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): March 4 24, 2014

VANTAGESOUTH BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36009	~~001~~45-~~36009~~2915089	~~45-2915089~~
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 300



3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 300 Raleigh, North Carolina		27612
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

~~Raleigh~~Registrant's telephone number, ~~North~~including ~~Carolina~~area ~~27612~~code: (919) 659-9000

~~(Address~~___________________________________________________ ~~of principal executive offices)~~

(919) 659-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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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))

~~x Written~~Item ~~communications~~8.01. ~~pursuant~~Other ~~to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230~~Events.~~425)~~

~~¨ Soliciting~~VantageSouth ~~material~~Bancshares, ~~pursuant~~Inc. to(the ~~Rule~~“Company”) ~~14a-12~~is ~~under~~providing certain financial statements and related information regarding Piedmont Community Bank Holdings, Inc. (“Piedmont”), of which the ~~Exchange~~Company ~~Act~~is a majority-owned subsidiary. The audited consolidated financial statements (17including ~~CFR~~notes ~~240~~thereto) of Piedmont as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are filed as Exhibit 99.~~14a~~1 to this Current Report on Form 8-12K (this “Report”) and incorporated herein by reference. Piedmont Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the corresponding periods is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.

~~¨ Pre-commencement~~Item ~~communications~~9.01. ~~pursuant~~Financial toStatements ~~Rule~~and ~~14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240~~Exhibits.~~14d-2(b))~~

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

VantageSouth Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) is furnishing as Exhibit 99.1 to this report a slide presentation used in meetings with analysts and institutional investors on March 4, 2014.

Exhibit 99.1 attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K is deemed “furnished” to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and not “filed” with the SEC, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Current Report into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The Company is making available a presentation used in meetings with analysts and institutional investors on March 4, 2014.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)	Exhibits


Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit

Exhibit 99.1 ~~Slide~~Audited ~~Presentation~~financial ~~dated~~statements ~~March~~(including ~~2014~~notes thereto) of Piedmont Community Bank Holdings, Inc. as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.


Exhibit 99.2	Piedmont Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~as amended,~~ the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 4, 2014	VANTAGESOUTH BANCSHARES, INC.
		VantageSouth Bancshares, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Terry S. Earley
		(Registrant)
		Terry S. Earley
March 24, 2014		/s/ Terry S. Earley
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Date)		Terry S. Earley
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit

Exhibit 99.1 ~~Slide~~Audited ~~Presentation~~consolidated ~~dated~~financial ~~March~~statements ~~2014~~(including notes thereto) of Piedmont Community Bank Holdings, Inc. as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.


Exhibit 99.2	Piedmont Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

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