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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 7, 2015
 
 
 
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:

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Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.
       
INDEX
       
       
   
Page
 
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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Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
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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; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
  On March 27, 2015, the Company announced that Joseph F. Beaman, Jr., Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. and Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary of Peoples Bank will be retiring in 2015.
   
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
 
(a)
Annual Shareholders' Meeting - May 7, 2015
                     
                             
 
(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 Bejamin I. Zachary
                             
   
At the May 7, 2015 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
       3,528,649
   
                              -
   
                729,951
   
                                 817,535
 
   
Robert C. Abernethy
       3,531,697
   
                              -
   
                726,903
   
                                 817,535
 
   
Douglas S. Howard
       3,678,286
   
                              -
   
                580,314
   
                                 817,535
 
   
John W. Lineberger, Jr.
       3,606,346
   
                              -
   
                652,254
   
                                 817,535
 
   
Gary E. Matthews
       3,679,386
   
                              -
   
                579,214
   
                                 817,535
 
   
Billy L. Price, Jr. MD
       3,680,749
   
                              -
   
                577,851
   
                                 817,535
 
   
Larry E. Robinson
       3,531,433
   
                              -
   
                727,167
   
                                 817,535
 
   
William Gregory Terry
       3,533,428
   
                              -
   
                725,172
   
                                 817,535
 
   
Dan Ray Timmerman, Sr.
       3,533,428
   
                              -
   
                725,172
   
                                 817,535
 
   
Benjamin I. Zachary
       3,679,386
   
                              -
   
                579,214
   
                                 817,535
 
                             
   
2)
Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants - Porter Keadle Moore, LLC
         
                             
     
Votes For - 5,046,903; Votes Against - 27,807; Votes Abstained - 1,425; 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 11, 2015
 
By:
/s/ A. Joseph Lampron, Jr.
   
A. Joseph Lampron, Jr.
   
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
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