Peoples Bancorp Reports Second Quarter Earnings


AUBURN, Ind., May 7, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Peoples Bancorp (Nasdaq:PFDC) reported net income for the second quarter ended March 31, 2007, of $513,290 versus $711,450 during the same quarter last year. Second quarter earnings per share was $0.16 per share compared to $0.21 per share for the same period one year ago.

Peoples reported assets on March 31, 2007, of $492,568,907, a decrease of $8.8 million from September 30, 2006. Loans decreased during the quarter ended December 31, 2006 $7.2 million to $361,144,858.

Peoples had 3,145,388 shares of stock outstanding as of March 31, 2007, and the closing price of Peoples Bancorp stock as of May 4, 2007, was $18.86 per share as listed on the NASDAQ National Marketing System under the symbol PFDC. At March 31, 2007, stockholders equity was $61,953,909 with a capital to assets ratio of 12.58% and a book value of $19.70.

Peoples Bancorp, through its Indiana subsidiary, Peoples Federal Savings Bank, operates nine full-service offices located in Auburn, Avilla, LaGrange, Garrett, Kendallville, Topeka, Waterloo, and two in Columbia City, Indiana. Peoples Bancorp's Michigan subsidiary, First Savings Bank, operates six full service offices located in Three Rivers (two offices), Schoolcraft, and Union in Michigan, and Howe and Middlebury in Indiana.


SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF PEOPLES BANCORP

                              March 31,    September 30,    March 31,
                                2007           2006           2006
                            ------------   ------------   ------------
 Balance Sheet Data:
  Total assets              $492,568,907   $501,353,713   $493,953,934
  Loans receivable including
   loans held for sale, net  361,144,858    371,662,679    365,184,845
  Investments and other
   interest earning assets   111,069,923    108,170,325    106,191,340
  Deposits                   370,278,600    375,848,729    364,195,878
  Stockholder's equity        61,953,909     62,775,216     63,942,275
  Non-performing loans and
   REO                         1,683,000      1,274,000        744,000
  Equity to assets ratio           12.58%         12.52%         12.94%
  Book value per share      $      19.70   $      19.57   $      19.38




                     Three Months Ended          Six Months Ended
                          March 31,                  March 31,
                   -----------------------   -------------------------
                      2007         2006         2007          2006
                   ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------
 Operating Data:
  Interest income  $7,192,184   $6,947,258   $14,559,839   $13,870,887
  Interest expense  3,686,547    3,074,043     7,382,972     5,993,472
                   ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------
  Net interest
   income          $3,505,637   $3,873,215   $ 7,176,867   $ 7,877,415
  Provision for
   losses on loans     27,620        2,950        31,315        46,753
                   ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------
  Net interest
   income after
   provision for
   losses on loans $3,478,017   $3,870,265   $ 7,145,552   $ 7,830,662
  Other income        516,103      304,653     1,042,182     1,053,787
  Other expenses    3,266,957    3,115,912     6,294,497     6,401,733
                   ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------
  Income before
   income taxes       727,163    1,059,006     1,893,237     2,482,716
  Income tax
   expense            213,873      347,556       579,511       779,056
                   ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------
  Net income       $  513,290   $  711,450   $ 1,313,726   $ 1,703,660
                   ==========   ==========   ===========   ===========

  Basic income per
   common share    $     0.16   $     0.21   $      0.41   $      0.51
  Diluted income
   per common
   share           $     0.16   $     0.21   $      0.41   $      0.51
  Dividends per
   common share    $     0.19   $     0.19   $      0.38   $      0.38

 Other Data:
  Average yield on
   all interest-
   earning assets        6.17%        5.98%         6.14%         5.87%
  Average cost of
   all interest-
   bearing
   liabilities           3.62%        2.99%         3.55%         2.90%
                   ----------   ----------   -----------   -----------
  Interest rate
   spread                2.55%        2.99%         2.59%         2.97%

  Return on assets
   (net income
   divided by average
   total assets)         0.21%        0.58%         0.53%         0.69%
  Return on equity
   (net income
   divided by average
   total equity)         1.64%        4.40%         4.18%         5.23%
  Dividend payout
   ratio (dividends
   per common share
   divided by net
   income per common
   share)              118.75%       90.48%        92.68%        74.51%


            

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