AUBURN, Ind., Aug. 28, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp (OTCQB:PBNI), the Holding Company for Peoples Federal Savings Bank of DeKalb County, declared a Fiscal 2012 fourth quarter dividend of $0.20 per share, according to G. Richard Gatton, Chairman. The dividend will be paid on October 11, 2012 to Stockholders of Record as of October 1, 2012. Chairman Gatton is pleased to announce this is the 100th consecutive dividend paid to shareholders.
As of August 27, 2012, Peoples had 2,400,895 shares outstanding. The closing price of Peoples Bancorp stock, as of August 27, 2012, was $19.25 per share as listed on the OTCQB under the symbol of PBNI.
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.