NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 10, 2005
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Annual Meeting of
the Shareholders (the Annual Meeting) of The Peoples BancTrust Company, Inc. (the Company) will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 5:00 p.m., local time, at the main office of The Peoples Bank and Trust Company, 310 Broad
Street, Selma, Alabama for the following purposes:
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To elect ten directors of the Company; and
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To transact other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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Pursuant to the Bylaws, the Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 24, 2005 as the record date for the
determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and at any adjournment thereof. Only holders of Common Stock of record at the close of business on that date will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the
Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof.
You are requested
to fill in and sign the enclosed form of proxy which is solicited by the Board of Directors and mail it in the enclosed envelope. The proxy will not be used if you attend and choose to vote in person at the Annual Meeting.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
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M. Scott Patterson
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Secretary
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Selma, Alabama
April 4, 2005
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY. THEREFORE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO BE PRESENT IN PERSON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND COMPLETE THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE THAT REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE PEOPLES BANCTRUST COMPANY, INC.
310 Broad Street
Selma, Alabama 36701
(334) 875-1000