UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND ~~STATES~~EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 22, 2017FOUR OAKS FINCORP, INC.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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): April 28, 2017

FOUR OAKS FINCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina	000-22787	56-2028446
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

6114 U.S. 301 South
6114 U.S. 301 SouthFour Oaks, North Carolina	27524
Four Oaks, North Carolina	27524
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(919) 963-~~2177~~2177Registrant’s telephone number, including area codeN/A(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A

(Former name or former address, 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:

~~[ ]~~ ⃞ 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 ~~] Soliciting~~5.07 ~~material~~Submission ~~pursuant~~of Matters to ~~Rule~~a ~~14a-12~~Vote ~~under~~of ~~the~~Security ~~Exchange Act (17 CFR 240~~Holders.~~14a-12)~~

[ Four ~~] Pre-commencement~~Oaks ~~communications~~Fincorp, ~~pursuant~~Inc. ~~to Rule 14d-2~~(bthe “Company”) ~~under~~held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 22, 2017. The shareholders considered three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the ~~Exchange~~Company's definitive ~~Act~~proxy ~~(17~~statement ~~CFR~~dated ~~240~~April 17, 2017.~~14d-2(b))~~

[ Proposal ~~] Pre-commencement~~1: To ~~communications~~elect ~~pursuant~~seven nominees to ~~Rule~~the ~~13e-4(c)~~Company's ~~under~~Board ~~the~~of Directors. The ~~Exchange~~votes ~~Act~~were ~~(17~~cast ~~CFR~~as ~~240.13e-4(c))~~follows:

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).

	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Ayden R. Lee, Jr.	4,571,186	78,457	1,215,585
David H. Rupp	4,636,508	13,135	1,215,585
Warren L. Grimes	4,547,796	101,847	1,215,585
Kenneth R. Lehman	4,611,327	38,316	1,215,585
Robert G. Rabon	4,514,008	135,635	1,215,585
Dr. R. Max Raynor, Jr.	4,557,704	91,939	1,215,585
Michael A. Weeks	4,593,658	55,985	1,215,585

~~Emerging~~ All ~~growth~~director ~~company ☐~~nominees were duly elected.

If Proposal an2: To ~~emerging growth company~~vote, ~~indicate~~on byan ~~check~~advisory ~~mark~~(nonbinding) ifbasis, ~~the registrant has elected not~~ to approve ~~use~~executive ~~the~~compensation. The ~~extended~~votes ~~transition~~were ~~period~~cast ~~for~~as ~~complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐~~follows:

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
4,425,510		72,785		151,348		1,215,585

On Proposal ~~May~~2 4,was ~~2017, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (the “FRB”), the primary federal regulator of Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc~~approved. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”), publicly announced the termination of the written agreement, dated as of July 30, 2015 (the “Written Agreement”), between the Bank and the FRB with an effective termination date of April 28, 2017.

A Proposal ~~summary~~3: To ofratify the ~~material~~appointment ~~terms~~ of ~~the~~Cherry ~~Written~~Bekaert ~~Agreement~~LLP ~~was disclosed in~~ as the Company’'s ~~Current~~independent ~~Report~~registered onpublic ~~Form~~accounting ~~8-K~~firm ~~filed~~for onthe fiscal ~~August~~year 4,ending ~~2015~~December 31, ~~which~~2017. The ~~summary~~votes iswere ~~incorporated~~cast byas ~~reference herein.~~follows:

Item 8.01 Other Events.

For		Against		Abstain
5,847,958		9,197		8,073

On Proposal ~~May~~3 4,was ~~2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that the FRB had terminated the Written Agreement~~approved. ~~The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.~~

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

	Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
	99.1		Press Release issued on May 4, 2017

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.

FOUR OAKS FINCORP, INC. ~~By: /s/ Deanna W. Hart Deanna W. Hart Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer~~

Date: May 4, 2017


	By:	/s/ Deanna W. Hart
		Deanna W. Hart
		Executive Vice President,
		Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 24, 2017

EXHIBIT INDEX

	Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
	99.1		Press Release issued on May 4, 2017

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