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 4, 2017
 
 
 
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)
 
 
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Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.   
       
INDEX   
       
       
   
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Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
       
 
(a)
Annual Shareholders' Meeting - May 4, 2017
       
 
(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 4, 2017 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
       3,694,087
 
                              -
 
                569,718
 
                                 882,208
   
Robert C. Abernethy
       3,694,087
 
                              -
 
                569,718
 
                                 882,208
   
Douglas S. Howard
       3,698,121
 
                              -
 
                565,684
 
                                 882,208
   
John W. Lineberger, Jr.
       3,541,967
 
                              -
 
                721,838
 
                                 882,208
   
Gary E. Matthews
       3,698,121
 
                              -
 
                565,684
 
                                 882,208
   
Billy L. Price, Jr. MD
       3,696,987
 
                              -
 
                566,818
 
                                 882,208
   
Larry E. Robinson
       3,695,946
 
                              -
 
                567,859
 
                                 882,208
   
William Gregory Terry
       3,692,988
 
                              -
 
                570,817
 
                                 882,208
   
Dan Ray Timmerman, Sr.
       3,693,477
 
                              -
 
                570,328
 
                                 882,208
   
Benjamin I. Zachary
       3,694,229
 
                              -
 
                569,576
 
                                 882,208
                     
                     
   
2)
Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants - Elliott Davis Decosimo PLLC
   
                     
     
Votes For - 5,125,257; Votes Against - 12,504; Votes Abstained - 8,252; 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 8, 2017
 
By:
/s/ A. Joseph Lampron, Jr.
   
A. Joseph Lampron, Jr.
   
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
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