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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B></P>

<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=4>FORM 8-K</FONT></B></P>

<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT size=2>Current</FONT><B><FONT size=2> </FONT></B><FONT size=2>Report</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT size=2>April 13, 2007</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=3>NEW PEOPLES BANKSHARES, INC.</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2>67 Commerce Drive</FONT></B></P>

<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2>Honaker, Virginia</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6.15pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below): </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 3.05pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><B><FONT size=2>Item 1.01</FONT></B><FONT size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><B><FONT size=2>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2>On April 13, 2007, New Peoples Bank (&#147;NPB&#148;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Peoples Bankshares, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2007 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;) with FNB Southeast, a North Carolina banking corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of FNB Financial Services Corporation (&#147;FNB&#148;), to acquire two FNB Southeast branches located in the Norton and Pennington Gap, Virginia area. </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2>The Agreement provides that NPB will assume the deposits, fixed assets and certain of the outstanding loans of the FNB Southeast branches. In the aggregate, the transaction covers approximately $60.4 million in deposits and $14.6 million of loans. Under the terms of the Agreement, NPB will pay FNB Southeast a premium on the outstanding deposits on the effective date of the transaction, plus the net book value of the loans, and certain other amounts for the real and personal property of the branches.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2>Consummation of the transaction is subject to a number of customary conditions including the receipt of all required regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2007. </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2>The Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by this reference. A copy of the press release, dated April 17, 2007 issued by the Registrant, which describes the transaction, is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2>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. </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: -14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" align=justify>Date: &nbsp;April 17, 2007</P>

<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: -14pt; TEXT-INDENT: 216pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" align=justify>By: &nbsp;<U>/s/ C. Todd Asbury&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 243pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Senior Vice President and</P>

<P style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 243pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer</P>

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current
Report
April 13, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
NEW PEOPLES BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number: 000-33411
Virginia
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
31-1804543
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
67 Commerce Drive
Honaker, Virginia
(Address of principal executive offices)
24260
(Zip Code)
(276) 873-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
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o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 13, 2007, New Peoples Bank ("NPB"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Peoples Bankshares, Inc. (the "Registrant"), entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2007 (the "Agreement") with FNB Southeast, a North Carolina banking corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of FNB Financial Services Corporation ("FNB"), to acquire two FNB Southeast branches located in the Norton and Pennington Gap, Virginia area.
The Agreement provides that NPB will assume the deposits, fixed assets and certain of the outstanding loans of the FNB Southeast branches. In the aggregate, the transaction covers approximately $60.4 million in deposits and $14.6 million of loans. Under the terms of the Agreement, NPB will pay FNB Southeast a premium on the outstanding deposits on the effective date of the transaction, plus the net book value of the loans, and certain other amounts for the real and personal property of the branches.
Consummation of the transaction is subject to a number of customary conditions including the receipt of all required regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2007.
The Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by this reference. A copy of the press release, dated April 17, 2007 issued by the Registrant, which describes the transaction, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2007, between New Peoples Bank and FNB Southeast.
99.2
Press release dated April 17, 2007.
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:  April 17, 2007
By:
/s/ C. Todd Asbury
C. Todd Asbury
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2007, between New Peoples Bank and FNB Southeast.
99.2
Press release dated April 17, 2007.