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) ~~April~~June 202, 2017

FIRST SOUTH BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

VIRGINIA	0-22219	56-1999749
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

1311 Carolina Avenue, Washington, North Carolina	27889
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(252) 946-4178

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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:

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Item 27.~~02.~~01 ~~Results~~Regulation ofFD ~~Operations and Financial Condition~~Disclosure

On ~~April~~June 202, 2017, First South Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~issued~~mailed a ~~press~~Shareholder ~~release~~Communication ~~announcing~~Letter to its ~~unaudited~~common ~~operating~~shareholders ~~results~~summarizing ~~for~~previously ~~the~~reported 2017 first quarter ~~ended~~financial ~~March~~performance, as well as additional information regarding the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders 31(the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on June 29, 2017 and a stockholder proposal that is expected to be presented at the Annual Meeting. A copy of the ~~press~~Shareholder ~~release~~Communication ~~dated~~Letter ~~April~~mailed 20on June 2, 2017, is attached to this Report as an exhibit (Exhibit 99.1), and is ~~furnished herewith~~incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in Item 27.0201 and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report is being furnished under Item 7.01 and 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

(a)

Not applicable

(b)

Not applicable

(c)

Not applicable

(d)

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit 99.1 – ~~Press~~Shareholder ~~Release~~Communication Letter dated ~~April~~June 202, 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

	First South Bancorp, Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: April 20, 2017	By:	/s/ William L. Wall
Date: June 2, 2017	By:	/s/ Scott C. McLean
		William L. Wall
		Scott C. McLean
		Senior Vice President-Financial Reporting
		Executive Vice President
		Corporate Secretary
		Chief Financial Officer

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