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 3, 2012 | |
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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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 3, 2012 | ||
(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, 2012 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 | 3,345,844 | - | 497,884 | 1,145,605 | ||||
Robert C. Abernethy | 3,345,844 | - | 497,884 | 1,145,605 | ||||
Douglas S. Howard | 3,344,602 | - | 499,126 | 1,145,605 | ||||
John W. Lineberger, Jr. | 3,332,821 | - | 510,907 | 1,145,605 | ||||
Gary E. Matthews | 3,343,665 | - | 500,063 | 1,145,605 | ||||
Billy L. Price, Jr. MD | 3,345,006 | - | 498,722 | 1,145,605 | ||||
Larry E. Robinson | 3,344,943 | - | 498,785 | 1,145,605 | ||||
William Gregory Terry | 3,320,639 | - | 523,089 | 1,145,605 | ||||
Dan Ray Timmerman, Sr. | 3,344,297 | - | 499,431 | 1,145,605 | ||||
Benjamin I. Zachary | 3,345,943 | - | 497,785 | 1,145,605 |
2) | Participation in advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of the Company's executive officers | ||
Votes For - 3,199,461; Votes Against - 517,748; Votes Abstained - 126,519; Broker Non-votes - 1,145,605 | |||
3) | Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants - Porter Keadle Moore, LLC | ||
Votes For - 4,958,214; Votes Against - 24,790; Votes Abstained - 6,329; 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 7, 2012 | By: | /s/ A. Joseph Lampron, Jr. | |
A. Joseph Lampron, Jr. | |||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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