UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1

CURRENT REPORT

 
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 15, 2014



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
 
Four Oaks, North Carolina
27524
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 

(919) 963-2177
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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

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Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 amends the Current Report on Form 8-K for Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. (the “Company”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2014 (the “Original Filing”), solely for the purpose of adding Item 5.03 and a separate reference to the Articles of Amendment (as defined below) in Item 9.01, each of which were inadvertently omitted from the Original Filing. Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing.

Item 5.03    Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
 
On August 15, 2014, the Company filed with the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State Articles of Amendment (the “Articles of Amendment”) to its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, establishing the relative rights, preferences and designations of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock discussed in Item 3.03 in connection with the establishment of the Rights Agreement (as defined in Item 3.03). The form of the Articles of Amendment is contained in Exhibit 4.1 to the Original Filing and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

 
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
       
 
3.1
 
Form of Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation (included as part of Exhibit 4.1).
 
4.1
 
Tax Asset Protection Plan, dated as of August 18, 2014, between Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. and Registrar and Transfer Company, as Rights Agent, including the form of Rights Certificate, Summary of Rights and Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively.*
________________
 
*           Previously filed as an exhibit to the Original Filing.
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURE
 

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/ Ayden R. Lee, Jr.  
   
Ayden R. Lee, Jr.
 
   
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President
 
       
 
Date:  August 28, 2014
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
       
 
3.1
 
Form of Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation (included as part of Exhibit 4.1).
 
4.1
 
Tax Asset Protection Plan, dated as of August 18, 2014, between Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. and Registrar and Transfer Company, as Rights Agent, including the form of Rights Certificate, Summary of Rights and Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively.*
________________
 
*           Previously filed as an exhibit to the Original Filing.