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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-20-005342
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200511
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200513
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200513

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001093672
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				562132396
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27205
		FILM NUMBER:		20872276

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		518 WEST C STREET
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 467
		CITY:			NEWTON
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28658-4007
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8284645620

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 467
		CITY:			NEWTON
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28658-0467
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Peoples
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5.02 &#x2013; Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
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Item 5.02. &#x2013; Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">On May
11, 2020, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (the
&#x201C;Company&#x201D;) announced the following changes in executive
management.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Jeffrey
N. Hooper (age 50 as of May 11, 2020) was appointed Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer (&#x201C;CFO&#x201D;), Corporate
Treasurer and Assistant Corporate Secretary. Mr.Hooper served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a community
bank in South Carolina from 2007 to 2019. He is a Certified Public
Accountant and a graduate of University of Alaska with a B. S. in
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Joseph Lampron, Jr. was named Chief Administrative Officer, and
will retire in June 2020.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Date:
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Jeffrey N. Hooper</font></div>
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