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): April 27, 2015
New Peoples Bankshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 000-33411
| VA | 31-1804543 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
67 Commerce Drive
Honaker, VA 24260
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(276) 873-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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
Joseph D. Pennington, age 42, has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of New Peoples Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary New Peoples Bank, Inc. (the “Bank”) effective April 27, 2015. He had served as Senior Vice President and Financial Officer of the Company and Bank since joining in February of 2015. Mr. Pennington, who is a certified public accountant, served as a Senior Manager for Elliott Davis, LLC, a larger regional accounting firm, from October of 2012 to February of 2015. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Bank of Virginia from March 2011 until October 2012. From March of 2009 to February of 2011, he was the Controller for HomeTown Bank located in Roanoke, Virginia. Mr. Pennington has over 15 years of community banking experience. He is a 1996 graduate of West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
Effective April 27, 2015, Mr. Frank A. Sexton, Jr. will no longer serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company and Bank. He will continue serving as the Company and Bank’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer where he has served since 2003.
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.
| NEW PEOPLES BANKSHARES, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: April 30, 2015 | By: |
/s/ C. TODD ASBURY | ||||
| C. Todd Asbury | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||