{"url_path":"/sec/pebk/8-k/2026-07-20/item-2-02","section_key":"item-2-02","section_title":"Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1093672/0001654954-26-006729-index.html","accession_number":"0001654954-26-006729","cik":"0001093672","ticker":"PEBK","issuer_name":"PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1093672/0001654954-26-006729-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001093672","primary_entity_name":"PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC"},"word_count":122,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition**\n\n \n\nOn July 20, 2026, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing second quarter 2026 earnings results. The press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company and includes cautionary language identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99(a). Consequently, it is not deemed \"filed\" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such materials may only be incorporated by reference into another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K."}