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 21, 2019

New Peoples Bankshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number:  000-33411

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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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Our disclosure and analysis in Exhibit 99.1 attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K contains some forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially. These risks include: changes in business or other market conditions; the timely development, production and acceptance of new products and services; the challenge of managing asset/liability levels; the management of credit risk and interest rate risk; the difficulty of keeping expense growth at modest levels while increasing revenues; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission reports including, but not limited to, the most recent quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q, current reports filed on Form 8-K, and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year end. Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made. 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

New Peoples Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 21, 2019. A total of 23,922,086 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were entitled to vote as of March 27, 2019, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 16,321,730 shares present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, and the shareholders voted on four proposals.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

The shareholders elected four directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2022. The four directors elected to serve the three-year terms were Tim W. Ball, Michael G. McGlothlin, B. Scott White and C. Todd Asbury. The results of the vote were as follows:

The shareholders elected one director to serve a one-year terms expiring in 2020. The director elected to serve the one-year term was Gina D. Boggess. The results of the vote were as follows:

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officers Compensation

The shareholders approved a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the vote follow:

Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Shareholder Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers

Proposal 4: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The shareholders voted to ratify the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors’ appointment of Elliott Davis, LLC to serve as its independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019. The results of the vote follow:

On May 21, 2019, members of management of the Company made a presentation at the Annual Meeting. A copy of the presentation is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose.

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.