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 1, 2025

 

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.

 

INDEX

 

Page

 

 

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

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Signatures

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

 

 

(a)

Annual Shareholders’ Meeting – May 1, 2025

 

 

 

 

(b)

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

 

 

 

 

 

At the May 1, 2025 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

 

Ashton V. Abernethy

 

 

3,285,687

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

767,767

 

 

 

936,107

 

James S. Abernethy

 

 

2,880,153

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,173,301

 

 

 

936,107

 

Robert C. Abernethy, Sr.

 

 

2,705,893

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,347,561

 

 

 

936,107

 

Robert C. Abernethy, Jr.

 

 

3,326,914

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

726,540

 

 

 

936,107

 

Douglas S. Howard

 

 

3,398,327

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

655,127

 

 

 

936,107

 

John W. Lineberger, Jr.

 

 

3,762,807

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

290,647

 

 

 

936,107

 

Gary E. Matthews

 

 

3,399,027

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

654,427

 

 

 

936,107

 

Billy L. Price, Jr. MD

 

 

3,763,607

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

289,847

 

 

 

936,107

 

William Gregory Terry

 

 

3,758,907

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

294,547

 

 

 

936,107

 

Dan Ray Timmerman, Jr.

 

 

3,788,999

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

264,455

 

 

 

936,107

 

Benjamin I. Zachary

 

 

3,763,415

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

290,039

 

 

 

936,107

 

 

 

2)

Participation in advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For – 3,458,170; Votes Against – 541,252; Votes Abstained – 54,032; Broker Non-votes – 936,107

 

 

 

 

3)

Participation in advisory (non-binding) vote to determine the frequency in which shareholders approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For 3 Years – 1,746,781; Votes For 2 Years – 50,576; Votes For 1 Year – 2,250,730; Votes Abstained – 5,367; Broker Non-votes – 936,107

 

 

 

 

4)

Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Forvis Mazars, LLP

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For – 4,947,079; Votes Against – 36,329; Votes Abstained – 6,153; 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 2, 2025

By:

/s/ Jeffrey N. Hooper

 

 

Jeffrey N. Hooper

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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