- Current report filing (8-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2010

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	0-24169	52-2027776
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission file number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

P.O. Box 210, 100 Spring Avenue, Chestertown, Maryland 21620

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(410) 778-3500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 26, 2010, the stockholders voted on (i) the election of 12 director nominees (Proposal 1), and (ii) the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010 (Proposal 2). These matters were submitted to a vote through the solicitation of proxies. The results of the votes are set forth below:

Proposal 1 - To elect 12 individuals to serve as directors until the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify.

Director Nominee	For		Withheld		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
E. Jean Anthony		550,493		-		-		29,771
Robert W. Clark, Jr.		550,493		-		-		29,771
LaMonte E. Cooke		550,493		-		-		29,771
Gary B. Fellows		549,987		506		-		29,771
Herman E. Hill, Jr.		550,493		-		-		29,771
Patricia Joan Ozman Horsey		549,987		506		-		29,771
P. Patrick McClary		549,881		612		-		29,771
Alexander P. Rasin III		549,071		1,422		-		29,771
Stefan R. Skipp		550,493		-		-		29,771
Thomas G. Stevenson		550,193		300		-		29,771
Elizabeth A. Strong		550,493		-		-		29,771
William G. Wheatley		550,493		-		-		29,771

Proposal 2 - To ratify the appointment of Rowles & Company LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
573,246	1,714	915	4,389

SIGNATURES

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.