples' asset/liability management (“ALM”) function is to measure and manage these risks in order to optimize net interest income within the constraints of prudent capital adequacy, liquidity and safety. This objective requires Peoples to focus on interest rate risk exposure and adequate liquidity through its management of the mix of assets and liabilities, their related cash flows and the rates earned and paid on those assets and liabilities. Ultimately, the ALM function is intended to guide management in the acquisition and disp ositiondisposition of earning assets and selection of appropriate funding sources.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk (“IRR”) is one of the most significant risks arising in the normal course of business of financial services companies like Peoples. IRR is the potential for economic loss due to future interest rate changes that can impact both the earnings stream as well as market values of financial assets and liabilities. Peoples’Peoples' exposure to IRR is due primarily to differences in the maturity or repricing of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. In addition, other factors, such as prepayments of loans and investment securities or early withdrawal of deposits, can expose Peoples to IRR and increase interest costs or reduce revenue streams.
Peoples has assigned overall management of IRR to the ALCO, which has established an IRR management policy that sets minimum thresholdsrequirements and guidelines for monitoring and managing the level and amount of IRR. The objective of Peoples’Peoples' IRR policy is to assist the ALCO in its evaluation of the impact of changing interest rate conditions on earnings and economic value of equity, as well as assist with the implementation of strategies intended to reduce Peoples’ IRR.Peoples' IRR. The management of IRR involves either maintaining or changing the level of risk exposure by changing the repricing and maturity characteristics of the cash flows for specific assets or liabilities.
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Peoples' IRR is provided by the Asset Liability Management and Investment Committee of Peoples Bank's Board of Directors. This committee also reviews and approves Peoples' IRR management policy at least annually.
The ALCO uses various methods to assess and monitor the current level of Peoples’Peoples' IRR and the impact of potential strategies or other changes. However, the ALCO predominantly relies on simulation modeling in its overall management of IRR since it is a dynamic measure. Simulation modeling also estimates the impact of potential changes in interest rates and balance sheet structures on future earnings and projected fair value of equity.
The modeling process starts with a base case simulation using the current balance sheet and current interest rates held constant for the next twelve months. Alternate scenarios are prepared which simulate the impact of increasing and decreasing market interest rates, assuming parallel yield curve shifts. Comparisons produced from the simulation data, showing the changes in net interest income from the base interest rate scenario, illustrate the risks associated with the current balance sheet structure. Additional simulations, when deemed appropriate or necessary, are prepared using different interest rate scenarios from those used with the base case simulation and/or possible changes in balance sheet composition. The additional simulations include non-parallel shifts in interest rates whereby the direction and/or magnitude of change of short-term interest rates is different than the changes applied to longer-term interest rates. Comparisons showing the earnings and equity value variance from the base case are provided to the ALCO for review and discussion.
The ALCO has established limits on changes in the twelve-month net interest income forecast and the economic value of equity from the base case. The ALCO may establish risk tolerances for other parallel and non-parallel rate movements, as deemed necessary.



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The following table details the current policy limits used to manage the level of Peoples' IRR:
Immediate and Sustained Shift in Interest RatesNet Interest IncomeEconomic Value of Equity
 + / - 100 basis points-5%-10%
 + / - 200 basis points-10%-15%
 + / - 300 basis points-15%-20%
The following table shows the estimated changes in net interest income and the economic value of equity.  In general, the ALCO limits the decrease in net interest income to 15% or less from base case for each 200 basis point shift in interest rates measured overequity based upon a twelve-month period.  The ALCO limits the negative impact on net equity to 20% or less given an immediate and sustained 200 basis point shift in interest rates.
The following table illustrates the estimated impact of an immediate and sustained change in interest ratesstandard, parallel shock analysis (dollars in thousands):

Increase in Impact on Impact on
Interest Rate Net Interest Income Economic Value of Equity
Increase in Interest Rate
Estimated Increase in
Net Interest Income
 Estimated (Decrease) Increase in Economic Value of Equity
(in Basis Points) December 31, 2010 December 31, 2009 December 31, 2010 December 31, 2009December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010 December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010
300  $8,973  17.2 %  $2,836  4.6 %  $(9,005)  (3.9)%  $2,974  1.1 %$7,061
 13.9% $8,973
17.2% $(8,855) (4.1)% $(9,005)(3.9)%
200  6,860  13.2 %  3,010  4.8 %  (3,297)  (1.4)%  9,730  3.5 %6,250
 12.3% 6,860
13.2% 2,036
 0.9 % (3,297)(1.4)%
100  4,048  7.8 %  2,100  3.4 %  1,599  0.7 %  9,447  3.4 %4,548
 9.0% 4,048
7.8% 7,728
 3.6 % 1,599
0.7 %
This table uses a standard, parallel shock analysis for assessing the IRR to net interest income and the economic value of equity. A parallel shock means all points on the yield curve (one year, two year, three year, etc.) are directionally shocked the same amount of basis points - 100 basis points is equal to 1%. While management regularly assesses the impact of both increasing and decreasing interest rates, the table above only reflects the impact of upward shocks due to the fact a downward parallel shock of 100 basis points or more is not possible given that some short-term rates are currently less than 1%.
Although a parallel shock table can give insight into the current direction and magnitude of IRR inherent in the balance sheet, interest rates do not always move in a complete parallel manner during interest rate cycles. These nonparallel movements in interest rates, commonly called yield curve steepening or flattening movements, tend to occur during the beginning and end of an interest rate cycle.cycle, with differences in the timing, direction and magnitude of changes in short-term and long-term interest rates. Thus, any benefit that could occur as a result of the Federal Reserve increasing short-term interest rates in future quarters could be offset by an inverse movement in long-term interest rates. As a result, management conducts more advanced interest rate shock scenarios to gain a better understanding of Peoples’Peoples' exposure to nonparallel rate shifts.
At December 31, 2011, Peoples' Consolidated Balance Sheet remained positioned for a rising interest rate environment, as illustrated by the potential increase in net interest income shown in the above table. Given the inherent uncertainty surrounding the timing and magnitude of future interest rate changes, management’smanagement's near-term balance sheet strategies will continue to emphasize maintaining good asset liquidity and lowering overall funding costs through a combination of less aggressive pricing of non-core funding and growing low cost retail deposits.
Liquidity
In addition to IRR management, another major objective of the ALCO is to maintain a sufficient level of liquidity. The ALCO defines liquidity as the ability to meet anticipated and unanticipated operating cash needs, loan demand and deposit withdrawals, without incurring a sustained negative impact on profitability.  The ALCO’s liquidity management policy sets limits on the net liquidity position and the concentration of non-core funding sources, both wholesale funding and brokered deposits.
Typically, theThe main source of liquidity for Peoples is deposit growth. Liquidity is also provided by cash generated from earning assets such as maturities, calls, principal payments and interest incomepayments from loans and investment securities. Peoples also uses various wholesale funding sources to supplement funding from customer deposits. These external sources also provide Peoples with the ability to obtain large quantities of funds in a relatively short time period in the event of sudden unanticipated cash needs. However, an over-utilization of external funding sources can expose Peoples alsoto greater liquidity risk as these external sources may not be accessible during times of market stress. Additionally, Peoples may be exposed to the risk associated with providing excess collateral to external funding providers, commonly referred to as counterparty risk. As a result, the ALCO's liquidity management policy sets limits on the net liquidity position and the concentration of non-core funding sources, both wholesale funding and brokered deposits. 
In addition to external sources of funding, Peoples considers certain types of deposits to be less stable or "volatile funding". These deposits include special money market products, large CDs and public funds. Peoples has established volatility factors for these various deposit products, and the liquidity management policy establishes a contingency funding plan that serves as an action plan for management inlimit on the event of a short-term or long-term funding crisis caused by a single or series of unexpected events.total


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level of volatile funding. Additionally, Peoples measures the maturities of external sources of funding for periods of 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months and has established policy limits for the amounts maturing in each of these periods. The purpose of these limits is to minimize exposure to what is commonly termed as rollover risk.
At December 31, 2010,An additional strategy used by Peoples had available borrowing capacity through its wholesale funding sources and unpledged investment securities totaling approximately $286 millionin the management of liquidity risk is maintaining a targeted level of liquid assets. These are assets that can be used to satisfy liquidity needs.  This liquidity position excluded the $44 million excessconverted into cash reservesin a relatively short period of time. Management defines liquid assets as cash, including cash on deposit at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the market value of U.S. government and agency securities that are not pledged. Excluded from this definition are pledged securities, non-government and agency securities, municipal securities and loans. Management has established a minimum level of liquid assets in the liquidity management policy, which is expressed as a percentage of loans and unfunded loan commitments. Peoples also has established a policy limit around the level of liquefiable assets, also expressed as a percentage of loans and unfunded loan commitments. Liquefiable assets are defined as liquid assets plus the market value of unpledged securities not included in the liquid asset measurement.
An essential element in the management of liquidity risk is a forecast of the sources and uses of anticipated cash flows. On a monthly basis, Peoples forecasts sources and uses of cash for the next twelve months. To assist in the management of liquidity, management has established a liquidity coverage ratio, which is defined as the total sources of cash divided by the total uses of cash. A ratio of greater than 1.0 times indicates that forecasted sources of cash are adequate to fund forecasted uses of cash. The liquidity management policy establishes a minimum limit of 1.0 times. Peoples also forecasts secondary or contingent sources of cash, and this includes external sources of funding and liquid assets. These sources of cash would be required if and when the forecasted liquidity coverage ratio dropped below the policy limit of 1.0 times. An additional liquidity measurement used by management includes the total forecasted sources of cash and the contingent sources of cash divided by the forecasted uses of cash. Management has established a minimum ratio of 5.0 times for this liquidity management policy limit.
Disruptions in the sources and uses of cash can occur which can drastically alter the actual cash flows and negatively impact of Peoples’Peoples' ability to obtain additionalaccess internal and external sources of cash. Such disruptions might occur due to increased withdraws of deposits, increased funding required for funding loan commitments, a decrease in the ability to access external funding sources and other forces that would increase the need for funding and limit Peoples' ability to access needed funds. As a result, Peoples maintains a liquidity contingency funding plan ("LCFP") that considers various degrees of disruptions and develops action plans around these scenarios.
Peoples' LCFP identifies scenarios where funding disruptions might occur and creates scenarios of varying degrees of severity. The disruptions considered include an increase in funding of unfunded loan commitments, unanticipated withdraws of deposits, decreases in the renewal of maturing certificates of deposit and reductions in cash earnings. Additionally, the LCFP creates stress scenarios where access to external funding sources, or contingency funding, is suddenly limited which includes a significant increase in the margin requirements where securities or loans are pledged, limited access to funding from other banks and limited access to funding from the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank. Peoples' LCFP scenarios include a mild stress scenario, a moderate stress scenario and a severe stress scenario. Each of these is defined as to the severity and action plans are developed around each.
Liquidity management also requires the monitoring of risk indicators that may alert the ALCO to a developing liquidity situation or crisis. Early detection of stress scenarios allow Peoples to take actions to help mitigate the impact to the bank's business operations. The LCFP contains various indicators, termed key risk indicators (or "KRI's") that are monitored on monthly basis, at a minimum. The KRI's include both internal and external indicators and include loan delinquency levels, classified and watch list loan levels, non-performing loans to loans and to total assets, the loan to deposit ratio, the level of net non-core funding dependence, the level of contingency funding sources, the liquidity coverage ratio, changes in regulatory capital levels, forecasted operating loss and negative media concerning Peoples, irrational competitor pricing that persists and an increase in rates for external funding sources. The LCFP establishes levels that define each of these KRI's under normal, mild, moderate and severe scenarios.
The LCFP is reviewed and updated on at least an annual basis by either offering higher ratesthe ALCO and the Asset Liability Management and Investment Committee of Peoples Bank's Board of Directors. Additionally, testing of the LCFP is required on retail depositsan annual basis. Various stress scenarios and the related actions are simulated according to the LCFP. The results are reviewed and discussed and changes or issuing additional brokered deposits.  Managementrevisions are made to the LCFP accordingly. Additionally, every two years, the LCFP is subjected to a third-party review for effectiveness and regulatory compliance.
Overall, management believes the current balance of cash and cash equivalents and anticipated cash flows from the investment portfolio, along with the availability of other funding sources, will allow Peoples to meet anticipated cash obligations, as well as special needs and off-balance sheet commitments.


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Off-Balance Sheet Activities and Contractual Obligations
Peoples routinely engages in activities that involve, to varying degrees, elements of risk that are not reflected in whole or in part in the Consolidated Financial Statements. These activities are part of Peoples’Peoples' normal course of business and include traditional off-balance sheet credit-related financial instruments, interest rate contracts operating leases, long-term debt and commitments to make additional capital contributions in low-income housing tax credit investments.
The following is a summary of Peoples’ significant off-balance sheet activities and contractual obligations.  Detailed information regarding these activities and obligations can be found in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements as follows:
Activity or ObligationNote
Off-balance sheet credit-related financial instruments16
Low-income housing tax credit investments16
Operating lease obligations5
Long-term debt obligations9
Junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trusttrusts10

Traditional off-balance sheet credit-related financial instruments are primarily commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit.  These activities are necessary to meet the financing needs of customers and could require Peoples to make cash payments to third parties in the event certain specified future events occur.  The contractual amounts represent the extent of Peoples’ exposure in these off-balance sheet activities.  However, since certain off-balance sheet commitments, particularly standby letters of credit, are expected to expire or only partially be used, the total amount of commitments does not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Peoples also has commitments to make additional capital contributions in low-income housing tax credit funds, consisting of a pool of low-income housing projects.  As a limited partner in these funds, Peoples receives federal income tax benefits, which assist Peoples in managing its overall tax burden.  Since the future contributions are conditioned on certain future events, the total amount of future equity contributions at December 31, 2010, is not reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Peoples continues to lease certain facilities and equipment under noncancellable operating leases with terms providing for fixed monthly payments over periods generally ranging from two to ten years.  Several of Peoples’ leased facilities are inside retail shopping centers or office buildings and, as a result, are not available for purchase.  Management believes these leased facilities increase Peoples’ visibility within its markets and afford sales associates additional access to current and potential clients.
The following table details the aggregate amount of future payments Peoples is required to make under certain contractual obligations as of December 31, 2010:

   Payments due by period
(Dollars in thousands)Total Less than 1 year 1-3 years��3-5 years More than 5 years
Long-term debt (1)
 $157,703  $15,391  $9,632  $3,187  $129,493
Junior subordinated notes held by
     subsidiary trust (1)
 22,565  –  –  –  22,565
Operating leases 5,555  865  1,714  1,033  1,943
Time deposits 518,351  242,222  184,794  60,029  31,306
    Total $704,174  $258,478  $196,140  $64,249  $185,307
(1) Amounts reflect solely the minimum required principal payments.


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  Payments due by period
(Dollars in thousands)TotalLess than 1 year1-3 years3-5 yearsMore than 5 years
Long-term debt (1)$142,312
$7,408
$3,946
$2,722
$128,236
Junior subordinated notes held by
     subsidiary trust (1)
22,600



22,600
Operating leases4,919
915
1,499
910
1,595
Time deposits475,301
230,841
148,861
82,396
13,203
Total$645,132
$239,164
$154,306
$86,028
$165,634
      
(1) Amounts reflect solely the minimum required principal payments.
Management does not anticipate Peoples’ current off-balance sheet activities and contractual obligations will have a material impact on future results of operations and financial condition based on past experience.
Effects of Inflation on Financial Statements
Substantially all of Peoples’ assets relate to banking and are monetary in nature.  As a result, inflation does not impact Peoples to the same degree as companies in capital-intensive industries in a replacement cost environment.  During a period of rising prices, a net monetary asset position results in a loss in purchasing power and conversely a net monetary liability position results in an increase in purchasing power.  The opposite would be true during a period of decreasing prices.  In the banking industry, monetary assets typically exceed monetary liabilities.  The current monetary policy targeting low levels of inflation has resulted in relatively stable price levels.  Therefore, inflation has had little impact on Peoples’ net assets.


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ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Please refer to the section captioned “Interest Rate Sensitivity and Liquidity” under Item 7 of this Form 10-K, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes, and the report of independent registered public accounting firm, are set forth immediately following Item 9B of this Form 10-K.

ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

No response required.
ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Peoples’ management, with the participation of Peoples’ President and Chief Executive Officer and Peoples’ Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, has evaluated the effectiveness of Peoples’ disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in RulesRule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of December 31, 2010.2011.  Based upon that evaluation, Peoples’ President and Chief Executive Officer and Peoples’ Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer have concluded that:
(a)information required to be disclosed by Peoples in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports Peoples files or submits under the Exchange Act would be accumulated and communicated to Peoples’ management, including its President and Chief Executive Officer and its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure;
(b)information required to be disclosed by Peoples in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports Peoples files or submits under the Exchange Act would be recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the timeframetime periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and
(c)Peoples’ disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the fiscal yearperiod covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Management’sManagement's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The “Report of Management’sManagement's Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” required by Item 308(a) of SEC Regulation S-K is included on page 5659 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Attestation Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Effectiveness of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” required by Item 308(b) of SEC Regulation S-K is included on page 57 60of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Control overOver Financial Reporting
During the fourth quarter of Peoples’ fiscal year ended December 31, 2010,There were no changes were made in Peoples’ internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during Peoples’ fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011, that have materially effected,affected, or are reasonably likely to materially effect,affect, Peoples’ internal control over financial reporting.



ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION

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Report of Management’sManagement's Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Peoples’Peoples' management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Peoples’Peoples' internal control over financial reporting has been designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation, integrity, and fair presentation of Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Financial Statements for external purposes in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

With the supervision and participation of its President and Chief Executive Officer and its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, management evaluated the effectiveness of Peoples’Peoples' internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010,2011, using the framework set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

No matter how well designed, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Projection of the evaluation of effectiveness to future periods is subject to risks, including but not limited to (a) controls may become inadequate due to changes in conditions; (b) a deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures; and (c) the possibility of control circumvention or override, any of which may lead to misstatements due to undetected error or fraud. Effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only a reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and reporting.

Management assessed the effectiveness of Peoples’Peoples' internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010,2011, and, based on this assessment, has concluded Peoples’Peoples' internal control over financial reporting is effective as of that date.

Peoples’Peoples' independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP has audited the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report and has issued an attestation report on Peoples’Peoples' internal control over financial reporting.

By: /s/CHARLES W. SULERZYSKIBy: /s/EDWARD G. SLOANE
Charles W. SulerzyskiEdward G. Sloane
President and Chief Executive OfficerExecutive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


/s/ DAVID L. MEAD/s/ EDWARD G. SLOANE59
David L. Mead                                                                                                                                        Edward G. Sloane
President and Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                Executive Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer





Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Effectiveness of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

We have audited Peoples Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010,2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control—IntegratedControl-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Peoples Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries’subsidiaries' management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Report of Management’sManagement's Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’scompany's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’scompany's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’scompany's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’scompany's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Peoples Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010,2011, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, statements of stockholders’stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010,2011, of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries and our report dated February 28, 20112012 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

                                                      


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February 28, 20112012


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Consolidated Financial Statements


The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and the Shareholders
Peoples Bancorp Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010.2011.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Peoples Bancorp Inc.’s's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010,2011, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Peoples Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries’subsidiaries' internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010,2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 28, 20112012 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

  


Charleston, West Virginia
February 28, 2011

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PEOPLES BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)2011 2010
Assets   
Cash and cash equivalents:   
Cash and due from banks$32,346
 $28,324
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks6,604
 46,320
Total cash and cash equivalents38,950
 74,644
    
Available-for-sale investment securities, at fair value (amortized cost of $617,128 at December 31, 2011 and $617,122 at December 31, 2010)628,571
 613,986
Held-to-maturity investment securities, at amortized cost (fair value of $16,705 at December 31, 2011 and $2,954 at December 31, 2010)16,301
 2,965
Other investment securities, at cost24,356
 24,356
Total investment securities669,228
 641,307
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs938,506
 960,718
Allowance for loan losses(23,717) (26,766)
Net loans914,789
 933,952
Loans held for sale3,271
 4,755
Bank premises and equipment, net23,905
 24,934
Bank owned life insurance49,384
 53,532
Goodwill62,520
 62,520
Other intangible assets1,955
 2,350
Other assets30,159
 39,991
Total assets$1,794,161
 $1,837,985
Liabilities   
Deposits:   
Non-interest-bearing$239,837
 $215,069
Interest-bearing1,111,243
 1,146,531
Total deposits1,351,080
 1,361,600
Short-term borrowings51,643
 51,509
Long-term borrowings142,312
 157,703
Junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trust22,600
 22,565
Accrued expenses and other liabilities19,869
 13,927
Total liabilities1,587,504
 1,607,304
Stockholders’ Equity   
Preferred stock, no par value, 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued at December 31, 2011, and 39,000 issued at December 31, 2010
 38,645
Common stock, no par value, 24,000,000 shares authorized, 11,122,247 shares issued at December 31, 2011 and 11,070,022 shares issued at December 31, 2010, including shares in treasury166,969
 166,298
Retained earnings53,580
 45,547
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred income taxes1,412
 (4,453)
Treasury stock, at cost, 615,123 shares at December 31, 2011 and 612,695 shares at December 31, 2010(15,304) (15,356)
Total stockholders’ equity206,657
 230,681
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$1,794,161
 $1,837,985

 December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009
Assets   
Cash and cash equivalents:   
  Cash and due from banks $28,324  $29,969
  Interest-bearing deposits in other banks 46,320  11,804
    Total cash and cash equivalents 74,644  41,773
    
Available-for-sale investment securities, at fair value (amortized cost of   
    $617,122 and $706,444 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively) 613,986  726,547
Held-to-maturity investment securities, at amortized cost (fair value of   
    $2,954 and $963 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively) 2,965  963
Other investment securities, at cost 24,356  24,356
    Total investment securities 641,307  751,866
    
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs 960,718  1,052,058
Allowance for loan losses (26,766)  (27,257)
    Net loans 933,952  1,024,801
    
Loans held for sale 4,755  1,874
Bank premises and equipment, net 24,934  24,844
Bank owned life insurance 53,532  52,924
Goodwill 62,520  62,520
Other intangible assets 2,350  3,079
Other assets 39,991  38,146
    Total assets $1,837,985  $2,001,827
    
Liabilities   
Deposits:   
Non-interest-bearing $215,069  $198,000
Interest-bearing 1,146,531  1,197,886
    Total deposits 1,361,600  1,395,886
    
Short-term borrowings:   
  Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 51,509  51,921
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances -  25,000
    Total short-term borrowings 51,509  76,921
    
Long-term borrowings 157,703  246,113
Junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trust 22,565  22,530
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 13,927  16,409
    Total liabilities 1,607,304  1,757,859
    
Stockholders’ Equity   
Preferred stock, no par value, 50,000 shares authorized, 39,000 shares   
    issued at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 38,645  38,543
Common stock, no par value, 24,000,000 shares authorized,   
  11,070,022 shares issued and 11,031,892 shares issued at December 31, 2010   
  and 2009, respectively, including shares in treasury 166,298  166,227
Retained earnings 45,547  46,229
Accumulated comprehensive (loss) income, net of deferred income taxes (4,453)  9,487
Treasury stock, at cost, 612,695 shares and 657,255 shares at December 31, 2010   
  and 2009, respectively (15,356)  (16,518)
    Total stockholders’ equity 230,681  243,968
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $1,837,985  $2,001,827

See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)2010 2009 20082011 2010 2009
Interest Income:          
Interest and fees on loans $57,332  $64,701  $74,268$49,410
 $57,332
 $64,701
Interest and dividends on taxable investment securities          29,558           34,522           29,10624,149
 29,558
 34,522
Interest on tax-exempt investment securities            2,354             2,811             2,7881,550
 2,354
 2,811
Other interest income                 91                 71                 6524
 91
 71
Total interest income          89,335         102,105         106,22775,133
 89,335
 102,105
Interest Expense:          
Interest on deposits          19,122           26,123           31,31013,930
 19,122
 26,123
Interest on short-term borrowings               262                482             3,383103
 262
 482
Interest on long-term borrowings            8,063           11,677           11,0795,142
 8,063
 11,677
Interest on junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trust            1,986             1,980             1,9761,979
 1,986
 1,980
Total interest expense          29,433           40,262           47,74821,154
 29,433
 40,262
Net interest income          59,902           61,843           58,47953,979
 59,902
 61,843
Provision for loan losses          26,916           25,721           27,6407,998
 26,916
 25,721
Net interest income after provision for loan losses          32,986           36,122           30,83945,981
 32,986
 36,122
     
Gross impairment losses on investment securities           (1,620)           (7,406)           (4,260)
 (1,620) (7,406)
Less: Non-credit losses included in other comprehensive income               166                301                   –
 166
 301
Net impairment losses on investment securities           (1,786)           (7,707)           (4,260)
 (1,786) (7,707)
     
Other Income:          
Deposit account service charges            9,581           10,390           10,1379,765
 9,581
 10,390
Insurance income            8,846             9,390             9,9029,265
 8,846
 9,390
Trust and investment income            5,348             4,722             5,1395,548
 5,348
 4,722
Electronic banking income            4,686             3,954             3,8825,142
 4,686
 3,954
Mortgage banking income            1,566             1,719                6811,687
 1,566
 1,719
Bank owned life insurance               608             1,051             1,582351
 608
 1,051
Net gain on investment securities            6,852             1,446             1,668473
 6,852
 1,446
Net (loss) gain on assets diposals and other transactions           (6,891)              (103)                756
Net loss on asset disposals and other transactions(916) (6,891) (103)
Other non-interest income               999                824                7741,186
 999
 824
Total other income          31,595           33,393           34,52132,501
 31,595
 33,393
Other Expenses:          
Salaries and employee benefit costs          29,222           29,394           28,52133,626
 29,222
 29,394
Net occupancy and equipment            5,781             5,756             5,5405,885
 5,781
 5,756
Professional fees            3,108             3,042             2,2123,531
 3,108
 3,042
FDIC insurance            2,470             3,442                3611,867
 2,470
 3,442
Electronic banking expense            2,453             2,401             2,2892,692
 2,453
 2,401
Data processing and software            2,032             2,417             2,1811,893
 2,032
 2,417
Foreclosed real estate and other loan expenses            1,675             1,067                8721,213
 1,675
 1,067
Franchise taxes            1,576             1,601             1,609
Franchise tax1,505
 1,576
 1,601
Amortization of other intangible assets               918             1,252             1,586586
 918
 1,252
Communication expense1,223
 1,188
 1,270
Other non-interest expense            7,807             8,310             8,3147,310
 6,619
 7,040
Total other expenses          57,042           58,682           53,48561,331
 57,042
 58,682
Income before income taxes            5,753             3,126             7,61517,151
 5,753
 3,126
Income tax expense (benefit)               172           (1,064)                1604,596
 172
 (1,064)
Net income $5,581  $4,190  $7,455$12,555
 $5,581
 $4,190
Preferred dividends            2,052             1,876                 –1,343
 2,052
 1,876
Net income available to common shareholders $3,529  $2,314  $7,455$11,212
 $3,529
 $2,314
     
Earnings per common share - basic $0.34  $0.22  $0.72$1.07
 $0.34
 $0.22
Earnings per common share - diluted $0.34  $0.22  $0.72$1.07
 $0.34
 $0.22
     
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - basic    10,424,474     10,363,975     10,315,26310,482,318
 10,424,474
 10,363,975
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - diluted    10,431,990     10,374,792     10,348,57910,482,318
 10,431,990
 10,374,792
See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSSTATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
      Accumulated Comprehensive   
 Preferred Stock Common Stock Retained EarningsTreasury 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   Income (Loss) Stock Total
Balance, December 31, 2007 $–  $163,399  $52,527  $3,014  $(16,104)  $202,836
Net income     7,455      7,455
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax       (15,302)    (15,302)
Cash dividends declared of $0.91 per share     (9,470)      (9,470)
Reissuance of treasury stock for common           
    stock option exercises   (113)      296  183
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options   (32)        (32)
Purchase of treasury stock         (506)  (506)
Common stock issued under dividend           
     reinvestment plan   964        964
Stock-based compensation expense   498        498
Balance, December 31, 2008 $–  $164,716  $50,512  $(12,288)  $(16,314)  $186,626
Net income     4,190      4,190
Other comprehensive income, net of tax       22,079    22,079
Issuance of preferred shares and common           
  stock warrant 38,454  546        39,000
Accrued dividends on preferred shares     (1,787)      (1,787)
Amortization of discount on preferred shares 89    (89)      –
Cash dividends declared of $0.66 per common share    (6,901)      (6,901)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options   (14)        (14)
Purchase of treasury stock         (249)  (249)
Common shares issued under dividend           
     reinvestment plan   830        830
Stock-based compensation expense   149        149
Reissuance of treasury stock for deferred           
     compensation plan         45  45
Cumulative effect adjustment for non-credit           
     portion of previously recorded OTTI losses     304  (304)    –
Balance, December 31, 2009 $38,543  $166,227  $46,229  $9,487  $(16,518)  $243,968
Net income     5,581      5,581
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax       (13,940)    (13,940)
Reissuance of treasury stock for common           
     stock option exercises   (428)      855  427
Accrued dividends on preferred shares     (1,950)      (1,950)
Amortization of discount on preferred stock 102    (102)      –
Cash dividends declared of $0.40 per common share    (4,211)      (4,211)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options   4        4
Purchase of treasury stock         (181)  (181)
Common shares issued under dividend           
     reinvestment plan   403        403
Stock-based compensation expense   92        92
Reissuance of treasury stock for deferred           
     compensation plan         488  488
Balance, December 31, 2010 $38,645  $166,298  $45,547  $(4,453)  $(15,356)  $230,681
    Accumulated  
    Other Total
 PreferredCommonRetainedComprehensiveTreasuryStockholders'
(Dollars in thousands)StockStockEarningsIncome (Loss)StockEquity
Balance, December 31, 2008$
$164,716
$50,512
$(12,288)$(16,314)$186,626
Net income  4,190
  4,190
Other comprehensive income, net of tax   22,079
 22,079
Issuance of preferred shares and common stock warrant38,454
546
   39,000
Accrued dividends on preferred shares  (1,787)  (1,787)
Amortization of discount on preferred stock89
 (89)  
Common stock cash dividends declared  (6,901)  (6,901)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options (14)   (14)
Purchase of treasury stock    (249)(249)
Common shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan 830
   830
Stock-based compensation expense 149
   149
Reissuance of treasury stock for deferred compensation plan    45
45
Cumulative effect adjustment for non-credit portion of previously recorded OTTI losses  304
(304) 
Balance, December 31, 2009$38,543
$166,227
$46,229
$9,487
$(16,518)$243,968
Net income  5,581
  5,581
Other comprehensive income, net of tax   (13,940) (13,940)
Reissuance of treasury stock for common stock option exercises (428)  855
427
Accrued dividends on preferred shares  (1,950)  (1,950)
Amortization of discount on preferred stock102
 (102)  
Common stock cash dividends declared  (4,211)  (4,211)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options 4
   4
Purchase of treasury stock    (181)(181)
Common shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan 403
   403
Stock-based compensation expense 92
   92
Reissuance of treasury stock for deferred compensation plan    488
488
Balance, December 31, 2010$38,645
$166,298
$45,547
$(4,453)$(15,356)$230,681
Net income  12,555
  12,555
Other comprehensive income, net of tax   5,865
 5,865
Accrued dividends on preferred shares  (988)  (988)
Amortization of discount on preferred stock355
 (355)  
Common stock cash dividends declared  (3,179)  (3,179)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options 1
   1
Reissuance of treasury stock for deferred compensation plan    176
176
Purchase of treasury stock    (187)(187)
Common shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan 318
   318
Issuance of common shares under Board of Directors' compensation plan 42
  63
105
Stock-based compensation expense 310
   310
Repurchase of preferred stock(39,000)    (39,000)
Balance, December 31, 2011$
$166,969
$53,580
$1,412
$(15,304)$206,657
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008201120102009
Operating activities     
Operating activities: 
Net income $5,581  $4,190  $7,455$12,555
$5,581
$4,190
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion, net 15,797  4,088  5,74917,194
15,797
4,088
Provision for loan losses 26,916  25,721  27,6407,998
26,916
25,721
Bank owned life insurance income (608)  (1,051)  (1,582)(351)(608)(1,051)
Net (gain) loss on investment securities (5,066)  6,261  2,592(473)(5,066)6,261
Loans originated for sale (66,408)  (96,731)  (31,069)(72,132)(66,408)(96,731)
Proceeds from sales of loans 65,212  96,399  32,54673,507
65,212
96,399
Net gains on sales of loans (1,357)  (1,602)  (555)(1,432)(1,357)(1,602)
Deferred income tax benefit (1,814)  (5,212)  (2,861)
(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses (155)  155  (429)
Increase (decrease) in interest receivable 1,193  (41)  1,055
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)462
(1,814)(5,212)
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses1,472
(155)155
Decrease (increase) in interest receivable290
1,193
(41)
Other, net 5,826  (8,921)  (4,977)4,294
5,826
(8,921)
Net cash provided by operating activities 45,117  23,256  35,564$43,384
$45,117
$23,256
Investing activities     
Investing activities: 
Available-for-sale securities:      
Purchases of available-for-sale securities (269,396)  (279,018)  (457,226)
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities 150,844  90,239  156,767
Proceeds from maturities, calls and prepayments of available-for-sale securities 202,671  174,808  137,292
Purchases of held-to-maturity securities (2,000)  (963)  –
Net decrease (increase) in loans 61,069  24,670  (3,109)
Purchases(198,556)(269,396)(279,018)
Proceeds from sales59,868
150,844
90,239
Proceeds from maturities, calls and prepayments126,587
202,671
174,808
Purchase of held-to-maturity securities(13,341)(2,000)(963)
Net decrease in loans11,430
61,069
24,670
Net expenditures for premises and equipment (1,979)  (2,154)  (3,449)(1,290)(1,979)(2,154)
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned 499  512  2732,158
499
512
Sale of banking offices and other assets –  –  775
Investment in tax credit funds (249)  (248)  (249)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 141,459  7,846  (168,926)
Financing activities     
Proceeds from bank owned life insurance4,499


Investment in limited partnership and tax credit funds(234)(249)(248)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(8,879)141,459
7,846
Financing activities:  
Net increase in non-interest-bearing deposits 17,069  17,960  4,98324,768
17,069
17,960
Net (decrease) increase in interest-bearing deposits (51,450)  11,455  174,900(35,379)(51,450)11,455
Net decrease in short-term borrowings (25,412)  (21,931)  (123,689)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings134
(25,412)(21,931)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 5,000  5,000  140,000
5,000
5,000
Payments on long-term borrowings (93,410)  (67,184)  (63,682)(15,391)(93,410)(67,184)
Issuance of preferred shares and common stock warrant –  39,000  –

39,000
Cash dividends paid on preferred stock (1,950)  (1,543)  –
Repurchase of preferred shares(39,000)

Preferred stock dividends(1,232)(1,950)(1,543)
Cash dividends paid on common shares (3,822)  (7,426)  (8,423)(3,922)(3,822)(7,426)
Purchase of treasury stock (181)  (249)  (506)(187)(181)(249)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 447  5  210
Excess tax benefit (expense) for share based payments 4  (14)  (33)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (153,705)  (24,927)  123,760
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 32,871  6,175  (9,602)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 41,773  35,598  45,200
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $74,644  $41,773  $35,598
Proceeds from issuance of common shares10
447
5
Excess tax expense for stock-based compensation
4
(14)
Net cash used in financing activities(70,199)(153,705)(24,927)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(35,694)32,871
6,175
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period74,644
41,773
35,598
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$38,950
$74,644
$41,773
Supplemental cash flow information:      
Interest paid $30,109  $41,015  $48,138$21,386
$30,109
$41,015
Income taxes paid 385  1,262  4,395$1,574
$385
$1,262

See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements


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PEOPLES BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Peoples Bancorp Inc. is a financial holding company that offers a full range of financial services and products, including commercial and retail banking, insurance, brokerage and trust services, through its principal operating subsidiary, Peoples Bank, National Association (“Peoples Bank”).  Services are provided through 47 financial service locations and 4042 automated teller machines in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, as well as internet-based banking.

Note 1.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 

The accounting and reporting policies of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries (“Peoples” refers to, Peoples Bancorp Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries collectively, except where the context indicates the reference relates solely to Peoples Bancorp Inc.) conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and to general practices within the banking industry. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain items in prior financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation, which had no imp actimpact on net income, comprehensive income or loss, net cash provided by operating activities or stockholders’stockholders' equity.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of the financial statements:
Consolidation: Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Financial Statements include subsidiaries in which Peoples has a controlling financial interest, principally defined as owning a voting interest greater than 50%. In addition, entities not controlled by voting interests or in which the equity investors do not bear the residual economic risks, but for which Peoples is the primary beneficiary are also consolidated.
The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Peoples and its consolidated subsidiaries, Peoples Bank and Peoples Investment Company, along with their wholly-owned subsidiaries. Peoples previously formed a statutory business trust described in Note 10 that is a variable interest entity for which Peoples is not the primary beneficiary. As a result, the accounts of this trust are not included in Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Financial Statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents include cash andon hand, balances due from other banks, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, Federal Funds sold and other short-term investments all with original maturities of ninety days or less. Included in interest-bearing deposits in other banks was $2.0 million and $1.5 million in funds at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which were being used as collateral and not available for withdrawal.
Investment Securities: Investment securities are recorded initially at cost, which includes premiums and discounts if purchased at other than par or face value. Peoples amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as an adjustment to interest income on a level yield basis. The cost of investment securities sold, and any resulting gain or loss, is based on the specific identification method and recognized as of the trade date.
Management determines the appropriate classification of investment securities at the time of purchase. Held-to-maturity securities are those securities that Peoples has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity and are recorded at amortized cost. Available-for-sale securities are those securities that would be available to be sold in the future in response to Peoples’Peoples' liquidity needs, changes in market interest rates, and asset-liability management strategies, among other considerations. Available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in stockholders’stockholders' equity as a separate component of other comprehensive income or loss, net of applicable deferred income taxes.  Trading securities are those securities bought and he ld principally for the purpose of selling in the near term.  Trading securities are reported at fair value, with holding gains and losses recognized in earnings.
Certain restricted equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values and for which Peoples does not exercise significant influence, are carried at cost. These cost method securities are reported as other investment securities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and consist solely of shares of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (“FHLB”(the “FHLB”) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Cleveland (the "FRB").
Management systematically evaluates investment securities for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. This analysis requires management to consider various factors, which include (1) duration and magnitude of the decline in value, (2) the financial condition of the issuer or issuers and (3) structure of the security.



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An impairment loss is recognized in earnings only when (1) Peoples intends to sell the debt security; (2) it is more likely than not that Peoples will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis or (3) Peoples does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. In situations where Peoples intends to sell or when it is more likely than not that Peoples will be required to sell the security, the entire impairment loss must be recognized in earnings. In all other situations, only the portion of the impairment loss representing the credit loss must be recognized in earnings, with the remaining portion being recognized in stockholders’stockholders' equity as a component of accumulated comprehensive income, net of deferred taxes.
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase: Peoples enters into sales of securities under agreements to repurchase (“Repurchase Agreements”) with customers and other financial service companies, which are treated asconsidered financings. TheAs such, these obligations to repurchase securities sold are recorded as a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and disclosed in Notes 8 and 9. Securities pledged as collateral under Repurchase Agreements are included in investment securities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are disclosed in Note 3. The fair value of the collateral pledged to a third party is continually monitored and additional collateral is pledged or returned, as deemed appropriate.
Loans: Loans originated that Peoples has the positive intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or to maturity or payoff are reported at the principal balance outstanding, net of deferred loan fees and costs and an allowance for loan losses. The foreseeable future is based upon current market conditions and business strategies, as well as balance sheet management and liquidity. As the conditions change, so may management’smanagement's view of the foreseeable future. Net deferred loan costs were $1.1 million and $1.0 million and $1.1 million at December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, respectively.
A loan is considered impaired based on currentwhen information and events ifindicate it is probable that collection of all contractual principal and interest payments when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement is doubtful. Impairment is evaluated in total for smaller-balance loans of a similar nature, primarily consumer and residential real estate loans, and on an individual loan basis for all loans to borrowers with an aggregate unpaid principal balances in excess of $500,000. Peoples places any loan deemed to be impaired on nonaccrual status and allocates a specific portion of the allowance for loan losses, if necessary, to reduce the net reported value of the loan to its estimated net realizable value. Interest payments on impaired loans are typically applied to principal unless collectibility of the pri ncipal amount is reasonably assured, in which case interest is recognized on a cash basis.  Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible. Consumer and residential real estate loans typically are not placed on nonaccrual, and instead are charged down to the net realizable value.
Loans acquired in a business combination that have evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and for which it is probable, at acquisition, that Peoples will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable are initially recorded at fair value (the present value of the amounts expected to be collected) with no valuation allowance. The difference between the undiscounted cash flows expected at acquisition and the investment in the loan or the “accretable yield”, is recognized as interest income on a level-yield method over the life of the loan. Contractually required payments for interest and principal that exceed the undiscounted cash flows expected at acquisition or the “nonaccretable difference”, are not recognized as a yield adjustment or as a loss accrual or a valuation allowance.
recognized.
Over the life of these acquired loans, management continues to monitor each acquired loan portfolio for changes in credit quality. Increases in expected cash flows subsequent to acquisition are recognized prospectively over their remaining life as a yield adjustment on the loans. Subsequent decreases in expected cash flows are recognized as impairment, with the amount of the expected loss included in management’smanagement's evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.
Loans Held-for-Sale: Loans originated and intended to be sold in the secondary market, generally one-to-four family residential loans, are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value determined on an aggregate basis. Gains and losses on sales of loans held for sale are included in mortgage banking income.
Loans originated with the intent to be held in our portfolio are subsequently transferred to held-for-sale when a decision is made to sell these loans. At the time of a loan’sloan's transfer to the held-for-sale classification, the loan is recorded at the lower of cost or its fair value. Any reduction in the loan’sloan's value is reflected as a write-down of the recorded investment resulting in a new cost basis, with a corresponding charge against the allowance for loan losses. If the fair value of a loan classified as held-for-sale in subsequent periods is less than its cost basis, the carrying value of the loan is adjusted accordingly, with the corresponding loss recognized in earnings as a component of other gains and losses.
earnings.
Peoples enters into interest rate lock commitments with borrowers and best efforts commitments with investors on loans originated for sale into the secondary markets.  Peoples uses these commitmentsmarkets to manage the inherent interest rate and pricing risk associated with selling loans in the secondary market.loans. The interest rate lock commitments generally terminate once the loan is funded, the lock period expires or the borrower decides not to contract for the loan. The best efforts commitments generally terminate once the loan is sold, the commitment period expires or the borrower decides not to contract for the loan. These commitments are considered derivatives which are generally accounted for by recognizing their estimated fair value on


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the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either a freestanding as setasset or liability. The valuation of such commitments does not consider expected cash flows related to the servicing of the future loan. Management has determined these derivatives do not have a material effect on Peoples’Peoples' financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Allowance for Loan Losses: The allowance for loan losses is a valuation reserve allowance established through provisions for loan losses charged against income. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level that management deems sufficient to absorb probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Loans deemed to be uncollectible are charged against the allowance for loan losses, while recoveries of previously charged-off amounts are credited to the allowance for loan losses.
The allowance for loan losses is comprised of specific valuation allowances for loans evaluated individually for impairment and general allocations for pools of homogeneous loans with similar risk characteristics and trends. Peoples’Peoples' homogenous loan pools include similarly risk-graded commercial and industrial loans, similarly risk-graded commercial real estate loans, real estate construction loans (both commercial and residential), residential real estate loans, consumer home equity loans and other consumers. Management’sManagement's evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and the appropriate provision for loan losses is based upon a quarterly analysis of the portfolio. While portions of the allowance for loan losses may be allocated to specific loans; the entire allowance for loan l osseslosses is available for any loan management should be charged off.
The allowance for loan losses related to specific loans is based on management’s management's estimate of potential losses on impaired loans as determined by (1) the present value of expected future cash flows; (2) the fair value of collateral if the loan is determined to be collateral dependent or (3) the loan’sloan's observable market price. The general allocations to specific loan pools are based on the historical loss rates for specific loan types and the internal risk grade, if applicable, adjusted for both internal and external qualitative risk factors. The calculation of historical loss ratios for pools of similar loans with similar characteristics is based upon the proportion of act ualactual charge-offs experienced to the total population of loans in the pool. The historical loss ratios are periodically updated based on actual charge-off experience. The qualitative factors considered by management include, among other factors, (1) changes in local and national economic conditions; (2) changes in asset quality; (3) changes in loan portfolio volume; (4) the composition and concentrations of credit; (5) the impact of competition on loan structuring and pricing; (6) the impact of interest rate changes on portfolio risk and (7) effectiveness of Peoples’Peoples' loan policies, procedures and internal controls. The total allowance established for each homogenous loan pool represents the product of the historical loss ratio and the total dollar amount of the loans in the pool.
Peoples categorizes loans involving commercial borrowers into risk categories based upon an established grading matrix. This system is used to manage the risk within its lending activities, evaluate changes in the overall credit quality of the loan portfolio and evaluate of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. Loan grades are assigned at the time a new loan or lending commitment is extended by Peoples and may be changed at any time when circumstances warrant. All loan relationships with aggregate outstanding debt to Peoples of $500,000 or more are reviewed at least annually, with adversely classified loans generally reviewed on a quarterly basis.
The primary factors considered when assigning a risk grade to a loan include (1) reliability and sustainability of the primary source of repayment; (2) past, present and projected financial condition of the borrower and (3) current economic and industry conditions. Other factors that could influence the risk grade assigned include the type and quality of collateral, ownership of borrower and strength of guarantors. The primary source of repayment for commercial real estate loans and commercial and industrial loans is normally the business’sbusiness's operating cash flow available to repay debt. Management’sManagement's analysis of operating cash flow for commercial real estate loans secured by non-owner occupied properties takes into account factors such as rent rolls and vacancy statistics. Management& #8217;sManagement's analysis of operating cash flow for commercial real estate loans secured by owner occupied properties and all commercial and industrial loans considers the profitability, liquidity and leverage of the business. The evaluation of construction loans is based largely on the borrower’sborrower's ability to complete construction within the established budget.
The primary factors considered when classifying consumer loans include the loan’sloan's past due status and declaration of bankruptcy by the borrower(s). The classification of residential real estate and home equity lines of credit also takes into account the current value of the underlying collateral.
Bank Premises and Equipment: Bank premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets owned. Major improvements to leased facilities are capitalized and included in bank premises at cost less accumulated depreciation, which is calculated on the straight-line method over the lesser of the remaining term of the leased facility or the estimated economic life of the improvement.


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Bank Owned Life Insurance: Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) represents life insurance on the lives of certain employees who have provided positive consent allowing Peoples Bank to be the beneficiary of such policies. These policies are recorded at their cash surrender value, or the amount that can be realized upon surrender of the policy. Income from these policies and changes in the cash surrender value are recorded in other income.
Investments in Affordable Housing Limited Partnerships: Investments in affordable housing consist of investments in limited partnerships that operate qualified affordable housing projects or that invest in other limited partnerships formed to operate affordable housing projects. These investments are considered variable interest entities for which Peoples is not the primary beneficiary. Peoples generally utilizes the effective yield method to account for these investments with the tax credits, net of the amortization of the investment, reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as a reduction of income tax expense. The unamortized amount of the investments is recorded in other assets.  Peoples’ investments in affordable housing limited partnerships wereassets and totaled $1.4 million and $2.4 million and  $3.8 million at December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, respectively.
Other Real Estate Owned: Other real estate owned (“OREO”), included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is comprised primarily of commercial and residential real estate properties acquired by Peoples Bank in satisfaction of a loan. OREO obtained in satisfaction of a loan is recorded at the lower of cost or estimated fair value based on appraised value at the date actually or constructively received, less estimated costs to sell the property. Peoples had OREO totaling $2.2 million at December 31, 2011, and $4.5 million at December 31, 2010 and $6.3 million at December 31, 2009..
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets: Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired in the business combination. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually and updated quarterly if necessary. Based upon the most recently completed goodwill impairment test, Peoples concluded the recorded value of goodwill was not impaired as of December 31, 2010,2011, based upon the estimated fair value of Peoples’Peoples' single reporting unit.
Peoples’Peoples' other intangible assets consist of customer relationship intangible assets, primarily core deposit intangibles, representing the present value of future net income to be earned from acquired customer relationships with definite useful lives. These intangible assets are amortized on an accelerated basis over their estimated lives ranging from 7 to 10 years.
Mortgage Servicing Rights: Mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) represent the right to service loans sold to third party investors. MSRs are recognized separately as a servicing asset or liability whenever Peoples undertakes an obligation to service financial assets. MSRs are reported in other intangible assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Serviced loans are not included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Loan servicing income included in mortgage banking income includes servicing fees received from the third party investors and certain charges collected from the borrowers.
Peoples initially records MSRs at fair value at the time of the sale of the loans to the third party investor. Peoples follows the amortization method for the subsequent measurement of each class of separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities. Under the amortization method, Peoples amortizes the value of servicing assets or liabilities in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income or net servicing loss and assesses servicing assets or liabilities for impairment or increased obligation based on fair value at each reporting date. The fair value of the mortgage servicing rights is determined by using a discounted cash flow model, which estimates the present value of the future net cash flows of the servicing portfolio based on various factors, such as servicing costs, exp ectedexpected prepayment speeds and discount rates.
MSRs are reported in other intangible assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Serviced loans are not included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Loan servicing income included in mortgage banking income includes servicing fees received from the third party investors and certain charges collected from the borrowers.
Preferred Stock and Common Stock Warrant: As more fully described in Note 11, Peoples issued preferred stock and a common stock warrant, which are classified in stockholders’stockholders' equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The outstanding preferred stock hashad similar characteristics of an “Increasing Rate Security” as described by Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5Q, Increasing Rate Preferred Stock. The proceeds received in conjunction with the issuance of the preferred stock and common stock warrant were allocated to the preferred stock and common stock warrant based on their relative fair values. Discounts on the increasing rate preferred stock are amortized over the expected life of the preferred stock (5 years), by charging imputed dividend cost against retained earnings and increasing the carrying amount of the preferred stock by a corresponding amount. The discount at the time of issuance is computed as the present value of the difference between dividends that will be payable in future periods and the dividend amount for a corresponding number of periods, discounted at a market rate for dividend yield on comparable securities. The amortization in each period is the amount which, together with the stated dividend in the period, results in a constant rate of effective cost with regard to the carrying amount of the preferred stock.



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Common stock warrants are evaluated for liability or equity treatment. The common stock warrant outstanding is carried in stockholders’stockholders' equity until exercised or expired based on the view of both the SEC and Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) that they would not object to classification of such warrants as permanent equity. This view is consistent with the objective of the Capital Purchase Program that equity in these securities should be considered part of equity for regulatory reporting purposes. The fair value of the common stock warrant used in allocating total proceeds received was determined based on a binomial model.
Trust Assets Under Management: Peoples Bank manages certain assets held in a fiduciary or agency capacity for customers. These assets under management, other than cash on deposit at Peoples Bank, are not included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets since they are not assets of Peoples Bank.
Interest Income Recognition: Interest income on loans and investment securities is recognized by methods that result in level rates of return on principal amounts outstanding. Amortization of premiums has been deducted from, and accretion of discounts has been added to, the related interest income. Nonrefundable loan fees and direct loan costs are deferred and recognized over the life of the loan as an adjustment of the yield.
Peoples discontinues the accrual of interest on all loans, whether or not such loans are considered past due, when management believes it is probable the borrower will be unable to meet its payment obligations as they become due, as well as when required by regulatory provisions. When interest accrual is discontinued, all unpaid accrued interest is reversed. Interest received on nonaccrual loans is included in income only if principal recovery is reasonably assured. A nonaccrual loan is restored to accrual status when it is brought current, has performed in accordance with contractual terms for a reasonable period of time, and the collectibility of the total contractual principal and interest is no longer in doubt.
Other Income Recognition: Service charges on deposits include cost recovery fees associated with services provided, such as overdraft and non-sufficient funds. Trust and investment income consists of revenue from fiduciary activities, which include fees for services such as asset management, recordkeeping, retirement services and estate management, and investment commissions and fees related to the sale of investments. Income from these activities is recognized at the time the related services are performed.
Insurance income consists of commissions and fees from the sales of insurance policies and related insurance services. Insurance commission income is recognized as of the effective date of the insurance policy, net of adjustments, including policy cancellations. Such adjustments are recorded when the amount can be reasonably estimated, which is generally in the period in which they occur. Contingent performance-based commissions from insurance companies are recognized when received and no contingencies remain.
Income Taxes: Peoples and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are provided for temporary differences between the tax basis of an asset or liability and its reported amount in the Consolidated Financial Statements at the statutory Federal tax rate. A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the expected amount most likely to be realized. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of a sufficient level of future taxable income and recoverable taxes paid in prior years. The components of other comprehensive income or loss included in the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’Stockholders' Equity have been computed based up onupon a 35% Federal tax rate.
A tax position is initially recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. Such tax positions are initially and subsequently measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authority assuming full knowledge of the position and all relevant facts. Penalties and interest incurred under the applicable tax law are classified as income tax expense. The amount of Peoples’Peoples' uncertain income tax positions, unrecognized benefits and accrued interest were immaterial at both December 31, 20102011 and 2009.2010.
Advertising Costs: Advertising costs are generally expensed as incurred.
Earnings per Share: Basic and diluted earnings per common share (“EPS”) are calculated using the two-class method since Peoples has issued share-based payment awards considered participating securities because they entitle holders to non-forfeitable rights to dividends during the vesting term. The two class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines net income per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared and particpation rights in undistributed earnings. Basic earnings per common share areis computed by dividing net income availableearnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income availableearnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding adjusted to include the effect of


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potentially dilutive common shares.  Potentially dilutive common shares include incremental common shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options, stock appreciation rightsSARs and non-vested restricted common shares using the treasury stock method.
Operating Segments: Peoples’Peoples' business activities are currently confined to one reporting unit and reportable segment, which is community banking. As a community banking entity, Peoples offers its customers a full range of products through various delivery channels.
Stock-Based Compensation: Compensation costs for stock options, restricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights are measured at the fair value of these awards on their grant date. The fair value of stock options and stock appreciation rights is estimated based upon a Black-Scholes model, while the market price of Peoples’ common shares at the grant date is used to estimate the fair value of restricted stock awards. Compensation expense is recognized over the required service period, generally the vesting period for stock options and stock appreciation rights and the restriction period for restricted stock awards. CompensationFor all awards, only the expense for the portion of the awards expected to vest is recognized. For service based awards, compensation expense for awards granted to employees who are eligible for retirement is recognized to the date the emp loyeeemployee is first eligible to retire.
New Accounting Pronouncements: From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by FASB or other standard setting bodies that are adopted by Peoples as of the required effective dates. Unless otherwise discussed, management believes the impact of any recently issued standards, including those issued but not yet effective, will not have a material impact on Peoples financial statements taken as a whole.
In July 2010,April 2011, the FASB issued an accounting pronouncement requiring entitiesupdate that clarifies when creditors should classify loan modifications as troubled debt restructurings. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011, and applies retrospectively to providerestructurings occurring on or after the beginning of the year. The guidance on measuring the impairment of a receivable restructured in a troubled debt restructuring is effective on a prospective basis. The update supersedes the FASB's previous deferral of additional disclosures in their financial statements regardingabout troubled debt restructurings. For a loan restructuring to constitute a troubled debt restructuring ("TDR"), a creditor must conclude that the credit quality of financing receivablesrestructuring constitutes a concession and the allowance for credit losses.  Thedebtor is experiencing financial difficulties. Peoples adopted this new disclosures are designedguidance on July 1, 2011, as required. As a result of this adoption, commercial real estate loans with an aggregate recorded value of $3.0 million were deemed to facilitate financial statement users' evaluation of (1) the nature of credit risk inherentbe TDRs. These loans previously were considered impaired.
As described above in the entity's portfolio of financing receivables, (2) how that risk is analyzedLoans section, impaired loans are placed on nonaccrual status and assessed in arriving at the allowance for credit losses and (3) the changes and reasons for those changes in the allowance for credit losses.  Disclosures must be disaggregated by portfolio segment, which is the level at which an entity develops and documentsare allocated a systematic method for determining its allowance for credit losses, and class of financing receivable, which is generally a disaggregation of portfolio segment.  The required disclosures include, among other things, a rollforwardspecific portion of the allowance for creditloan losses, as well as information about modified, impaired, non-accrual and past due loans and credit quality indicators.  The new disclosures required asif necessary, to reduce the net reported value of the endloan to its estimated net realizable value. The net realizable value of the restructured loan is based upon a discounted cash flow analysis or the estimated value of the collateral that is securing the loan, if repayment of the loan is dependent upon the sale of the collateral. If a restructuring of a reporting period became effective for Peoples’loan occurs subsequent to the loan being considered impaired, the restructuring will not have an impact on Peoples' financial statements as of December 31, 2010, and canthe loan will already be found in Note 4.  The new disclosures that relaterecorded at its net realizable value. If a loan is restructured prior to activity during a reporting periodthe loan being classified as impaired, the loan will be effective beginning with Peoples’ financial statementsvalued in the same manner as an impaired loan. Therefore, there will be an adjustment to the allowance for loan losses based upon the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011.
Note 2.  Fair ValuesValue of Financial Instruments 


The measurement of fair value under US GAAP uses a hierarchy intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.  This hierarchy uses three levels of inputs to measure the fair value of assets and liabilities as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices in active exchange markets for identical assets or liabilities; also includes certain U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government and agency securities actively traded in over-the-counter markets.
Level 2:Observable inputs other than Level 1 including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in less active markets, or other observable inputs that can be corroborated by observable market data; also includes derivative contracts whose value is determined using a pricing model with observable market inputs or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.  This category generally includes certain U.S. government and agency securities, corporate debt securities, derivative instruments and residential mortgage loans held for sale.



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Level 3:Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity for financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation; also includes observable inputs for single dealer nonbinding quotes not corroborated by observable market data. This category generally includes certain private equity investments, retained interests from securitizations, and certain collateralized debt obligations.
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis comprised the following at December 31:
  Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
(Dollars in thousands)Fair Value
Quoted Prices
 in Active
Markets for
 Identical Assets
Significant
 Other
 Observable
 Inputs
Significant Unobservable Inputs
 (Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
     
December 31, 2010    
Obligations of:    
   U.S. Treasury and government agencies $39 $– $39 $–
   U.S. government sponsored agencies 12,262 – 12,262 –
   States and political subdivisions 47,379 – 47,379 –
Residential mortgage-backed securities 507,534 18,179 489,355 –
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 30,700 3,545 27,155 –
U.S. government-backed student loan pools – – – –
Bank-issued trust preferred securities 12,984 – 12,984 –
Collateralized debt obligations – – – –
Equity securities 3,088 2,960 128 –
Total available-for-sale securities $613,986 $24,684 $589,302 $–

31, 2011:
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  Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
(Dollars in thousands) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
Significant
Other
Observable
 Inputs
Significant Unobservable Inputs
Fair Value(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
December 31, 2011    
Obligations of:    
U.S. Treasury and government agencies$32
$
$32
$
U.S. government sponsored agencies13,037

13,037

States and political subdivisions35,745

35,745

Residential mortgage-backed securities527,003

527,003

Commercial mortgage-backed securities37,289

37,289

Bank-issued trust preferred securities12,211

12,211

Equity securities3,254
3,126
128

Total available-for-sale securities$628,571
$3,126
$625,445
$
December 31, 2010    
Obligations of:    
U.S. Treasury and government agencies$39
$
$39
$
U.S. government sponsored agencies12,262

12,262

States and political subdivisions47,379

47,379

Residential mortgage-backed securities507,534
18,179
489,355

Commercial mortgage-backed securities30,700
3,545
27,155

Bank-issued trust preferred securities12,984

12,984

Equity securities3,088
2,960
128

Total available-for-sale securities$613,986
$24,684
$589,302
$


  Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
  
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for Identical Assets
Significant
 Other
Observable
Inputs
Significant Unobservable Inputs
 (Dollars in thousands)  Fair Value (Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
     
December 31, 2009    
Obligations of:    
   U.S. Treasury and government agencies            $81                 $–               $81                 $–
   U.S. government sponsored agencies        4,473                 –           4,473                 –
   States and political subdivisions      62,954                 –         62,954                 –
Residential mortgage-backed securities    558,826                 –        558,826                 –
Commercial mortgage-backed securities      24,188                 –         24,188                 –
U.S. government-backed student loan pools      59,440                 –         59,440                 –
Bank-issued trust preferred securities      13,826                 –         12,826           1,000
Collateralized debt obligations          165                 –                 –              165
Equity securities        2,594           2,420              174                 –
Total available-for-sale securities    $726,547           $2,420        $722,962           $1,165
The fair values used by Peoples are obtained from an independent pricing service and represent either quoted market prices for the identical securities (Level 1 inputs) or fair values determined by pricing models using a market approach that considerconsiders observable market data, such as interest rate volatilities, LIBOR yield curve, credit spreads and prices from market makers and live trading systems.systems (Level 2).  The investmentfair values of the residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities measured at fair value using Level 31 inputs at December 31, 2009,2010 represented the purchase price of the securities since they were comprisedacquired near year-end 2010. At December 31, 2011, these securities were classified as Level 2 as a pricing model was used to value the securities, which was consistent with the rest of four collateralized debt obligations,the classification for which there was not an active market.  Peoples used multiple input factors to determine the sector.
For those investment securities where fair value is based upon information provided by third-party pricing services, management has reviewed the pricing methodology and quality controls utilized by the pricing services to assess whether the valuations being provided comply with US GAAP. On a monthly basis, management also compares the valuations provided by its primary pricing services to those of these securities.  Those input factors included discounted cash flow analysis, structureanother third-party pricing source to the extent available. Management recognizes that there is more subjectivity involved in the valuation of certain asset classes where credit spreads and/or liquidity can significantly increase the bid/ask spread of the security in relationsecurities. As a result, significant variations between third-party valuations sometimes occur. Due to currentthis volatility, management has segmented Peoples' investment portfolio into two categories: (1) securities where a low level of deferrals and/volatility would be expected between third-party fair values and (2) securities where a higher level of volatility would be expected.
Management has established ranges, both in percentages and absolute dollars, for both categories which are utilized to assist management in the overall evaluation of reasonableness. To the extent either an individual security or defaults, changes i n credit ratings, financial conditionclass of


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securities exceed these established ranges, the security or class of securities are evaluated on utilizing one or more of the debtors withinfollowing methodologies: (1) spread to U.S. Treasury securities based upon the underlying securities broker quotes for securities with similar structure and credit risk, interest rate movements andexpected weighted average life; (2) discount margin approach or (3) option adjusted spread methodology. Management challenges the third-party valuation of any security where it believes a material difference in pricing exists. Based on Peoples' past experience, these challenges more-often-than not result in the third party adjusting its valuation of new issuances.the security.
The following is a reconciliation of activity for assets measured at fair value based on significant unobservable (non-market) information:
(Dollars in thousands)
Bank-issued Trust
Preferred Securities
 
Collateralized
Debt Obligations
Balance, December 31, 2008 $1,000  $4,422
Other-than-temporary impairment loss –  (3,706)
   included in earnings   
Unrealized loss included in comprehensive income –  (1,018)
Cumulative effect adjustment for non-credit   
     portion of previously recorded OTTI losses –  467
Balance, December 31, 2009 $1,000  $165
Other-than-temporary impairment loss –  –
   included in earnings   (986)
Calls (1,000)  –
Unrealized gain included in comprehensive income –  821
Balance, December 31, 2010 $–  $–

(Dollars in thousands)Bank-Issued Trust Preferred SecuritiesCollateralized Debt Obligations
Balance, December 31, 2009$1,000
$165
Other-than-temporary impairment loss included in earnings
(986)
Calls(1,000)
Unrealized gain included in comprehensive income
821
Balance, December 31, 2010$
$
Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurringnon-recurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment).  Financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis included the following:
Impaired Loans:Impaired loans are measured and reported at fair value when management believes collection of contractual interest and principal payments is doubtful.  Management’s determination of the fair value for these loans representsuses a market approach representing the estimated net proceeds to be received from the sale of the collateral based on observable market prices and market value provided by independent, licensed or certified appraisers (Level 2 Inputs)inputs).  At December 31, 2010,2011, impaired loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $22.7$11.7 million were measured and reported at a fair value of $19.6$10.5 million. During, 2010,2011, Peoples recognized losses of $6.4 million on these impaired loans of $0.4 million through the allowance for loan losses.
Loans Held-For-Sale:  Loans held-for-sale are measured and reported at fair value when the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the loan pool exceeds the estimated fair value of the loan pool.  Management’s determination of the fair value uses a market approach representing the amounts a third party financial investor would be willing to pay for the loans (Level 1 Inputs).  At December 31, 2010, Peoples had $8.0 million of commercial real estate loans classified as held-for-sale (of which all loans were on nonaccrual status) which were measured and reported at a fair value of $1.0 million.  Peoples recognized losses of $1,319,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Other Real Estate Owned:Other real estate owned (“OREO”) OREO is measured and reported at fair value when the current book value exceeds the estimated fair value of the property. Management’sManagement's determination of the fair value for these loans uses a market approach representing the estimated net proceeds to be received from the sale of the property based on observable market prices and market value provided by independent, licensed or certified appraisers (Level 2 Inputs). At December 31, 2010,2011, Peoples had $6.0$3.5 million of OREO which was measured and reported at a fair value of $4.1$1.3 million. During 2010,As a result, Peoples recorded losses of $205,000 and $1.9totaling $2.2 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010, respectively.through earnings in
2011.
The following table presents the fair values of financial assets and liabilities carried on Peoples’ consolidated balance sheet,sheets, including those financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or non-recurring basis:
 
2010 2009
CarryingFair CarryingFair2011 2010
(Dollars in thousands)AmountValue AmountValueCarrying AmountFair Value Carrying AmountFair Value
Financial assets:
        
Cash and cash equivalents $74,644 $74,644  $41,773 $41,773$38,950
$38,950
 $74,644
$74,644
Investment securities 641,307 641,296  751,866 751,866669,228
669,632
 641,307
641,296
Loans 938,707 825,547  1,026,675 892,182918,060
828,477
 938,707
825,547
     
Financial liabilities:        
Deposits $1,361,600 $1,380,336  $1,395,886 $1,406,371$1,351,080
$1,363,742
 $1,361,600
$1,380,336
Short-term borrowings 51,509 51,509  76,921 76,92151,643
51,643
 51,509
51,509
Long-term borrowings 157,703 164,075  246,113 253,943142,312
157,553
 157,703
164,075
Junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trust 22,565 23,861  22,530 25,96822,600
23,760
 22,565
23,861
The methodologies for estimating the fair value of financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis are discussed above.  For certain financial assets and liabilities, carrying value


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approximates fair value due to the nature of the financial instrument.  These instruments include cash and cash equivalents, demand and other non-maturity deposits and overnight borrowings.  
Peoples used the following methods and assumptions in estimating the fair value of the following financial instruments:
 
Loans:The fair value of portfolio loans assumes sale of the notes to a third partythird-party financial investor.  Accordingly, this value is not necessarily the value to Peoples if the notes were held to maturity is not included in the fair value estimate.maturity.  Peoples considered interest rate, credit and market factors in estimating the fair value of loans.  In the current whole loan market, financial investors are generally requiring a much higher rate of return than the return inherent in loans if held to maturity given the lack of market liquidity.  This divergence accounts for the majority of the difference in carrying amount over fair value.
Deposits:The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation based on current rates offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
Long-term Borrowings:The fair value of long-term borrowings is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on rates currently available to Peoples for borrowings with similar terms.
Junior Subordinated Notes Held by Subsidiary Trust:The fair value of the junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trust is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on current market rates of securities with similar risk and remaining maturity.
Bank premises and equipment, customer relationships, deposit base, banking center networks, and other information required to compute Peoples’ aggregate fair value are not included in the above information.  Accordingly, the above fair values are not intended to represent the aggregate fair value of Peoples.

Note 3.  Investment Securities

Available-for-sale
The following table summarizes Peoples’ available-for-sale investment securities:
(Dollars in thousands)Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair Value
December 31, 2011    
Obligations of:    
U.S. Treasury and government agencies$32
$
$
$32
U.S. government sponsored agencies12,291
746

13,037
States and political subdivisions32,763
2,982

35,745
Residential mortgage-backed securities521,231
15,607
(9,835)527,003
Commercial mortgage-backed securities35,712
1,577

37,289
Bank-issued trust preferred securities13,886
12
(1,687)12,211
Equity securities1,213
2,134
(93)3,254
Total available-for-sale securities$617,128
$23,058
$(11,615)$628,571
December 31, 2010    
Obligations of:    
U.S. Treasury and government agencies$38
$1
$
$39
U.S. government sponsored agencies12,753
55
(546)12,262
States and political subdivisions46,717
1,063
(401)47,379
Residential mortgage-backed securities512,399
14,154
(19,019)507,534
Commercial mortgage-backed securities30,124
648
(72)30,700
Bank-issued trust preferred securities13,877
79
(972)12,984
Equity securities1,214
1,970
(96)3,088
Total available-for-sale securities$617,122
$17,970
$(21,106)$613,986
Peoples’ investment in equity securities was comprised entirely of common stocks issued by various unrelated bank holding companies at both December 31:
    Non-Credit 
    Losses included 
  GrossGrossin Other 
 AmortizedUnrealizedUnrealizedComprehensiveFair
(Dollars in thousands)CostGainsLossesIncomeValue
December 31, 2010     
Obligations of:     
    U.S. Treasury and government agencies $38 $1 $– $– $39
    U.S. government sponsored agencies 12,753 55 (546) – 12,262
    States and political subdivisions 46,717 1,063 (401) – 47,379
Residential mortgage-backed securities 512,398 14,155 (19,019) – 507,534
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 30,124 648 (72) – 30,700
Bank-issued trust preferred securities 13,877 79 (972) – 12,984
Equity securities 1,214 1,970 (96) – 3,088
    Total available-for-sale securities $617,121 $17,971 $(21,106) $– $613,986
      
December 31, 2009     
Obligations of:     
    U.S. Treasury and government agencies $81 $1 $– $– $82
    U.S. government sponsored agencies 4,384 89 – – 4,473
    States and political subdivisions 60,943 2,064 (54) – 62,953
Residential mortgage-backed securities 546,131 17,576 (4,882) – 558,825
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 23,656 675 (143) – 24,188
U.S. government-backed student loan pools 52,972 6,547 (77) – 59,442
Bank-issued trust preferred securities 16,073 47 (2,294) – 13,826
Collateralized debt obligations 986 – (655) (166) 165
Equity securities 1,218 1,426 (51) – 2,593
    Total available-for-sale securities $706,444 $28,425 $(8,156) $(166) $726,547
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At December 31, 2011, there were no securities of a single issuer, other than U.S. Treasury and government agencies and U.S. government sponsored agencies that exceeded 10% of stockholders' equity.  At December 31, 2010 and 2009,Peoples had pledged investment securities havingwith a carrying value of $362.1 million and $394.7 million at December 31, 2011and $492.8 million,December 31, 2010, respectively, were pledged to secure public and trust department deposits and repurchase agreements in accordance with federal and state requirements.  Peoples also hadpledged investment securities pledged with carrying values of $ 28.1$65.2 million and $121.3$28.1 million at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and 2009,, respectively, to secure additional borrowing capacity at the FHLBFederal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (“FHLB”) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Cleveland (“FRB”).
The gross gains and gross losses realized by Peoples from sales of available-for-sale securities for the yearsyear ended December 31 were as follows:
 
(Dollars in thousands)201020092008
Gross gains realized $8,306 $1,460 $2,740
Gross losses realized 1,454 14 1,072
Net gain realized $6,852 $1,446 $1,668

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(Dollars in thousands)201120102009
Gross gains realized$1,110
$8,306
$1,460
Gross losses realized637
1,454
14
Net gain realized$473
$6,852
$1,446

investment securities sold, and any resulting gain or loss, was based on the specific identification method and recognized as of the trade date.
The following table presents a summary of available-for-sale investment securities that had an unrealized loss at December 31:loss:

Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More TotalLess than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotal
(Dollars in thousands)
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Loss
No. of Securities 
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Loss
No. of Securities 
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Loss
Fair
Value
Unrealized LossNo. of Securities
Fair
Value
Unrealized LossNo. of Securities
Fair
Value
Unrealized Loss
December 31, 2011     
Obligations of:     
U.S. Treasury and government agencies$
$

$3
$
1
$3
$
U.S. government sponsored agencies







States and political subdivisions







Residential mortgage-backed securities60,148
756
13
91,400
9,079
15
151,548
9,835
Commercial mortgage-backed securities







Bank-issued trust preferred securities6,872
625
4
4,329
1,062
5
11,201
1,687
Equity securities


83
93
1
83
93
Total$67,020
$1,381
17
$95,815
$10,234
22
$162,835
$11,615
December 31, 2010             
Obligations of:             
U.S. Treasury and government agencies $– $– –  $– –  $–$
$

$
$

$
$
U.S. government sponsored agencies 11,202 (546) 1  – –  11,202(546)11,202
546
1



11,202
546
States and political subdivisions 13,055 (401) 19  – –  13,055 (401)13,055
401
19



13,055
401
Residential mortgage-backed securities 152,075 (13,080) 23  39,540 (5,939) 9  191,615 (19,019)152,075
13,080
23
39,540
5,939
9
191,615
19,019
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 21,388 (72) 4  – –  21,388 (72)21,388
72
4



21,388
72
U.S. government-backed student loan pools – – –  – –  –
Bank-issued trust preferred securities 4,290 (47) 3  5,144 (925) 5  9,434 (972)4,290
47
3
5,144
925
5
9,434
972
Collateralized debt obligations – – –  – –  –
Equity securities – – –  80 (96) 1  80 (96)


80
96
1
80
96
Total available-for-sale securities $202,010 $(14,146) 50  $44,764 $(6,960) 15  $246,774 $(21,106)
December 31, 2009        
Obligations of:        
U.S. Treasury and government agencies $– $– –  $– –  $–
U.S. government sponsored agencies – – –  – –  –
States and political subdivisions 3,284 54 6  – –  3,284 54
Residential mortgage-backed securities 37,720 2,400 7  60,120 2,482 19  97,840 4,882
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 1,966 143 1  – –  1,966 143
U.S. government-backed student loan pools – – –  2,923 77 1  2,923 77
Bank-issued trust preferred securities – – –  11,574 2,294 10  11,574 2,294
Collateralized debt obligations – – –  165 655 2  165 655
Equity securities – – –  125 51 1  125 51
Total available-for-sale securities $42,970 $2,597 14  $74,907 $5,559 33  $117,877 $8,156
Total$202,010
$14,146
50
$44,764
$6,960
15
$246,774
$21,106

Management systematically evaluates investment securities for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. During 2010, Peoples recognized a non-cash pre-tax other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) loss of $1.0 million on its remaining investment in collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) securities.  TheseAt December 31, 2011, management concluded no individual securities were equity tranche CDO securities comprised mostlyother-than-temporarily impaired since Peoples did not have the intent to sell nor was it more likely than not that Peoples would be required to sell any of bank-issued trust preferred securities.  The OTTI loss reflects management’s estimation of credit losses incurred during the first quarter of 2010 based upon actual defaults, its evaluation of the credit quality of the issuers and corresponding analysis of cash flows to be received from the securities.  After recognition of the 2010 OTTI loss, Peoples no longer has any exposure t o CDO securities within its investment portfolio.  Management performed its analysis of the remaining securities with an unrealized loss prior to recovery. Further, the unrealized losses at both December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and concluded no other individual securities, were other-than-temporarily impaired.
At December 31, 2010, the residential mortgage-backed securities that have been at an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months consisted almost entirely of securities purchased since September 2009.  The interest rate profiles of these securities are such that changes in fair value of the securities are directionally consistent withlargely attributable to changes in market interest rates.  Allrates and spreads since the securities were purchased.


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At December 31, 2011, all of the mortgage-baked securities that have been at an unrealized loss position for twelve months or more were purchased prior to year-end 2008.  Nonehave experienced improvement during the last twelve months. Further, the majority of these securities were downgradedissued by either Moody’s or S&P during 2010, and,U.S government sponsored agencies, with 95% of the exception of a single holding, all of these investments experienced improvement in value during 2010.  In addition, the fair value for nearly all of these securities was within 90% of its De cember 31 book value.  The positions with a fair value less than 90% of their book value were limited to threevalue. Three of the four bank-issued trust preferred securities which hadat an aggregate book value of $3.0 million and fair value of $2.2 million, and two residential mortgage-backedunrealized loss position for twelve months or more are floating rate securities with an aggregate book value of $22.9 millionthe unrealized losses mostly attributable to the current interest rate environment and fair value of $17.6 million.spreads within that sector. Management has analyzed the underlying credit quality of these issuers, all of whom were part of the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program conducted by federal banking regulators in the first half of 2009,securities and concluded the unrealized losses were entirelyprimarily attributable to the floating rate nature of these investments and current market interest rates.  the low number of loans remaining in these securities.
The following table below presents the amortized costs,cost, fair value and weighted-average yield of securities by contractual maturity at December 31, 2010.2011.  The average yields are based on the amortized cost.  In some cases, the issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations without call or prepayment penalties prior to the contractual maturity date.  Rates are calculated on a fully tax-equivalent basis using a 35% Federalfederal income tax rate.
 
(Dollars in thousands)Within 1 Year1 to 5 Years5 to 10 YearsOver 10 YearsTotal
Amortized cost     
Obligations of:     
U.S. Treasury and government agencies$
$11
$21
$
$32
U.S. government sponsored agencies
719
11,572

12,291
States and political subdivisions1,973
4,263
9,577
16,950
32,763
Residential mortgage-backed securities207
5,405
56,439
459,180
521,231
Commercial mortgage-backed securities

34,514
1,198
35,712
Bank-issued trust preferred securities


13,886
13,886
Equity securities


1,213
1,213
Total available-for-sale securities$2,180
$10,398
$112,123
$492,427
$617,128
Fair value     
Obligations of:     
U.S. Treasury and government agencies$
$11
$21
$
$32
U.S. government sponsored agencies
775
12,262

13,037
States and political subdivisions1,990
4,422
10,731
18,602
35,745
Residential mortgage-backed securities211
6,005
58,631
462,156
527,003
Commercial mortgage-backed securities

36,002
1,287
37,289
Bank-issued trust preferred securities


12,211
12,211
Equity securities


3,254
3,254
Total available-for-sale securities$2,201
$11,213
$117,647
$497,510
$628,571
Total average yield5.71%5.61%4.09%3.75%3.85%

Held-to-Maturity
The following table summarizes Peoples’ held-to-maturity investment securities:
(Dollars in thousands)Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair Value
December 31, 2011    
Obligations of:    
States and political subdivisions$3,525
$262
$
$3,787
Residential mortgage-backed securities12,776
230
(88)12,918
Total held-to-maturity securities$16,301
$492
$(88)$16,705

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(Dollars in thousands)Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair Value
December 31, 2010    
Obligations of:    
States and political subdivisions$2,965
$
$(11)$2,954
Residential mortgage-backed securities



Total held-to-maturity securities$2,965
$
$(11)$
(Dollars in thousands)
Within 1
Year
1 to 5
Years
5 to 10 Years
Over 10
Years
Total
Amortized cost     
Obligations of:     
   U.S. Treasury and government agencies $– $14 $24 $– $38
  U.S. government sponsored agencies – 1,005 11,748 – 12,753
   States and political subdivisions 1,730 12,884 10,474 21,629 46,717
Residential mortgage-backed securities – 2,872 106,524 403,002 512,398
Commercial mortgage-backed securities – – 7,797 22,327 30,124
Bank-issued trust preferred securities – – – 13,877 13,877
Equity securities – – – 1,214 1,214
    Total available-for-sale securities $1,730 $16,775 $136,567 $462,049 $617,121
Fair value     
Obligations of:     
   U.S. Treasury and government agencies $– $14 $25 $– $39
   U.S. government sponsored agencies – 1,060 11,202 – 12,262
   States and political subdivisions 1,760 13,369 10,838 21,412 47,379
Residential mortgage-backed securities – 3,020 107,496 397,018 507,534
Commercial mortgage-backed securities – – 8,155 22,545 30,700
Bank-issued trust preferred securities – – – 12,984 12,984
Equity securities – – – 3,088 3,088
    Total available-for-sale securities $1,760 $17,463 $137,716 $457,047 $613,986
      Total average yield5.92%5.94%4.34%3.92%4.08%
Held-to-Maturity
At There were no gross gains and gross losses realized by Peoples from sales of held-to-maturity securities for the year ended December 31, 2010, 2011.
The following table presents a summary of held-to-maturity investment securities that had an unrealized loss:
 Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Fair
Value
Unrealized LossNo. of Securities 
Fair
Value
Unrealized LossNo. of Securities 
Fair
Value
Unrealized Loss
December 31, 2011          
Obligations of:          
States and political subdivisions$
$

 $
$

 $
$
Residential mortgage-backed securities6,416
88
1
 


 6,416
88
Total$6,416
$88
1
 $
$

 $6,416
$88
December 31, 2010          
Obligations of:          
States and political subdivisions$2,954
$11
2
 $
$

 $2,954
$11
Residential mortgage-backed securities


 


 

Total$2,954
$11
2
 $
$

 $2,954
$11
The table below presents the amortized cost, fair value and weighted-average yield of securities by contractual maturity at December 31, 2011.  The average yields are based on the amortized cost.  In some cases, the issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations without call or prepayment penalties prior to the contractual maturity date.  Rates are calculated on a fully tax-equivalent basis using a 35% federal income tax rate.
(Dollars in thousands)Within 1 Year1 to 5 Years5 to 10 YearsOver 10 YearsTotal
Amortized cost     
Obligations of:     
States and political subdivisions


3,525
3,525
Residential mortgage-backed securities


12,776
12,776
Total held-to-maturity securities$
$
$
$16,301
$16,301
Fair value     
Obligations of:     
States and political subdivisions


3,787
3,787
Residential mortgage-backed securities


12,918
12,918
Total held-to-maturity securities$
$
$
$16,705
$16,705
Total average yield%%%3.04%3.04%
Other Securities
Peoples’ held-to-maturity investmentsother investment securities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted solely of two qualified school construction bonds that are classified as held-to-maturity because of Peoples’ intent and ability to hold therestricted equity securities to maturity given uncertainty regarding ownership rights of the associated tax credits.FHLB and the FRB.  These securities are carried at an aggregate amortized cost of $3.0 millionsince they do not have readily determinable fair values due to their restricted nature and have gross unrealized losses totaling $11,000; weighted average cash coupon and tax credit rates of 1.83% and 6.09%, respectively, and a remaining contractual maturity exceeding10 years.Peoples does not exercise significant influence over the entities.

Note 4.  Loans

Peoples Bank originatesPeoples' loan portfolio consists of various types of loans including commercial loans, real estate loans and consumer loans, focusingoriginated primarily onas a result of lending opportunities inwithin Peoples' primary market areas of central and southeastern Ohio, west central West Virginia, and northeastern Kentucky markets. The major classifications of loan balances, excluding loans held for sale, at December 31 were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)2010200920112010
Commercial real estate $452,875 $503,034$410,352
$425,528
Commercial and industrial 153,192 159,915140,857
153,713
Real estate construction 22,478 32,42730,577
27,595
Residential real estate 200,275 215,735219,619
219,833
Home equity lines of credit 48,130 49,18347,790
48,525
Consumer 81,567 90,14487,531
83,323
Deposit account overdrafts 2,201 1,6201,780
2,201
Total loans $960,718 $1,052,058$938,506
$960,718
Peoples has acquired various loans through business combinations for which there was, at acquisition, evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and for which it was probable that all contractually required payments would not be collected. The carrying amounts of these loans at December 31 included in the loan balances above are summarized as follows:
73
(Dollars in thousands)20112010
Commercial real estate$3,754
$3,616
Commercial and industrial109
200
Residential real estate14,497
17,893
Consumer101
123
Total outstanding balance$18,461
$21,832
Net carrying amount$17,954
$21,229


(Dollars in thousands)20102009
Commercial real estate $3,616 $4,112
Commercial and industrial 200 896
Residential real estate 17,893 20,242
Consumer 123 186
    Total outstanding balance $21,832 $25,436
    Net carrying amount $21,229 $24,734


Peoples Bank has pledged certain loans secured by 1-4 family and multifamily residential mortgages under a blanket collateral agreement to secure borrowings from the FHLB as discussed in Note 8.  At December 31, 2010, theFHLB. The amount of such pledged loans totaled $184.8 million and $181.8 million.  At million at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Peoples also had pledged commercial loans with outstanding balances totaling approximately $196 million to secure borrowings with the Federal ReserveFRB. The outstanding balances of these loans totaled $124.0 million and $195.6 million at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
Related Party Loans
In the normal course of its business, Peoples Bank has granted loans to executive officers and directors of Cleveland.Peoples. Related party loans were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates charged and collateral required, as those prevailing at the time for comparable loans with unrelated persons and did not involve more than normal risk of collectibility. At December 31, 2011, no related party loan was past due 90 or more days, renegotiated or on nonaccrual status. Activity in related party loans is presented in the table below. Other changes primarily consist of changes in related party status during the year.
(Dollars in thousands) 
Balance, December 31, 2010$6,301
New loans and disbursements5,468
Repayments(4,040)
Other changes(207)
Balance, December 31, 2011$7,522
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans
A loan is considered past due if any required principal and interest payments have not been received as of the date such payments were required to be made under the terms of the loan agreement. A loan may be placed on nonaccrual status regardless of whether or not such loan is considered past due. The recorded investmentinvestments in loans on nonaccrual status and accruing loans delinquent for 90 days or more were as follows at December 31:follows:
  Accruing Loans  Accruing Loans
Nonaccrual Loans 90+ Days Past DueNonaccrual Loans 90+ Days Past Due
(Dollars in thousands)20102009 2010200920112010 20112010
Commercial real estate $34,392 $25,852  $– $164$23,546
$34,392
 $
$
Commercial and industrial 1,714 2,884  –2,262
1,714
 

Real estate construction

 

Residential real estate 3,790 4,687  27 2383,865
3,790
 
27
Home equity lines of credit 554 546  –349
554
 

Consumer – 3  – 9

 

Total $40,450 $33,972  $27 $411$30,022
$40,450
 $
$27
At December 31, 2010, nonaccrual commercial real estate loans with an aggregate carrying amount of $951,000 were classified as held-for-sale and thus excluded for the table above. During the second quarter of 2011, one of these loans with a carrying value of $379,000 was sold for a gain of $371,000, while the remaining loans were transferred to OREO.
The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans and leases as of December 31, 2010:
leases:
 Loans Past DueCurrentTotal
(Dollars in thousands)30 - 59 days60 - 89 days90 + DaysTotalLoansLoans
Commercial real estate $3,208 $5,378 $14,652 $23,238 $429,637 $452,875
Commercial and industrial 563 11 247 821 152,371 153,192
Real estate construction 4 – 815 819 21,659 22,478
Residential real estate 4,321 2,022 1,959 8,302 191,973 200,275
Home equity lines of credit 725 119 – 844 47,286 48,130
Consumer 186 58 458 702 80,865 81,567
Deposit account overdrafts – – – – 2,201 2,201
     Total loans $9,007 $7,588 $18,131 $34,726 $925,992 $960,718

 Loans Past Due CurrentTotal
(Dollars in thousands)30 - 59 days60 - 89 days90 + DaysTotal LoansLoans
December 31, 2011       
Commercial real estate$2,700
$2,286
$11,363
$16,349
 $394,003
$410,352
Commercial and industrial230
360
37
627
 140,230
140,857
Real estate construction



 30,577
30,577
Residential real estate5,750
1,187
3,082
10,019
 209,600
219,619
Home equity lines of credit206

349
555
 47,235
47,790
Consumer874
86

960
 86,571
87,531
Deposit account overdrafts66


66
 1,714
1,780
Total$9,826
$3,919
$14,831
$28,576
 $909,930
$938,506
December 31, 2010       
Commercial real estate$2,952
$5,171
$13,816
$21,939
 $403,589
$425,528
Commercial and industrial563
12
247
822
 152,891
153,713
Real estate construction100

872
972
 26,623
27,595
Residential real estate4,481
2,229
2,739
9,449
 210,384
219,833
Home equity lines of credit186
58
458
702
 47,823
48,525
Consumer725
119

844
 82,479
83,323
Deposit account overdrafts



 2,201
2,201
Total$9,007
$7,589
$18,132
$34,728
 $925,990
$960,718
        
Credit Quality Indicators
As discussed in Note 1 of Peoples' 2010 Form 10-K, Peoples categorizes the majority of its loans into risk categories based upon an established risk grading matrix based onusing a scale of 1 to 8. A description of the general characteristics of the risk grades used by Peoples is as follows:
 “Pass”“Pass” (grades 1 through 4): Loans in this risk category involve borrowers of acceptable-to-strong credit quality and risk who have the apparent ability to satisfy their loan obligations. LoanLoans in this risk grade would possess sufficient mitigating factors, such as adequate collateral or strong guarantors possessing the capacity to repay the debt if required, for any weakness that may exist.
“Watch” (grade 5): Loans in this risk grade are the equivalent of the regulatory definition of “Other Assets Especially Mentioned” classification. Loans in this category possess some credit deficiency or potential weakness, which requires a high level of management attention. Potential weaknesses include declining trends in operating earnings and cash flows and /or reliance on the secondary source of repayment. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in noticeable deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in Peoples’Peoples' credit positio n.position.
“Substandard” (grade 6): Loans in this risk grade are inadequately protected by the borrower’sborrower's current financial condition and payment capability or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have aone or more well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the orderly repayment of debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the bankPeoples will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
“Doubtful” (grade 7): Loans in this risk grade have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or orderly repayment in full, on the basis of current existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. Possibility of loss is extremely high, but because of certain important and reasonably specific factors that may work to the advantage and strengthening of the exposure, its classification as an estimate loss is deferred until its more exact status may be determined.
“Loss” (grade 8): Loans in this risk grade are considered to be non-collectible and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted. This does not mean the loan has absolutely no recovery value, but rather it is neither practical nor desirable to defer writing off the loan, even though partial recovery may be obtained in the future. Charge-offs against the allowance for loan losses are taken in the period in which the loan becomes uncollectible. Consequently, Peoples typically does not maintain a recorded i nvestmentinvestment in loans within this category.
Consumer loans and other smaller-balance loans are evaluated and classifiedcategorized as “substandard”;, “doubtful” or “loss” based upon the regulatory definition of these classes and consistent with regulatory requirements. LoansAll other loans not evaluated individually nor meeting any of the regulatory conditions to be classifications,categorized as describe above would be classifiedconsidered as being “not rated”.
The following table summarizes the risk category of Peoples’Peoples' loan portfolio based upon on the most recent analysis performed as of December 31, 2010:

performed:
 Pass RatedWatchSubtandardDoubtfulNotTotal
(Dollars in thousands)(Grades 1 - 4)(Grade 5)(Grade 6)(Grade 7)RatedLoans
Commercial real estate $   320,306 $     49,901 $     77,634 $            – $      5,034 $   452,875
Commercial and industrial      122,874         6,325         9,427            247       14,319      153,192
Real estate construction       14,991         3,017         3,495               –            975       22,478
Residential real estate         5,186         2,135         8,031               –      184,923      200,275
Home equity lines of credit            283            339         2,106               –       45,402       48,130
Consumer             89               –               –               –       81,478       81,567
Deposit account overdrafts               –               –               –               –         2,201         2,201
     Total loans $ 463,729 $   61,717 $ 100,693 $        247 $ 334,332 $ 960,718

 Pass RatedWatchSubstandardDoubtfulNotTotal
(Dollars in thousands)(Grades 1 - 4)(Grade 5)(Grade 6)(Grade 7)RatedLoans
December 31, 2011      
Commercial real estate$310,996
$56,142
$40,165
$
$3,049
$410,352
Commercial and industrial100,987
10,157
15,104

14,609
140,857
Real estate construction23,710
2,062
2,932

1,873
30,577
Residential real estate28,507
7,125
5,885
20
178,082
219,619
Home equity lines of credit1,491
1,394
42

44,863
47,790
Consumer72
32


87,427
87,531
Deposit account overdrafts



1,780
1,780
Total$465,763
$76,912
$64,128
$20
$331,683
$938,506
December 31, 2010      
Commercial real estate$303,997
$47,203
$71,765
$
$2,563
$425,528
Commercial and industrial123,612
6,340
9,446
247
14,068
153,713
Real estate construction17,284
3,545
4,010

2,756
27,595
Residential real estate19,326
4,144
10,035

186,328
219,833
Home equity lines of credit284
340
2,108

45,793
48,525
Consumer89



83,234
83,323
Deposit account overdrafts



2,201
2,201
Total$464,592
$61,572
$97,364
$247
$336,943
$960,718
Impaired Loans
The following tables summarize loans classified as impaired at December 31, 2010:

impaired:
 UnpaidRecorded InvestmentTotal AverageInterest
 PrincipalWithWithoutRecordedRelatedRecoredIncome
(Dollars in thousands)BalanceAllowanceAllowanceInvestmentAllowanceInvestmentRecognized
Commercial real estate $     58,178 $      6,403 $     27,550 $     33,953 $      1,789 $     21,361 $           10
Commercial and industrial         2,333         1,086            729         1,815            572         1,713               5
Real estate construction         1,755            330            485            815             22            913               –
Residential real estate         1,170            631            506         1,137            320            867               9
Home equity lines of credit            522            520               –            520            254            535               –
     Total loans $   63,958 $     8,970 $   29,270 $   38,240 $     2,957 $   25,389 $          24
Peoples’
 UnpaidRecorded InvestmentTotal AverageInterest
 PrincipalWithWithoutRecordedRelatedRecordedIncome
(Dollars in thousands)BalanceAllowanceAllowanceInvestmentAllowanceInvestmentRecognized
December 31, 2011       
Commercial real estate$49,402
$6,882
$16,501
$23,383
$1,026
$23,058
$
Commercial and industrial2,290
1,801
420
2,221
407
1,098

Real estate construction






Residential real estate3,901
323
2,226
2,549
49
2,081

Home equity lines of credit420

269
269

332

Total$56,013
$9,006
$19,416
$28,422
$1,482
$26,569
$
December 31, 2010       
Commercial real estate$59,272
$6,403
$28,035
$34,438
$1,789
$21,736
$10
Commercial and industrial2,333
1,086
729
1,815
572
1,713
5
Real estate construction






Residential real estate1,831
961
506
1,467
342
1,405
9
Home equity lines of credit522
520

520
254
535

Total$63,958
$8,970
$29,270
$38,240
$2,957
$25,389
$24
Peoples' average recorded investment in impaired loans was $38.1 million in 2009, and $25.6 million in 2008, whilewith interest income recognized on impaired loans was $19,000 and $108,000, respectively.of $19,000.
Certain loans included in the nonaccrual loan totals above are not considered impaired and evaluated individually by Peoples.  These loans consist primarily of smaller balance homogenous consumer and residential real estate loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and totaled $2.1 million at December 31, 2010.
2011Related Party Loans
In the normal course of its business, Peoples Bank has granted, Peoples' impaired loans to executive officers and directors of Peoples.  Related party loans were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates charged and collateral required, as those prevailing at the time for comparable loans with unrelated persons and did not involve more than normal risk of collectibility.  At December 31, 2010, no related party loan was past due 90 or more days, renegotiated or on nonaccrual status.  Activity in related party loans is presentedshown in the table below.  Other changes primarily consistabove included loans that were classified as TDRs. The restructuring of changesa loan is considered a TDR if both (i) the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties and (ii) the creditor has granted a concession.
In assessing whether or not a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, Peoples considers information currently available regarding the financial condition of the borrower. This information includes, but is not limited to, whether (i) the debtor is currently in related party statuspayment default on any of its debt; (ii) a payment default is probable in the foreseeable future without the modification; (iii) the debtor has declared or is in the process of declaring bankruptcy and (iv) the debtor's projected cash flow is sufficient to satisfy contractual payments due under the original terms of the loan without a modification.
Peoples considers all aspects of the modification to loan terms to determine whether or not a concession has been granted to the borrower. Key factors considered by Peoples include the debtor's ability to access funds at a market rate for debt with similar risk characteristics, the significance of the modification relative to unpaid principal balance or collateral value of the debt, and the significance of a delay in the timing of payments relative to the original contractual terms of the loan. The most common concessions granted by Peoples generally include one or more modifications to the terms of the debt, such as (i) a reduction in the interest rate for the remaining life of the debt, (ii) an extension of the maturity date at an interest rate lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk, (iii) a temporary period of interest-only payments, and (iv) a reduction in the contractual payment amount for either a short period or remaining term of the loan.
The following table summarizes the loans that were modified as a TDR during the year.
year ended December 31, 2011:
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2009 $     8,783
  New loans and disbursements        3,494
  Repayments      (1,245)
  Other changes      (4,731)
    Balance, December 31, 2010 $    6,301

  
Recorded Investment (1)
 Number of ContractsPre-ModificationPost-ModificationAt December 31, 2011
Commercial Real Estate5
$3,169
$3,169
$2,959
(1) The amounts shown are inclusive of all partial paydowns and charge-offs. Loans modified in a TDR that were fully paid down, charged-off or foreclosed upon by period end are not reported.
All of these loans were identified as being impaired prior to January 1, 2011 and no portion of the debt was forgiven, thus, the determination of these loans being categorized as TDRs had no impact on the recorded values of these loans or the related allowance during the year ended December 31, 2011. Therefore, the Pre-Modification and Post-Modification recorded investment is the same amount. The concessions granted to the borrowers included either acceptance of interest only payments, a reduction to the monthly payments as part of a short-term forbearance period, or a modified interest rate from a floating rate to a fixed rate with principle and interest payments required instead of interest only payments.
The following table presents those loans modified in a TDR over the last twelve months that subsequently defaulted (i.e., 90 days or more past due following a modification) during the year ended December 31, 2011:
 Number of Contracts
Recorded Investment (1)
Impact on the Allowance for Loan Losses
Commercial Real Estate2
675

Residential Real Estate1
315

Total3
990

(1) The amounts shown are inclusive of all partial paydowns and charge-offs. Loans modified in a TDR that were fully paid down, charged-off or foreclosed upon by period end are not reported.
Peoples' has no additional commitments to lend additional funds to any of the related debtors whose terms have been modified in a TDR.
Allowance for Loan Losses
Changes in the allowance for loan losses for each of the three years in the periodperiods ended December 31 2010,, were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)Commercial Real EstateCommercial and IndustrialResidential Real EstateReal Estate ConstructionHome Equity Lines of CreditConsumerDeposit Account OverdraftsTotal
Balance, January 1, 2011$21,806
$2,160
$1,400
$
$431
$721
$248
$26,766
Charge-offs(11,249)(1,033)(1,593)
(366)(939)(664)(15,844)
Recoveries2,469
729
636

51
687
225
4,797
    Net (charge-offs)(8,780)(304)(957)
(315)(252)(439)(11,047)
Provision for loan losses5,921
578
676

425
(20)418
7,998
Balance, December 31, 2011$18,947
$2,434
$1,119
$
$541
$449
$227
$23,717
         
Period-end amount allocated to:       
Loans individually evaluated for impairment$1,026
$407
$49
$
$
$
$
$1,482
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment17,921
2,027
1,070

541
449
227
22,235
Ending balance$18,947
$2,434
$1,119
$
$541
$449
$227
$23,717
Balance, January 1, 2010$22,125
$1,586
$1,619
$
$528
$1,074
$325
$27,257
Charge-offs(25,569)(1,281)(1,129)(68)(131)(1,074)(929)(30,181)
Recoveries1,323
220
225

34
671
301
2,774
    Net (charge-offs)(24,246)(1,061)(904)(68)(97)(403)(628)(27,407)
Provision for loan losses23,927
1,635
685
68

50
551
26,916
Balance, December 31, 2010$21,806
$2,160
$1,400
$
$431
$721
$248
$26,766
         
Period-end amount allocated to:       
Loans individually evaluated for impairment$1,789
$572
$342
$
$254
$
$
$2,957
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment20,017
1,588
1,058

177
721
248
23,809
Ending balance$21,806
$2,160
$1,400
$
$431
$721
$248
$26,766


(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009 2008
Balance, beginning of year $   27,257  $   22,931  $   15,718
Charge-offs     (30,181)      (23,922)      (21,969)
Recoveries        2,774         2,527         1,542
    Net charge-offs     (27,407)      (21,395)      (20,427)
Provision for loan losses      26,916       25,721       27,640
    Balance, end of year $  26,766  $  27,257  $  22,931

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Note 5.  Bank Premises and Equipment

The major categories of bank premises and equipment and accumulated depreciation at December 31 are summarized as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)2010 2009
Land $     5,690  $     5,699
Building and premises      32,060       31,358
Furniture, fixtures and equipment      18,190       18,377
    Total bank premises and equipment      55,940       55,434
Accumulated depreciation     (31,006)      (30,590)
    Net book value $  24,934  $  24,844

(Dollars in thousands) 2011 2010
Land $5,662
 $5,690
Building and premises 32,046
 32,060
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 18,483
 18,190
Total bank premises and equipment 56,191
 55,940
Accumulated depreciation (32,286) (31,006)
Net book value $23,905
 $24,934
Peoples depreciates its building and premises and furniture, fixtures and equipment over estimated useful lives generally ranging from 5 to 40 years and 2 to 10 years, respectively.  Depreciation expense was $1,967,000, $1,943,000 and $1,998,000, in 2011, 2010 and $2,066,000, in 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.

Leases
Peoples leases certain banking facilities and equipment under various agreements with original terms providing for fixed monthly payments over periods generally ranging from two to ten years.  Certain leases contain renewal options and rent escalation clauses calling for rent increases over the term of the lease.  All leases which contain a rent escalation clause are accounted for on a straight-line basis. Rent expense was $921,000, $916,000, $901,000 in 2011, 2010 and $739,000 in 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.
Peoples leases certain properties from related parties.  Payments related to these leases totaled $141,000, $166,000 and $160,000 in 2011, 2010 and $162,000 in 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.  The terms of these leases are substantially the same as those offered for comparable transactions with non-related parties at the time the lease transactions were consummated.
The future minimum payments under noncancellable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more consisted of the following at December 31, 2010: $865,0002011: $915,000 in 2011; $868,0002012, $881,000 in 2012; $846,0002013, $618,000 in 2013; $599,000 in 2014; $434,0002014, $456,000 in 2015, $454,000 in 2016 and $1,943,000$1,595,000 thereafter.

Note 6.  Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill
There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 20102011 and 2009.2010. Peoples performed the required goodwill impairment tests and concluded the recorded value of goodwill was not impaired as of December 31, 2010,2011, based upon the estimated fair value of the single reporting unit.
Other intangible assets
Other intangible assets were comprised of the following at December 31:
Gross Net
IntangibleAccumulatedIntangible
(Dollars in thousands)AssetAmortizationAsset Gross Intangible Asset Accumulated Amortization Net Intangible Asset
2010  
2011      
Core deposits $10,564 $(10,190) $374 $10,564
 $(10,460) $104
Customer relationships 6,182 (5,559) 623 6,182
 (5,875) 307
Total acquired intangibles $16,746 $(15,749) $997 $16,746
 $(16,335) $411
Mortgage servicing rights   1,353     1,544
Total other intangible assets  $2,350  
  
 $1,955
  
2009  
Core deposits $10,564 $(9,719) $845
Customer relationships 6,182 (5,112) 1,070
Total acquired intangibles $16,746 $(14,831) $1,915
Mortgage servicing rights  1,164
Total other intangible assets  $3,079



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(Dollars in thousands) Gross Intangible Asset Accumulated Amortization Net Intangible Asset
2010      
Core deposits $10,564
 $(10,190) $374
Customer relationships 6,182
 (5,559) 623
Total acquired intangibles $16,746
 $(15,749) $997
Mortgage servicing rights     1,353
Total other intangible assets  
  
 $2,350
The estimated aggregate future amortization expense of core deposit and customer relationship intangible assets at December 31, 2010,2011, is as follows:
CoreCustomer 
(Dollars in thousands)DepositsRelationshipsTotal Core Deposits Customer Relationships Total
2011 $270 $316 $586
2012 104 202 306 $104
 $202
 $306
2013 – 105 105 
 105
 105
Total $374 $623 $997 $104
 $307
 $411
The following is an analysis of activity of MSRs for the years ended December 31:
(Dollars in thousands) 2011 2010 2009
Balance, beginning of year $1,353
 $1,164
 $719
Amortization (397) (385) (406)
Servicing rights originated 588
 574
 851
Balance, end of year $1,544
 $1,353
 $1,164
 
(Dollars in thousands201020092008
Balance, beginning of year $1,164 $719 $756
Amortization (385) (406) (318)
Servicing rights originated 574 851 281
    Balance, end of year $1,353 $1,164 $719
No valuation allowances were required at December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 20082009 for Peoples’ MSRs since the fair value exceeded the book value.

Note 7.  Deposits

Peoples’ deposit balances were comprised of the following at December 31:
 
(Dollars in thousands)20112010
Retail certificates of deposit:  
$100,000 or more$194,709
$202,001
Less than $100,000216,538
228,885
Total retail certificates of deposit411,247
430,886
Interest-bearing transaction accounts228,136
215,350
Money market deposit accounts268,410
289,657
Savings accounts139,396
123,173
Total retail interest-bearing deposits1,047,189
1,059,066
Brokered certificates of deposits64,054
87,465
Total interest-bearing deposits1,111,243
1,146,531
Non-interest-bearing deposits239,837
215,069
Total deposit balances$1,351,080
$1,361,600
(Dollars in thousands)20102009
Retail certificates of deposit:  
   $100,000 or more $202,001 $214,933
   Less than $100,000 228,885 265,579
      Total retail certificates of deposit 430,886 480,512
Interest-bearing transaction accounts 215,350 229,232
Money market deposit accounts 289,657 263,257
Savings accounts 123,173 122,465
   Total retail interest-bearing deposits 1,059,066 1,095,466
Brokered certificates of deposits 87,465 102,420
   Total interest-bearing deposits 1,146,531 1,197,886
Non-interest-bearing deposits 215,069 198,000
      Total deposit balances $1,361,600 $1,395,886





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The contractual maturities of certificates of deposits for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)RetailBrokeredTotal
2012$219,377
$11,464
$230,841
201397,786
3,737
101,523
201435,138
12,200
47,338
201524,369
5,850
30,219
201634,146
18,031
52,177
Thereafter431
12,772
13,203
Total maturities$411,247
$64,054
$475,301
 
(Dollars in thousands)RetailBrokeredTotal
2011 $218,684 $23,538 $242,222
2012 111,393 11,457 122,850
2013 58,239 3,705 61,944
2014 20,177 12,087 32,264
2015 21,931 5,834 27,765
Thereafter 462 30,844 31,306
    Total maturities $430,886 $87,465 $518,351
Deposits from related parties approximated $5.3 million and $10.5 million and $8.8 million at December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, respectively.

Note 8.  Short-Term Borrowings

Peoples utilizes various short-term borrowings as sources of funds, which are summarized as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Retail
Repurchase Agreements
FHLB
 Advances
Other Short-
Term
 Borrowings
2010   
Ending balance $51,509 $– $–
Average balance 50,115 8,712 69
Highest month end balance 51,762 57,400 –
Interest expense 252 10 –
Weighted-average interest rate:   
   End of year0.41%– %– %
   During the year0.50%0.11%– %


(Dollars in thousands)
Retail
Repurchase Agreements
FHLB
Advances
Other Short-
Term
 Borrowings
Retail Repurchase Agreements
FHLB
Advances
Other Short-Term Borrowings
2011 
 
 
Ending balance$43,143
$8,500
$
Average balance41,542
5,525
47
Highest month end balance49,162
21,900

Interest expense98
5

Weighted-average interest rate: 
 
 
End of year0.16%0.14%%
During the year0.24%0.08%0.74%
2010 
 
 
Ending balance$51,509
$
$
Average balance50,115
8,712
69
Highest month end balance51,762
57,400

Interest expense252
10

Weighted-average interest rate: 
 
 
End of year0.41%%%
During the year0.50%0.11%%
2009   
 
 
Ending balance $51,921 $25,000 $–$51,921
$25,000
$
Average balance 52,905 6,867 15052,905
6,867
150
Highest month end balance 53,931 25,000 10,00053,931
25,000
10,000
Interest expense 468 13 1468
13
1
Weighted-average interest rate:   
 
 
End of year0.54%0.09%– %0.54%0.09%%
During the year0.88%0.19%0.67%0.88%0.19%0.67%
  
2008  
Ending balance $54,452 $30,000 $14,400
Average balance 39,329 102,146 1,195
Highest month end balance 56,079 186,100 14,400
Interest expense 813 2,557 13
Weighted-average interest rate:  
End of year1.26%0.34%0.50%
During the year2.07%2.50%1.09%
Peoples’ retail repurchase agreements consist of overnight agreements with Peoples’ commercial customers and serve as a cash management tool.


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The FHLB advances consist of overnight borrowings and other advances with an original maturity of one year or less.  These advances, along with the long-term advances disclosed in Note 9, are collateralized by residential mortgage loans and investment securities.  Peoples’ borrowing capacity with the FHLB is based on the amount of collateral pledged and the amount of FHLB common stock owned.
Other short-term borrowings consist of Federal Funds purchased and advances from the Federal Reserve Discount Window.  Federal Funds purchased are short-term borrowings from correspondent banks that typically mature within one to ninety days.  Peoples has available Federal Funds of $25 million from certain of its correspondent banks.  Interest on Federal Fundsfunds purchased is set daily by the correspondent bank based on prevailing market rates.  The Federal Reserve Discount Window provides credit facilities to financial institutions, which are designed to ensure adequate liquidity by providing a source of short-term funds.  Discount Window advances are typically overnight and must be secured by collateral acceptable to the lending Federal Reserve Bank.

Note 9.  Long-Term Borrowings

Long-term borrowings consisted of the following:following at December 31:
 20112010
(Dollars in thousands)Balance
Weighted-
Average
Rate
Balance
Weighted-
Average
Rate
Callable national market repurchase agreements$65,000
3.43%$65,000
3.43%
FHLB convertible rate advances
%7,500
4.81%
FHLB putable non-amortizing, fixed rate advances60,000
3.28%60,000
3.28%
FHLB amortizing, fixed rate advances17,312
3.59%20,203
3.58%
FHLB non-amortizing, fixed rate advances
%5,000
3.13%
Total long-term borrowings$142,312
3.38%$157,703
3.45%
 2010 2009
(Dollars in thousands)Balance
Weighted-Average
 Rate
 Balance
Weighted-Average
Rate
Callable national market repurchase agreements $65,0003.43%  $145,0004.01%
FHLB convertible rate advances 7,5004.81%  7,5004.81%
FHLB putable non-amortizing, fixed rate advances 60,0003.28%  60,0003.28%
FHLB amortizing, fixed rate advances 20,2033.58%  18,6133.56%
FHLB non-amortizing, fixed rate advances 5,0003.13%  15,0003.90%
    Total long-term borrowings $157,7033.45%  $246,1133.82%
Peoples’Peoples' national market repurchase agreements consist of agreements with unrelated financial service companies and have original maturities ranging from 3 to 10 years. In general, these agreements may not be terminated by Peoples prior to the maturity without incurring additional costs. The callable agreements contain call option features, in which the buyer has the right, at its discretion, to terminate the repurchase agreement after an initial period ranging from 3 months to 5 years. After the initial call period, the buyer has the right to terminate the agreement on a quarterly basis thereafter until maturity. If the buyer exercises its option, Peoples would be required to repay the agreement in whole at the quarterly date.  During the third quarter of 2010, Peoples prepaid $60.0 million of repurchase agreements resulting in early termination fees of $3.6 million.  These repurchase agreements had a weighted-average cost of 4.53% and were scheduled to mature over the next two fiscal years.
The FHLB advances consist of various borrowings with original maturities ranging from 3 to 20 years that generally may not be repaid prior to maturity without Peoples incurring a penalty. The rate on the convertible rate advances are fixed from initial periods ranging from one to four years, depending on the specific advance. After the initial fixed rate period, the FHLB has the option to convert each advance to a LIBOR based, variable rate advance. If the FHLB exercises its option, Peoples may repay the advance in whole or in part on the conversion date or any subsequent repricing date without a prepayment fee. At all other times, early repayment of any convertible rate advance would result in Peoples incurring a prepayment penalty. For the putable advances, the FHLB has the option, , at its sole discretion following an initial period of three months, to terminate the debt and require Peoples to repay the advance prior to the final stated maturity. After the initial period, the FHLB has the option to terminate the debt on a quarterly basis. If the advance is terminated prior to maturity, the FHLB will offer Peoples replacement funding at the then-prevailing rate on an advance product then-offered by the FHLB, subject to normal FHLB underwriting criteria. As discussed in Note 8, long-term FHLB advances are collateralized by assets owned by Peoples.



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The aggregate minimum annual retirements of long-term borrowings in future periods are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)Balance
Weighted-
Average
Rate
BalanceWeighted-Average Rate
2011$15,3914.03%
20127,4073.58%$7,408
3.58%
20132,2253.67%2,225
3.67%
20141,7213.55%1,721
3.55%
20151,4663.55%1,466
3.55%
20161,256
3.56%
Thereafter129,4933.36%128,236
3.36%
Total long-term borrowings $157,7033.45%$142,312
3.38%

Note 10.  Junior Subordinated Notes Held By Subsidiary Trust

Peoples previously formed a statutory business trust (the “Trust”) for the purpose of issuing corporation-obligated mandatorily redeemable capital securities (the “Capital Securities” or “Trust Preferred Securities”), with 100% of the common equity in the Trust owned by Peoples. The proceeds from the Capital Securities and common equity were invested in junior subordinated debt securities of Peoples (the “Debentures”).
The Debentures held by the trustTrust are the sole assets of the trust.Trust. Distributions on the Capital Securities are payable semiannually at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate being earned by the Trust on the Debentures and are recorded as interest expense by Peoples. Since the Trust is a variable interest entity and Peoples is not deemed to be the primary beneficiary, the Trust is not included in Peoples’Peoples' Consolidated Financial Statements. As a result, Peoples includes the Debentures as a separate category of long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets entitled “Junior Subordinated Notes Held by Subsidiary Trust” and the related expense as interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Under the provisions of the Debentures, Peoples has the right to defer payment of interest on the Debentures at any time, or from time to time, for periods not exceeding five years. If interest payments on the Debentures are deferred, the dividends on the Capital Securities are also deferred and Peoples will be prohibited from paying dividends on its common shares. Interest on the Debentures is cumulative. Peoples has entered into agreements which, taken collectively, fully and unconditionally guarantee the Capital Securities subject to the terms of each of the guarantees.
The Capital Securities are mandatorily redeemable upon maturity of the Debentures on May 1, 2029, and Peoples has the right to redeem the Debentures, in whole or in part, after May 1, 2009. If redeemed prior to maturity, the redemption price of the Debentures will be the principal amount, plus any unpaid accrued interest, and a premium if redeemed before 2019.
Under the risk-based capital standards for bank holding companies adopted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Trust Preferred Securities qualify as Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital purposes, subject to certain quantitative limits and qualitative standards. Specifically, the aggregate amount of trust preferred securities and certain other capital elements that qualify as Tier 1 capital is limited to 25% of core capital elements, net of goodwill, with the excess amount not qualifying for Tier 1 capital being included in Tier 2 capital. Additionally, trust preferred securities no longer qualify for Tier 1 capital within five years of their maturity. At December 31, 20102011 and 2009,2010, the entire amount of the outstand ingoutstanding Trust Preferred Securities qualified as Tier 1 capital.

Note 11. Stockholders’ Equity

The following table details the progression in shares of Peoples’ preferred, common and treasury stock during the period presented:
 
PreferredCommon
Treasury
Stock
StockStock
Shares at December 31, 2007 – 10,925,954 629,206
Changes related to stock-based compensation awards:  
Exercise of stock options for common shares – 7,475 (11,093)
Purchase of treasury stock – – 23,367
Common shares issued inder dividend reinvestment plan – 41,935 –
Preferred StockCommon Stock
Treasury
Stock
Shares at December 31, 2008 – 10,975,364 641,480
10,975,364
641,480
Issuance of preferred shares 39,000 – –39,000


Changes related to stock-based compensation awards:Changes related to stock-based compensation awards:   
Release of restricted common shares – 3,415 –
3,415

Changes related to deferred compensation plan:    
Purchase of treasury stock – – 17,984

17,984
Reissuance of treasury stock – – (2,209)

(2,209)
Common shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan – 53,113 –
53,113

Shares at December 31, 2009 39,000 11,031,892 657,25539,000
11,031,892
657,255
Changes related to stock-based compensation awards:Changes related to stock-based compensation awards:   
Release of restricted common shares – 7,202 –
7,202

Exercise of common stock options – – (31,008)

(31,008)
Changes related to deferred compensation plan:    
Purchase of treasury stock – – 11,855

11,855
Reissuance of treasury stock – – (25,407)

(25,407)
Common shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan – 30,928 –
30,928

Shares at December 31, 2010 39,000 11,070,022 612,69539,000
11,070,022
612,695
Changes related to stock-based compensation awards:  
Release of restricted common shares 
21,510
5,443
Changes related to deferred compensation plan: 
Purchase of treasury stock  8,623
Reissuance of treasury stock (9,209)
Repurchase of preferred shares(39,000) 
Common shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan 24,770
 
Common shares issued under Board of Directors' compensation plan 5,945
(2,429)
Shares at December 30, 2011
11,122,247
615,123
Under its Amended Articles of Incorporation, Peoples is authorized to issue up to 50,000 preferred shares, in one or more series, having such voting powers, designations, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions as determined by the Board of Directors.  In 2009, Peoples’ Board of Directors created a series of preferred shares designated as Peoples’ Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series A, each without par value and having a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, and fixed 39,000 shares as the authorized number of such shares (the “Series A Preferred Shares”).  These Series A Preferred Shares subsequently were sold to the United States Department of the Treasury (the “U.S. Treasury”), along with a ten-year warrant (the “Warrant& #8221;“Warrant”) to purchase 313,505 Peoples common shares at an exercise price of $18.66 per share (subject to certain anti-dilution and other adjustments), for an aggregate purchase price of $39 million in cash in connection with Peoples’ participation in the U.S. Treasury’s TARP Capital Purchase Program.
The Series A Preferred Shares accrue cumulative quarterly dividends at a rate of 5% per annum from January 30, 2009 to, but excluding February 15, 2014, and 9% per annum thereafter.  These dividends will be paid only if, as and when declared by Peoples’ Board of Directors.  The Series A Preferred Shares have no maturity date and rank senior to the common shares with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions and amounts payable upon liquidation, dissolution and winding up of Peoples.  Peoples has the option to redeem the Series A Preferred Shares at 100% of their liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends, subject to the approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of Currency.  The Series A Preferred Shares are g enerally non-voting.
The U.S. Treasury has agreed not to exercise voting power with respect to any common shares issued to it upon exercise of the Warrant.  Any common shares issued by Peoples upon exercise of the Warrant will be issued from common shares held in treasury to the extent available.  If no treasury shares are available, common shares will be issued from authorized but unissued common shares.
The Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Series A Preferred Shares and the Warrant were sold, contains limitations on the payment of dividends on the common shares after January 30, 2009.  Prior to the earlier of (i) January 30, 2012 and (ii) the date on which the Series A Preferred Shares have been redeemed in whole or the U.S. Treasury has transferred the Series A Preferred Shares to third parties which are not Affiliates (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) of the U.S. Treasury, any increase in common share dividends by Peoples or any of its subsidiaries would be prohibited without the prior approval of the U.S. Treasury.
If the Series A Preferred Shares were redeemed in full, Peoples would have the right to repurchase the Warrant at its appraised value.  Otherwise, the U.S. Treasury must liquidate the related Warrant at the current market price.
 
On February 2, 2011, Peoples completed the repurchase of 21,000 shares of itsthe Series A Preferred Shares held by the U.SU.S. Treasury, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $21,224,583, which included a pro rata accrued dividend of approximately $224,583. In connection with this repurchase, Peoples recognized the pro rata unamortized discount originally recorded at the time of issuance, which totaled $186,000.
On December 28, 2011, Peoples completed the repurchase of 18,000 of the Series A Preferred Shares held by the U.S. Treasury, for an aggregate purchase price of $18,107,500, which included a pro rata accrued dividend of approximately $107,500. In connection with this repurchase, Peoples recognized the pro rata unamortized discount originally recorded at the time of issuance, which totaled $112,000.

On February 15, 2012, Peoples completed the repurchase of the Warrant for an aggregate price of $1,200,724.
In the second quarter of 2011, Peoples' Board of Directors adopted a new schedule for considering the declaration of dividends payable to common shareholders. Beginning with the second quarter 2011 dividend, Peoples' Board of Directors will determine whether to declare future dividends payable to common shareholders, if financial conditions warrant, during the first month of the following calendar quarter. As a result, no common dividends were declared in the second quarter of 2011 which had a positive impact on Peoples' stockholders' equity. On January 26, 2012, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.11 per common share with respect to fourth quarter 2011 results at a regularly scheduled Board meeting. This dividend will be paid on February 21, 2012, to shareholders of record on February 6, 2012.
Note 12.  Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)201020092008 201120102009
Net income $5,581 $4,190 $7,455 $12,555
$5,581
$4,190
Other comprehensive income (loss):     
Available-for-sale investment securities:     
Gross unrealized holding (loss) gain arising in the period (18,174) 26,573 (20,941)
Related tax benefit (expense) 6,361 (9,301) 7,329
Gross unrealized holding gain (loss) arising in the period 15,053
(18,174)26,573
Related tax (expense) benefit (5,269)6,361
(9,301)
Non-credit losses arising on securities during the period – (166) – 

(166)
Related tax benefit – 58 – 

58
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gain (loss) included in earnings 5,066 (6,261) (2,592)
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gain (loss) included in net income 473
5,066
(6,261)
Related tax (expense) benefit (1,773) 2,190 907 (166)(1,773)2,190
Net effect on other comprehensive income (loss) (15,106) 21,235 (11,927) 9,477
(15,106)21,235
   
Defined benefit plans:     
Net gain (loss) arising during the period 1,640 1,151 (5,206)
Related tax (expense) benefit (574) (403) 1,822
Net (loss) gain arising during the period (6,448)1,640
1,151
Related tax benefit (expense) 2,257
(574)(403)
Amortization of unrecognized loss and service cost on pension plan 155 148 13 891
155
148
Related tax expense (55) (52) (4) (312)(55)(52)
Net effect on other comprehensive income (loss) 1,166 844 (3,375)
Net effect on other comprehensive (loss) income (3,612)1,166
844
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (13,940) 22,079 (15,302) 5,865
(13,940)22,079
Total comprehensive income (loss) $(8,359) $26,269 $(7,847) $18,420
$(8,359)$26,269


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ChangesThe following details the change in the components of Peoples’ accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for yearsthe twelve months ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:2011

:
 UnrealizedNet Pension andAccumulated
 Gain (Loss)PostretirementComprehensive
(Dollars in thousands)on SecuritiesCostsIncome (Loss)
Balance, December 31, 2007 $4,064 $(1,050) $3,014
Current period change, net of tax           (11,927)              (3,375)          (15,302)
Balance, December 31, 2008 $(7,863) $(4,425) $(12,288)
Current period change, net of tax            21,235                  844           22,079
Cumulative effect adjustment for non-credit   
     portion of previously recorded OTTI losses               (304)                      –              (304)
Balance, December 31, 2009 $13,068 $(3,581) $9,487

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(Dollars in thousands)Unrealized (Loss) Gain on SecuritiesUnrecognized Net Pension and Postretirement CostsAccumulated Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Balance, December 31, 2008$(7,863)$(4,425)$(12,288)
Current period change, net of tax21,235
844
22,079
Cumulative effect adjustment for non-credit portion of previously recorded OTTI losses(304)
(304)
Balance, December 31, 2009$13,068
$(3,581)$9,487
Current period change, net of tax(15,106)1,166
(13,940)
Balance, December 31, 2010$(2,038)$(2,415)$(4,453)
Current period change, net of tax9,477
(3,612)5,865
Balance, December 31, 2011$7,439
$(6,027)$1,412


 UnrealizedNet Pension andAccumulated
 Gain (Loss)PostretirementComprehensive
(Dollars in thousands)on SecuritiesCostsIncome (Loss)
Balance, December 31, 2009 $13,068 $(3,581) $9,487
Current period change, net of tax (15,106) 1,166 (13,940)
Balance, December 31, 2010 $(2,038) $(2,415) $(4,453)
Note 13.   Employee Benefit Plans

Peoples sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan that covers substantially all employees hired before January 1, 2010.  The plan provides retirement benefits based on an employee’s years of service and compensation.   For employees hired before January 1, 2003, the amount of postretirement benefit is based on the employee’s average monthly compensation pay over the highest five consecutive years out of the employee’s last ten years with Peoples while an eligible employee.  For employees hired on or after January 1, 2003, the amount of postretirement benefit is based on 2% of the employee’s annual compensation plus accrued interest.  Effective January 1, 2010, the pension plan was closed to new entrants.  On November 18, 2010, Peoples’ Boar d of Directors authorized a freeze ofEffective March 1, 2011, the accrual of pension plan benefits which will occur effective March 1, 2011.for all participants was frozen. Peoples recognized this freeze as a curtailment as of December 31, 2010, since no participant would accrue any additional benefits between December 31, 2010 and March 1, 2011, under the terms of the pension plan. Peoples also has a contributory postretirement benefit plan for former employees who were retired as of December 31, 1992.  The plan provides post-retirement health and life insurance benefits to former employees and directors. Only those individuals who retired before January 27, 2012 were eligible for life insurance benefits while all retirees are eligible for health benefits.  Peoples’ policy is to fund the cost of the benefits as they are incurred.
The following tables provide a reconciliation of the changes in the plans’ benefit obligations and fair value of assets over the two-year period ending December 31, 2010,2011, and a statement of the funded status as of December 31, 20102011 and 2009:2010:
Pension
Benefits
 Postretirement BenefitsPension Benefits Postretirement Benefits
(Dollars in thousands)20102009 2010200920112010 20112010
Change in benefit obligation:      
Obligation at January 1 $13,075 $12,938  $243 $226$(849)$13,075
 $(32)$243
Service cost 750 799  –
750
 

Interest cost 785 785  13 16724
785
 12
13
Plan participants’ contributions – –  135 128

 73
135
Actuarial loss (gain) 472 (82)  (14) 115,175
472
 11
(14)
Benefit payments (849) (1,365)  (167) (138)(205)(849) (103)(167)
Increase due to plan changes – –  21 –

 
21
Curtailment (1,732) –  –
(1,732) 

Settlements(1,690)
 

Obligation at December 31 $12,501 $13,075  $231 $243$16,505
$12,501
 $224
$231
Accumulated benefit obligation at December 31 $12,501 $11,379  $–$16,505
$12,501
 $
$
   
Change in plan assets:   
Fair value of plan assets at January 1 $11,886 $9,840  $–
Actual return on plan assets 1,506 2,261  –
Employer contributions – 1,150  32 10
Plan participants’ contributions – –  135 128
Benefit payments (849) (1,365)  (167) (138)
Fair value of plan assets at December 31 $12,543 $11,886  $–
   
Funded status:   
Funded status at December 31 $42 $(1,189)  $(231) $(243)
Unrecognized prior service cost – –  –
Unrecognized net loss – –  –
Net amount recognized $42 $(1,189)  $(231) $(243)



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Pension 
Benefits
 Postretirement BenefitsPension Benefits Postretirement Benefits
(Dollars in thousands)20102009 2010200920112010 20112010
Change in plan assets:    
Fair value of plan assets at January 1$12,543
$11,886
 $
$
Actual return on plan assets(239)1,506
 

Employer contributions

 30
32
Plan participants’ contributions

 73
135
Benefit payments(205)(849) (103)(167)
Settlements(1,690)
 

Fair value of plan assets at December 31$10,409
$12,543
 $
$
Funded status at December 31$(6,096)$42
 $(224)$(231)
Amounts recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets:      
Prepaid benefit costs $42 $–  $–$
$42
 $
$
Accrued benefit liability – (1,189)  (231) (243)(6,096)
 (224)(231)
Net amount recognized $42 $(1,189)  $(231) $(243)$(6,096)$42
 $(224)$(231)
   
Amounts recognized in Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss):Amounts recognized in Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss):   Amounts recognized in Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss):   
Unrecognized prior service cost $– $18  $3 $18$
$
 $3
$3
Unrecognized net loss 2,420 3,568  55 526,032
2,420
 42
55
Total $2,420 $3,586  $58 $70$6,032
$2,420
 $45
$58
   
Weighted-average assumptions at year-end:      
Discount rate5.70%6.40% 5.70%6.40%4.00%5.70% 4.00%5.70%
Rate of compensation increase2.50% n/an/a
2.50% n/a
n/a
The estimated costs relating to Peoples’ pension benefits that will be amortized from accumulated comprehensive income (loss) into net periodic cost over the next fiscal year are $34,000$154,000 of net loss.
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
The following table providestables detail the components of the net periodic benefit cost for the plans:
 Pension Benefits Postretirement Benefits
(Dollars in thousands)201020092008 201020092008
Service cost $750 $799 $763  $– $– $–
Interest cost 785 785 781  13 16 15
Expected return on plan assets (1,149) (1,194) (1,202)  – – –
Amortization of prior service cost 4 4 4  (3) (3) –
Amortization of net loss 151 145 10  (9) (3) (7)
Curtailment 23 – –   – –
    Net periodic benefit cost $564 $539 $356  $1 $10 $8
        
Weighted-average assumptions:       
Discount rate6.40%6.30%6.70% 6.40%6.30%6.70%
Expected return on plan assets8.50%8.50%8.50% n/an/an/a
Rate of compensation increase2.50%2.50%3.50% n/an/an/a

 Pension Benefits Postretirement Benefits
(Dollars in thousands)201120102009 201120102009
Service cost$
$750
$799
 $
$
$
Interest cost724
785
785
 12
13
16
Expected return on plan assets(1,033)(1,149)(1,194) 


Amortization of prior service cost
4
4
 
(3)(3)
Amortization of net loss75
151
145
 (9)(9)(3)
Curtailment
23

 


Settlement of benefit obligation815


 


Net periodic benefit cost$581
$564
$539
 $3
$1
$10
        
Weighted-average assumptions:       
Discount rate5.40%6.40%6.30% 5.70%6.40%6.30%
Expected return on plan assets8.00%8.50%8.50% n/a
n/a
n/a
Rate of compensation increasen/a
2.50%2.50% n/a
n/a
n/a
For measurement purposes, a 10% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits (i.e., health care cost trend rate) was assumed for 2010,2011, grading down 1% per year to an ultimate rate of 5% in 2015.2016. The health care trend rate assumption does not have a significant effect on the contributory defined benefit postretirement plan; therefore, a one percentage point increase or decrease in the trend rate is not material in the determination of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation or the ongoing expense.


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Under US GAAP, Peoples is required to recognize a settlement gain or loss when the aggregate amount of lump-sum distributions to participants equals or exceeds the sum of the service and interest cost components of the net periodic pension cost. The amount of settlement gain or loss recognized is the pro rata amount of the unrealized gain or loss existing immediately prior to the settlement. In general, both the projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets are required to be remeasured in order to determine the settlement gain or loss.
In the third quarter of 2011, the total lump-sum distributions made to participants, when added to the lump-sum distributions made in the first two quarters of 2011, caused the total settlements through nine months of 2011 to exceed the recognition threshold for settlement gains or losses. As a result, Peoples remeasured its pension obligation and plan assets as of July 1, 2011 as part of the calculation of the settlement loss recognized. For the remeasurement, Peoples reduced the discount rate to 5.10% , which corresponded with the decrease in market interest rates experienced since year-end 2010.
Determination of Expected Long-term Rate of Return
The expected long-term rate of return on the plans’plans' total assets is based on the expected return of each category of the plan’splan's assets. Management considersPeoples' investment strategy for the plan's assets continues to allocate 60% to 75% to equity securities. The returns generated by equity securities over the last 10 years have been significantly lower than their long-term historical annual returns of the assets within the portfolio and adjusts thedue in part to unfavorable economic conditions. Thus, Peoples lowered its expected return on equity securities from their long-term historical rate, as necessary, forwhich had a corresponding impact on overall expected future returnsreturn on theplan assets in the plans in determining the rate.
2011.
Plan Assets
Peoples’Peoples' investment strategy, as established by Peoples’Peoples' Retirement Plan Committee, is to invest assets based upon established target allocations, which include a target range of 60-75% allocation in equity securities, 24-39% in debt securities and approximately 1% of other investments. The assets are reallocated periodically to meet the target allocations. The investment policy is reviewed periodically, under the advisement of a certified investment advisor, to determine if the policy should be changed.
The following table provides the fair values of investments held in Peoples’Peoples' pension plan at December 31, by major asset category:
  
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
Significant
 Other
Observable
 Inputs
 (Dollars in thousands)  Fair Value (Level 1)(Level 2)
    
2010   
Equity securities $10,487        $10,487                $–
Debt securities       1,705          1,071             634
Other          351                –             351
Total fair value of pension assets $12,543        $11,558             $985
    
2009   
Equity securities $9,357          $9,357               $–
Debt securities       1,945             924          1,021
Other          584                –             584
Total fair value of pension assets $11,886        $10,281          $1,605
The equity securities measured
(Dollars in thousands)Fair Value 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
2011     
Equity securities:     
Common stock$300
 $300
 $
Mutual funds - equity7,562
 7,562
 
Debt securities:     
Mortgage-baked securities38
 
 38
Municipal obligations828
 
 828
Corporate bonds471
 471
 
Mutual funds - taxable income700
 700
 
Total fair value of pension assets$
 $9,033
 $866



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(Dollars in thousands)Fair Value 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
2010     
Equity securities:

    
Common stock$338
 $338
 $
Mutual funds - equity10,149
 10,149
 
Debt securities:     
Mortgage-baked securities53
 
 53
Municipal obligations581
 
 581
Corporate bonds598
 598
 
Mutual funds - taxable income473
 473
 
Total fair value of pension assets$12,192
 $11,558
 $634
Pension plan assets also included cash and cash equivalents of $497,000 and accrued income of $13,000 at fair value consist primarily of stock mutual funds (Level 1 inputs)December 31, 2011. Cash and common and collective trust funds (Level 2 inputs).  Debt securities include corporate bonds and bond mutual funds (Level 1 inputs), U.S. government and agency securities and obligations of state and political subdivisions (Level 2 inputs).  Other investments consist of cash money market deposits, and certificates of deposit (Level 2 inputs)equivalents were $351,000 at December 31, 2010. For further information regarding levels of input used to measure fair value, please refer to Note 2.
Equity securities of Peoples’Peoples' pension plan did not include any securities of Peoples or related parties in 20102011 or 2009.
2010.
Cash Flows
Peoples has not determined if any contributions will be made to its pension plan in 2010;2012; however, actual contributions are made at the discretion of the Retirement Plan Committee and Peoples’Peoples' Board of Directors. Estimated future benefit payments, which reflect benefits attributable to estimated future service, for the years ending December 31 are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Pension
Benefits
Post-
retirement Benefits
Pension Benefits Post-retirement Benefits
2011 $922 $30
2012 1,604 29$2,140
 $29
2013 940 281,216
 28
2014 1,017 261,267
 26
2015 791 25980
 25
2016 to 2020 4,122 96
20161,136
 19
2017 to 20214,708
 96
Total $9,396 $234$11,447
 $223
Retirement Savings Plan
Peoples also maintains a retirement savings plan, or 401(k) plan, which covers substantially all employees. The plan provides participants the opportunity to save for retirement on a tax-deferred basis. During 2009 and in prior years, Peoples made matching contributions equal to 100% of participants’participants' contributions that did not exceed 3% of the participants’participants' compensation, plus 50% of participants’participants' contributions between 3% and 5% of the participants’participants' compensation. Effective January 1, 2010, Peoples began making matching contributions equal to 100% of participants’participants' contributions that do not exceed 2% of the participants’participants' compensation. Beginning January 1, 2011, matching contributions will equalequaled 100% of participants’participants' contributions that did not exceed 3% of the participants’participants' compensation, plus 50% of participants’participants' contributions between 3% and 5% of the participants’participants' compensation. Matching contributions made by Peoples totaled $763,000, $425,000 and $775,000 in 2011, 2010 and $776,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.




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Note 14.   Income Taxes

Peoples’ reported income tax expense consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:
(Dollars in thousands)201020092008
Current income tax $1,986 $4,148 $3,021
Deferred income tax (1,814) (5,212) (2,861)
    Total income tax (benefit) expense $172 $(1,064) $160
The reported income tax expense and effective tax rate in the Consolidated Statements of Income differs from the amounts computed by applying the statutory corporate tax rate as follows for the years ended December 31:
          2010               2009           2008 2011 2010 2009
(Dollars in thousands)AmountRate AmountRate AmountRate AmountRate AmountRate AmountRate
Income tax computed at statutory federal tax rate $1,956 34.0%  $1,063 34.0%  $2,665 35.0% $5,890
34.3 % $1,956
34.0 % $1,063
34.0 %
Differences in rate resulting from:                
Tax-exempt interest income (808) (14.1)  (921) (29.5)  (924) (12.1) (574)(3.4)% (808)(14.1)% (921)(29.5)%
Investments in tax credit funds (715) (12.4)  (625) (20.0)  (689) (9.0) (497)(2.9)% (715)(12.4)% (625)(20.0)%
Bank owned life insurance (207) (3.6)  (357) (11.4)  (554) (7.3) (44)(0.3)% (207)(3.6)% (357)(11.4)%
Change in valuation allowance –  – –  (321) (4.2)
Other, net (54) (0.9)  (224) (7.2)  (17) (0.3) (179)(0.9)% (54)(0.9)% (224)(7.2)%
Total income tax (benefit) expense $1723.0%  $(1,064)-34.1%  $1602.1%
Total income tax expense (benefit) $4,596
26.8 % $172
3.0 % $(1,064)(34.1)%
Peoples' reported income tax expense consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:
Peoples’
(Dollars in thousands) 2011 2010 2009
Current income tax $4,134
 $1,986
 $4,148
Deferred income tax 462
 (1,814) (5,212)
Total income tax expense (benefit) $4,596
 $172
 $(1,064)
The significant components of Peoples' deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:
(Dollars in thousands) 2011 2010
Deferred tax assets:    
Allowance for loan losses $8,833
 $9,960
Accrued employee benefits 3,026
 946
Available-for-sale securities 
 1,098
Investments 2,601
 2,607
Tax credit carryforward 6,412
 6,096
Other 277
 311
Total deferred tax assets $21,149
 $21,018
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Bank premises and equipment 1,478
 1,386
Deferred income 1,026
 1,110
Deferred net loan costs 372
 338
Available-for-sale securities 4,005
 
Other 4,364
 4,660
Total deferred tax liabilities $11,245
 $7,494
Net deferred tax asset $9,904
 $13,524
The tax credit carryforward at December 31, 2011 and 2010 may be carried over for a period of 20 years and will expire over the period of 2028 and 2031. No valuation allowance for deferred tax assets was required at December 31, 2011, as it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax assets will be realized in future periods. The related federal income tax expense on securities transactions approximated $166,000 in 2011, $2,398,000 in 2010 and $506,000 in 2009.
Peoples' income tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal and state taxing authorities. Peoples is currently open to audit under the applicable statutes of limitations by the Internal Revenue Service for the years ended December 31, 20062008 through 2008.2010. The years open to examination by state taxing authorities vary by jurisdiction.  The significant components of Peoples' deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:

(Dollars in thousands)20102009
Deferred tax assets:  
  Allowance for loan losses $9,960 $10,002
  Accrued employee benefits 946 1,482
  Available-for-sale securities 1,098 –
  Investments 2,607 2,229
  AMT credit carryforward 6,096 3,676
  Other 311 283
    Total deferred tax assets 21,018 17,672
   
Deferred tax liabilities:  
  Bank premises and equipment 1,386 1,317
  Deferred income 1,110 1,170
  Deferred net loan costs 338 389
  Available-for-sale securities – 7,036
  Other 4,660 3,556
    Total deferred tax liabilities 7,494 13,468
    Net deferred tax asset $13,524 $4,204


The AMT tax credit carryforward at December 31, 2010 and 2009 may be carried over indefinitely.  No valuation allowance for deferred tax assets was required at December 31, 2010, as it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax assets will be realized in future periods.  The related federal income tax expense on securities transactions approximated $2,398,000 in 2010, $506,000 in 2009 and $584,000 in 2008.

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Note 15.  Earnings Per Common Share

The calculations of basic and diluted earnings per common share for years ended December 31 were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)201020092008
Net income $5,581 $4,190 $7,455
Preferred dividends 2,052 1,876 -
  Net income available to common shareholders 3,529 2,314 7,455
    
Weighted-average common shares outstanding10,424,47410,363,97510,315,263
Effect of potentially dilutive common shares7,51610,81733,316
    Total weighted-average diluted common   
        shares outstanding10,431,99010,374,79210,348,579
    
Earnings per common share:   
     Basic $0.34 $0.22 $0.72
     Diluted $0.34 $0.22 $0.72
(Dollars in thousands, except per common share data)201120102009
Distributed earnings allocated to common stock$3,167
$4,209
$6,892
Undistributed earnings allocated to common stock8,019
(683)(4,580)
Net earnings allocated to common shareholders$11,186
$3,526
$2,312
    
Weighted-average common shares outstanding10,482,318
10,424,474
10,363,975
Effect of potentially dilutive common shares
7,516
10,817
Total weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding10,482,318
10,431,990
10,374,792
    
Earnings per common share:   
Basic$1.07
$0.34
$0.22
Diluted$1.07
$0.34
$0.22
As disclosed in Note 11, during 2009 Peoples issuedhad a warrantWarrant to purchase 313,505 common shares which remained outstanding at December 31, 2010.2011.  This warrantWarrant was excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per common share since it was anti-dilutive.  In addition, stock options and SARs covering 243,560;210,370, 243,560 and 285,678 and 282,604 common shares were excluded from the calculations for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 2009 and 2008,2009, respectively, since they were anti-dilutive.

Note 16.   Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

In the normal course of business, Peoples is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk necessary to meet the financing needs of customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. The instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The contract amounts of these instruments express the extent of involvement Peoples has in these financial instruments.
Loan Commitments and Standby Letters of Credit
Loan commitments are made to accommodate the financial needs of Peoples' customers. Standby letters of credit are instruments issued by Peoples Bank guaranteeing the beneficiary payment by Peoples Bank in the event of default by Peoples Bank's customer in the nonperformance of an obligation or service. Historically, most loan commitments and standby letters of credit expire unused. Peoples' exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counter-party to the financial instrument for loan commitments and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. Peoples uses the same underwriting standards in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. The amount of collateral obtained is based on management's credit evaluation of the customer. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant, and equipment, and income-producing commercial properties.

The total amounts of loan commitments and standby letters of credit at December 31 are summarized as follows:
Contractual Amount
(Dollars in thousands)2010200920112010
Home equity lines of credit $40,021 $40,169$44,850
$40,021
Unadvanced construction loans 6,107 12,92110,023
6,107
Other loan commitments 108,995 113,072135,110
108,995
Loan commitments 155,123 166,162189,983
155,123
  
Standby letters of credit $42,097 $44,048$40,821
$42,097

Other
Peoples also has commitments to make additional capital contributions in low-income housing projects.  Such commitments approximated $0.6 million at December 31, 2010, and $0.9 million at December 31, 2009.  The maximum aggregate amounts Peoples could be required to make for each of the next four years are as follows: $229,000 in 2011; $186,000 in 2012; $127,000 in 2013 and $57,000 in 2014.


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Interest Rate Swaps
Peoples maintains an interest rate protection program for commercial loan customers, which was established in 2010 Under this program, Peoples provides its customer with a fixed-rate loan while creating a variable-rate asset for Peoples by the customer entering into an interest rate swap with Peoples on terms that match the loan. Peoples offsets its risk exposure by entering into an offsetting interest rate swap with an unaffiliated institution. These interest rate swaps do not qualify as designated hedges, therefore, each swap is accounted for as a standalone derivative. At December 31, 2011, Peoples had interest rate swaps associated with commercial loans with a notional value of $12.0 million and fair value of $0.9 million. These interest swaps did not have material impact on Peoples' results of operation or financial condition.
Note 17.   Regulatory Matters

The following is a summary of certain regulatory matters affecting Peoples and its subsidiaries:
Capital Requirements
Peoples and Peoples Bank are subject to various regulatory capital guidelines administered by the banking regulatory agencies.  Under capital adequacy requirements and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, Peoples and its banking subsidiary must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of each entity's assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  Peoples' and Peoples Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.  Failure to meet future minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by the regulators that, if undertaken, could hav e a material effect on Peoples’ financial results.
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require Peoples and Peoples Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of Total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier I capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined).  Peoples and Peoples Bank met all capital adequacy requirements at December 31, 2010.
As of December 31, 2010, the most recent notifications from the banking regulatory agencies categorized Peoples and Peoples Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  To be categorized as well capitalized, Peoples and Peoples Bank must maintain minimum Total risk-based, Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table below.  There are no conditions or events since these notifications that management believes have changed Peoples or Peoples Bank's category.
Peoples and Peoples Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios as of December 31 are also presented in the following table:

 December 31, 2010 December 31, 2009
(Dollars in thousands)AmountRatio AmountRatio
PEOPLES     
Total Capital (1)
     
Actual $209,73818.2%  $209,14416.8%
For capital adequacy 91,9678.0%  99,5778.0%
To be well capitalized 114,95910.0%  124,47110.0%
      
Tier 1 (2)
     
Actual $194,40716.9%  $192,82215.5%
For capital adequacy 45,9834.0%  49,7884.0%
To be well capitalized 68,9756.0%  74,6826.0%
      
Tier 1 Leverage (3)
     
Actual $194,40710.6%  $192,82210.1%
For capital adequacy 73,1774.0%  76,6534.0%
To be well capitalized 91,4715.0%  95,8175.0%
Net Risk-Weighted Assets $1,149,587   $1,244,707 
          (1)  Ratio represents total capital to net risk-weighted assets
          (2)  Ratio represents Tier 1 capital to net risk-weighted assets
          (3)  Ratio represents Tier 1 capital to average assets

As more fully disclosed in Note 11, on February 2, 2011, Peoples repurchased $21.0 million of its Series A Preferred Shares held by the U.S. Treasury, resulting in a corresponding reduction in Peoples’ Tier 1 and Total capital for regulatory purposes.

 December 31, 2010 December 31, 2009
(Dollars in thousands)AmountRatio AmountRatio
PEOPLES BANK     
Total Capital (1)
     
Actual $177,79315.6%  $178,79814.4%
For capital adequacy 91,4128.0%  99,1508.0%
To be well capitalized 114,26510.0%  123,93810.0%
      
Tier 1 (2)
     
Actual $163,35614.3%  $163,16113.2%
For capital adequacy 45,7064.0%  49,5754.0%
To be well capitalized 68,5596.0%  74,3636.0%
      
Tier 1 Leverage (3)
     
Actual $163,3569.0%  $163,1618.6%
For capital adequacy 72,3914.0%  76,2774.0%
To be well capitalized 90,4885.0%  95,3465.0%
Net Risk-Weighted Assets $1,142,652   $1,239,379 
           (1)  Ratio represents total capital to net risk-weighted assets
           (2)  Ratio represents Tier 1 capital to net risk-weighted assets
           (3)  Ratio represents Tier 1 capital to average assets

Limits on Dividends
The primary source of funds for the dividends paid by Peoples is dividends received from Peoples Bank.  The payment of dividends by Peoples Bank is subject to various banking regulations.  The most restrictive provision requires regulatory approval if dividends declared in any calendar year exceed the total net profits of that year plus the retained net profits of the preceding two years.  At December 31, 2010, Peoples Bank had approximately $1.6 million of net profits available for distribution to Peoples as dividends without regulatory approval.
Federal Reserve Requirements
Peoples Bank is required to maintain a minimum level of reserves, consisting of cash on hand and non-interest-bearing balances with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, based on the amount of deposit liabilities. Average required reserve balances were approximately $6.1 million and $6.2 million in 2011and $5.1 million2010, respectively.
Limits on Dividends
The primary source of funds for the years ended dividends paid by Peoples is dividends received from Peoples Bank. The payment of dividends by Peoples Bank is subject to various banking regulations. The most restrictive provision requires regulatory approval if dividends declared in any calendar year exceed the total net profits of that year plus the retained net profits of the preceding two years. In 2011, Peoples Bank declared dividends in excess of its net profits for the year to provide funding for the repurchase of Series A Preferred Shares that occurred on December 28, 2011, as discussed in further detail in Note 11. As a result, Peoples Bank had no capacity to pay dividends without regulatory approval at December 31, 20102011, since the aggregate dividends declared for the preceding three years exceeded the cumulative net profits for those years. The excess dividend amount will reduce the amount of Peoples Bank's dividend capacity during 2012.
Capital Requirements
Peoples and 2009.Peoples Bank are subject to various regulatory capital guidelines administered by the banking regulatory agencies. Under capital adequacy requirements and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, Peoples and its banking subsidiary must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of each entity's assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Peoples' and Peoples Bank's capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Failure to meet future minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by the regulators that, if undertaken, could have a material effect on Peoples' financial results.
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require Peoples and Peoples Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of Total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier I capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). Peoples and Peoples Bank met all capital adequacy requirements at December 31, 2011.
As of December 31, 2011, the most recent notifications from the banking regulatory agencies categorized Peoples and Peoples Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, Peoples and Peoples Bank must maintain minimum Total risk-based, Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. There are no conditions or events since these notifications that management believes have changed Peoples or Peoples Bank's category.







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Peoples and Peoples Bank's actual capital amounts and ratios as of December 31 are also presented in the following table:
  December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010
(Dollars in thousands) AmountRatio AmountRatio
PEOPLES      
Total Capital (1)
      
Actual $180,053
16.2% $209,738
18.2%
For capital adequacy 88,915
8.0% 91,967
8.0%
To be well capitalized 111,144
10.0% 114,959
10.0%
Tier 1 (2)
      
Actual $165,121
14.9% $194,407
16.9%
For capital adequacy 44,458
4.0% 45,983
4.0%
To be well capitalized 66,687
6.0% 68,975
6.0%
Tier 1 Leverage (3)
      
Actual $165,121
9.5% $194,407
10.6%
For capital adequacy 69,913
4.0% 73,177
4.0%
To be well capitalized 87,392
5.0% 91,471
5.0%
Net Risk-Weighted Assets 1,111,443
  1,149,587
 
PEOPLES BANK      
Total Capital (1)
      
Actual $166,622
15.1% $177,793
15.6%
For capital adequacy 88,546
8.0% 91,412
8.0%
To be well capitalized 110,682
10.0% 114,265
10.0%
Tier 1 (2)
      
Actual $152,665
13.8% $163,356
14.3%
For capital adequacy 44,273
4.0% 45,706
4.0%
To be well capitalized 66,409
6.0% 68,559
6.0%
Tier 1 Leverage (3)
      
Actual $152,665
8.8% $163,356
9.0%
For capital adequacy 69,277
4.0% 72,391
4.0%
To be well capitalized 86,596
5.0% 90,488
5.0%
Net Risk-Weighted Assets $1,106,824
  $1,142,652
 
       
(1) Ratio represents total capital to net risk-weighted assets
(2) Ratio represents Tier 1 capital to net risk-weighted assets
(3) Ratio represents Tier 1 capital to average assets

As more fully disclosed in Note 11, Peoples repurchased $21.0 million on February 2, 2011 and $18.0 million on December 28, 2011 of its Series A Preferred Shares held by the U.S. Treasury, resulting in a corresponding reduction in Peoples' Tier 1 and Total capital for regulatory purposes.
Note 18.  Stock–BasedStock-Based Compensation

Under the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Plan (the “2006 Equity Plan”) approved by shareholders,, Peoples may grant, among other awards, nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights or any combination thereof covering up to 500,000 common shares to employees and non-employee directors.  Prior to 2007, Peoples granted nonqualified and incentive stock options to employees and nonqualified stock options to non-employee directors under the 2006 Equity Plan and predecessor plans.  Since February 2007, Peoples also has granted a combination of restricted common shares and stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) to be settled in common shares to employees and restricted common shares to non-employee directors subject to the terms a ndand conditions prescribed by the


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2006 Equity Plan. In general, common shares issued in connection with stock-based awards are issued from treasury shares to the extent available.  If no treasury shares are available, common shares are issued from authorized but unissued common shares.
Stock Options
Under the provisions of the 2006 Equity Plan and predecessor stock option plans, the exercise price per share of any stock option granted may not be less than the grant date fair market value of the underlying common shares on the date of grant of the stock option.  The most recent stock options granted to employees and non-employee directors occurred in 2006.  The stock options granted to employees will vest three years from the grant date, while the stock options granted to non-employee directors vested six months from the grant date.shares.  All stock options granted to both employees and non-employee directors expire ten years from the date of grant.
The most recent stock option grants to employees and non-employee directors occurred in 2006.  The stock options granted to employees vested three years after the grant date, while the stock options granted to non-employee directors vested six months after the grant date. The following summarizes the changes to Peoples’Peoples' stock options for the year ended December 31, 2010:2011:

Number of SharesWeighted- Average Exercise PriceWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual LifeAggregate Intrinsic Value Number of Shares Weighted-Average Exercise Price Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1 270,757 $23.90   201,118
 $25.48
    
Granted –  
Exercised (34,464) 13.57  
Expired (35,175) 24.98   50,516
 25.27
    
Outstanding at December 31201,118 $25.482.8 years $– 150,602
 $25.55
 1.9 years $
Exercisable at December 31201,118 $25.482.8 years $– 150,602

$25.55
 1.9 years $
The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $86,000.  The following summarizes information concerning Peoples’Peoples' stock options outstanding at December 31, 2010:2011
:

   Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise PricesOption Shares OutstandingWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual LifeWeighted-Average Exercise Price Option Shares Exercisable
Weighted-Average Exercise
Price
$13.59to$21.71 9,8761.4 years 20.08  9,876 20.08
$22.32to$23.32 47,6402.0 years 22.32  47,640 22.32
$23.33to$26.00 39,7801.5 years 23.97  39,780 23.97
$26.01to$27.74 41,3543.2 years 27.08  41,354 27.08
$27.75to$28.25 31,0584.5 years 28.25  31,058 28.25
$28.26to$30.00 31,4103.9 years 29.02  31,410 29.02
    Total   201,1182.8 years $25.48  201,118 $25.48

 Options Outstanding & Exercisable
Range of Exercise PricesCommon Shares Subject to Options Outstanding
Weighted-
Average
Remaining Contractual
Life
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
$15.55to$21.716,353
0.8 years$19.79
$21.72to$23.5835,815
1.1 years22.32
$23.59to$25.9429,018
0.6 years23.95
$26.01to$27.7432,569
2.4 years27.11
$28.25to$28.2618,573
4.0 years28.25
$28.57to$30.0028,274
2.8 years29.03
Total150,602
1.9 years$25.55
Stock Appreciation Rights
SARs granted to employees have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of Peoples’ common shares on the date of grant and will be settled using common shares of Peoples.  Additionally, the SARs granted will vestvested three years fromafter the grant date and expire ten years from the date of grant. The following summarizes the changes to Peoples’Peoples' SARs for the year ended December 31, 2010:2011:
 
Number
 of Shares
Weighted-
Average
 Exercise
Price
Weighted-
Average Remaining Contractual
Life
Aggregate
 Intrinsic
 Value
Outstanding at January 1     53,756 $    25.80  
Granted             –           –  
Exercised             –           –  
Forfeited    (11,314)       25.17  
    Outstanding at December 31    42,442 $   25.975.6 years $             –
    Exercisable at December 31    23,741 $   27.704.4 years $             –
  
Number
 of Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining Contractual
Life
 
Aggregate Intrinsic
 Value
Outstanding at January 1 42,442
 $25.97
    
Forfeited 13,367
 26.23
    
Outstanding at December 31 29,075
 $25.85
 4.5
 $
Exercisable at December 31 29,075
 $25.85
 4.5
 $
The weighted-average estimated fair value of the SARs granted in 2011, 2010 and 2009 and 2008 was $0, $0 and $5.46, respectively.

$0. The following summarizes information concerning Peoples’Peoples' SARs outstanding at December 31, 2010:2011:


Exercise PricesNumber of Shares Outstanding
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
Number of Shares Exercisable
$23.26 5,0002.6 years 5,000
$23.77 19,9367.1 years 1,235
$29.25 17,5064.8 years 17,506
    Total   42,4425.6 years 23,741
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Exercise PriceNumber of Common Shares Subject to SARs Outstanding & Exercisable
Weighted-
Average Remaining Contractual
Life
$23.262,000
5.6 years
$23.7715,853
4.5 years
$29.2511,222
4.3 years
Total29,075
4.5 years
Restricted Shares
Under the 2006 Equity Plan, Peoples may award restricted common shares to officers, key employees and non-employee directors.  In general, the restrictions on common shares awarded to non-employee directors expire after six months, while the restrictions on common shares awarded to employees expire after periods ranging from one to three years. In the first quarter of 2011, Peoples granted restricted shares to officers and key employees with both a two-year time-based vesting period and a two-year performance-based vesting period. For the restricted shares subject to performance-based vesting, the restrictions on these restricted shares will lapse after two years upon the achievement of cumulative diluted earnings per common share of $3.10 for the three-year period ending December 31, 2012. The following summarizes the changes to Peoples’ restricted common shares for the year ended December 31, 2010:2011:
 Time Vesting Performance Vesting
 Number of SharesWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Number of SharesWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 17,337
$19.88
 
$
Awarded41,423
13.01
 3,531
13.14
Released21,510
15.50
 

Forfeited706
13.14
 168
13.14
Outstanding at December 3126,544
$12.89
 3,363
$13.14
 
  Weighted-
  Average
 NumberGrant Date
 of SharesFair Value
Outstanding at January 1 13,991 $24.48
Awarded 2,000 14.82
Released (7,202) 26.62
Forfeited (1,452) 23.77
Outstanding at December 31 7,337 $19.88
The total intrinsic value of restricted stockcommon shares released was $307,000, $94,000 and $37,000 in 2011, 2010 and $158,000 in 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation
Peoples recognized stock-based compensation expense, which is included as a component of Peoples’ salaries and employee benefits costs, based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the grant date.  The following summarizes the amount of stock-based compensation expense and related tax benefit recognized for the years ended December 31:recognized:
201020092008
(Dollars in thousands) 201120102009
Total stock-based compensation $92,000 $149,000 $498,000 $310
$92
$149
Recognized tax benefit (32,000) (52,000) (174,000) (109)(32)(52)
Net expense recognized $60,000 $97,000 $324,000 $201
$60
$97


Restricted common shares were the only stock-based compensation awards granted by Peoples in 2009, 2010 and 2010.2011. The estimated fair value of SARs granted in 2008 was calculated atrestricted stock awards on the grant date usingis the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
2008
Risk-free interest rate4.38%
Dividend yield3.88%
Volatility factor of the market price of parent stock26.3%
Weighted-average expected life10.0 years

The Black-Scholes option valuation model was originally developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, which have different characteristics than equity awards granted by Peoples, such as no vesting or transfer restrictions.  The model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility, which can materially affect the fair value estimate.  The expected volatility and expected life assumptions were based solely on historical data.  The expected dividend yield is computed based on the then current dividend rate, and the risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term approximating the expected life of the equity awards.
Peoples' common shares. Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested awards was $17,000$164,000 at December 31, 2010,2011, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.71.6 years.





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Note 19.   Parent Company Only Financial Information

Condensed Balance SheetsDecember 31,December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)2010200920112010
Assets:  
Cash and due from other banks $50 $996$50
$50
Interest-bearing deposits in subsidiary bank 26,116 22,7804,032
26,116
Receivable from subsidiary bank 572 5754,032
572
Available-for-sale investment securities, at estimated fair value (amortized 
cost of $1,238 and $1,394 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively) 3,113 2,771
Available-for-sale investment securities, at estimated fair value (amortized cost of $1,213 and $1,238 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively)3,254
3,113
Investments in subsidiaries:  
Bank 200,839 216,339195,338
200,839
Non-bank 28,488 28,97529,161
28,488
Other assets 1,224 1,3421,223
1,225
Total assets $260,402 $273,778$237,090
$260,403
 
Liabilities:  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities $5,449 $5,545$7,458
$5,449
Dividends payable 1,298 1,291
1,298
Junior subordinated debentures held by subsidiary trust 22,97522,975
22,975
Total liabilities 29,722 29,81130,433
29,722
 
Preferred stockholders' equity 38,645 38,543
38,645
Common stockholders' equity 192,035 205,424206,657
192,036
Total stockholders' equity 230,680 243,967206,657
230,681
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $260,402 $273,778$237,090
$260,403

Condensed Statements of IncomeYear Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)201020092008201120102009
Income:  
Dividends from subsidiary bank $8,600 $3,000 $2,000$25,500
$8,600
$3,000
Dividends from non-bank subsidiary 950 5,250 –
950
5,250
Interest and other income 366 495 361175
366
495
Total income 9,916 8,745 2,36125,675
9,916
8,745
 
Expenses:   
Interest expense on junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trusts 2,021 2,015 2,0112,014
2,021
2,015
Intercompany management fees 950 909 821921
950
909
Other expense 994 1,067 1,3801,335
994
1,067
��Total expenses 3,965 3,991 4,212
 
Income (loss) before federal income taxes and (excess dividends from) equity 
in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries 5,951 4,754 (1,851)
Total expenses4,270
3,965
3,991
Income (loss) before federal income taxes and (excess dividends from) equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries21,405
5,951
4,754
Applicable income tax benefit (1,354) (1,522) (1,798)(1,734)(1,354)(1,522)
(Excess dividends from) equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries (1,724) (2,086) 7,508(10,584)(1,724)(2,086)
Net income $5,581 $4,190 $7,455$12,555
$5,581
$4,190



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Statements of Cash FlowsYear Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)201120102009
Operating activities   
Net income$12,555
$5,581
$4,190
Adjustment to reconcile net income to cash provided by operations:   
Excess dividends from undistributed earnings of subsidiaries10,584
1,724
2,086
Other, net2,534
431
(142)
Net cash provided by operating activities25,673
7,736
6,134
Investing activities   
Net proceeds from sales and maturities (purchases of) investment securities25
171
38
Investment in subsidiaries

(18,000)
Change in receivable from subsidiary(3,451)(15)(153)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(3,426)156
(18,115)
Financing activities   
Issuance of preferred shares and common stock warrant

39,000
Repurchase of preferred shares(39,000)

Preferred stock dividends(1,232)(1,950)(1,543)
Purchase of treasury stock(187)(181)(249)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock10
447
4
Cash dividends paid(3,922)(3,822)(7,426)
Excess tax (expense) benefit for share based payments
4
(14)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(44,331)(5,502)29,772
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(22,084)2,390
17,791
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of year26,166
23,776
5,985
    Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year
$4,082
$26,166
$23,776
Supplemental cash flow information:   
Interest paid$1,981
$1,980
$1,980





Statements of Cash FlowsYear Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)201020092008
Operating activities   
Net income $5,581 $4,190 $7,455
Adjustment to reconcile net income to cash provided by operations:   
  Excess dividends from (equity in) undistributed earnings of subsidiaries 1,724 2,086 (7,508)
  Other, net 431 (142) 59
    Net cash provided by operating activities 7,736 6,134 6
    
Investing activities   
Net proceeds from sales and maturities (purchases of) investment securities 171 38 (45)
Investment in subsidiaries – (18,000) –
Change in receivable from subsidiary (15) (153) 228
    Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 156 (18,115) 183
    
Financing activities   
Issuance of preferred shares and common stock warrant – 39,000 –
Preferred stock dividends (1,950) (1,543) –
Purchase of treasury stock (181) (249) (506)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 447 4 210
Cash dividends paid (3,822) (7,426) (8,423)
Excess tax (expense) benefit for share based payments 4 (14) (33)
    Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (5,502) 29,772 (8,752)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 2,390 17,791 (8,563)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of year 23,776 5,985 14,548
    Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year $26,166 $23,776 $5,985
    
Supplemental cash flow information:   
Interest paid $1,980 $1,980 $1,980

Note 20. Summarized Quarterly Information (Unaudited)

 2010
 FirstSecondThirdFourth
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)QuarterQuarterQuarterQuarter
Total interest income $23,457 $22,963 $22,572 $20,343
Total interest expense 8,016 7,790 7,308 6,319
Net interest income 15,441 15,173 15,264 14,024
Provision for loan losses 6,501 5,458 8,005 6,952
Net impairment losses (986) (800) – –
Net gain on securities and other assets 16 3,018 3,818 –
Other income 8,031 6,424 3,073 7,215
Intangible asset amortization 245 235 224 214
FDIC insurance 617 612 617 624
Other expenses 13,713 13,462 13,117 13,362
Income tax expense (benefit) 111 763 (221) (481)
Net income (loss) 1,315 3,285 413 568
Preferred dividends 513 512 514 513
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $802 $2,773 $(101) $55
     
Earnings per common share - Basic $0.08 $0.27 $(0.01) $0.01
Earnings per common share - Diluted $0.08 $0.27 $(0.01) $0.01
     
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Basic10,391,54210,422,12610,437,77010,445,718
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted10,400,24310,429,36910,437,77010,452,001



 2009
 FirstSecondThirdFourth
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)QuarterQuarterQuarterQuarter
Total interest income $26,334 $25,745 $25,472 $24,554
Total interest expense 10,807 10,315 10,003 9,137
Net interest income 15,527 15,430 15,469 15,417
Provision for loan losses 4,063 4,734 10,168 6,756
Net impairment losses – – (5,930) (1,777)
Net gain on investment securities 326 262 276 582
Other income 8,118 8,302 7,745 7,782
Intangible asset amortization 330 319 307 296
FDIC insurance 487 1,608 687 660
Other expenses 13,685 13,594 13,093 13,616
Income tax expense (benefit) 1,211 893 (2,630) (538)
Net income (loss) 4,195 2,846 (4,065) 1,214
Preferred dividends 341 511 512 512
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $3,854 $2,335 $(4,577) $702
     
Earnings per common share - Basic $0.37 $0.23 $(0.44) $0.07
Earnings per common share - Diluted $0.37 $0.23 $(0.44) $0.07
     
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Basic 10,344,862 10,360,590 10,372,946 10,376,956
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted 10,355,280 10,377,105 10,372,946 10,387,400





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Note 20.   Summarized Quarterly Information (Unaudited)

  2011
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Total interest income $19,317
 $18,941
 $18,400
 $18,475
Total interest expense 5,822
 5,510
 5,136
 4,686
Net interest income 13,495
 13,431
 13,264
 13,789
Provision for loan losses 5,311
 2,295
 865
 (473)
Net impairment losses 
 
 
 
Net gain on investment securities 360
 56
 57
 
Other income 8,434
 7,335
 8,780
 7,479
Intangible asset amortization 162
 152
 141
 131
FDIC insurance 662
 450
 440
 315
Other expenses 13,794
 14,117
 14,849
 16,118
Income tax expense 491
 887
 1,885
 1,333
Net income 1,869
 2,921
 3,921
 3,844
Preferred dividends 523
 238
 237
 345
Net income available to common shareholders $1,346
 $2,683
 $3,684
 $3,499
Earnings per common share - Basic $0.13
 $0.26
 $0.35
 $0.33
Earnings per common share - Diluted $0.13
 $0.26
 $0.35
 $0.33
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Basic 10,471,819
 10,478,362
 10,484,609
 10,494,210
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted 10,477,360
 10,507,895
 10,519,673
 10,514,960
  2010
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Total interest income $23,457
 $22,963
 $22,572
 $20,343
Total interest expense 8,016
 7,790
 7,308
 6,319
Net interest income 15,441
 15,173
 15,264
 14,024
Provision for loan losses 6,501
 5,458
 8,005
 6,952
Net impairment losses (986) (800) 
 
Net gain (loss) on investment securities 16
 3,018
 3,818
 
Other income 8,031
 6,424
 3,073
 7,215
Intangible asset amortization 245
 235
 224
 214
FDIC insurance 617
 612
 617
 624
Other expenses 13,713
 13,462
 13,117
 13,362
Income tax expense (benefit) 111
 763
 (221) (481)
Net income 1,315
 3,285
 413
 568
Preferred dividends 513
 512
 514
 513
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $802
 $2,773
 $(101) $55
Earnings per common share - Basic $0.08
 $0.27
 $(0.01) $0.01
Earnings per common share - Diluted $0.08
 $0.27
 $(0.01) $0.01
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Basic 10,391,542
 10,422,126
 10,437,770
 10,445,718
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted 10,400,243
 10,429,369
 10,437,770
 10,452,001


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PART III

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information concerning (a) directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (“Peoples”), (b) the procedures by which shareholders of Peoples may recommend nominees to Peoples’Peoples' Board of Directors, (c) the Audit Committee of Peoples’Peoples' Board of Directors and (d) the Board of Directors’Directors' determination that Peoples has an “audit committee financial expert” serving on its Audit Committee required by Items 401, 407(c)(3), 407(d)(4) and 407(d)(5) of SEC Regulation S-K will be included in the sections captioned “PROPOSAL NUMBER 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS”, “THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD” and “NOMINATING PROCEDURES” of the definitive Proxy Statement of Peoples Bancorp Inc. relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 28, 201126, 2012 (“Peoples̵ 7;Peoples' Definitive Proxy Statement”), which sections are incorporated herein by reference. The procedures by which shareholders of Peoples may recommend nominees to Peoples’Peoples' Board of Directors have not changed materially from those described in Peoples’Peoples' definitive Proxy Statement for the 20102011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 22, 2010.
28, 2011.
The information regarding Peoples’Peoples' executive officers required by Item 401 of SEC Regulation S-K will be included in the section captioned “EXECUTIVE OFFICERS” of Peoples’Peoples' Definitive Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by Item 405 of SEC Regulation S-K will be included under the caption “SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE” of Peoples’Peoples' Definitive Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
The Board of Directors of Peoples has adopted charters for each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee.
In accordance with the requirements of Rule 5610 of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Corporate Governance Requirements, the Board of Directors of Peoples has adopted a Code of Ethics covering the directors, officers and employees of Peoples and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer and the principal accounting officer of Peoples. Peoples intends to disclose the following events, if they occur, in a Current Report on Form 8-K and on the “Corporate Governance & Ethics” page of Peoples’Peoples' Internet website at www.peoplesbancorp.com within four business days following their occurrence:
(A)the date and nature of any amendment to a provision of Peoples’Peoples' Code of Ethics that
(i)applies to the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller of Peoples, or persons performing similar functions,
(ii)relates to any element of the code of ethics definition set forth in Item 406(b) of SEC Regulation S-K,S‑K, and
(iii)is not a technical, administrative or other non-substantive amendment; and
(B)a description (including the nature of the waiver, the name of the person to whom the waiver was granted and the date of the waiver) of any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics granted to the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller of Peoples, or persons performing similar functions, that relates to one or more of the elements of the code of ethics definition set forth in Item 406(b) of SEC Regulation S-K.

In addition, Peoples will disclose any waivers from the provisions of the Code of Ethics granted to a director or executive officer of Peoples in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days following their occurrence.
Each of the Code of Ethics, the Audit Committee Charter, the Governance and Nominating Committee Charter and the Compensation Committee Charter is posted on the “Corporate Governance & Ethics” page of Peoples’Peoples' Internet website. Interested persons may also obtain copies of the Code of Ethics without charge by writing to Peoples Bancorp Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 138 Putnam Street, P.O. Box 738, Marietta, Ohio 45750-0738.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this Item 11 will be included in the sections captioned “COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION”, “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION:


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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS”, “LONG-TERM EQUITY-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION”, “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR 2010”2011, “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS FOR 2010”2011, “OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END 2010”2011, “OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED FOR 2010”2011, “PENSION BENEFITS FOR 2010”2011, “NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR 2010”2011 and “OTHER POTENTIAL POST EMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS”, “DIRECTOR COMPENSATION”COMPENSATION FOR 2011 and “COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT” of Peoples’Peoples' Definitive Proxy Statement, which sections are incorporated herei nherein by reference.

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this Item 12 regarding the security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management will be included in the section captioned “SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT” of Peoples’Peoples' Definitive Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

Equity Compensation Plan Information
The table below provides information as of December 31, 2010,2011, with respect to compensation plans under which common shares of Peoples are authorized for issuance to directors, officers or employees in exchange for consideration in the form of goods or services. These compensation plans include:
(i)the Peoples Bancorp Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan (the “1995 Plan”);
(ii)the Peoples Bancorp Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan (the “1998 Plan”);
(iii)the Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan (the “2002 Plan”);
(iv)the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Plan (the “2006 Plan”); and
(v)the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Second Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”).

All of these compensation plans were approved by the shareholders of Peoples.
Plan Category
(a)
Number of
common shares to
be issued upon
 exercise of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
(b)
Weighted-average
 exercise price of
 outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
(c)
Number of common
shares remaining
available for future
issuance under equity
compensation plans
(excluding common
shares reflected in
column (a))
(a)
Number of common shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(b)
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(c)
Number of common shares remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding common shares reflected in column (a))
Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders
333,287(1)
$24.82(2)
404,9743)
287,598(1)

$21.95(2)

373,739(3)

     
Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders


Total333,287$24.82404,974287,598
$21.95
373,739
(1)Includes an aggregate of 250,897209,584 common shares issuable upon exercise of options granted under the 1995 Plan, the 1998 Plan and the 2002 Plan and options and stock appreciation rights granted under the 2006 Plan and 82,39078,014 common shares allocated to participants’participants' bookkeeping accounts under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(2)Represents weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options granted under the 1995 Plan, the 1998 Plan and the 2002 Plan and options and stock appreciation rights granted under the 2006 Plan. The weighted-average exercise price does not take into account the common shares allocated to participants’participants' bookkeeping accounts under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(3)  
(3)
Includes 404,974373,739 common shares remaining available for future grants under the 2006 Plan at December 31, 2010.2011. No common shares were available for future grants under the 1995 Plan, the 1998 Plan and the 2002 Plan at December 31, 2010.2011. No amount is included for potential future allocations to participants’participants' bookkeeping accounts under the Deferred Compensation Plan since the terms of the Deferred Compensation Plan do not provide for a specified limit on the number of common shares which may be allocated to participants’participants' bookkeeping accounts.


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Additional information regarding Peoples’Peoples' stock-based compensation plans can be found in Note 18 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Since 1991, Peoples has maintained the Deferred Compensation Plan, for Directors, which provides a non-employee director of Peoples the ability to defer all or part of the compensation, and related federal income tax, received for services provided as a director of Peoples or one of its subsidiaries. Since 1998, directors participating in the Deferred Compensation Plan have been permitted to allocate their deferrals between a cash account and a stock account. The cash account earns interest equal to Peoples Bank’sBank's three-year certificate of deposit interest rate. The stock account receives allocations to a bookkeeping account of Peoples’Peoples' common shares on the first business day of each calendar quarter based upon amounts deferred during the previous calendar quarter and fair market value of Peoples’Peoples' common shares a ndand is credited with subsequent cash dividends on the common shares previously allocated to the account.account (which will be similarly credited to the bookkeeping account as Peoples' common shares). The only right a participant in the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors has with respect to his or her cash account and/or stock account is to receive distributions upon termination of service as a director. Distribution of the deferred amounts is made in a lump sum or annual installments. The stock account is distributed in common shares of Peoples or in cash as elected by each participant and the cash account is distributed only in cash.
In addition, Peoples maintains the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, which is intended to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this Item 13 will be included in the sections captioned “TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS”, “PROPOSAL NUMBER 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS”, “THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD” and “COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION” of Peoples’Peoples' Definitive Proxy Statement, which sections are incorporated by reference.
ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this Item 14 will be included in the section captioned “INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM” of Peoples’Peoples' Definitive Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.


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PART IV

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)(1)Financial Statements:

(a)(1)Financial Statements:
The following consolidated financial statements of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries are included in Item 8:
 Page
Report of Management's Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP) on Effectiveness of
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting57
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP) on Consolidated
Financial Statements58
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 20102011 and 2009201059
Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the three years ended December 31, 2010201160
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for each of the three years ended December 31, 2010201161
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years ended December 31, 2010201162
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements63
Peoples Bancorp Inc. (Parent Company Only Financial Information is included in Note 19 of the
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements)
(a)(2)Financial Statement Schedules

(a)(2)Financial Statement Schedules
All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related
instructions or are inapplicable and, therefore, have been omitted.
(a)(3)Exhibits

(a)(3)Exhibits
Exhibits filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K are attached heretoincluded herewith or incorporated herein by reference.  For a list of such exhibits, see “Exhibit Index” beginning at
page 100.110.  The Exhibit Index specifically identifies each management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.
(b)Exhibits

(b)        Exhibits
Exhibits filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K are attached heretoincluded herewith or incorporated herein by reference.  For a list of such exhibits, see “Exhibit Index” beginning at
page 100.110.
(c)Financial Statement Schedules
None.


(c)        Financial Statement Schedules99
  None.



Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

   PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
    
Date:February 28, 20112012 By: /s/DAVID L. MEAD CHARLES W. SULERZYSKI
   David L. MeadCharles W. Sulerzyski
   President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signatures Title Date
     
/s/ DAVID L. MEADCHARLES W. SULERZYSKI President, Chief Executive Officer and Director 02/2/28/20112012
David L. MeadCharles W. Sulerzyski    
     
/s/ EDWARD G. SLOANE Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and 
02/2/28/2011
2012
Edward G. Sloane and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)  
     
/s/ CARL L. BAKER, JR.* Director 2/28/2012
Carl L. Baker, Jr. Director 
02/28/2011
     
/s/ GEORGE W. BROUGHTON* Director 2/28/2012
George W. BroughtonDirector
02/28/2011
    
/s/ WILFORD D. DIMIT*
Wilford D. DimitDirector
02/28/2011
     
/s/ RICHARD FERGUSON* 
Richard FergusonChairman of the Board and Director 
02/2/28/2011
2012
Richard Ferguson
/s/ JAMES S. HUGGINS*Director2/28/2012
James S. Huggins
     
/s/ BRENDA F. JONES, M.D.* Director 2/28/2012
Brenda F. Jones, M.D. Director 
02/28/2011
     
/s/ THEODORE P. SAUBER*DAVID L. MEAD*Director2/28/2012
David L. Mead    
Theodore P. Sauber
/s/ SUSAN D. RECTOR* Director 
02/2/28/2011
2012
Susan D. Rector
Director2/28/2012
Theodore P. Sauber
     
/s/ PAUL T. THEISEN* 
Paul T. TheisenVice Chairman of the Board and Director 
02/2/28/2011
2012
Paul T. Theisen
     
/s/ THOMAS J. WOLF* Director 2/28/2012
Thomas J. WolfDirector
02/28/2011
    
     

*
The above-named directors of the Registrant sign this Annual Report on Form 10-K by David L. Mead,Chuck W. Sulerzyski, their attorney-in-fact, pursuant to Powers of Attorney signed by the above-named directors, which Powers of Attorney are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K as exhibits, in the capacities indicated and on the 2328 day of February, 2011.
2012.
  
By: /s/
DAVID L MEAD               
David L. Mead
/s/ CHARLES W. SULERZYSKI
Charles W. Sulerzyski
President and Chief Executive Officer


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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT INDEX
PEOPLES BANCORP INC. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20102011
 
Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description
 
 
Exhibit Location
3.1(a) Amended Articles of Incorporation of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on May 3, 1993). Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Registration Statement on Form 8-B of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (“Peoples”) on Form 8-B filed July 20, 1993 (File No. 0-16772).
     
3.1(b) Certificate of Amendment to the Amended Articles of Incorporation of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on April 22, 1994). Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a)(2) to Peoples’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 (File No. 0-16772) (“Peoples’ 1997 Form 10-K”).
     
3.1(c) Certificate of Amendment to the Amended Articles of Incorporation of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on April 9, 1996). Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a)(3) to Peoples’ 1997 Form 10-K.10-K
     
3.1(d) Certificate of Amendment to the Amended Articles of Incorporation of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on April 23, 2003). Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Peoples’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 0-16772)(“ (“Peoples’ March 31, 2003 Form 10-Q”).
     
3.1(e) Certificate of Amendment by Shareholders or Members to the Amended Articles of Incorporation of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on January 22, 2009). Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Peoples’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on January 23, 2009 (File No. 0-16772).
     
3.1(f) Certificate of Amendment by Directors or Incorporators to Articles filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Ohio on January 28, 2009, evidencing adoption of amendments by the Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. to Article FOURTH of Amended Articles of Incorporation to establish express terms of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series A, each without par value, of Peoples Bancorp Inc. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Peoples’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on February 2, 2009 (File No. 0-16772) (“Peoples’ February 2, 2009 Form 8-K”).
     
3.1(g) Amended Articles of Incorporation of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (reflecting amendments through January 28, 2009) [For SEC reporting compliance purposes only – not filed with Ohio Secretary of State]. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(g) to Peoples’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (File No. 0-16772) (“Peoples’ 2008 Form 10-K”).
     
3.2(a) Code of Regulations of Peoples Bancorp Inc. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to Peoples’ Registration Statement on Form 8-B filed July 20, 1993 (File No. 0-16772).
     
3.2(b) CertificateCertified Resolutions Regarding Adoption of Amendment to the Code of Regulations of Peoples Bancorp Inc. regarding adoption of amendmentsAmendments to Sections 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.08, 1.10, 2.03(C), 2.07, 2.08, 2.10 and 6.02 of the Code of Regulations of Peoples Bancorp Inc. by shareholders on April 10, 2003.2003 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(c) to Peoples’ March 31, 2003 Form 10-Q.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
PEOPLES BANCORP INC. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 201010-Q
     
Exhibit
Number
Description
 Exhibit Location
3.2(c) Certificate of Amendment to the Code of Regulations of Peoples Bancorp Inc. regarding adoption of amendments to Sections 3.01, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08 and 3.11 of the Code of Regulations of Peoples Bancorp Inc. by shareholders on April 8, 2004.2004 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Peoples’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004 (File No. 0-16772).
     
3.2(d) Certificate regarding adoption of amendments to Sections 2.06, 2.07, 3.01 and 3.04 of Peoples Bancorp Inc.’s Code of Regulations by the shareholders on April 13, 2006 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Peoples’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on April 14, 2006 (File No. 0-16772).
     
3.2(e) Certificate regarding adoption of an amendment to Section 2.01 of Peoples Bancorp Inc.’s's Code of Regulations by shareholders on April 22, 2010.2010 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2(e) to Peoples’Peoples' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A (Amendment No. 1) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010 (File No. 0-16772). (“Peoples’("Peoples' June 30, 2010 Form 10-Q/A”A")


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Exhibit
Number
Description
Exhibit Location
     
3.2(f) 
Code of Regulations of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (reflecting amendments through April 22, 2010)
[For [For SEC reporting compliance purposes only]
 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2(e)3.2(f) to Peoples’Peoples' June 30, 2010 Form 10-Q/.A
   �� 
4.1 Agreement to furnish instruments and agreements defining rights of holders of long-term debt.debt Filed herewith.herewith
     
4.2 Indenture, dated as of April 20, 1999, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company, as Debenture Trustee, relating to Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures.Debentures Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-81251) filed on June 22, 1999 by Peoples Bancorp Inc. and PEBO Capital Trust I (“Peoples’ 1999 Form S-4”).
     
4.3 Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of PEBO Capital Trust I, dated and effective as of April 20, 1999.1999 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Peoples’ 1999 Form S-4.S-4
     
4.4 Series B Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement, dated as of September 23, 1999, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company, as Guarantee Trustee, relating to Series B 8.62% Capital Securities.Securities Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 (i) to Peoples’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.  (File No. 0-16772) (“Peoples’ 1999 Form 10-K”)
     
4.5 Warrant to purchase 313,505 Shares of Common Stock (common shares) of Peoples Bancorp Inc., issued to the United States Department of the Treasury on January 30, 2009 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Peoples’ February 2, 2009 Form 8-K.8-K
     
4.6 Letter Agreement, dated January 30, 2009, including Securities Purchase Agreement – Standard Terms attached thereto as Exhibit A, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and the United States Department of the Treasury [Note: Annex[NOTE: Exhibit A to the Securities Purchase Agreement is not included therewith; filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Peoples’ February 2, 2009 Form 8-K and incorporated by reference at Exhibit 3.1(f) ofto this Annual Report on Form 10-K] Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Peoples’ February 2, 2009 Form 8-K.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
PEOPLES BANCORP INC. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20108-K
     
Exhibit
Number
Description
Exhibit Location
4.7 
Letter Agreement, dated February 2, 2011, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and the United States Department of the Treasury
related to the repurchase of 21,000 of the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A issued by Peoples Bancorp Inc. to the United States Department of the Treasury
 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Peoples’Peoples' Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed February 4, 2011 (File No. 0-16772).
4.8Letter Agreement, dated December 28, 2011, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and the United States Department of the Treasury related to the repurchase of 18,000 of the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A issued by Peoples Bancorp Inc. to the United States Department of the TreasuryIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Peoples' Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed December 29, 2011 (File No. 0-16772)
4.9Letter Agreement, dated February 15, 2012, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and the United States Department of the Treasury related to the repurchase of Warrant to purchase 313,505 shares of common stock of Peoples Bancorp Inc. issued to the United States Department of the TreasuryIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Peoples' Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed February 16, 2012 (File No. 0-16772)
     
10.1(a) Peoples Bancorp Inc. Second Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries (Amended and Restated Effective December 11, 2008.)2008)* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1(a) to Peoples’ 2008 Form 10-K.10-K
    
10.1(b) Rabbi Trust Agreement, made January 6, 1998, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and The Peoples Banking and Trust Company (predecessor to Peoples Bank, National Association)* as Trustee* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1(c) of Peoples’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 (File No. 0-16772) (“Peoples’ 2007 Form 10-K”).
     
10.2(a) Peoples Bancorp Inc. Amended and Restated Incentive Award Plan (Amended and Restated Effective December 11, 2008) [Effective for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009]* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Peoples’ 2008  Form 10-K.10-K
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Exhibit
Number
Description
Exhibit Location
     
10.2(b) Summary of Incentive Plan for Executive Officers and other employees of Peoples Bancorp Inc. [Effective for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010]* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2(b) to Peoples’Peoples' Annual Report onof Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (File No. 0-16772) (“Peoples’("Peoples' 2009 Form 10-K”10-K").
10.2(c)Summary of Incentive Plan for Executive Officers and other employees of Peoples Bancorp Inc. [Effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012]*Filed herewith
10.2(d)Summary of Long Term Incentive Plan for Executive Officers and other employees of Peoples Bancorp Inc. [Effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012]*Filed herewith
     
10.3 Peoples Bancorp Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to Peoples’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed May 24, 1995 (Registration Statement No. 033-59569).33-59569)
     
10.4 Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with grant of non-qualified stock options to non-employee directors of Peoples under Peoples Bancorp Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(k) to Peoples’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 0-16772) (“Peoples’ 1995 Form 10-K”).
     
10.5 Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with grant of non-qualified stock options to non-employee directors of Peoples’ subsidiaries under Peoples Bancorp Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(l) to Peoples’ 1995 Form 10-K.10-K
     
10.6 Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with grant of incentive stock options under Peoples Bancorp Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(m) to Peoples’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 0-16772) (“Peoples’ 1998 Form 10-K”).
     
10.7 Peoples Bancorp Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 to Peoples’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed September 4, 1998 (Registration Statement No. 333-62935).
*Management Compensation Plan
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EXHIBIT INDEX
PEOPLES BANCORP INC. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
     
Exhibit
Number
10.8
Description
Exhibit Location
  10.8 Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with grant of non-qualified stock options to non-employee directors of Peoples under Peoples Bancorp Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(o) to Peoples’ 1998 Form 10-K.10-K
    
10.9Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with grant of non-qualified stock options to consultants/advisors of Peoples under Peoples Bancorp Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(p) to Peoples’ 1998 Form 10-K.10-K
    
10.10Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with grant of incentive stock options under Peoples Bancorp Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(o) to Peoples’ 1999 Form 10-K.10-K
    
10.11Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 to Peoples’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed April 15, 2002 (Registration Statement No. 333-86246).
    
10.12Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with grant of non-qualified stock options to non-employee directors of Peoples under Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(r) to Peoples’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 0-16772) (“Peoples’ 2002 Form 10-K”).
    
10.13Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with grant of non-qualified stock options to directors of Peoples’ subsidiaries under Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(s) to Peoples’ 2002 Form 10-K.10-K
*Management Compensation Plan or Agreement


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Description
Exhibit Location
    
10.14Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with grant of non-qualified stock options to employees of Peoples under Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(t) to Peoples’ 2002 Form 10-K.10-K
    
10.15Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with grant of incentive stock options under Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(u) to Peoples’ 2002 Form 10-K.10-K
    
10.16Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Carol A. Schneeberger (amended and restated effective December 11, 2008)* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to Peoples’ 2008 Form 10-K.10-K
    
10.17Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Joseph S. Yazombek (amended and restated effective December 11, 2008)*Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to Peoples’ 2008 Form 10-K.
10.18Summary of Perquisites for Executive Officers of Peoples Bancorp Inc.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to Peoples’Peoples' 2009 Form 10-K.10-K
    
10.1910.18Summary of Base Salaries for Executive Officers of Peoples Bancorp Inc.* Filed herewith.
*Management Compensation Plan
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PEOPLES BANCORP INC. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010herewith
     
Exhibit
Number
Description
Exhibit Location
10.2010.19 Summary of Cash Compensation for Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. 
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of Peoples’ 2006 Form 10-K.
Filed herewith
     
10.2110.20 Peoples Bancorp Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Plan* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to Peoples’ 2008 Form 10-K.10-K
     
10.2210.21 Form of Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2006 Equity Plan Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement used and to be used to evidence grant of nonqualified stock option to non-employee directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(c) of Peoples’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006 (File No. 0-16772).
     
10.2310.22 Form of Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2006 Equity Plan Restricted Stock Agreement for employees used and to be used to evidence awards of restricted stock granted to employees of Peoples Bancorp Inc.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of Peoples’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (File No. 0-16722) (“Peoples’ 2006 Form 10-K”).
     
10.2410.23 Form of Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2006 Equity Plan Restricted Stock Agreement for non-employee directors used and to be used to evidence awards of restricted stock granted to directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of Peoples’ 2006 Form 10-K.10-K
     
10.2510.24 Form of Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2006 Equity Plan SAR Agreement for employees used and to be used to evidence awards of stock appreciation rights granted to employees of Peoples Bancorp Inc. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.31 of Peoples’ 2006 Form 10-K.10-K
     
10.26(a)10.25 Letter Agreement, dated July 22, 2009, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Edward G. Sloane.Sloane [NOTE: Expired by its terms on December 28, 2011].* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Peoples’ June 30, 2009 Form 10-Q.10-Q
     
10.26(b)10.26 Letter Agreement, dated July 22, 2009, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Carol A. Schneeberger.Schneeberger [NOTE: Expired by its terms on December 28, 2011].* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Peoples’ June 30, 2009 Form 10-Q.
10.26(c)Letter Agreement, dated July 22, 2009, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Joseph S. Yazombek.*Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Peoples’ June 30, 2009 Form 10-Q.10-Q
     
10.27 
Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Edward G. Sloane (amended and restated effective December 11, 2008)*
 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to Peoples’ 2008 Form 10-K.10-K
     
10.28 
Change in Control Agreement between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Daniel K. McGill (adopted September 14, 2009)*
 
 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Peoples’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009 (File No. 0-16722).
     
10.29 
Change in Control Agreement between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Richard W. Stafford (adopted February 8, 2010)*
 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3110.32 to Peoples’Peoples' 2009 Form 10-K.10-K
*Management Compensation Plan or Agreement


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Exhibit
Number
Description
Exhibit Location
     
10.30 Letter Agreement, dated January 18, 2011, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Daniel K McGill*K. McGill [NOTE: Expired by its terms on December 28, 2011].* Filed herewith.
*Management Compensation Plan
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PEOPLES BANCORP INC. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORMIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to Peoples' Annual Report of Form 10-K
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (File No. 0-16722) ("Peoples' 2010 Form 10-K).
     
Exhibit
Number
Description
Exhibit Location
10.31 Letter Agreement, dated January 18, 2011, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Richard W. Stafford.Stafford [NOTE: Expired by its terms on December 28, 2011].* Filed herewith.Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to Peoples' 2010 Form 10-K
     
10.32 Letter Agreement, dated January 18, 2011, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and David L. Mead.Mead [NOTE: Expired by its terms on December 28, 2011].* Filed herewith.Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to Peoples' 2010 Form 10-K
     
10.33 Change in Control Agreement between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Michael W. Hager (adopted January 27, 2011).* Filed herewith.Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to Peoples' 2010 Form 10-K
     
10.34 Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2011 Management Transition Bonus Plan.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Peoples’Peoples' Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed February 2, 2011 (File No. 0-16722)(“Peoples’ ("Peoples' February 2, 2011 Form 8-K”8-K").
     
10.35 Form of Award Agreement to evidence participation in the Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2011 Management Transition Bonus Plan by each of Michael W. Hager, Daniel K. McGill, Carol A. Schneeberger, Richard W. Stafford and Edward G. Sloane.* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Peoples’Peoples' February 2, 2011 Form 8-K.8-K
     
10.36 Form of Restricted Stock Award to evidence the award of restricted common shares to Richard W. Stafford under theChange in Control Agreement between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Timothy H. Kirtley (adopted August 29, 2011).*Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Peoples' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011 Management Transition Bonus Plan.(File No. 0-16772)
10.37Letter Agreement, dated February 23, 2011, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Michael W. Hager.*Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Peoples' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011 (File No. 0-16772) ("Peoples' March 31, 2011 Form 10-Q")
10.38Form of Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2006 Equity Plan Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement for employees used and to be used to evidence awards of performance-based restricted stock granted to employees of Peoples Bancorp Inc. *Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Peoples' March 31, 2011 Form 10-Q
10.39Change in Control Agreement between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Charles W. Sulerzyski (adopted April 4, 2011).*Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Peoples' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011 (File No. 0-16772) ("Peoples' June 30, 2011 Form 10-Q")
10.40Letter Agreement, dated April 4, 2011, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Charles W. Sulerzyski [NOTE: Expired by its terms on December 28, 2011].* Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Peoples’ February 2,Peoples' June 30, 2011 Form 8-K.10-Q
10.41Form of Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2006 Equity Plan Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement for executives used and to be used to evidence awards of performance-based restricted stock granted to executives of Peoples Bancorp Inc. *Filed herewith
10.42Form of Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2006 Equity Plan Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement for employees used and to be used to evidence awards of performance-based restricted stock granted to employees of Peoples Bancorp Inc. *Filed herewith
10.43Form of Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2006 Equity Plan Time-Based Restricted Stock Agreement for executives used and to be used to evidence awards of performance-based restricted stock granted to executives of Peoples Bancorp Inc. *Filed herewith
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Exhibit
Number
Description
Exhibit Location
10.44Form of Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2006 Equity Plan Time-Based Restricted Stock Agreement for employees used and to be used to evidence awards of performance-based restricted stock granted to employees of Peoples Bancorp Inc. *Filed herewith
     
12 Statements ofregarding Computation of Ratios.Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends Appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K Filed herewith.herewith
     
21 Subsidiaries of Peoples Bancorp Inc. Filed herewith.herewith
     
23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Ernst & Young LLP. Filed herewith.herewith
     
24 Powers of Attorney of Directors and Executive Officers of Peoples Bancorp Inc. Filed herewith.herewith
     
31(a)31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications [President and Chief Executive Officer] Filed herewith.herewith
     
31(b)31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications[ExecutiveCertifications [Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer] Filed herewith.herewith
     
32 Certifications Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code [President and Chief Executive Officer; and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer]. Filed herewith.
*Management Compensation Plan
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PEOPLES BANCORP INC. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010Furnished herewith
     
Exhibit
Number
Description
Exhibit Location
99.1 
Certification Pursuant to Section 111(B)(4)
of the Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008 and 31 CFR § 30.15[President and Chief Executive Officer]
 Filed herewith.herewith
     
99.2 
Certification Pursuant to Section 111(B)(4)
of the Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008 and 31 CFR § 30.15 [Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer]
 Filed herewith.herewith
101.INSXBRL Instance DocumentSubmitted electronically herewith #
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema DocumentSubmitted electronically herewith #
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase DocumentSubmitted electronically herewith #
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase DocumentSubmitted electronically herewith #
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase DocumentSubmitted electronically herewith #
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase DocumentSubmitted electronically herewith #
*Management Compensation Plan or Agreement
# Attached as Exhibit 101 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 of Peoples Bancorp Inc. are the following documents formatted in XBRL (eXtensive Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009; (iii) Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (unaudited) for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009; (ix) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009; and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In accordance with Rule 406T of SEC Regulation S-T, the XBRL related documents in Exhibit 101 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these Sections.