On May 22, 2012, New Century Bancorp, Inc. (the "Registrant") held its Annual Meeting. There were two proposals submitted to shareholders at the Annual Meeting. In the case of Proposal 1, all of the nominees were approved and elected to serve on the Registrant's Board of Directors. The other proposal was also approved by the shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The proposals below are described in greater detail in the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2012.

The voting results were as follows:

Proposal 1: Proposal to elect six members of the Board of Directors for terms of three years and two members of the Board of Directors for terms of one year.

Directors Elected                   Votes For         Votes Withheld         Abstentions         Broker Non-Votes

Three-Year Terms

Oscar N. Harris                      3,070,398                 91,338                  -                 1,654,332

John W. McCauley                     3,068,457                 93,279                  -                 1,654,332

Michael S. McLamb                    3,071,834                 89,902                  -                 1,654,332

Dan K. McNeil                        3,069,985                 91,751                  -                 1,654,332

Sharon Raynor                        3,074,055                 87,681                  -                 1,654,332

W. Lyndo Tippett                     3,047,554                114,182                  -                 1,654,332

One-Year Terms

Ronald V. Jackson                    3,066,990                 94,746                  -                 1,654,332

J. Larry Keen, Ed.D.                 3,069,385                 92,351                  -                 1,654,332

Proposal 2: Proposal to ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for 2012.

4,777,026 11,525 27,517 -

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release, dated May 22, 2012

This Current Report on Form 8-K (including information included or incorporated by reference herein) may contain, among other things, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, (i) statements regarding certain of Registrant's goals and expectations with respect to earnings, income per share, revenue, expenses and the growth rate in such items, as well as other measures of economic performance, including statements relating to estimates of credit quality trends, and (ii) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "may," "could," "should," "would," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "projects," "outlook" or similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current belief and expectations of Registrant's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond Registrant's control).