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) July 2531, 2012

Southern Community Financial Corporation

North Carolina	000-33227	56-2270620
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
		Identification No.)

4605 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, North Carolina	27104
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Issuer's telephone number: (336) 768-8500

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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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Item~~¨ ~~5.02:~~Soliciting ~~Departure~~material ofpursuant ~~Director~~to orRule ~~Principal~~14a-12 ~~Officers; Appointment~~under ofthe ~~Certain~~Exchange ~~Officers~~Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

On¨ ~~July~~Pre-commencement ~~25,~~communications ~~2012,~~pursuant ~~the Board of Directors of Southern Community Financial Corporation appointed, subject~~ to ~~regulatory~~Rule ~~approval,~~14d-2(b) ~~James~~under ~~Hastings as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of~~ the ~~Corporation.~~Exchange ~~Mr.~~Act ~~Hastings,~~(17 ~~age~~CFR ~~60, has served as the Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer since 2008~~240. Also on July 25, 2012, the Board gave notice to F. Scott Bauer, President and Chief Executive Officer and Jeffrey T. Clark, First Executive Vice President, that their employment with the Corporation has been terminated effective September 22, 2012.14d-2(b))

~~Southern~~¨ ~~Community~~Pre-commencement ~~Financial~~communications ~~Corporation~~pursuant isto ~~headquartered~~Rule ~~in Winston~~13e-~~Salem,~~4(c) ~~North~~under ~~Carolina and is~~ the ~~holding~~Exchange ~~company~~Act of(17 ~~Southern~~CFR ~~Community Bank and Trust, a community bank with twenty-two banking offices throughout North Carolina~~240.13e-4(c))

~~Southern~~Item ~~Community~~2.02 ~~Financial~~Results ~~Corporation’s common~~of ~~stock~~Operations and ~~trust~~Financial preferred securities are listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the trading symbols SCMF and SCMFO, respectively. Additional information about Southern Community is available on its website at www.smallenoughtocare.com or by email at investor.relations@smallenoughtocare.com.Condition

On July 31, 2012, Southern Community Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: SCMF and SCMFO) (the “Company”), the parent company for Southern Community Bank and Trust, issued a press release announcing operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Copy of joint press release dated July 26, 2012

99.1 Press release dated July 31, 2012

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Southern Community Financial Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	Southern Community Financial Corporation
Date: July 26, 2012	By:	/s/ James Hastings
Date: July 31, 2012	By:	/s/ James Hastings________________
	~~Name: James Hastings~~	Name: James Hastings
	~~Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer~~	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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