UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 21, 2010


                          PEOPLES BANCORPORATION, INC.


Incorporated under the      Commission File No. 000-20616      I.R.S. Employer
laws of South Carolina                                        Identification No.
                                                                 57-0951843


                              1818 East Main Street
                          Easley, South Carolina 29640

                            Telephone: (864) 859-2265

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               the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))




Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain  Officers;  Election of  Directors;
           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

         On July 21, 2010, upon the  recommendation  of R. Riggie Ridgeway,  the
Board  of  Directors  of  Peoples  Bancorporation,   Inc.  appointed  L.  Andrew
Westbrook,  III,  to the  position of  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer,
replacing Mr. Ridgeway as Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Westbrook had previously
served as President and Chief  Oeperating  Officer of the Company.  Mr. Ridgeway
will continue to serve as a director and as Chief Executive  Officer Emeritis of
the Company.  The information required by Items 401(b), (d), (e) and Item 404(a)
of Regulation  S-K, and  information  relating to Mr.  Westbrook's  compensation
arrangements  was previously  disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the
May 26, 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.





























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                                    SIGNATURE



         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, hereunto duly authorized.

                                      PEOPLES BANCORPORATION, INC.
                                      (Registrant)

Date: July 22, 2010               By: /s/ Robert E. Dye, Jr.
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                                      Robert E. Dye, Jr.
                                      Senior Vice President (Principal Financial
                                      and Principal Accounting Officer)






















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