AUBURN, Ind., Nov. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp (Nasdaq:PFDC), the Holding Company for Peoples Federal Savings Bank of DeKalb County, declared a Fiscal 2008 first quarter dividend of $0.19 per share, according to G. Richard Gatton, Chairman. The dividend will be paid on January 17, 2008 to Stockholders of Record as of January 2, 2008.
The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp merged its two subsidiaries, Peoples Federal Savings Bank of DeKalb County and First Savings Bank of Three Rivers, Michigan, into one institution, to be known as Peoples Federal Savings Bank of DeKalb County, effective October 1, 2007.
As of November 20, 2007, Peoples had 3,106,134 shares outstanding. The closing price of Peoples Bancorp as of November 20, 2007 was $14.41 per share as listed on the NASDAQ National Marketing System under the symbol PFDC.
Peoples Bancorp, through its subsidiary, Peoples Federal Savings Bank of DeKalb County, operates eleven full-service offices in Indiana, located in Auburn, Avilla, Garrett, Howe, Kendallville, LaGrange, Middlebury, Topeka, Waterloo, and two offices in Columbia City. Peoples Federal operates four full-service offices in Michigan, with two offices located in Three Rivers and offices at Schoolcraft and Union.