Form 8-K

NEW CENTURY BANCORP, INC.

/s/ Lisa F. Campbell

Lisa F. Campbell

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

0001193125-12-150371.txt : 20120405 0001193125-12-150371.hdr.sgml : 20120405 20120404184838 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-150371 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120124 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20120405 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120404 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEW CENTURY BANCORP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001263762 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 200218264 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-50400 FILM NUMBER: 12743365 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: LISA CAMPBELL STREET 2: 700 WEST CUMBERLAND ST CITY: DUNN STATE: NC ZIP: 283351988 8-K 1 d327059d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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): January 24, 2012

NEW CENTURY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


North Carolina	000-50400	20-0218264
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

700 W. Cumberland Street, Dunn, North Carolina		28334
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (910) 892-7080

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 24, 2012, New Century Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), appointed Ronald V. Jackson to its board of directors and to the board of directors of its wholly-owned subsidiary, New Century Bank.

Mr. Jackson is president of Clinton Truck and Tractor Co., Clinton, NC, and serves, or has served, the Clinton and greater Sampson County area in numerous capacities over the course of his career, including as President of Sampson County Friends of Agriculture, as past Treasurer and executive board member of the NC Agri Business Council, and as past President of the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Jackson has previously served on New Century Bank’s Clinton Advisory Board.

The Company has not yet determined the committees of the board of directors on which Mr. Jackson will serve.

As a member of the board of directors of the Company, Mr. Jackson will receive a cash fee for each board and committee meeting attended, along with a monthly cash retainer. He will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Directors’ Deferral Plan, under which individual directors may elect annually to defer receipt of all or a designated portion of their fees for the coming year. Fees deferred under the plan are used to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock by the administrator of the plan, with such deferred compensation disbursed in the future as specified by the director at the time of the deferral election. Mr. Jackson will also be eligible to receive awards under the Company’s 2010 Omnibus Stock Ownership and Long-Term Incentive Plan. Awards under this plan may be issued in the form of stock options, restricted stock, long-term incentive compensation units, or stock appreciation rights.

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.

Dated: April 4, 2012