Agreement to Furnish Instruments and Agreements Defining Rights of Holders of Long-Term Debt – Peoples Bancorp Inc.

Summary

Peoples Bancorp Inc. agrees to provide the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), upon request, with copies of documents that define the rights of holders of its long-term debt or that of its consolidated subsidiaries. This agreement applies to debt instruments not filed with the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, because the related debt does not exceed 10% of the company's total consolidated assets. The agreement is signed by the company's Chief Financial Officer.

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EXHIBIT 4.1

PEOPLES BANCORP INC.

138 Putnam Street

Marietta, OH 45750

(740) 373-3155

February 28,2011

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

RE: Peoples Bancorp Inc. – Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Peoples Bancorp Inc., an Ohio corporation, is today filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (the “Form 10-K”), as executed on February 28, 2011.

Pursuant to the provisions of Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of SEC Regulation S-K, Peoples Bancorp Inc. hereby agrees to furnish to the SEC, upon request, copies of instruments and agreements defining (i) the rights of holders of Peoples Bancorp Inc.’s long-term debt or (ii) the rights of holders of the long-term debt of one of its consolidated subsidiaries, not being filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Form 10-K. Such long-term debt does not exceed 10% of the total assets of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Very truly yours,

Peoples Bancorp Inc.

/s/ EDWARD G. SLOANE

Edward G. Sloane

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer