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~~ Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~February~~March 2317, 2026

	New Peoples Bankshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia	000-33411	31-1804543
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

67 Commerce Drive

Honaker, Virginia

24260

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (276) 873-7000

N/A

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On ~~February~~ 24March 17, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing that ~~the~~its Board of Directors ~~declared~~authorized athe ~~dividend~~continuation ~~payment~~ of ~~$0.09~~the ~~per share~~repurchase of ~~common~~up ~~stock.~~to ~~The~~500,000 ~~dividend~~shares ~~will be payable~~ through March 31, ~~2026,~~2027. toA ~~shareholders~~copy of ~~record~~the press release is attached as ofExhibit ~~March~~99.1 ~~16,~~to ~~2026~~this report and is incorporated by reference to this Item 8.01.

AItem ~~copy~~9.01. ofFinancial ~~the~~Statements ~~Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1~~ and ~~is incorporated by reference herein~~Exhibits.

~~Item 9.01. Financial Statements and~~ (d) Exhibits.

~~(d) Exhibits~~Exhibit No. Description

	Exhibit No	Description
	99.1	Press release announcing cash dividend dated February 24, 2026

99.1

Press release announcing the continuation of the share repurchase plan dated March 17, 2026

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.

		NEW PEOPLES BANKSHARES, INC.
Date:	~~February~~March 2417, 2026	By:	/s/ Christopher G. Speaks
			Christopher G. Speaks
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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