| | UNITED STATES | |
| | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| | Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
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| FORM 8-K |
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| CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) |
| OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 23, 2014 |
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| Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
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| North Carolina |
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| 000-27205 | 56-2132396 |
| (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 518 West C Street, Newton, North Carolina | 28658 |
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| (828) 464-5620 |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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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 | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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| | o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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| | 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. |
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| INDEX |
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| Item 8.01 - Other Matters | | 3 | |
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| Signatures | | 4 | |
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| Exhibit (99)(a) Press Release dated September 23, 2014 | | 5 | |
On September 23, 2014, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. issued a press release announcing a Stock Repurchase Plan authorizing the repurchase of outstanding shares totaling up to $2,000,000.
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 |
| | (c) | Exhibits |
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| | (99)(a) | Press release, dated September 23, 2014 |
| SIGNATURES |
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| 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. |
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| Date: September 23, 2014 | | By: | /s/ A. Joseph Lampron, Jr. |
| | | A. Joseph Lampron, Jr. |
| | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
