PEBO 06.30.2012 10Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
  x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
            For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012
                                                                                        
OR
  o
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
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, P. O. Box 738, Marietta, Ohio
 
 
 
45750
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
 
 
(740) 373-3155
 
 
Not Applicable
 
 
 
 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
 
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 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 (§232.405 of this chapter) 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

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 Exchange Act). Yes o No     x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 10,683,712 common shares, without par value, at July 25, 2012.


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As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”), “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.

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PEOPLES BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
 
June 30,
2012
December 31,
2011
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
30,175

$
32,346

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
3,508

6,604

Total cash and cash equivalents
33,683

38,950

Available-for-sale investment securities, at fair value (amortized cost of $614,131 at June 30, 2012 and $617,128 at December 31, 2011)
623,986

628,571

Held-to-maturity investment securities, at amortized cost (fair value of $38,327 at June 30, 2012 and $16,705 at December 31, 2011)
37,172

16,301

Other investment securities, at cost
24,356

24,356

Total investment securities
685,514

669,228

Loans, net of deferred fees and costs
955,278

938,506

Allowance for loan losses
(19,925
)
(23,717
)
Net loans
935,353

914,789

Loans held for sale
5,173

3,271

Bank premises and equipment, net
23,754

23,905

Bank owned life insurance
49,388

49,384

Goodwill
62,852

62,520

Other intangible assets
2,531

1,955

Other assets
33,111

30,159

Total assets
$
1,831,359

$
1,794,161

Liabilities
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
Non-interest-bearing
$
272,627

$
239,837

Interest-bearing
1,145,669

1,111,243

Total deposits
1,418,296

1,351,080

Short-term borrowings
43,347

51,643

Long-term borrowings
106,471

142,312

Junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trust
22,618

22,600

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
26,004

19,869

Total liabilities
1,616,736

1,587,504

Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
Preferred stock, no par value, 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011


Common stock, no par value, 24,000,000 shares authorized, 11,134,025 shares issued at June 30, 2012 and 11,122,247 shares issued at December 31, 2011, including shares in treasury
166,401

166,969

Retained earnings
62,920

53,580

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of deferred income taxes
430

1,412

Treasury stock, at cost, 607,071 shares at June 30, 2012 and 615,123 shares at December 31, 2011
(15,128
)
(15,304
)
Total stockholders’ equity
214,623

206,657

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,831,359

$
1,794,161


See Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


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PEOPLES BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
2012
2011
 
2012
2011
Interest Income:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans
$
12,043

$
12,389

 
$
23,803

$
25,067

Interest and dividends on taxable investment securities
4,939

6,163

 
10,446

12,366

Interest on tax-exempt investment securities
355

384

 
696

809

Other interest income
4

5

 
8

16

Total interest income
17,341

18,941

 
34,953

38,258

Interest Expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on deposits
2,289

3,674

 
4,836

7,659

Interest on short-term borrowings
19

26

 
38

61

Interest on long-term borrowings
929

1,317

 
2,048

2,627

Interest on junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trust
492

493

 
987

985

Total interest expense
3,729

5,510

 
7,909

11,332

Net interest income
13,612

13,431

 
27,044

26,926

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses
(1,120
)
2,295

 
(3,257
)
7,606

Net interest income after (recovery of) provision for loan losses
14,732

11,136

 
30,301

19,320

Other Income:
 
 
 
 
 
Deposit account service charges
2,230

2,454

 
4,467

4,628

Insurance income
2,438

2,165

 
5,389

4,997

Trust and investment income
1,449

1,409

 
2,945

2,734

Electronic banking income
1,464

1,284

 
2,952

2,505

Mortgage banking income
682

286

 
1,231

660

Bank owned life insurance
(4
)
92

 
4

179

Net gain on investment securities

56

 
3,163

416

Net loss on asset disposals and other transactions
(43
)
(556
)
 
(3,105
)
(496
)
Other non-interest income
239

201

 
592

562

Total other income
8,455

7,391

 
17,638

16,185

Other Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefit costs
8,415

7,953

 
16,660

15,580

Net occupancy and equipment
1,503

1,472

 
2,935

2,973

Professional fees
1,204

1,013

 
2,017

1,808

Electronic banking expense
870

685

 
1,564

1,303

Data processing and software
485

453

 
972

916

Franchise tax
414

358

 
826

759

Communication expense
288

294

 
636

608

FDIC insurance
223

450

 
532

1,112

Foreclosed real estate and other loan expenses
255

224

 
476

574

Amortization of other intangible assets
109

152

 
216

314

Other non-interest expense
1,920

1,665

 
3,868

3,390

Total other expenses
15,686

14,719

 
30,702

29,337

Income before income taxes
7,501

3,808

 
17,237

6,168

Income tax expense
(2,471
)
(887
)
 
(5,550
)
(1,378
)
Net income
$
5,030

$
2,921

 
$
11,687

$
4,790

Preferred dividends

(238
)
 

(761
)
Net income available to common shareholders
$
5,030

$
2,683

 
$
11,687

$
4,029

Earnings per common share - basic
$
0.47

$
0.26

 
$
1.10

$
0.38

Earnings per common share - diluted
$
0.47

$
0.26

 
$
1.10

$
0.38

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - basic
10,524,429

10,478,362

 
10,518,909

10,475,109

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - diluted
10,524,429

10,507,895

 
10,518,929

10,492,712

Cash dividends declared on common shares
$
1,175

$

 
$
2,347

$
1,058

Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.11

$

 
$
0.22

$
0.10

 See Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


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PEOPLES BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
2012
2011
 
2012
2011
Net income
$
5,030

$
2,921

 
$
11,687

$
4,790

Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
Gross unrealized holding gain arising in the period
2,638

8,066

 
1,575

8,484

Related tax expense
(923
)
(2,823
)
 
(551
)
(2,969
)
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gain included in net income

56

 
3,163

416

Related tax expense

(19
)
 
(1,107
)
(145
)
Net effect on other comprehensive income (loss)
1,715

5,206

 
(1,032
)
5,244

Defined benefit plans:
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of unrecognized loss and service cost on pension plan
39

38

 
77

77

Related tax expense
(14
)
(13
)
 
(27
)
(27
)
Net effect on other comprehensive income
25

25

 
50

50

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
1,740

5,231

 
(982
)
5,294

Total comprehensive income
$
6,770

$
8,152

 
$
10,705

$
10,084




CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
Accumulated Other
 
Total
 
Preferred
Common
Retained
Comprehensive
Treasury
Stockholders'
(Dollars in thousands)
Stock
Stock
Earnings
Income (Loss)
Stock
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2011
$

$
166,969

$
53,580

$
1,412

$
(15,304
)
$
206,657

Net income
 
 
11,687

 
 
11,687

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 
 
 
(982
)
 
(982
)
Repurchase of common stock warrant
 
(1,201
)
 
 
 
(1,201
)
Common stock cash dividends declared
 
 
(2,347
)
 
 
(2,347
)
Reissuance of treasury stock for deferred compensation plan
 
 
 
 
137

137

Purchase of treasury stock
 
 
 
 
(48
)
(48
)
Common shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan
 
177

 
 
 
177

Common shares issued under Board of Directors' compensation plan
 
(29
)
 
 
87

58

Stock-based compensation expense
 
485

 
 
 
485

Balance, June 30, 2012
$

$
166,401

$
62,920

$
430

$
(15,128
)
$
214,623

 
 
See Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


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PEOPLES BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
2012
2011
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
17,593

$
23,343

Investing activities:
 
 
Available-for-sale investment securities:
 
 
Purchases
(135,031
)
(119,777
)
Proceeds from sales
63,650

30,759

Proceeds from principal payments, calls and prepayments
70,516

61,577

Held-to-maturity investment securities:
 
 
Purchases
(23,241
)

Proceeds from principal payments
2,278


Net (increase) decrease in loans
(17,467
)
11,881

Net expenditures for premises and equipment
(1,146
)
(656
)
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned
1,387

880

Business acquisitions, net of cash received

(125
)

Investment in limited partnership and tax credit funds
(187
)
(234
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(39,366
)
(15,570
)
Financing activities:
 
 
Net increase in non-interest-bearing deposits
32,790

7,006

Net increase (decrease) in interest-bearing deposits
34,380

(9,826
)
Net decrease in short-term borrowings
(8,296
)
(12,255
)
Payments on long-term borrowings
(38,951
)
(5,999
)
Repurchase of preferred shares and common stock warrant
(1,201
)
(21,000
)
Cash dividends paid on preferred shares

(675
)
Cash dividends paid on common shares
(2,171
)
(2,034
)
Purchase of treasury stock
(48
)
(69
)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares
3

84

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
16,506

(44,768
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(5,267
)
(36,995
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
38,950

74,644

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
33,683

$
37,649

 
 See Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


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PEOPLES BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 
Note 1  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 

Basis of Presentation: The accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, these financial statements do not contain all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with Peoples’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 (“2011 Form 10-K”).
The accounting and reporting policies followed in the presentation of the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are consistent with those described in Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Peoples’ 2011 Form 10-K, as updated by the information contained in this Form 10-Q.  Management has evaluated all significant events and transactions that occurred after June 30, 2012, for potential recognition or disclosure in these consolidated financial statements.  In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary to present fairly such information for the periods and dates indicated.  Such adjustments are normal and recurring in nature.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.  The Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2011, contained herein has been derived from the audited Consolidated Balance Sheet included in Peoples’ 2011 Form 10-K. 
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year, due in part to seasonal variations and unusual or infrequently occurring items.  Peoples’ insurance income includes contingent performance-based insurance commissions that are recognized by Peoples when received, which typically occurs during the first quarter of each year.
New Accounting Pronouncements: In June 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standards update with new guidance on the presentation of other comprehensive income (“OCI”). This standard was effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim period within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, and was to be applied retrospectively. The amendment now requires an entity to either present components of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements. This standard is intended to improve the overall quality of financial reporting by increasing the prominence of items reported in OCI, and additionally align the presentation of OCI in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP with those prepared in accordance with IFRSs. Peoples adopted this new guidance on January 1, 2012, as required. As a result of the adoption, the components of OCI are presented in a separate statement following the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Note 2  Fair Value 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 June 30, 2012:  
 
 
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)
June 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
$
30

$

$
30

$

U.S. government sponsored agencies
648


648


States and political subdivisions
39,351


39,351


Residential mortgage-backed securities
525,391

11,340

514,051


Commercial mortgage-backed securities
42,410


42,410


Bank-issued trust preferred securities
12,744


12,744


Equity securities
3,412

3,241

171


Total available-for-sale securities
$
623,986

$
14,581

$
609,405

$

December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
$
32

$

$
32

$

U.S. government sponsored agencies
13,037


13,037


States and political subdivisions
35,745


35,745


Residential mortgage-backed securities
527,003


527,003


Commercial mortgage-backed securities
37,289


37,289


Bank-issued trust preferred securities
12,211


12,211


Equity securities
3,254

3,126

128


Total available-for-sale securities
$
628,571

$
3,126

$
625,445

$

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 considers observable market data, such as interest rate volatilities, LIBOR yield curves, credit spreads and prices from market makers and live trading systems (Level 2).
Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-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 uses 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).  At June 30, 2012, impaired loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $5.6 million were measured and reported at a fair value of $3.9 million.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, Peoples recognized losses on impaired loans of $1.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively, through the allowance for loan losses.



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The following table presents the fair values of financial assets and liabilities carried on Peoples’ consolidated balance 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:
 
 
June 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
(Dollars in thousands)
Carrying Amount
Fair Value
 
Carrying Amount
Fair Value
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
33,683

$
33,683

 
$
38,950

$
38,950

Investment securities
685,514

686,669

 
669,228

669,632

Loans
940,526

854,552

 
918,060

828,477

Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
1,418,296

$
1,430,361

 
$
1,351,080

$
1,363,742

Short-term borrowings
43,347

43,347

 
51,643

51,643

Long-term borrowings
106,471

118,905

 
142,312

157,553

Junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trust
22,618

23,708

 
22,600

23,760

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 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-party financial investor.  Accordingly, this value is not necessarily the value to Peoples if the notes were held to maturity.  Peoples considered interest rate, credit and market factors in estimating the fair value of loans (Level 2 inputs).  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 (Level 2 inputs).
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 (Level 2 inputs). 
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 (Level 2 inputs). 
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.


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Note 3  Investment Securities 

Available-for-sale
The following table summarizes Peoples’ available-for-sale investment securities:
(Dollars in thousands)
Amortized Cost
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
June 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
$
29

$
1

$

$
30

U.S. government sponsored agencies
607

41


648

States and political subdivisions
36,188

3,178

(15
)
39,351

Residential mortgage-backed securities
521,960

13,192

(9,761
)
525,391

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
40,243

2,167


42,410

Bank-issued trust preferred securities
13,891

62

(1,209
)
12,744

Equity securities
1,213

2,249

(50
)
3,412

Total available-for-sale securities
$
614,131

$
20,890

$
(11,035
)
$
623,986

December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
$
32

$

$

$
32

U.S. government sponsored agencies
12,291

746


13,037

States and political subdivisions
32,763

2,982


35,745

Residential mortgage-backed securities
521,231

15,607

(9,835
)
527,003

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
35,712

1,577


37,289

Bank-issued trust preferred securities
13,886

12

(1,687
)
12,211

Equity securities
1,213

2,134

(93
)
3,254

Total available-for-sale securities
$
617,128

$
23,058

$
(11,615
)
$
628,571

Peoples’ investment in equity securities was comprised entirely of common stocks issued by various unrelated bank holding companies at both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.  At June 30, 2012, 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.
The gross gains and gross losses realized by Peoples from sales of available-for-sale securities for the three and six months ended June 30 were as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
2012
2011
 
2012
2011
Gross gains realized
$

$
56

 
$
3,272

$
498

Gross losses realized


 
109

82

Net gain realized
$

$
56

 
$
3,163

$
416

The cost of investment securities sold, and any resulting gain or loss, was based on the specific identification method and recognized as of the trade date.
 


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The following table presents a summary of available-for-sale investment securities that had an unrealized loss:
 
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or More
 
Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Fair
Value
Unrealized Loss
No. of Securities
 
Fair
Value
Unrealized Loss
No. of Securities
 
Fair
Value
Unrealized Loss
June 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
$

$


 
$
3

$

1

 
$
3

$

U.S. government sponsored agencies



 



 


States and political subdivisions
1,988

15

2

 



 
1,988

15

Residential mortgage-backed securities
90,104

1,188

19

 
81,920

8,573

16

 
172,024

9,761

Commercial mortgage-backed securities



 



 


Bank-issued trust preferred securities
1,004

15

1

 
6,272

1,194

6

 
7,276

1,209

Equity securities



 
125

50

1

 
125

50

Total
$
93,096

$
1,218

22

 
$
88,320

$
9,817

24

 
$
181,416

$
11,035

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 securities
60,148

756

13

 
91,400

9,079

15

 
151,548

9,835

Commercial mortgage-backed securities



 



 


Bank-issued trust preferred securities
6,872

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

Management systematically evaluates available-for-sale investment securities for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. At June 30, 2012, management concluded no individual securities were other-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 the securities with an unrealized loss prior to recovery. Further, the unrealized losses at both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, were largely attributable to changes in market interest rates and spreads since the securities were purchased. 
At June 30, 2012, approximately 95% of the mortgage-backed securities that have been at an unrealized loss position for twelve months or more were issued by U.S. government sponsored enterprises. The remaining 5%, or seven positions, consisted of privately issued mortgage-backed securities with all of the underlying mortgages originated prior to 2004. Three of the seven positions had a fair value less than 90% of their book value, with an aggregate book and fair value of $2.1 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
Furthermore, three of the seven bank-issued trust preferred securities at an unrealized loss position were within 95% of book value, while the unrealized losses for the remaining four were primarily attributable to the floating nature of these investments, the current interest rate environment and spreads within that sector. The remaining four securities had an aggregate book value of approximately $5.1 million and fair value of $3.9 million at June 30, 2012.
Management has analyzed the underlying credit quality of these securities and concluded the unrealized losses were primarily attributable to the floating rate nature of these investments and the low number of loans remaining in these securities.



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The table below presents the amortized cost, fair value and weighted-average yield of available-for-sale securities by contractual maturity at June 30, 2012.  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 Year
1 to 5 Years
5 to 10 Years
Over 10 Years
Total
Amortized cost
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
$

$
10

$
19

$

$
29

U.S. government sponsored agencies

607



607

States and political subdivisions
1,046

2,995

11,179

20,968

36,188

Residential mortgage-backed securities
60

930

52,700

468,270

521,960

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

5,381

18,368

16,494

40,243

Bank-issued trust preferred securities



13,891

13,891

Equity securities



1,213

1,213

Total available-for-sale securities
$
1,106

$
9,923

$
82,266

$
520,836

$
614,131

Fair value
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
$

$
10

$
20

$

$
30

U.S. government sponsored agencies

648



648

States and political subdivisions
1,055

3,115

12,315

22,866

39,351

Residential mortgage-backed securities
61

992

54,789

469,549

525,391

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

5,735

19,608

17,067

42,410

Bank-issued trust preferred securities



12,744

12,744

Equity securities



3,412

3,412

Total available-for-sale securities
$
1,116

$
10,500

$
86,732

$
525,638

$
623,986

Total average yield
6.27
%
4.18
%
4.09
%
3.12
%
3.28
%
Held-to-Maturity
The following table summarizes Peoples’ held-to-maturity investment securities:
(Dollars in thousands)
Amortized Cost
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
June 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
$
3,864

$
371

$
(1
)
$
4,234

Residential mortgage-backed securities
25,344

470


25,814

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
7,964

315


8,279

Total held-to-maturity securities
$
37,172

$
1,156

$
(1
)
$
38,327

December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
$
3,525

$
262

$

$
3,787

Residential mortgage-backed securities
12,776

230

(88
)
12,918

Total held-to-maturity securities
$
16,301

$
492

$
(88
)
$
16,705

There were no gross gains or gross losses realized by Peoples from sales of held-to-maturity securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.





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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 Loss
No. of Securities
 
Fair
Value
Unrealized Loss
No. of Securities
 
Fair
Value
Unrealized Loss
June 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
$
341

$
1

1

 
$

$


 
$
341

$
1

Residential mortgage-backed securities



 



 


Total
$
341

$
1

1

 
$

$


 
$
341

$
1

December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
$

$


 
$

$


 
$

$

Residential mortgage-backed securities
6,416

88

1

 



 
6,416

88

Total
$
6,416

$
88

1

 
$

$


 
$
6,416

$
88

The table below presents the amortized cost, fair value and weighted-average yield of held-to-maturity securities by contractual maturity at June 30, 2012.  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 Year
1 to 5 Years
5 to 10 Years
Over 10 Years
Total
Amortized cost
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
$

$

$
342

$
3,522

$
3,864

Residential mortgage-backed securities



25,344

25,344

Commercial mortgage-backed securities



7,964

7,964

Total held-to-maturity securities
$

$

$
342

$
36,830

$
37,172

Fair value
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
$

$

$
341

$
3,893

$
4,234

Residential mortgage-backed securities



25,814

25,814

Commercial mortgage-backed securities



8,279

8,279

Total held-to-maturity securities
$

$

$
341

$
37,986

$
38,327

Total average yield
%
%
3.14
%
3.04
%
3.05
%
Other Securities
Peoples’ other investment securities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted solely of restricted equity securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (“FHLB”) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland(“FRB”).  These securities are carried at cost since they do not have readily determinable fair values due to their restricted nature and Peoples does not exercise significant influence over the entities.
Pledged Securities
Peoples had pledged available-for-sale investment securities with a carrying value of $345.0 million and $359.1 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, to secure public and trust department deposits and repurchase agreements in accordance with federal and state requirements.  Additionally, Peoples had pledged held-to-maturity investment securities with a carrying value of $24.9 million and $3.0 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, to secure public and trust department deposits and repurchase agreements in accordance with federal and state requirements.  Peoples also pledged available-for-sale investment securities with carrying values of $56.8 million and $65.2 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, to secure additional borrowing capacity at the FHLB and the FRB.


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Note 4  Loans

Peoples' loan portfolio consists of various types of loans originated primarily as a result of lending opportunities within Peoples' primary market areas of central and southeastern Ohio, west central West Virginia, and northeastern Kentucky. The major classifications of loan balances, excluding loans held for sale, were as follows:
 
June 30,
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2012
2011
Commercial real estate
$
394,323

$
410,352

Commercial and industrial
161,893

140,857

Real estate construction
43,775

30,577

Residential real estate
212,813

219,619

Home equity lines of credit
48,414

47,790

Consumer
92,334

87,531

Deposit account overdrafts
1,726

1,780

Total loans
$
955,278

$
938,506

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 included in the loan balances above are summarized as follows:
 
June 30,
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2012
2011
Commercial real estate
$
3,011

$
3,754

Commercial and industrial
115

109

Residential real estate
13,231

14,497

Consumer
86

101

Total outstanding balance
$
16,443

$
18,461

Net carrying amount
$
15,935

$
17,954

Peoples has pledged certain loans secured by 1-4 family and multifamily residential mortgages under a blanket collateral agreement to secure borrowings from the FHLB. The amount of such pledged loans totaled $185.3 million and $184.8 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Peoples also had pledged commercial loans to secure borrowings with the FRB. The outstanding balances of these loans totaled $149.7 million and $124.0 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
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 investments in loans on nonaccrual status and accruing loans delinquent for 90 days or more were as follows:
 
 
 
 
Accruing Loans
 
Nonaccrual Loans
 
90+ Days Past Due
 
June 30,
December 31,
 
June 30,
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2012
2011
 
2012
2011
Commercial real estate
$
12,136

$
23,546

 
$
37

$

Commercial and industrial
474

2,262

 


Real estate construction


 


Residential real estate
3,742

3,865

 


Home equity lines of credit
215

349

 


Consumer


 
14


Total
$
16,567

$
30,022

 
$
51

$

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans and leases:
 
Loans Past Due
 
Current
Total
(Dollars in thousands)
30 - 59 days
60 - 89 days
90 + Days
Total
 
Loans
Loans
June 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
3,547

$
4,392

$
6,447

$
14,386

 
$
379,937

$
394,323

Commercial and industrial
448

50

35

533

 
161,360

161,893

Real estate construction




 
43,775

43,775

Residential real estate
2,144

487

3,102

5,733

 
207,080

212,813

Home equity lines of credit
155

33

216

404

 
48,010

48,414

Consumer
445

49

14

508

 
91,826

92,334

Deposit account overdrafts
64



64

 
1,662

1,726

Total
$
6,803

$
5,011

$
9,814

$
21,628

 
$
933,650

$
955,278

December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
2,700

$
2,286

$
11,363

$
16,349

 
$
394,003

$
410,352

Commercial and industrial
230

360

37

627

 
140,230

140,857

Real estate construction




 
30,577

30,577

Residential real estate
5,750

1,187

3,082

10,019

 
209,600

219,619

Home equity lines of credit
206


349

555

 
47,235

47,790

Consumer
874

86


960

 
86,571

87,531

Deposit account overdrafts
66



66

 
1,714

1,780

Total
$
9,826

$
3,919

$
14,831

$
28,576

 
$
909,930

$
938,506

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit Quality Indicators
As discussed in Note 1 of Peoples' 2011 Form 10-K, Peoples categorizes the majority of its loans into risk categories based upon an established risk grading matrix using a scale of 1 to 8. A description of the general characteristics of the risk grades used by Peoples is as follows:
“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. Loans 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' credit position.
“Substandard” (grade 6): Loans in this risk grade are inadequately protected by the borrower's current financial condition and payment capability or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have one or more well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the orderly repayment of debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that Peoples 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 investment in loans within this category.
Consumer loans and other smaller-balance loans are evaluated and categorized as “substandard”, “doubtful” or “loss” based upon the regulatory definition of these classes and consistent with regulatory requirements. All other loans not evaluated individually nor meeting the regulatory conditions to be categorized as describe above would be considered as being “not rated”.
The following table summarizes the risk category of Peoples' loan portfolio based upon the most recent analysis performed:
 
Pass Rated
Watch
Substandard
Doubtful
Not
Total
(Dollars in thousands)
(Grades 1 - 4)
(Grade 5)
(Grade 6)
(Grade 7)
Rated
Loans
June 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
325,222

$
35,283

$
33,289

$

$
529

$
394,323

Commercial and industrial
145,405

10,123

5,956


409

161,893

Real estate construction
38,818

2,916

1,124


917

43,775

Residential real estate
23,621

2,015

8,546


178,631

212,813

Home equity lines of credit
1,395


1,307


45,712

48,414

Consumer
93


24


92,217

92,334

Deposit account overdrafts




1,726

1,726

Total
$
534,554

$
50,337

$
50,246

$

$
320,141

$
955,278

December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
310,996

$
40,165

$
56,142

$

$
3,049

$
410,352

Commercial and industrial
113,391

18,636

6,625


2,205

140,857

Real estate construction
23,710

2,932

2,062


1,873

30,577

Residential real estate
28,507

2,913

10,097

20

178,082

219,619

Home equity lines of credit
1,491

42

1,394


44,863

47,790

Consumer
72


32


87,427

87,531

Deposit account overdrafts




1,780

1,780

Total
$
478,167

$
64,688

$
76,352

$
20

$
319,279

$
938,506

Impaired Loans
The following tables summarize loans classified as impaired:
 
Unpaid
Recorded Investment
Total
 
Average
Interest
 
Principal
With
Without
Recorded
Related
Recorded
Income
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance
Allowance
Allowance
Investment
Allowance
Investment
Recognized
June 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
24,853

$
2,190

$
9,783

$
11,973

$
973

$
12,523

$

Commercial and industrial
494

428


428

22

520


Real estate construction







Residential real estate
2,520

641

1,093

1,734

289

1,948


Home equity lines of credit
420


200

200


223


Total
$
28,287

$
3,259

$
11,076

$
14,335

$
1,284

$
15,214

$

December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
49,402

$
6,882

$
16,501

$
23,383

$
1,026

$
23,058

$

Commercial and industrial
2,290

1,801

420

2,221

407

1,098


Real estate construction







Residential real estate
3,901

323

2,226

2,549

49

2,081


Home equity lines of credit
420


269

269


332


Total
$
56,013

$
9,006

$
19,416

$
28,422

$
1,482

$
26,569

$

At June 30, 2012, Peoples' impaired loans shown in the table above included loans that were classified as troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs'). The restructuring of a 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 payment 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 insufficient 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 the 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 the remaining term of the loan.
The following table summarizes the loans that were modified as a TDR during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. There were no loans modified as a TDR during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
Recorded Investment (1)
 
Recorded Investment (1)
 
Number of Contracts
Pre-Modification
Post-Modification
At June 30, 2012
Number of Contracts
Pre-Modification
Post-Modification
At June 30, 2012
Commercial real estate
3

$
1,291

$
1,291

$
1,261

3

$
1,291

$
1,291

$
1,261

Residential real estate
1

$
50

$
50

$
49

1

$
50

$
50

$
49

(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.

There were no 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 three and six months ended June 30, 2012.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 in the periods ended June 30, were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial Real Estate
Commercial and Industrial
Residential Real Estate
Real Estate Construction
Home Equity Lines of Credit
Consumer
Deposit Account Overdrafts
Total
Balance, January 1, 2012
$
18,947

$
2,434

$
1,119

$

$
541

$
449

$
227

$
23,717

Charge-offs
(2,846
)
(33
)
(561
)

(77
)
(345
)
(254
)
(4,116
)
Recoveries
2,411

148

532


14

352

124

3,581

Net (charge-offs) recoveries
(435
)
115

(29
)

(63
)
7

(130
)
(535
)
Provision for loan losses
(2,300
)
(1,025
)




68

(3,257
)
Balance, June 30, 2012
$
16,212

$
1,524

$
1,090

$

$
478

$
456

$
165

$
19,925

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period-end amount allocated to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans individually evaluated for impairment
$
973

$
22

$
289

$

$

$

$

$
1,284

Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
15,239

1,502

801


478

456

165

18,641

Ending balance
$
16,212

$
1,524

$
1,090

$

$
478

$
456

$
165

$
19,925

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, January 1, 2011
$
21,806

$
2,160

$
1,400

$

$
431

$
721

$
248

$
26,766

Charge-offs
(9,275
)
(937
)
(957
)

(330
)
(458
)
(293
)
(12,250
)
Recoveries
1,360

546

569


26

390

153

3,044

Net (charge-offs)
(7,915
)
(391
)
(388
)

(304
)
(68
)
(140
)
(9,206
)
Provision for loan losses
5,470

1,300

175


425

130

106

7,606

Balance, June 30, 2011
$
19,361

$
3,069

$
1,187

$

$
552

$
783

$
214

$
25,166

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period-end amount allocated to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans individually evaluated for impairment
$
523

$
772

$

$

$

$

$

$
1,295

Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
18,838

2,297

1,187


552

783

214

23,871

Ending balance
$
19,361

$
3,069

$
1,187

$

$
552

$
783

$
214

$
25,166



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Note 5 Long-Term Borrowings

Long-term borrowings consisted of the following at:
 
June 30, 2012
December 31, 2011
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance
Weighted-
Average
Rate
Balance
Weighted-
Average
Rate
Callable national market repurchase agreements
$
40,000

3.63
%
$
65,000

3.43
%
FHLB putable non-amortizing, fixed rate advances
50,000

3.32
%
60,000

3.28
%
FHLB amortizing, fixed rate advances
16,471

3.61
%
17,312

3.59
%
Total long-term borrowings
$
106,471

3.48
%
$
142,312

3.38
%
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 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 first quarter of 2012, Peoples prepaid $35.0 million of wholesale borrowings resulting in early termination fees of $3.1 million. The borrowings had a weighted-average cost of 3.09%.
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 rates 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 Notes 8 and 9 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Peoples' 2011 Form 10-K, long-term FHLB advances are collateralized by assets owned by Peoples.
The aggregate minimum annual retirements of long-term borrowings in future periods are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance
Weighted-Average Rate
Six Months Ending December 31, 2012
$
1,566

3.78
%
Year Ending December 31, 2013
2,225

3.67
%
Year Ending December 31, 2014
1,721

3.55
%
Year Ending December 31, 2015
1,466

3.55
%
Year Ending December 31, 2016
1,257

3.56
%
Thereafter
98,236

3.47
%
Total long-term borrowings
$
106,471

3.48
%


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Note 6 Stockholders’ Equity 

The following table details the progression in shares of Peoples’ preferred, common and treasury stock during the period presented:
 
 
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Treasury
Stock
Shares at December 31, 2011

11,122,247

615,123

Changes related to stock-based compensation awards:
 
 
 
Release of restricted common shares
 

2,000

748

Changes related to deferred compensation plan:
 
 
 
Purchase of treasury stock
 
 
2,072

Reissuance of treasury stock
 
 
(7,487
)
Common shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan
 
9,778

 
Common shares issued under Board of Directors' compensation plan
 

(3,385
)
Shares at June 30, 2012

11,134,025

607,071

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”) 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 entire 39,000 Series A Preferred Shares were repurchased during 2011 at an aggregate price of $39 million.
On February 15, 2012, Peoples completed the repurchase of the Warrant for a purchase price of $1,200,724.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
The following details the change in the components of Peoples’ accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the six months ended June 30, 2012:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Unrealized (Loss) Gain on Securities
Unrecognized Net Pension and Postretirement Costs
Accumulated Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Balance, December 31, 2011
$
7,439

$
(6,027
)
$
1,412

Current period change, net of tax
(1,032
)
50

(982
)
Balance, June 30, 2012
$
6,407

$
(5,977
)
$
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Note 7  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.  Effective March 1, 2011, the accrual of pension plan benefits for all participants was frozen. Peoples recognized this freeze as a curtailment as of December 31, 2010 and March 1, 2011, under the terms of the pension plan. Peoples also 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. All retirees are eligible for health benefits, however, Peoples only pays 100% of the cost for those individuals who retired before January 1, 1993. For all others, the retiree is responsible for most, if not all, of the cost of health benefits.  Peoples’ policy is to fund the cost of the benefits as they arise.
The following tables detail the components of the net periodic cost for the plans:
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
2012
2011
 
2012
2011
Interest cost
$
152

$
201

 
$
304

$
373

Expected return on plan assets
(196
)
(276
)
 
(392
)
(556
)
Amortization of net loss
40

22

 
79

30

Settlement of benefit obligation
353


 
353


Net periodic cost (benefit)
$
349

$
(53
)
 
$
344

$
(153
)
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
2012
2011
 
2012
2011
Interest cost
3

3

 
5

6

Expected return on plan assets


 


Amortization of net loss
1

(2
)
 
(1
)
(4
)
Settlement of benefit obligation


 


Net periodic cost
$
4

$
1

 
$
4

$
2

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.



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In the second quarter of 2012, the total lump-sum distributions made to participants, when added to the lump-sum distributions made in the first quarter of 2012, caused the total settlements through six months of 2012 to exceed the recognition threshold for settlement gains or losses. As a result, Peoples remeasured its pension obligation and plan assets as of April 1, 2012 as part of the calculation of the settlement loss recognized. The following table summarizes the change in pension obligation and funded status as a result of this remeasurement and the aggregate settlements for the six months ended June 30, 2012:
 
As of
June 30, 2012
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31,
Before
Impact of
After
Funded status:
2011
Settlement
Settlements
Settlements
Projected benefit obligation
$
16,505

$
16,681

$
(650
)
$
16,031

Fair value of plan assets
10,409

10,816

(650
)
10,166

Funded status
$
(6,096
)
$
(5,865
)
$

$
(5,865
)
 
 
 
 
 
Gross unrealized loss
$
9,280

$
9,057

$
(353
)
$
8,704

 
 
 
 
 
Assumptions:
 
 
 
 
Discount rate
4.00
%
4.00
%
 
4.00
%
Expected return on plan assets
7.50
%
7.50
%
 
7.50
%

Note 8  Stock-Based Compensation 

Under the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Plan (the “2006 Equity Plan”), 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 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 and conditions prescribed by the 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.  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 table summarizes Peoples’ stock options outstanding at June 30, 2012:
 
Options Outstanding & Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices
Common Shares Subject to Options Outstanding
Weighted-
Average
Remaining Contractual
Life
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
$15.55
to
$21.71
4,043

0.7
$
21.71

$21.72
to
$23.58
28,993

0.7
22.32

$23.59
to
$25.94
4,892

1.3
24.83

$26.01
to
$27.74
25,710

2.3
27.03

$28.25
to
$28.26
18,573

3.5
28.25

$28.57
to
$30.00
21,483

2.9
29.09

Total
103,694

2.1
$
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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 vested three years after the grant date and expire ten years from the date of grant. The most recent grant of SARs occurred in 2008. The following table summarizes Peoples’ SARs outstanding at June 30, 2012:
 
Exercise Price
Number of Common Shares Subject to SARs Outstanding & Exercisable
Weighted-
Average Remaining Contractual
Life
$23.26
2,000

5.1
$23.77
11,509

5.6
$29.25
9,340

4.6
Total
22,849

5.2
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 2012, Peoples granted restricted common shares to officers and key employees with a two-year time-based vesting period, a three-year time-based vesting period or a two-year performance-based vesting period. For the restricted common shares subject to performance-based vesting, the restrictions on these restricted common shares will lapse two years after the grant date upon the achievement of cumulative diluted earnings per common share of $2.83 for the three-year period ending December 31, 2013.
The following summarizes the changes to Peoples’ restricted common shares for the period ended June 30, 2012:
 
Time Vesting
 
Performance Vesting
 
Number of Shares
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
 
Number of Shares
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1
26,544

$
12.89

 
3,363

$
13.14

Awarded
44,128

15.11

 
15,360

16.76

Released
2,000

14.29

 


Forfeited
2,379

15.20

 
858

16.98

Outstanding at June 30
66,293

$
14.24

 
17,865

$
16.07

 
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the total intrinsic value of restricted common shares released was $32,000.
Stock-Based Compensation
Peoples recognized stock-based compensation expense, which is included as a component of Peoples’ salaries and employee benefit 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:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
2012
2011
 
2012
2011
Total stock-based compensation
$
259

$
63

 
$
485

$
96

Recognized tax benefit
(91
)
(22
)
 
(170
)
(34
)
Net expense recognized
$
168

$
41

 
$
315

$
62

Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested awards was $632,000 at June 30, 2012, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.


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Note 9  Earnings Per Common Share 

The calculations of basic and diluted earnings per common share were as follows:  
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per common share data)
2012
2011
 
2012
2011
Distributed earnings allocated to common shareholders
$
1,165

$

 
$
2,330

$
1,055

Undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders
3,826

2,674

 
9,278

2,967

Net earnings allocated to common shareholders
$
4,991

$
2,674

 
$
11,608

$
4,022

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
10,524,429

10,478,362

 
10,518,909

10,475,109

Effect of potentially dilutive common shares

29,533

 
20

17,603

Total weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding
10,524,429

10,507,895

 
10,518,929

10,492,712

 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.47

$
0.26

 
$
1.10

$
0.38

Diluted
$
0.47

$
0.26

 
$
1.10

$
0.38

Restricted shares, stock options and SARs covering 157,995 and 248,093 common shares were excluded from the calculations for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, since they were anti-dilutive.

Note 10 Acquisitions

On June 5, 2012, Peoples announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sistersville Bancorp, Inc. ("Sistersville") for total cash consideration of $9.8 million. The agreement calls for Sistersville to merge into Peoples, and for Sistersville's wholly-owned subsidiary, First Federal Savings Bank, which operates two full-service branches in Sistersville and Parkersburg, West Virginia, to merge into Peoples' wholly-owned subsidiary, Peoples Bank, National Association. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and Sistersville shareholder approval, is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2012.
During the second quarter of 2012, Peoples acquired a small financial advisory book of business in Wood County, West Virginia for cash consideration of $0.9 million. A portion of the consideration is contingent upon revenue metrics being achieved. The balances and operations of the acquisition is included in Peoples' consolidated financial statements from the date of the acquisition, and do not materially impact Peoples' financial position, results of operations or cash flows for any period presented.


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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following data should be read in conjunction with the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and the Management’s Discussion and Analysis that follows:
 
At or For the Three Months Ended
 
At or For the Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2012
2011
 
2012
2011
SIGNIFICANT RATIOS
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average stockholders' equity
9.57
 %
5.48
%
 
11.22
 %
4.47
%
Return on average common stockholders' equity
9.57
 %
5.49
%
 
11.22
 %
4.18
%
Return on average assets
1.11
 %
0.65
%
 
1.30
 %
0.53
%
Net interest margin
3.43
 %
3.43
%
 
3.42
 %
3.43
%
Efficiency ratio (a)
69.61
 %
67.43
%
 
67.52
 %
66.30
%
Average stockholders' equity to average assets
11.60
 %
11.82
%
 
11.55
 %
11.89
%
Average loans to average deposits
68.22
 %
69.33
%
 
68.66
 %
69.78
%
Dividend payout ratio
23.36
 %
%
 
20.08
 %
26.26
%
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming loans as a percent of total loans (b)(c)
1.73
 %
3.35
%
 
1.73
 %
3.35
%
Nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets (b)(c)
0.97
 %
1.95
%
 
0.97
 %
1.95
%
Allowance for loan losses to loans net of unearned interest (c)
2.09
 %
2.68
%
 
2.09
 %
2.68
%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans (b)(c)
119.90
 %
79.78
%
 
119.90
 %
79.78
%
Provision for loan losses to average loans (annualized)
(0.47
)%
0.97
%
 
(0.69
)%
1.61
%
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans (annualized)
0.09
 %
0.67
%
 
0.11
 %
1.94
%
CAPITAL INFORMATION (c)
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 common capital ratio
13.92
 %
12.05
%
 
13.92
 %
12.05
%
Tier 1 capital ratio
15.93
 %
15.62
%
 
15.93
 %
15.62
%
Total risk-based capital ratio
17.27
 %
16.97
%
 
17.27
 %
16.97
%
Leverage ratio
10.18
 %
10.10
%
 
10.18
 %
10.10
%
Tangible equity to tangible assets (d)
8.45
 %
8.86
%
 
8.45
 %
8.86
%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (d)
8.45
 %
7.83
%
 
8.45
 %
7.83
%
Tangible assets (d)
$
1,765,976

$
1,738,101

 
$
1,765,976

$
1,738,101

Tangible equity (d)
149,240

153,925

 
149,240

153,925

Tangible common equity (d)
$
149,240

$
136,063

 
$
149,240

$
136,063

PER COMMON SHARE DATA
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share – Basic
$
0.47

$
0.26

 
$
1.10

$
0.38

Earnings per share – Diluted
0.47

0.26

 
1.10

0.38

Cash dividends declared per share
0.11


 
0.22

0.10

Book value per share (c)
20.39

19.15

 
20.39

19.15

Tangible book value per share (c) (d)
$
14.18

$
12.99

 
$
14.18

$
12.99

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Basic
10,524,429

10,478,362

 
10,518,909

10,475,109

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Diluted
10,524,429

10,507,895

 
10,518,929

10,492,712

Common shares outstanding at end of period
10,526,954

10,478,149

 
10,526,954

10,478,149

(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”.


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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Form 10-Q 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)
deterioration in the credit quality of Peoples' loan portfolio, which may adversely impact the provision for loan losses;
(2)
competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions may increase 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;
(4)
changes in prepayment speeds, loan originations, sale volumes, charge-offs and loan loss provisions, which may be less favorable than expected and adversely impact the amount of interest income generated;
(5)
economic conditions, either nationally or in areas where Peoples, its subsidiaries and one or more acquired companies do business, may be less favorable than expected, which could decrease the demand for loans, deposits and other financial services and increase loan delinquencies and defaults;
(6)
legislative or regulatory changes or actions, including in particular the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and the regulations promulgated and to be promulgated thereunder, which may subject Peoples, its subsidiaries or one or more acquired companies to a variety of new and more stringent legal and regulatory requirements which adversely affect their respective businesses;
(7)
changes in accounting standards, policies, estimates or procedures may adversely affect Peoples' reported financial condition or results of operations;
(8)
adverse changes in the conditions and trends in the financial markets, which may adversely affect the fair value of securities within Peoples' investment portfolio and interest rate sensitivity of Peoples' consolidated balance sheet;
(9)
Peoples' ability to receive dividends from its subsidiaries;
(10)
Peoples' ability to maintain required capital levels and adequate sources of funding and liquidity;
(11)
the impact of larger or similar financial institutions encountering problems, which may adversely affect the banking industry and/or Peoples' business generation and retention, funding and liquidity;
(12)
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;
(13)
Peoples' ability to secure confidential information through the use of computer systems and telecommunications networks, including those of our third-party vendors and other service providers, may prove inadequate, which could adversely affect customer confidence in Peoples and/or result in Peoples incurring a financial loss;
(14)
the overall adequacy of Peoples' risk management program;
(15)
Peoples' ability to complete and, if completed, successfully integrate acquisitions, including the pending merger of Sistersville Bancorp, Inc. with and into Peoples; 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 headings “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS” of Peoples’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (the “2011 Form 10-K”).
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the execution date of this Form 10-Q 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


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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 date of this Form 10-Q 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 website at www.sec.gov and/or from Peoples Bancorp Inc.’s website – www.peoplesbancorp.com under the “Investor Relations” section.
This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, and notes thereto, contained in Peoples’ 2011 Form 10-K, as well as the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, ratios, statistics and discussions contained elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
Business Overview
The following discussion and analysis of Peoples’ Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements is presented to provide insight into management’s assessment of the financial condition and results of operations.
Peoples offers diversified financial products and services through 44 financial service locations and 42 ATMs in southeastern Ohio, west central West Virginia and northeastern Kentucky through its financial service units – Peoples Bank, National Association (“Peoples Bank”), Peoples Financial Advisors (a division of Peoples Bank) and Peoples Insurance Agency, LLC, a subsidiary of Peoples Bank.  Peoples Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System and subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. 
Peoples’ products and services include traditional banking products, such as deposit accounts, lending products and trust services.  Peoples also offers a complete array of insurance products and makes available custom-tailored fiduciary and wealth management services.  Peoples provides services through traditional offices, ATMs and telephone and internet-based banking.  Brokerage services are offered exclusively through an unaffiliated registered broker-dealer located at Peoples’ offices.
Critical Accounting Policies
The accounting and reporting policies of Peoples conform to US GAAP and to general practices within the financial services 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 materially differ from those estimates.  Management has identified the accounting policies that, due to the judgments, estimates and assumptions inherent in those policies, are critical to an understanding of Peoples’ Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis at June 30, 2012, which were unchanged from the policies disclosed in Peoples’ 2011 Form 10-K.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
As more fully discussed in Peoples’ 2011 Form 10-K, goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually and updated quarterly if management believes there are indicators of potential impairment.  Peoples performs its required annual impairment test as of June 30 each year. 
At June 30, 2012, management performed its annual impairment test of Peoples’ recorded goodwill. The methodology and significant assumptions made by management were consistent with those disclosed in Peoples’ 2011 Form 10-K. Based on its analysis at June 30, 2012, management concluded no goodwill impairment existed since the fair value of Peoples’ single reporting unit exceeded its carrying value. The analysis indicated any of the following situations would cause a decline in the fair value of Peoples’ reporting unit below its book value: (1) a 5% sustained decline in future cash flows or (2) a 100 basis point increase in the discount rate.
 Summary of Recent Transactions and Events
The following is a summary of recent transactions and events that have impacted or are expected to impact Peoples’ results of operations or financial condition: 
During the second quarter of 2012, Peoples became more active with its merger and acquisition activities. These actions included the pending merger transactions with Sistersville Bancorp, Inc. ("Sistersville") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Federal Federal Savings Bank, and the purchase of a small financial advisory book of business in Wood County, West Virginia. Both of these transactions are more fully described in Note 5 of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, Peoples' management team continues to evaluate other acquisition opportunities involving banks, insurance agencies and wealth management providers located in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. As a result, Peoples incurred $207,000 of acquisition-related expenses, primarily fees for legal and other professional services, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. Approximately half of


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these costs related to acquisition opportunities that management determined did not meet Peoples' criteria and thus negotiations were terminated prior to completion.
As described in Note 8 of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, Peoples incurred settlement charges of $353,000 during the second quarter of 2012 due to the aggregate amount of lump-sum distributions to participants exceeding the threshold for recognizing such charges during the second quarter. No such charges were recognized in the first half of prior years.
In the first quarter of 2012, Peoples prepaid $35 million of wholesale borrowings using short-term funds, which resulted in prepayment charges of $3.1 million. These borrowings had an average cost of 3.09% and consisted of both term repurchase agreements and advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank. The impact of the prepayment charges on first quarter earnings was offset by $3.2 million in gains from the sale of $60.5 million in investment securities. The securities sold were primarily mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored agencies. The proceeds of these investment securities sales were reinvested into other securities with similar duration, credit risk and yield.
In 2009, Peoples received $39.0 million of new equity capital under 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 repurchased $21.0 million of the preferred shares held by the U.S. Treasury and the remaining $18.0 million were repurchased on December 28, 2011 (collectively, the "TARP Capital Redemption"). On February 15, 2012, Peoples completed the repurchase of the warrant for an aggregate price of $1.2 million, which was recognized as a direct reduction in the common stock component of Peoples' stockholders' equity.
Since the second quarter of 2011, Peoples has experienced generally improving trends in several asset quality metrics, after a three-year trend of higher credit losses and non-performing assets than Peoples' long-term historical levels. 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 resulted in lower provisions for loan losses. However, unfavorable economic conditions within Peoples' market area, coupled with sustained weakness in commercial real estate values, continues to place stress on certain industries and segments of Peoples' loan portfolio, such as the hospitality sector.
Peoples' net interest income and margin are impacted by changes in market interest rates based upon actions taken by the Federal Reserve Board either directly or through its Open Market Committee. These 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 Bank) 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.
The Federal Reserve Board has maintained its target Federal Funds Rate at a historically low level of 0% to 0.25% since December 2008 and has maintained the Discount Rate at 0.75% since December 2010. The Federal Reserve Board continues to indicate there is the potential for these short-term rates to remain unchanged until late 2014.
Since late 2008, the Federal Reserve Board has taken various actions to lower longer-term market interest rates as a means of stimulating the economy – a policy commonly referred to as “quantitative easing”. These actions have included the buying and selling of mortgage-backed and other debt securities through its open market operations. As a result, the slope of the U.S. Treasury yield curve has fluctuated significantly. Substantial flattening occurred in late 2008, in mid-2010 and since early third quarter of 2011, while moderate steepening occurred in the second half of 2009 and late 2010.
The impact of these transactions and events, where material, is discussed in the applicable sections of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended June 30, 2012, was $5.0 million, or $0.47 per diluted common share, versus $2.7 million and $0.26 per diluted common share a year ago. On a year-to-date basis, net income available to common shareholders was $11.7 million through June 30, 2012, compared to $4.0 million a year ago, representing earnings per diluted common share of $1.10 and $0.38, respectively. The higher earnings compared to the prior year was attributable to a mix of improved operating performance, plus the impact of continued asset quality improvement.
In the second quarter of 2012, Peoples realized a $1.1 million recovery of loan losses and $3.3 million recovery on a year-to-date basis through June 30, 2012, as several asset quality metrics maintained favorable trends. In comparison, Peoples recorded provisions for loan losses of $2.3 million and $7.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.
Net interest income was $13.6 million in the second quarter of 2012, compared to $13.4 million for both the linked and year ago quarters. This improvement occurred as Peoples reduced funding costs which caused a greater decrease in interest expense than the decline experienced in interest income due to lower reinvestment rates. On a year-to-date basis, net interest income of $27.0 million was comparable with the prior year period. Peoples has maintained a relatively stable net interest margin of 3.42% through six months of 2012 despite lower long-term interest rates.
Non-interest income, which excludes gains and losses on investment securities, asset disposals and other transactions, was up 8% for both the quarter and on a year-to-date basis, as strong revenue generation occurred in several major sources. On a linked quarter basis, non-interest income was down 6%, due entirely to the recognition of $919,000 in annual performance-based insurance revenue during the first quarter.
Total non-interest expense was $15.7 million for the second quarter of 2012, up 4% from the linked quarter and 7% year-over-year. These increases were primarily caused by the pension settlement charges associated with lump-sum distributions and acquisition-related costs. Other significant contributing factors to the increase in non-interest expenses compared to the prior year were $355,000 of additional incentive and sales-based compensation, plus a $100,000 contribution to Peoples' private charitable foundation.
At June 30, 2012, total assets were $1.83 billion versus $1.79 billion at year-end 2011, with the increase due mostly to higher net loan balances. Gross portfolio loan balances grew $16.8 million during the first six months of 2012 as a result of commercial lending opportunities within Peoples' market area. The allowance for loan losses decreased $3.8 million to $19.9 million, or 2.09% of gross loans, compared to $23.7 million and 2.53% at December 31, 2011. Total investment securities were up $16.3 million at June 30, 2012, compared to $669.2 million at the prior year-end.
Total liabilities were $1.62 billion at June 30, 2012, up $19.5 million for the quarter and $29.2 million since December 31, 2011. Retail deposit balances experienced continued growth during the second quarter of 2012, increasing $19.2 million since the prior quarter-end and $76.6 million compared to year-end 2011. Non-interest-bearing deposits comprised 20.0% of total retail deposits versus 18.6% at year-end 2011. At June 30, 2012, total borrowed funds were $172.4 million, down $44.1 million compared to the prior year-end, as Peoples repaid $35 million in long-term borrowing during the first quarter.
At June 30, 2012, total stockholders' equity was $214.6 million, up $8.0 million since December 31, 2011. Earnings exceeded dividends declared by $9.3 million. The resulting increase in stockholders' equity was mostly offset by the impact of Peoples repurchasing the warrant previously held by the U.S. Treasury. Regulatory capital ratios remained significantly higher than "well capitalized" minimums. Peoples' Tier 1 Common Capital ratio increased to 13.92% at June 30, 2012, while the Total Risk-Based Capital ratio was 17.27% versus 16.20% at December 31, 2011.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net Interest Income
Net interest income, the amount by which interest income exceeds interest expense, remains Peoples’ largest source of revenue.  The amount of net interest income earned by Peoples each quarter is affected by various factors, including changes in market interest rates due to the Federal Reserve Board’s monetary policy, the level and degree of pricing competition for both loans and deposits in Peoples’ markets, and the amount and composition of Peoples’ earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. 


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The following tables detail Peoples’ average balance sheets for the periods presented:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2012
 
March 31, 2012
 
June 30, 2011
(Dollars in thousands)
Average Balance
Income/ Expense
Yield/Cost
 
Average Balance
Income/ Expense
Yield/Cost
 
Average Balance
Income/ Expense
Yield/Cost
Short-term investments
$
9,336

$
4

0.19
%
 
$
6,280

$
4

0.25
%
 
$
9,200

$
5

0.20
%
Investment Securities (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable
638,538

4,984

3.09
%
 
646,847

5,553

3.40
%
 
632,657

6,209

3.93
%
Nontaxable (2)
39,000

546

5.61
%
 
36,057

525

5.82
%
 
38,050

591

6.21
%
Total investment securities
677,538

5,530

3.27
%
 
682,904

6,078

3.56
%
 
670,707

6,800

4.06
%
Loans (3):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
623,492

7,571

4.88
%
 
612,717

7,224

4.74
%
 
614,173

7,618

4.98
%
Real estate (4)
244,131

3,101

5.03
%
 
243,972

3,140

5.09
%
 
246,716

3,271

5.30
%
Consumer
91,976

1,400

6.12
%
 
89,541

1,425

6.40
%
 
86,731

1,528

7.07
%
Total loans
959,599

12,072

5.05
%
 
946,230

11,789

5.00
%
 
947,620

12,417

5.25
%
Less: Allowance for loan losses
(21,650
)
 
 
 
(24,429
)
 
 
 
(27,835
)
 
 
Net loans
937,949

12,072

5.17
%
 
921,801

11,789

5.14
%
 
919,785

12,417

5.41
%
Total earning assets
1,624,823

17,606

4.35
%
 
1,610,985

17,871

4.45
%
 
1,599,692

19,222

4.81
%
Intangible assets
64,737

 
 
 
64,425

 
 
 
64,682

 
 
Other assets
133,991

 
 
 
131,331

 
 
 
144,357

 

 
    Total assets
$
1,823,551

 
 
 
$
1,806,741

 
 
 
$
1,808,731

 

 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings accounts
$
159,242

$
23

0.06
%
 
$
147,420

$
21

0.06
%
 
$
137,518

$
62

0.18
%
Interest-bearing demand accounts
263,303

286

0.44
%
 
247,557

269

0.44
%
 
248,258

440

0.71
%
Money market accounts
253,458

113

0.18
%
 
264,808

126

0.19
%
 
264,195

225

0.34
%
Brokered deposits
53,843

487

3.64
%
 
61,443

528

3.46
%
 
69,747

570

3.28
%
Retail certificates of deposit
407,413

1,380

1.36
%
 
400,444

1,603

1.61
%
 
420,497

2,377

2.27
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
1,137,259

2,289

0.81
%
 
1,121,672

2,547

0.91
%
 
1,140,215

3,674

1.29
%
Borrowed Funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term FHLB advances
16,000

5

0.12
%
 
15,267

4

0.09
%
 
2,216

1

0.11
%
Retail repurchase agreements
36,172

14

0.15
%
 
42,242

15

0.15
%
 
40,320

25

0.26
%
Total short-term borrowings
52,172

19

0.14
%
 
57,509

19

0.13
%
 
42,536

26

0.25
%
Long-term FHLB advances
66,531

562

3.40
%
 
73,578

617

3.37
%
 
86,771

754

3.49
%
Wholesale repurchase agreements
40,000

367

3.63
%
 
56,923

502

3.49
%
 
65,000

563

3.43
%
Other borrowings
22,614

492

8.60
%
 
22,605

495

8.66
%
 
22,579

493

8.64
%
Total long-term borrowings
129,145

1,421

4.38
%
 
153,106

1,614

4.20
%
 
174,350

1,810

4.13
%
Total borrowed funds
181,317

1,440

3.16
%
 
210,615

1,633

3.09
%
 
216,886

1,836

3.37
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
1,318,576

3,729

1.14
%
 
1,332,287

4,180

1.26
%
 
1,357,101

5,510

1.63
%
Non-interest-bearing deposits
269,316

 
 
 
247,487

 
 
 
226,669

 
 
Other liabilities
24,191

 

 
 
19,350

 

 
 
11,257

 

 
Total liabilities
1,612,083

 
 
 
1,599,124

 
 
 
1,595,027

 
 
Preferred equity

 
 
 

 
 
 
17,856

 
 
Common equity
211,468

 

 
 
207,617

 

 
 
195,848

 

 
Total stockholders’ equity
211,468

 

 
 
207,617

 

 
 
213,704

 

 
Total liabilities and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
stockholders’ equity
$
1,823,551

 

 
 
$
1,806,741

 

 
 
$
1,808,731

 

 
Interest rate spread
 
$
13,877

3.21
%
 
 
$
13,691

3.19
%
 
 
$
13,712

3.18
%
Net interest margin
3.43
%
 
 
 
3.41
%
 
 
 
3.43
%



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For the Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2012
 
June 30, 2011
(Dollars in thousands)
Average Balance
Income/ Expense
Yield/Cost
 
Average Balance
Income/ Expense
Yield/Cost
Short-term investments
$
7,808

$
8

0.21
%
 
$
14,672

$
16

0.22
%
Investment Securities (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable
642,693

10,537

3.28
%
 
625,327

12,457

3.98
%
Nontaxable (2)
37,528

1,071

5.71
%
 
39,677

1,245

6.28
%
Total investment securities
680,221

11,608

3.41
%
 
665,004

13,702

4.12
%
Loans (3):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
618,105

14,795

4.81
%
 
622,086

15,453

5.01
%
Real estate (4)
244,051

6,241

5.14
%
 
248,308

6,624

5.34
%
Consumer
90,759

2,825

6.26
%
 
85,084

3,044

7.21
%
Total loans
952,915

23,861

5.03
%
 
955,478

25,121

5.29
%
Less: Allowance for loan losses
(23,039
)
 
 
 
(28,085
)
 
 
Net loans
929,876

23,861

5.15
%
 
927,393

25,121

5.45
%
Total earning assets
1,617,905

35,477

4.40
%
 
1,607,069

38,839

4.85
%
Intangible assets
64,581

 
 
 
64,751

 
 
Other assets
132,348

 
 
 
144,864

 

 
    Total assets
$
1,814,834

 
 
 
$
1,816,684

 

 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings accounts
$
153,331

$
44

0.06
%
 
$
133,175

$
117

0.18
%
Interest-bearing demand accounts
255,430

555

0.44
%
 
240,637

1,062

0.89
%
Money market accounts
259,133

240

0.19
%
 
271,390

470

0.35
%
Brokered deposits
57,643

1,014

3.54
%
 
75,685

1,202

3.20
%
Retail certificates of deposit
403,929

2,983

1.49
%
 
423,689

4,808

2.29
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
1,129,466

4,836

0.86
%
 
1,144,576

7,659

1.35
%
Borrowed Funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term FHLB advances
15,634

8

0.11
%
 
1,811

2

0.12
%
Retail repurchase agreements
39,207

30

0.15
%
 
42,609

59

0.28
%
Total short-term borrowings
54,841

38

0.14
%
 
44,420

61

0.27
%
Long-term FHLB advances
70,055

1,180

3.39
%
 
87,830

1,518

3.49
%
Wholesale repurchase agreements
48,462

868

3.54
%
 
65,000

1,109

3.39
%
Other borrowings
22,609

987

8.63
%
 
22,574

985

8.68
%
Total long-term borrowings
141,126

3,035

4.28
%
 
175,404

3,612

4.12
%
Total borrowed funds
195,967

3,073

3.12
%
 
219,824

3,673

3.34
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
1,325,433

7,909

1.20
%
 
1,364,400

11,332

1.67
%
Non-interest-bearing deposits
258,401

 
 
 
224,674

 
 
Other liabilities
21,458

 

 
 
11,626

 

 
Total liabilities
1,605,292

 
 
 
1,600,700

 
 
Preferred equity

 
 
 
21,530

 
 
Common equity
209,542

 

 
 
194,454

 

 
Total stockholders’ equity
209,542

 

 
 
215,984

 

 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,814,834

 

 
 
$
1,816,684

 

 
Interest rate spread
 
$
27,568

3.20
%
 
 
$
27,507

3.18
%
Net interest margin
3.42
%
 
 
 
3.43
%
(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)
Average balances include nonaccrual and impaired loans. Interest income includes interest earned on nonaccrual loans prior to the loans being placed on nonaccrual status. 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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Net interest margin, which is calculated by dividing fully tax-equivalent (“FTE”) net interest income by average interest-earning assets, serves as an important measurement of the net revenue stream generated by the volume, mix and pricing of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  FTE net interest income is calculated by increasing interest income to convert tax-exempt income earned on obligations of states and political subdivisions to the pre-tax equivalent of taxable income using a 35% federal statutory tax rate.  The following table details the calculation of FTE net interest income:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
June 30,
2011
 
June 30,
2012
June 30,
2011
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Net interest income, as reported
$
13,612

$
13,432

$
13,431

 
$
27,044

$
26,926

Taxable equivalent adjustments
265

259

281

 
524

581

Fully tax-equivalent net interest income
$
13,877

$
13,691

$
13,712

 
$
27,568

$
27,507

The following table provides an analysis of the changes in FTE net interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2012
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 Compared to
 
Compared to
(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2012
 
June 30, 2011
 
June 30, 2011
Increase (decrease) in:
Rate
Volume
Total (1)
 
Rate
Volume
Total (1)
 
Rate
Volume
Total (1)
INTEREST INCOME:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term investments
$
(6
)
$
6

$

 
$
(1
)
$

$
(1
)
 
$

$
(8
)
$
(8
)
Investment Securities: (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable
(499
)
(70
)
(569
)
 
(1,609
)
384

(1,225
)
 
(2,856
)
936

(1,920
)
Nontaxable
(100
)
121

21

 
(130
)
85

(45
)
 
(109
)
(65
)
(174
)
Total investment income
(599
)
51

(548
)
 
(1,739
)
469

(1,270
)
 
(2,965
)
871

(2,094
)
Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
219

128

347

 
(533
)
486

(47
)
 
(566
)
(92
)
(658
)
Real estate
(53
)
14

(39
)
 
(136
)
(34
)
(170
)
 
(246
)
(137
)
(383
)
Consumer
(207
)
182

(25
)
 
(598
)
470

(128
)
 
(690
)
471

(219
)
Total loan income
(41
)
324

283

 
(1,267
)
922

(345
)
 
(1,502
)
242

(1,260
)
Total interest income
(646
)
381

(265
)
 
(3,007
)
1,391

(1,616
)
 
(4,467
)
1,105

(3,362
)
INTEREST EXPENSE:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings accounts

2

2

 
(95
)
56

(39
)
 
(118
)
45

(73
)
Interest-bearing demand accounts
(1
)
18

17

 
(318
)
164

(154
)
 
(687
)
180

(507
)
Money market accounts
(8
)
(5
)
(13
)
 
(103
)
(9
)
(112
)
 
(210
)
(20
)
(230
)
Brokered certificates of deposit
146

(187
)
(41
)
 
312

(395
)
(83
)
 
295

(483
)
(188
)
Retail certificates of deposit
(402
)
179

(223
)
 
(925
)
(72
)
(997
)
 
(1,611
)
(214
)
(1,825
)
Total deposit cost
(265
)
7

(258
)
 
(1,129
)
(256
)
(1,385
)
 
(2,331
)
(492
)
(2,823
)
Borrowed funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
1

(1
)

 
(9
)
2

(7
)
 
(26
)
3

(23
)
Long-term borrowings
154

(347
)
(193
)
 
178

(567
)
(389
)
 
87

(664
)
(577
)
Total borrowed funds cost
155

(348
)
(193
)
 
169

(565
)
(396
)
 
61

(661
)
(600
)
Total interest expense
(110
)
(341
)
(451
)
 
(960
)
(821
)
(1,781
)
 
(2,270
)
(1,153
)
(3,423
)
Net interest income
$
(536
)
$
722

$
186

 
$
(2,047
)
$
2,212

$
165

 
$
(2,197
)
$
2,258

$
61

(1)
The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated to rate and volume changes in proportion to the relationship of the dollar amounts of the changes in each.
(2)
Presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis.



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The yield curve flattening during the second quarter of 2012 placed greater downward pressure on Peoples' net interest income and margin. However, net interest margin was held stable in the first half of 2012, due in part to recent actions taken to reduce funding costs given the impact of lower long-term interest rates on asset yields.
The yield on investment securities experienced further decline in the second quarter of 2012, as the impact of lower reinvestment rates was magnified by higher levels of principal pre-payments within mortgage-backed securities. During the first half of 2012, the average monthly principal cash flow received by Peoples from its investment portfolio was approximately $12 million, compared to a monthly average of approximately $10 million during the same period in 2011. Peoples' loan portfolio has generally stabilized, due to modest loan growth over the prior two quarters.
Peoples' funding costs in the second quarter of 2012 reflect a full quarter's impact of the debt restructuring completed in the linked quarter. Funding costs also have benefited from the maturity of $81 million in high-cost CDs which were replaced with lower-cost funds. Most of these CDs were part of a special product offering in 2008 and had an average cost of 3.87%. The majority of these high-cost CDs matured during the final two quarters of 2011, with $22.0 million at an average rate of 4.22% maturing during the first quarter of 2012.
Detailed information regarding changes in the Consolidated Balance Sheets can be found under appropriate captions of the “FINANCIAL CONDITION” section of this discussion. Additional information regarding Peoples' interest rate risk and the potential impact of interest rate changes on 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:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
June 30,
2011
 
June 30,
2012
June 30,
2011
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Provision for (recovery of) checking account overdrafts
$
80

$
(12
)
$
95

 
$
68

$
106

(Recovery of) provision for other loan losses
(1,200
)
(2,125
)
2,200

 
(3,325
)
7,500

Net (recovery of) provision for loan losses
$
(1,120
)
$
(2,137
)
$
2,295

 
$
(3,257
)
$
7,606

As a percentage of average gross loans (a)
(0.47
)%
(0.91
)%
0.97
%
 
(0.69
)%
1.61
%
(a) Presented on an annualized basis
 
 
 
 
 
 
The provision for, or recovery of, loan losses recorded represents the amount needed to maintain the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses based on management’s formal quarterly analysis of the loan portfolio and procedural methodology that estimates the amount of probable credit losses.  This process considers various factors that affect losses, such as changes in Peoples’ loan quality, historical loss experience and current economic conditions. The recovery of loan losses recorded during the first half of 2012 was driven mostly by continued improving trends in various credit quality metrics, including historical loss trends and level of criticized loans.
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 Other Gains (Losses)
The following table details the other gains and losses recognized by Peoples:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
June 30,
2011
 
June 30,
2012
June 30,
2011
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Net (loss) gain on OREO
$
(48
)
$
56

$
(1,002
)
 
$
8

$
(945
)
Gain on loans held-for-sale


468

 

468

Loss on debt extinguishment

(3,111
)


(3,111
)

Net gain (loss) on bank premises and equipment
5

(7
)
(22
)
 
(2
)
(19
)
Net other losses
$
(43
)
$
(3,062
)
$
(556
)
 
$
(3,105
)
$
(496
)
The net losses on OREO for the second quarters of 2012 and 2011 were due mostly to write-downs on commercial properties whose fair value had declined. The losses in the second quarter of 2011 were partially offset by $248,000 in gains


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from sales of other properties. Also in the second quarter of 2011, Peoples sold two commercial real estate loans, with an aggregate carrying value of $1.0 million and secured by property located outside Peoples' primary market area, at modest gains.

Non-Interest Income
Insurance income comprised the largest portion of second quarter 2012 non-interest income.  The following table details Peoples’ insurance income:   
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
June 30,
2011
 
June 30, 2012
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2012
2011
Property and casualty insurance commissions
$
2,145

$
1,823

$
1,949

 
$
3,968

$
3,627

Performance-based commissions
63

919

1

 
982

944

Life and health insurance commissions
133

127

125

 
260

286

Credit life and A&H insurance commissions
40

23

43

 
63

73

Other fees and charges
57

59

47

 
116

67

Total insurance income
$
2,438

$
2,951

$
2,165

 
$
5,389

$
4,997

Peoples' property and casualty insurance commission income benefited from a high retention rate for existing insurance customers and, to a lesser extent, improving pricing margins within the industry. The bulk of performance-based commissions typically are recorded annually in the first quarter and are based on a combination of factors, such as loss experience of insurance policies sold, production volumes, and overall financial performance of the individual insurance carriers.
Deposit account service charges continued to comprise a sizable portion of Peoples' non-interest income.  The following table details Peoples’ deposit account service charges:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
June 30,
2011
 
June 30, 2012
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2012
2011
Overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees
$
1,894

$
1,740

$
2,070

 
$
3,634

$
3,788

Account maintenance fees
315

321

353

 
636

606

Other fees and charges
21

176

31

 
197

234

Total deposit account service charges
$
2,230

$
2,237

$
2,454

 
$
4,467

$
4,628

The amount of deposit account service charges, particularly fees for overdrafts and non-sufficient funds, is largely dependent on the timing and volume of customer activity.  Peoples typically experiences a lower volume of overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees annually 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. Account maintenance fees continue to benefit from Peoples' new consumer checking account product offering and pricing structure implemented during the first quarter of 2011.
Peoples' fiduciary and brokerage revenues continue to be based primarily upon the value of assets under management. The following tables detail Peoples’ trust and investment income and related assets under management:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
June 30,
2011
 
June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2012
2011
Fiduciary
$
1,137

$
1,069

$
1,103

 
$
2,206

$
2,142

Brokerage
312

427

306

 
739

592

Total trust and investment income
$
1,449

$
1,496

$
1,409

 
$
2,945

$
2,734

  


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June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
(Dollars in thousands)
Trust assets under management
$
847,962

$
853,444

$
821,659

$
776,165

$
846,052

Brokerage assets under management
309,852

284,453

262,196

249,550

265,384

Total managed assets
$
1,157,814

$
1,137,897

$
1,083,855

$
1,025,715

$
1,111,436

Quarterly average
$
1,138,261

$
1,116,327

$
1,061,484

$
1,077,804

$
1,119,484

Over 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 areas. Peoples also added approximately $20 million in brokerage assets during the second quarter 2012 in connection with the acquisition completed. However, the U.S. financial markets experienced a general decline during the second quarter, which offset much of the impact of the new business generated by Peoples.
Mortgage banking income was up significantly in the second quarter of 2012 compared to both the linked and prior year quarters. Through six months of 2012, mortgage banking income was 87% higher than the same period in 2011. These increases were the result of higher production volumes driven mostly by refinancing activity. In the second quarter of 2012, Peoples sold approximately $32 million of loans to the secondary market compared to $23 million in the linked quarter and $10 million for the second quarter of 2011. Through six months, Peoples sold $55 million of loans in 2012 versus $26 million in 2011.
Non-Interest Expense
Salaries and employee benefit costs remain Peoples’ largest non-interest expense, accounting for approximately half of total non-interest expense.  The following table details Peoples’ salaries and employee benefit costs:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
June 30,
2011
 
June 30, 2012
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2012
2011
Base salaries and wages
$
5,261

$
5,148

$
5,116

 
$
10,409

$
10,392

Sales-based and incentive compensation
1,527

1,345

1,172

 
2,872

2,077

Employee benefits
1,306

1,233

1,235

 
2,539

2,180

Stock-based compensation
259

226

63

 
485

96

Deferred personnel costs
(463
)
(435
)
(333
)
 
(898
)
(625
)
Payroll taxes and other employment costs
525

728

700

 
1,253

1,460

Total salaries and employee benefit costs
$
8,415

$
8,245

$
7,953

 
$
16,660

$
15,580

Full-time equivalent employees:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual at end of period
494

499

537

 
494

537

Average during the period
498

506

537

 
503

537

 
Base salaries and wages through six months of 2012 have benefited from the reduction in full-time equivalent employees in recent quarters as part of Peoples' expense management efforts. For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, sales-based and incentive compensation was significantly higher than the prior year period due primarily to expense accruals associated with corporate incentive plans, which are tied largely to Peoples' financial performance. Peoples also has incurred higher sales-based compensation corresponding with increased sales production within its mortgage banking, insurance and wealth management activities. This additional expense accounted for the linked quarter increase in sales-based and incentive compensation and contributed to the year-over-year increases.
Employee benefit costs for the second quarter of 2012 benefited from lower employee medical benefit plan expenses, which are tied to claims activity, compared to both the linked and prior year quarters. These decreases nearly offset the impact of pension settlement charges incurred during the second quarter of 2012. Management expects additional pension settlement charges in each of the final two quarters of 2012. As previously disclosed in Peoples' 2011 Form 10-K, Peoples incurred settlement charges in the third and fourth quarters of 2011. The amount of settlement charges for the final two quarters of 2012 currently is expected to be substantially lower than the amounts incurred for the same period of 2011.
Second quarter 2012 stock-based compensation expense included $153,000 of additional expense relating to equity-based incentive awards granted to key employees in prior years. Much of this additional expense was the result of actual forfeitures being lower than previously estimated, while a lesser portion related to awards granted in the first quarter of 2011


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with performance-based vesting conditions. In prior quarters, Peoples did not record any expense related to these performance-based awards since management had determined it was not probable these awards would vest. However, the continued strong earnings performance in the second quarter of 2012 led management to conclude it was now probable these awards would vest. Under US GAAP, Peoples was required to recognize the entire pro rata expense relating to these awards since the grant date in the second quarter. Stock-based compensation expense for the first quarter of 2012 included the entire cost of awards with time-based vesting which were granted in the first quarter to employees eligible for retirement on the grant date. As a result of these two factors, stock-based compensation expense is expected to be lower in future quarters absent additional grants.
Peoples’ net occupancy and equipment expense was comprised of the following:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
June 30,
2011
 
June 30,
2012
June 30,
2011
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Depreciation
$
510

$
496

$
505

 
$
1,006

$
995

Repairs and maintenance costs
434

312

398

 
747

814

Net rent expense
227

239

221

 
467

447

Property taxes, utilities and other costs
332

385

348

 
715

717

Total net occupancy and equipment expense
$
1,503

$
1,432

$
1,472

 
$
2,935

$
2,973

Marketing expense, which includes advertising, donation and other public relations costs, was up year-over-year for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. These variances were the result of contributions made to Peoples Bancorp Foundation Inc., a private foundation established by Peoples in 2004 to make charitable contributions to organizations within Peoples' primary market area. In both the first and second quarters of 2012, Peoples made a $100,000 contribution to its foundation, compared to no contributions in either period of 2011.
In the first half of 2012, Peoples experienced a steady increase in electronic banking expense corresponding with debit card usage by customers. However, the additional expenses have been more than offset by higher electronic banking revenue during this period. As a result, management considers the expense increase reasonable.
Peoples' efficiency ratio, calculated as non-interest expense less amortization of other intangible assets divided by FTE net interest income plus non-interest income, was 69.61% for the second quarter of 2012 and 67.52% through six months of 2012. Both of these ratios were higher than the same periods in 2011, due mostly to the acquisition-related costs and timing of pension settlement charges, which Peoples began incurring one quarter earlier this year than in 2011. Management continues to target an efficiency ratio in the range of 66% to 68% for 2012.
Income Tax Expense
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, Peoples recorded income tax expense of $5.6 million, for an effective tax rate of 32.2%. This effective tax rate represents management's current estimate of the rate for the entire year. In comparison, Peoples recorded income tax expense of $1.4 million for the same period in 2011, for an effective tax rate of 22.3%. The key driver of the higher effective tax rate was the year-over-year increase in pre-tax earnings.
Pre-Provision Net Revenue
Pre-provision net revenue ("PPNR") has become a key financial measure used by federal bank regulatory agencies when assessing the capital adequacy of financial institutions. PPNR is defined as net interest income plus non-interest income minus non-interest expense. Consistent with US GAAP, the calculation of PPNR includes all gains and losses arising from normal operating activities, such as the sale of loans and OREO as well as the disposal of bank premises and equipment. As a result, PPNR represents the earnings capacity that can be either retained in order to build capital or used to absorb unexpected losses and preserve existing capital.


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The following table provides a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the amounts reported in Peoples' consolidated financial statements for the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
March 31,
June 30,
 
June 30,
June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
2012
2012
2011
 
2012
2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pre-Provision Net Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
$
7,501

$
9,736

$
3,808

 
$
17,237

$
6,168

Add: provision for loan losses


2,295

 

7,606

Add: loss on debt extinguishment

(3,111
)

 
(3,111
)

Less: recovery of loan losses
(1,120
)
(2,137
)

 
(3,257
)

Less: net gain on securities transactions

3,163

56

 
3,163

416

Pre-provision net revenue
$
6,381

$
7,547

$
6,047

 
$
13,928

$
13,358

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pre-provision net revenue
6,381

7,547

6,047

 
13,928

13,358

Total average assets
1,823,551

1,806,741

1,808,731

 
1,814,834

1,816,684

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pre-provision net revenue to average assets (a)
1.41
%
1.68
%
1.34
%
 
1.54
%
1.48
%
(a) Presented on an annualized basis
 
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Cash and Cash Equivalents
At June 30, 2012, Peoples' interest-bearing deposits in other banks were down compared to both the linked quarter and prior year end. These decreases were largely the result of no excess cash reserves being maintained at the Federal Reserve Bank. In comparison, Peoples maintained excess cash reserves of $4.8 million and $4.4 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The amount of excess cash reserves maintained is dependent upon Peoples' daily liquidity position, which is driven primarily by changes in deposit and loan balances.
Through six months of 2012, Peoples' total cash and cash equivalents decreased $5.3 million, as cash used in Peoples' investing activities exceeded the $17.6 million of cash generated by operating activities and $16.5 million of cash generated by financing activities. Investing activities used $39.4 million of cash to fund the $17.5 million net loan growth, while purchases of investment securities exceeded the proceeds from sales and principal payments by $21.8 million. Within Peoples' financing activities, deposit growth generated $67.2 million of cash which was used primarily to reduce borrowed funds by $47.2 million and to repurchase the warrant held by the U.S Treasury.
In comparison, Peoples’ operating activities in the six months of 2011 provided net cash of $23.3 million, while investing and financing activities used $15.6 million and $44.8 million, respectively, producing a $37.0 million decrease in total cash and cash equivalents. Net cash used by investing activities consisted of purchases of securities in the investment portfolio, which was partially offset by $11.9 million of principal runoff from the loan portfolio. The TARP Capital Redemption and a $18.3 million reduction in borrowed funds accounted for most of the net cash used by Peoples' financing activities.
Further information regarding the management of 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 provides information regarding Peoples’ investment portfolio:
(Dollars in thousands)
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
Available for sale securities, at fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
$
30

$
31

$
32

$
34

$
36

U.S. government sponsored agencies
648

702

13,037

13,004

12,321

States and political subdivisions
39,351

34,175

35,745

38,112

38,091

Residential mortgage-backed securities
525,391

522,659

527,003

539,094

540,931

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
42,410

36,230

37,289

36,401

35,288

Bank-issued trust preferred securities
12,744

12,901

12,211

12,681

13,385

Equity securities
3,412

3,338

3,254

3,333

3,546

Total fair value
$
623,986

$
610,036

$
628,571

$
642,659

$
643,598

Total amortized cost
$
614,131

$
602,817

$
617,128

$
633,279

$
638,667

Net unrealized gain
$
9,855

$
7,219

$
11,443

$
9,380

$
4,931

 
 
 
 
 
 
Held to maturity securities, at amortized cost:
 
 
 
 
Obligations of:



 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
3,864

3,524

3,525

2,966

2,966

Residential mortgage-backed securities
25,344

23,902

12,776



Commercial mortgage-backed securities
7,964

6,872




Total amortized cost
$
37,172

$
34,298

$
16,301

$
2,966

$
2,966

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total investment portfolio:










Amortized cost
$
651,303

$
637,115

$
633,429

$
636,245

$
641,633

Carrying value
$
661,158

$
644,334

$
644,872

$
645,625

$
646,564

Peoples has maintained the size of its investment portfolio over the last several quarters due to the lack of meaningful loan growth. In the first half of 2012, Peoples continued to designate additional securities as "held-to-maturity" at the time of their purchase. For each security, management has made the determination Peoples would hold these securities until maturity and concluded Peoples had the ability to do so.
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 is as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
Residential
$
46,161

$
52,900

$
58,660

$
68,686

$
87,697

Commercial
997

1,170

1,288

1,407

1,663

Total fair value
$
47,158

$
54,070

$
59,948

$
70,093

$
89,360

Total amortized cost
$
45,512

$
53,125

$
59,148

$
68,690

$
86,747

Net unrealized gain
$
1,646

$
945

$
800

$
1,403

$
2,613

 
In the third quarter of 2011, Peoples sold residential mortgage-backed securities which were showing signs of increased stress, which caused the decline in this portion of the portfolio compared to June 30, 2011. Additionally, management continues to reinvest the principal runoff from the non-agency securities into U.S agency investments, which accounted for the decline experienced in prior quarters. At June 30, 2012, Peoples' non-agency portfolio consisted entirely of first lien residential and commercial mortgages, with nearly all of the underlying loans in these securities originated prior to 2004 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.


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Loans
The following table provides information regarding outstanding loan balances:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
Gross portfolio loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
394,323

$
394,034

$
410,352

$
424,741

$
411,355

Commercial and industrial
161,893

150,431

140,857

140,058

145,625

Real estate construction
43,775

43,510

30,577

26,751

29,259

Residential real estate
212,813

218,745

219,619

222,374

215,242

Home equity lines of credit
48,414

48,067

47,790

48,085

48,148

Consumer
92,334

86,965

87,531

87,072

88,345

Deposit account overdrafts
1,726

2,351

1,780

1,712

2,145

Total portfolio loans
$
955,278

$
944,103

$
938,506

$
950,793

$
940,119

Percent of loans to total loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
41.2
%
41.8
%
43.7
%
44.6
%
43.8
%
Commercial and industrial
16.9
%
15.9
%
15.0
%
14.7
%
15.5
%
Real estate construction
4.6
%
4.6
%
3.3
%
2.8
%
3.1
%
Residential real estate
22.3
%
23.2
%
23.4
%
23.4
%
22.9
%
Home equity lines of credit
5.1
%
5.1
%
5.1
%
5.1
%
5.1
%
Consumer
9.7
%
9.2
%
9.3
%
9.2
%
9.4
%
Deposit account overdrafts
0.2
%
0.2
%
0.2
%
0.2
%
0.2
%
Total percentage
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential real estate loans being serviced for others
$
296,025

$
281,015

$
275,715

$
262,992

$
259,352

 
Commercial real estate loan balances were essentially unchanged on a linked quarter basis but decreased slightly since year-end 2011. The year-to-date decline occurred as a result of two impaired relationships with aggregate principal balances of $8.1 million being paid off in the first quarter of 2012. Commercial and industrial loan balances continued to experience steady growth during the first half of 2012 due to commercial lending opportunities within Peoples' primary market area. The majority of Peoples' residential mortgage originations continues to be sold to the secondary market, due to customer preference for long-term, fixed-rate loans. Consumer loan balances, which consist mostly of loans to finance automobile purchases, have increased in 2012 due to Peoples placing greater emphasis on its consumer lending activity in recent quarters.
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' 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' total loan portfolio.
Loans secured by commercial real estate, including commercial construction loans, continue to comprise approximately half of Peoples' loan portfolio. The following table provides information regarding the largest concentrations of commercial real estate loans within the loan portfolio at June 30, 2012:
(Dollars in thousands)
Outstanding Balance
Loan Commitments
Total Exposure
% of Total
Real Estate Construction Loans:
 
 
 
 
Assisted living facilities and nursing homes
$
10,384

$
6,254

$
16,638

27.1
%
Health care facilities
10,767

1,774

12,541

20.4
%
Apartment complexes
6,292

2,282

8,574

14.0
%
Residential property
913

7,083

7,996

13.0
%
Mixed commercial use facilities - non-owner occupied
7,409

185

7,594

12.4
%
Other
8,010


8,010

13.1
%
Total real estate construction
$
43,775

$
17,578

$
61,353

100.0
%


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(Dollars in thousands)
Outstanding Balance
Loan Commitments
Total Exposure
% of Total
Commercial Real Estate Loans:
 
 
 
 
Lodging and lodging related
$
64,233

$
25

$
64,258

16.1
%
Apartment complexes
42,919

230

43,149

10.8
%
Office buildings and complexes:
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied
6,587

211

6,798

1.7
%
Non-owner occupied
31,480

264

31,744

7.9
%
Total office buildings and complexes
38,067

475

38,542

9.6
%
Light industrial facilities:
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied
24,971

1,257

26,228

6.5
%
Non-owner occupied
9,488


9,488

2.4
%
Total light industrial facilities
34,459

1,257

35,716

8.9
%
Retail facilities:
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied
11,098

198

11,296

2.8
%
Non-owner occupied
19,106

332

19,438

4.9
%
Total retail facilities
30,204

530

30,734

7.7
%
Assisted living facilities and nursing homes
29,743


29,743

7.4
%
Mixed commercial use facilities:
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied
10,155

228

10,383

2.6
%
Non-owner occupied
13,354

15

13,369

3.3
%
Total mixed commercial use facilities
23,509

243

23,752

5.9
%
Day care facilities:
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied
8,170


8,170

2.0
%
Non-owner occupied
11,714


11,714

2.9
%
Total day care facilities
19,884


19,884

4.9
%
Health care facilities:
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied
8,087

16

8,103

2.0
%
Non-owner occupied
4,510


4,510

1.1
%
Total health care facilities
12,597

16

12,613

3.1
%
Restaurant facilities:
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied
10,696

41

10,737

2.7
%
Non-owner occupied
1,760


1,760

0.4
%
Total restaurant facilities
12,456

41

12,497

3.1
%
Other
86,252

3,484

89,736

22.5
%
Total commercial real estate
$
394,323

$
6,301

$
400,624

100.0
%
Peoples' commercial lending activities continue to focus on lending opportunities inside its primary and secondary market areas within Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. In all other states, the aggregate outstanding balances of commercial loans in each state was less than $4.0 million at both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.


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Allowance for Loan Losses
The amount of the allowance for loan losses at the end of each period represents management's estimate of expected losses from existing loans based upon its formal quarterly analysis of the loan portfolio. While this process involves allocations being made to specific loans and pools of loans, the entire allowance is available for all losses incurred within the loan portfolio. The following details management's allocation of the allowance for loan losses:
(Dollars in thousands)
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
Commercial real estate
$
16,212

$
17,496

$
18,947

$
20,085

$
19,361

Commercial and industrial
1,524

1,457

2,434

2,363

3,069

Residential real estate
1,090

1,216

1,119

1,421

1,187

Home equity lines of credit
478

477

541

548

552

Consumer
456

423

449

574

783

Deposit account overdrafts
165

180

227

222

214

Total allowance for loan losses
$
19,925

$
21,249

$
23,717

$
25,213

$
25,166

As a percentage of total loans
2.09
%
2.25
%
2.53
%
2.65
%
2.68
%
The significant allocations to commercial loans reflect the higher credit risk associated with this type of lending and the size of this loan category in relationship to the entire loan portfolio. In the second quarter of 2012, the allowance for loan losses continued to be reduced as a result of sustained improvement in several credit quality metrics. Specifically, Peoples has experienced a steady decrease in criticized loans, which are those classified as watch, substandard or doubtful, due to principal paydowns and improvements in borrowers' financial conditions. Net charge-offs also remained at or below Peoples' long-term historical rate for the fourth consecutive quarter. Both of these factors had a direct impact on the estimated loss rates used to determine the appropriate allocations for commercial loans.
The allowance allocated to the residential real estate and consumer loan categories is based upon 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 loan balances in these categories.


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The following table summarizes Peoples’ net charge-offs:
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
(Dollars in thousands)
Gross charge-offs:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
889

$
1,957

$
1,534

$
440

$
2,197

Commercial and industrial
33


29

67

102

Residential real estate
354

207

340

296

756

Real estate construction





Home equity lines of credit
6

71

21

15

83

Consumer
131

214

252

229

175

Deposit account overdrafts
132

122

176

195

157

Total gross charge-offs
1,545

2,571

2,352

1,242

3,470

Recoveries:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
805

1,606

1,016

93

1,045

Commercial and industrial
100

48

101

83

487

Residential real estate
228

304

38

29

126

Real estate construction





Home equity lines of credit
7

7

14

11

16

Consumer
164

188

126

170

168

Deposit account overdrafts
37

87

34

38

50

Total recoveries
1,341

2,240

1,329

424

1,892

Net charge-offs (recoveries):
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
84

351

518

347

1,152

Commercial and industrial
(67
)
(48
)
(72
)
(16
)
(385
)
Residential real estate
126

(97
)
302

267

630

Real estate construction





Home equity lines of credit
(1
)
64

7

4

67

Consumer
(33
)
26

126

59

7

Deposit account overdrafts
95

35

142

157

107

Total net charge-offs
$
204

$
331

$
1,023

$
818

$
1,578

Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans (annualized):
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
0.04
 %
0.15
 %
0.22
 %
0.15
 %
0.49
 %
Commercial and industrial
(0.03
)%
(0.02
)%
(0.03
)%
(0.01
)%
(0.16
)%
Residential real estate
0.05
 %
(0.04
)%
0.13
 %
0.11
 %
0.27
 %
Real estate construction
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
Home equity lines of credit
 %
0.03
 %
 %
 %
0.03
 %
Consumer
(0.01
)%
0.01
 %
0.05
 %
0.02
 %
 %
Deposit account overdrafts
0.04
 %
0.01
 %
0.06
 %
0.07
 %
0.04
 %
Total
0.09
 %
0.14
 %
0.43
 %
0.34
 %
0.67
 %


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The following table details Peoples’ nonperforming assets: 
(Dollars in thousands)
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
Loans 90+ days past due and accruing:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
37

$

$

$

$

Commercial and industrial



20


Residential real estate



126

124

Consumer
14





Total
51



146

124

Nonaccrual loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
9,720

12,906

20,587

22,657

27,455

Commercial and industrial
474

1,949

2,262

2,468

1,325

Residential real estate
3,693

3,805

3,440

3,996

1,784

Home equity
215

200

349

271

283

Consumer



2


Total
14,102

18,860

26,638

29,394

30,847

Troubled debt restructurings:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
2,416

1,302

2,959

3,001


Residential real estate
49

330

425

562

574

Total
2,465

1,632

3,384

3,563

574

Total nonperforming loans (NPLs)
16,618

20,492

30,022

33,103

31,545

Other real estate owned (OREO)
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
815

869

2,194

3,552

3,546

Residential
325



115


Total
1,140

869

2,194

3,667

3,546

Total nonperforming assets (NPAs)
$
17,758

$
21,361

$
32,216

$
36,770

$
35,091

NPLs as a percent of total loans
1.73
%
2.16
%
3.19
%
3.47
%
3.35
%
NPAs as a percent of total assets
0.97
%
1.18
%
1.80
%
2.04
%
1.95
%
NPAs as a percent of gross loans and OREO
1.85
%
2.25
%
3.41
%
3.84
%
3.71
%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of NPLs
119.90
%
103.69
%
79.00
%
76.16
%
79.78
%
The decrease in nonaccrual loans during the second quarter of 2012 was due mostly to Peoples restoring two commercial loan relationships to accrual status as a result of improvement in the borrowers' financial condition. These relationships had an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $2.6 million at March 31, 2012, of which $1.5 million was commercial and industrial loans and the remainder was commercial real estate loans. During the first quarter of 2012, nonaccrual commercial real estate loans with aggregate balances of $8.1 million at year-end 2011 were paid off, which contributed to the year-to-date decline. These reductions also drove a decrease in total criticized loans, which were down 29% at June 30, 2012 versus year-end 2011.
The majority of Peoples' nonaccrual commercial real estate loans continues to 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'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 estimates as needed based on observable changes in market prices and/or updated appraisals for similar properties.









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Deposits
The following table details Peoples’ deposit balances:
(Dollars in thousands)
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
Interest-bearing deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
Retail certificates of deposit
$
411,401

$
392,503

$
411,247

$
415,190

$
421,167

Money market deposit accounts
249,608

255,907

268,410

254,012

264,677

Governmental/public funds
155,881

161,798

122,916

140,357

150,319

Savings accounts
161,664

155,097

138,383

132,182

133,352

Interest-bearing demand accounts
112,476

110,731

106,233

100,770

99,324

Total retail interest-bearing deposits
1,091,030

1,076,036

1,047,189

1,042,511

1,068,839

Brokered certificates of deposits
54,639

54,069

64,054

64,470

67,912

Total interest-bearing deposits
1,145,669

1,130,105

1,111,243

1,106,981

1,136,751

Non-interest-bearing deposits
272,627

268,444

239,837

235,585

222,075

Total deposits
$
1,418,296

$
1,398,549

$
1,351,080

$
1,342,566

$
1,358,826

During the first half of 2012, Peoples maintained its recent deposit strategy of growing low-cost core deposits, such as checking and savings accounts, and reducing its reliance on higher-cost, non-core deposits, such as certificates of deposit (“CDs”) and brokered deposits. This strategy has included more selective pricing of long-term CDs, governmental/public fund deposits and similar non-core deposits, as well as not renewing maturing brokered deposits. These actions accounted for much of the changes in deposit balances over the last several quarters.
The increase in retail CDs during the second quarter of 2012 primarily reflects higher balances in funds placed within the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service, or CDARS. These balances can fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter depending on customer demand and rates offered by within CDARS. Non-interest-bearing deposits continued to grow in the second quarter of 2012, due largely to higher commercial deposit balances. The increased balances reflect Peoples' increased focus on obtaining the deposit relationships of its commercial clients. Since year-end 2011, non-interest-bearing commercial deposit balances have increased $18.4 million, of which $6.3 million of this growth occurred during the second quarter.
Borrowed Funds
The following table details Peoples’ short-term and long-term borrowings:
(Dollars in thousands)
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
Short-term borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
FHLB advances
$
7,500

$

$
8,500

$
17,300

$

Retail repurchase agreements
35,847

44,905

43,143

41,255

39,254

Total short-term borrowings
43,347

44,905

51,643

58,555

39,254

Long-term borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
FHLB advances
66,471

66,652

77,312

78,970

86,703

National market repurchase agreements
40,000

40,000

65,000

65,000

65,000

Total long-term borrowings
106,471

106,652

142,312

143,970

151,703

Subordinated notes held by subsidiary trust
22,618

22,609

22,600

22,592

22,583

Total borrowed funds
$
172,436

$
174,166

$
216,555

$
225,117

$
213,540

Peoples' short-term FHLB advances consisted entirely of overnight borrowings being maintained in connection with the management of Peoples' daily liquidity position. The reduction in the long-term borrowings since year-end 2011 was due to Peoples prepaying a $10 million FHLB advance and $25 million of national market repurchase agreements during the first quarter of 2012. Peoples expects to continue using funds generated from other sources, such as retail deposit growth, to repay maturing long-term borrowings and to minimize the need for overnight borrowings.




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Capital/Stockholders’ Equity
During the second quarter of 2012, Peoples' total stockholders' equity and regulatory capital measures benefited from earnings exceeding dividends declared. In addition, the fair value of Peoples' available-for-sale securities increased during the quarter, resulting in a corresponding change in accumulated other comprehensive income. The increase in stockholders' equity through six months of 2012 was partially offset by the impact of Peoples repurchasing the warrant previously issued to the U.S. Treasury at a cost of $1.2 million.
At June 30, 2012, 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 to provide greater flexibility to work through the remaining asset quality issues plus provide capacity to grow the company.
The following table details Peoples' actual risk-based capital levels and corresponding ratios:
(Dollars in thousands)
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
Capital Amounts:
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 common
$
156,565

$
153,180

$
142,521

$
139,828

$
136,842

Tier 1
179,183

175,789

165,121

180,294

177,287

Total (Tier 1 and Tier 2)
194,307

190,694

180,053

195,485

192,663

Net risk-weighted assets
$
1,124,982

$
1,108,633

$
1,111,443

$
1,127,976

$
1,135,234

Capital Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 common
13.92
%
13.82
%
12.82
%
12.40
%
12.05
%
Tier 1
15.93
%
15.86
%
14.86
%
15.98
%
15.62
%
Total (Tier 1 and Tier 2)
17.27
%
17.20
%
16.20
%
17.33
%
16.97
%
Leverage ratio
10.18
%
10.05
%
9.45
%
10.37
%
10.10
%
During the second quarter of 2012, the federal bank regulatory agencies jointly issued three notices of proposed rulemaking ("NPRs") that would revise and replace the agencies' current capital rules. The impact of these NPRs, if adopted, would result in higher risk-based and leverage capital requirements consistent with agreements reached by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, referred to as Basel III. Most of the provisions contained within the NPRs would be phased-in over periods ranging from 3 to 10 years. Management continues to evaluate the potential impact of the NPRs to ensure the capital levels of both Peoples and Peoples Bank remain higher than the amounts needed to be considered "well capitalized". However, the final regulations ultimately applicable to Peoples and Peoples Bank may be substantially different from those contemplated in the NPRs.
In addition to traditional capital measurements, management uses tangible capital measures to evaluate the adequacy of 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' operating performance, financial condition and trends to peers, especially those without a similar level of intangible assets to that of Peoples. Further, intangible assets generally are difficult to convert into cash, especially during a financial crisis, and could decrease substantially in value should there be deterioration in the overall franchise value. As a result, tangible common equity represents a conservative measure of the capacity for a company to incur losses but remain solvent. The following table reconciles the calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures to amounts reported in Peoples' Consolidated Financial Statements:



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(Dollars in thousands)
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
Tangible Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity, as reported
$
214,623

$
208,666

$
206,657

$
224,530

$
218,527

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets
65,383

64,429

64,475

64,489

64,602

Tangible equity
$
149,240

$
144,237

$
142,182

$
160,041

$
153,925







Tangible Common Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible equity
$
149,240

$
144,237

$
142,182

$
160,041

$
153,925

Less: preferred stockholders' equity



17,875

17,862

Tangible common equity
$
149,240

$
144,237

$
142,182

$
142,166

$
136,063

 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets, as reported
$
1,831,359

$
1,805,923

$
1,794,161

$
1,805,743

$
1,802,703

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets
65,383

64,429

64,475

64,489

64,602

Tangible assets
$
1,765,976

$
1,741,494

$
1,729,686

$
1,741,254

$
1,738,101

 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible Book Value per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible common equity
$
149,240

$
144,237

$
142,182

$
142,166

$
136,063

Common shares outstanding
10,526,954

10,521,548

10,507,124

10,489,400

10,478,149

 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible book value per share
$
14.18

$
13.71

$
13.53

$
13.55

$
12.99

 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio:
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible equity
$
149,240

$
144,237

$
142,182

$
160,041

$
153,925

Tangible assets
$
1,765,976

$
1,741,494

$
1,729,686

$
1,741,254

$
1,738,101

 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible equity to tangible assets
8.45
%
8.28
%
8.22
%
9.19
%
8.86
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio:
 
 
 
 
Tangible common equity
$
149,240

$
144,237

$
142,182

$
142,166

$
136,063

Tangible assets
$
1,765,976

$
1,741,494

$
1,729,686

$
1,741,254

$
1,738,101

 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible common equity to tangible assets
8.45
%
8.28
%
8.22
%
8.16
%
7.83
%
Interest Rate Sensitivity and Liquidity
While Peoples is exposed to various business risks, the risks relating to interest rate sensitivity and liquidity are major risks that can materially impact future results of operations and financial condition due to their complexity and dynamic nature. The objective of 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 disposition 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' 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.



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Peoples has assigned overall management of IRR to its Asset-Liability Committee (the “ALCO”), which has established an IRR management policy that sets minimum requirements and guidelines for monitoring and managing the level and amount of IRR. The methods used by the ALCO to assess IRR remain unchanged from those disclosed in Peoples' 2011 Form 10-K.
The following table shows the estimated changes in net interest income and the economic value of equity based upon a standard, parallel shock analysis (dollars in thousands):
 
Increase in Interest Rate
Estimated Increase in
Net Interest Income
 
Estimated (Decrease) Increase in Economic Value of Equity
(in Basis Points)
June 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
June 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
300
$
9,454

 
19.1
%
 
$
7,061

13.9
%
 
$
(8,289
)
 
(3.7
)%
 
$
(8,855
)
(4.1
)%
200
8,055

 
16.3
%
 
6,250

12.3
%
 
3,347

 
1.5
 %
 
2,036

0.9
 %
100
5,572

 
11.3
%
 
4,548

9.0
%
 
9,576

 
4.3
 %
 
7,728

3.6
 %
At June 30, 2012, 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. While parallel interest rate shock scenarios are useful in assessing the level of IRR inherent in Peoples' consolidated balance sheet, interest rates typically move in a non-parallel manner, 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 Board increasing short-term interest rates in future quarters could be offset by an inverse movement in long-term interest rates.
Liquidity
In addition to IRR management, another major objective of the ALCO is to maintain a sufficient level of liquidity. The methods used by the ALCO to monitor and evaluate the adequacy of Peoples' liquidity position remain unchanged from those disclosed in Peoples' 2011 Form 10-K.
At June 30, 2012, Peoples had liquid assets of $199.0 million, which represented 10.1% of total assets and unfunded commitments. This amount exceeded the minimal level of $39.2 million, or 2% of total loans and unfunded commitments, currently required under Peoples' liquidity policy. Peoples also had an additional $49.8 million of unpledged securities not included in the measurement of liquid assets.
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.
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' normal course of business and include traditional off-balance sheet credit-related financial instruments, interest rate contracts and commitments to make additional capital contributions in low-income housing tax credit investments. Traditional off-balance sheet credit-related financial instruments continue to represent the most significant off-balance sheet exposure. The following table details the total contractual amount of loan commitments and standby letters of credit:
 (Dollars in thousands)
June 30,
2012
March 31,
2012
December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
Home equity lines of credit
$
42,043

$
40,499

$
44,850

$
44,481

$
39,758

Unadvanced construction loans
17,578

18,118

10,023

11,954

16,026

Other loan commitments
112,604

112,436

135,110

119,738

106,311

Loan commitments
172,225

171,053

189,983

176,173

162,095

 
 
 
 
 
 
Standby letters of credit
$
40,330

$
39,862

$
40,821

$
41,269

$
41,198

Management does not anticipate Peoples’ current off-balance sheet activities will have a material impact on its future results of operations and financial condition based on historical experience and recent trends.


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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The information called for by this Item 3 is provided under the caption “Interest Rate Sensitivity and Liquidity” under “ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION” in this Form 10-Q, and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4.  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 Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of June 30, 2012.  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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other reports Peoples files or submits under the Exchange Act would be recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time 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 quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes 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 June 30, 2012, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Peoples’ internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.  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 these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity of Peoples.
ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes from those risk factors previously disclosed in “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS” of Part I of Peoples’ 2011 Form 10-K.  Those risk factors are not the only risks Peoples faces.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to management or that management currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect Peoples’ business, financial condition and/or operating results.
ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following table details repurchases by Peoples and purchases by “affiliated purchasers” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of Peoples’ common shares during the three months ended June 30, 2012:
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)
April 1 - 30, 2012

 
$

 


May 1 - 31, 2012
584

(2) 
$
18.81

(2) 


June 1 - 30, 2012
168

(2) 
$
20.80

(2) 


Total
752

 
$
19.25

 


(1)
Peoples’ Board of Directors has not authorized any stock repurchase plans or programs for 2012.
(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.
ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS
The exhibits required to be filed or furnished with this Form 10-Q are attached hereto or incorporated herein by reference.  For a list of such exhibits, see “Exhibit Index” beginning at page 51.


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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements 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:
July 26, 2012
By: /s/
CHARLES W. SULERZYSKI
 
 
 
Charles W. Sulerzyski
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
July 26, 2012
By: /s/
EDWARD G. SLOANE
 
 
 
Edward G. Sloane
 
 
 
Executive Vice President,
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
PEOPLES BANCORP INC. QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2012
 
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”) 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
 
 
 
 
 
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)
 
 
 
 
 
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)
 
Certified Resolutions Regarding Adoption of Amendments 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
 
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(c) to Peoples’ March 31, 2003 Form 10-Q
 
 
 
 
 
3.2(c)
 
Certificate 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
 
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 amendments to Section 2.01 of Peoples Bancorp Inc.’s Code of Regulations by the shareholders on April 22, 2010
 
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2(e) to Peoples’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A (Amendment No. 1) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010 (File No. 0-16772) ("Peoples' June 30, 2010 Form 10-Q/A")


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
PEOPLES BANCORP INC. QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2012
 
Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description
 
 
Exhibit Location
3.2(f)
 
Code of Regulations of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (reflecting amendments through April 22, 2010) [For SEC reporting compliance purposes only]
 
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2(f) to Peoples’ June 30, 2010 Form 10-Q/A
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
Statements regarding Computation of Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends Appearing in Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
31.1
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications [President and Chief Executive Officer]
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
31.2
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications [Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer]
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
32
 
Section 1350 Certifications
 
Furnished herewith
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
Submitted electronically herewith #
 
 
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
Submitted electronically herewith #
 
 
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
Submitted electronically herewith #
 
 
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
Submitted electronically herewith #
 
 
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
Submitted electronically herewith #
 
 
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
Submitted electronically herewith #
 
 
 
 
 
# Attached as Exhibit 101 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 of Peoples Bancorp Inc. are the following documents formatted in XBRL (eXtensive Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011; (iv) Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2012; (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011; and (vi) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
In accordance with Rule 406T of SEC Regulation S-T, the XBRL related documents in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 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.




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