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UNITED STATES
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
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OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2020
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Peoples
Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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North
Carolina
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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000-27205
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56-2132396
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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518
West C Street, Newton, North Carolina
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28658
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(828)
464-5620
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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:
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☐
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Peoples
Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.
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INDEX
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Item
5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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3
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Signatures
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4
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2
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
(a)
Annual
Shareholders’ Meeting – May 7, 2020
(b)
Directors
elected at the meeting are as follows: James S. Abernethy, Robert
C. Abernethy, 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 7, 2020 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
the following items were submitted to a vote of
shareholders:
1)
Election of
Directors:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-votes
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James
S. Abernethy
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3,900,229
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-
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913,190
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713,724
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Robert
C. Abernethy
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3,451,124
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1,362,295
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713,724
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Douglas
S. Howard
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3,953,738
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-
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859,681
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713,724
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John
W. Lineberger, Jr.
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4,225,755
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-
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587,664
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713,724
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Gary
E. Matthews
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4,227,541
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585,878
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713,724
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Billy
L. Price, Jr. MD
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4,227,391
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586,028
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713,724
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Larry
E. Robinson
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4,225,876
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-
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587,543
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713,724
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William
Gregory Terry
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3,948,255
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-
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865,164
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713,724
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Dan
Ray Timmerman, Sr.
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3,898,445
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914,974
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713,724
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Benjamin
I. Zachary
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4,175,076
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638,343
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713,724
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2)
Approval of a new
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Stock
Ownership and Long Term Incentive Plan
Votes
For – 4,107,514; Votes Against – 659,959; Votes
Abstained – 45,946; Broker Non-votes –
713,724
3)
Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public
Accountants – Elliott Davis, PLLC
Votes
For – 5,510,277; Votes Against – 6,124; Votes Abstained
– 10,172; Broker Non-votes – 0
(c)
Not
applicable
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SIGNATURES
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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.
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PEOPLES
BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.
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Date:
May 8, 2020
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By:
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/s/ A.
Joseph Lampron, Jr.
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A.
Joseph Lampron, Jr.
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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