| 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): October 26, 2011 | |||||
| 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: | |||||
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
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| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |
| o | 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 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition | 3 | ||
| Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits | 3 | ||
| Signatures | 4 | ||
| Exhibit (99)(a) Press Release dated October 26, 2011 | 5 | ||
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On October 26, 2011, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. issued a press release announcing third quarter 2011 earnings results.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit (99)(a) and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| (99)(a) | Press release, dated October 26, 2011 |
Disclosure about forward-looking statements
This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rate environment, management’s business strategy, national, regional, and local market conditions and legislative and regulatory conditions.
Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s view only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Readers should also carefully review the risk factors described in other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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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: October 26, 2011 | By: | /s/ A. Joseph Lampron, Jr. | |
| A. Joseph Lampron, Jr. | |||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
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