PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC

Regulatory Filings • May 8, 2018

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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 3, 2018

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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| INDEX | |
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| Item
5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders | 3 |
| Signatures | 4 |

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

(a)

Annual Shareholders’ Meeting – May 3, 2018

(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 3, 2018 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 | 4,122,686 | - | 657,873 | 895,413 |
| Robert
C. Abernethy | 4,122,686 | - | 657,873 | 895,413 |
| Douglas
S. Howard | 4,169,402 | - | 611,157 | 895,413 |
| John
W. Lineberger, Jr. | 4,169,646 | - | 610,913 | 895,413 |
| Gary
E. Matthews | 4,169,245 | - | 611,314 | 895,413 |
| Billy
L. Price, Jr. MD | 4,170,177 | - | 610,382 | 895,413 |
| Larry
E. Robinson | 4,168,504 | - | 612,055 | 895,413 |
| William
Gregory Terry | 4,163,210 | - | 617,349 | 895,413 |
| Dan
Ray Timmerman, Sr. | 4,121,093 | - | 659,466 | 895,413 |
| Benjamin
I. Zachary | 4,122,052 | - | 658,507 | 895,413 |

2)

Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants – Elliott Davis, PLLC

Votes For – 5,666,208; Votes Against – 5,842; Votes Abstained – 3,922; 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. — By: |
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| A.
Joseph Lampron, Jr. |
| Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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