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 11, 2020
 
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)
 
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Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.
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Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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Signatures
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Item 5.02. – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
 
On May 11, 2020, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the following changes in executive management.
 
Jeffrey N. Hooper (age 50 as of May 11, 2020) was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), Corporate Treasurer and Assistant Corporate Secretary. Mr.Hooper served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a community bank in South Carolina from 2007 to 2019. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of University of Alaska with a B. S. in Accounting.  Mr. Hooper has a total of 15 years banking experience.
 
A. Joseph Lampron, Jr. was named Chief Administrative Officer, and will retire in June 2020.
 
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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 13, 2020
By:
/s/ Jeffrey N. Hooper
 
Jeffrey N. Hooper
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
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