8-K - PEBK - Equibles

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 4, 2023

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<br><br>File No.)	(IRS Employer<br><br>Identification No.)
518 West C Street , Newton, North Carolina	28658
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(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:

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Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.

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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 4, 2023
(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 4, 2023 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting the following items were submitted to a vote of shareholders:
1)	Election of Directors:
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	Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-votes
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James S. Abernethy		3,995,327		-		453,026		648,495
Robert C. Abernethy		3,984,631		-		463,722		648,495
Kim Boyd-Leaks		4,116,577		-		331,776		648,495
Douglas S. Howard		3,996,327		-		452,026		648,495
John W. Lineberger, Jr.		4,100,414		-		347,939		648,495
Gary E. Matthews		4,128,730		-		319,623		648,495
Billy L. Price, Jr. MD		4,114,458		-		333,895		648,495
Larry E. Robinson		4,127,625		-		320,728		648,495
William Gregory Terry		3,962,327		-		486,026		648,495
Dan Ray Timmerman, Sr.		3,995,222		-		453,131		648,495
Benjamin I. Zachary		4,114,510		-		333,843		648,495
2)	Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Elliott Davis, PLLC Votes For – 4,891,829;
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	Votes Against – 118,025; Votes Abstained – 86,994; 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 5, 2023	By:	/s/ Jeffrey N. Hooper
		Jeffrey N. Hooper
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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