UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2024

 

 

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

North Carolina

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

000-27205

 

56-2132396

(Commission File No.)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

518 West C Street, Newton, North Carolina

 

28658

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(828) 464-5620

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

               Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.

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Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

(a)

Annual Shareholders’ Meeting – May 2, 2024

 

 

 

 

(b)

Directors elected at the meeting are as follows: James S. Abernethy, Robert C. Abernethy, Kim Boyd-Leaks, Douglas S. Howard, John W. Lineberger, Jr., Gary E. Matthews, Billy L. Price, Jr. MD, Larry E. Robinson, William Gregory Terry, Dan Ray Timmerman, Sr. and Benjamin I. Zachary

 

 

 

 

 

At the May 2, 2024 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting the following items were submitted to a vote of shareholders:

 

 

1)

Election of Directors:

 

 

 

 Votes For

 

 

Votes Against

 

 

 Votes Withheld

 

 

Broker Non-votes

 

James S. Abernethy

 

 

3,560,785

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

368,698

 

 

 

734,420

 

Robert C. Abernethy

 

 

3,531,722

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

397,761

 

 

 

734,420

 

Kim Boyd-Leaks

 

 

3,695,577

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

233,906

 

 

 

734,420

 

Douglas S. Howard

 

 

3,560,785

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

368,698

 

 

 

734,420

 

John W. Lineberger, Jr.

 

 

3,683,399

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

246,084

 

 

 

734,420

 

Gary E. Matthews

 

 

3,560,785

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

368,698

 

 

 

734,420

 

Billy L. Price, Jr. MD

 

 

3,683,766

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

245,717

 

 

 

734,420

 

Larry E. Robinson

 

 

3,696,531

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

232,952

 

 

 

734,420

 

William Gregory Terry

 

 

3,678,815

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

250,668

 

 

 

734,420

 

Dan Ray Timmerman, Sr.

 

 

3,560,785

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

368,698

 

 

 

734,420

 

Benjamin I. Zachary

 

 

3,683,799

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

245,684

 

 

 

734,420

 

 

 

2)

Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – FORVIS, LLP

Votes For – 4,633,511; Votes Against – 26,445; Votes Abstained – 3,947; Broker Non-votes – 0

 

 

(c)

Not applicable

 

 
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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.

    
Date: May 3, 2024By:/s/Jeffrey N. Hooper

 

 

Jeffrey N. Hooper

 
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

 

 
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