Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

New Peoples Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2022 Annual Shareholders' Meeting (the "Annual Meeting") on May 17, 2022. A total of 23,922,086 shares of the Company's Common Stock were entitled to vote as of March 23, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 15,161,680 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 three directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2025. The three 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:





Nominees                Votes FOR    Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes   Uncast Votes

Tim W. Ball             14,776,102       41,602           343,976             -
Michael G. McGlothlin   14,735,324       82,380           343,976             -
B. Scott White          14,743,188       74,516           343,976             -
C. Todd Asbury          14,738,450       79,254           343,976             -

Proposal 2: 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 Yount, Hyde & Barbour P.C. to serve as its independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. The results of the vote follow:







Votes FOR    Votes AGAINST   Votes ABSTAIN   Uncast Votes

15,123,490       4,209          33,981            -


Item 8.01 Other Events

On May 17, 2022, 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.




Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.



    (d)    Exhibits



Exhibit No. Description
99.1          Annual Meeting Presentation

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