8-K
filed May 8, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
ticker PEBK
CIK 0001093672
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Peoples Bancorp shareholders elect all 10 director nominees at 2026 annual meeting
PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC
- All 10 director nominees elected, including Ashton Abernethy, James Abernethy, Robert Abernethy Sr. & Jr., and others.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 4,024,195 for, 83,444 against, 21,663 abstained.
- Ratification of Forvis Mazars as auditor passed: 4,684,986 for, 0 against, 2,856 abstained.
- Broker non-votes of 558,540 recorded on director elections and compensation vote.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
2) Participation in advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers Votes For – 4,024,195; Votes Against – 83,444; Votes Abstained – 21,663; Broker Non-votes – 558,540
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
1) Election of Directors: Votes For Votes Against Votes Withheld Broker Non-votes Ashton V. Abernethy 3,356,505 - 772,797 558,540 James S. Abernethy 3,134,113 - 995,189 558,540 Robert C. Abernethy, Sr. 3,100,943 - 1,028,359 558,540 Robert C. Abernethy, Jr. 3,482,310 - 646,992 558,540 Douglas S. Howard 3,603,594 - 525,708 558,540 John W. Lineberger, Jr. 3,881,616 - 247,686 558,540 Gary E. Matthews 3,597,285 - 532,017 558,540 Billy L. Price, Jr., MD 3,846,765 - 282,537 558,540 William Gregory Terry 3,823,756 - 305,546 558,540 Benjamin I. Zachary 3,883,010 - 246,292 558,540
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Forvis Mazars, LLP at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
3) Ratification of appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Forvis Mazars, LLP Votes For – 4,684,986; Votes Against – 0; Votes Abstained – 2,856; Broker Non-votes – 0
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