UNITED ~~STATESSECURITIES AND~~ 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): October 26, 2017FOUR OAKS FINCORP, INC.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) STATES

North Carolina	000-22787	56-2028446
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation)	(Commission FileNumber)	(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification Number)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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

FORM 8-K

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2017

FOUR OAKS FINCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina	No. 000-22787	No. 56-2028446
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation)		Identification No.)

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

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

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:

⊠ ¨ 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))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).

~~Emerging~~¨ ~~growth~~Soliciting ~~company ⃞~~ material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

If¨ anPre-commencement ~~emerging~~communications ~~growth~~pursuant ~~company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not~~ to ~~use~~Rule ~~the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13~~14d-2(ab) ofunder the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. ⃞ 14d-2(b))

~~Item~~¨ ~~2.02~~Pre-commencement ~~Results~~communications ofpursuant ~~Operations~~to ~~and~~Rule ~~Financial~~13e-4(c) ~~Condition~~under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

OnIndicate ~~October~~by ~~26,~~check ~~2017,~~mark ~~Four~~whether ~~Oaks~~the ~~Fincorp,~~registrant is ~~Inc.~~an ~~(OTCQX:~~emerging ~~FOFN)~~growth ~~(the "Company”)~~company ~~issued~~as adefined ~~press~~in ~~release~~Rule ~~announcing~~405 ~~the~~of ~~results for~~ the ~~third quarter~~Securities ~~and~~Act ~~nine~~of ~~months~~1933 ~~ended~~(§240.405 ~~September 30,~~of ~~2017. The~~this ~~full~~chapter) ~~text~~or Rule 12b-2 of the ~~press~~ ~~release~~Securities isExchange ~~set~~Act ~~forth~~of in1934 ~~Exhibit 99~~(§240.112b-2 ~~hereto~~of ~~and~~this ~~is incorporated herein by reference~~chapter).

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If ~~This~~an ~~communication~~emerging isgrowth ~~being made in respect of the merger involving the Company and United Community Banks~~company, ~~Inc.~~indicate ~~(“United”). Investors~~by ~~and security~~check ~~holders~~mark ~~are~~if ~~urged to carefully review and consider each of United’s and~~ the ~~Company’s~~registrant ~~public~~has ~~filings~~elected ~~with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including but~~ not ~~limited~~ to ~~their Annual~~use ~~Reports~~the onextended ~~Form~~transition ~~10-K,~~period ~~their proxy statements, their Current~~for ~~Reports~~complying ~~on Form 8-K and their Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The documents filed by United~~ with ~~the~~any ~~SEC~~new ~~may be obtained free of charge at United’s website at http://www.ucbi.com~~ or atrevised ~~the~~financial ~~SEC’s~~accounting ~~website~~standards ~~at http://www.sec.gov.~~provided ~~These~~pursuant ~~documents may also be obtained free of charge from United by requesting them in writing~~ to ~~Investor~~Section ~~Relations, United Community Banks, Inc., 125 Highway 515 East, Blairsville, Georgia 30514-0398, or by telephone to Investor Relations at~~ 13(~~706~~a) ~~781-2265. The documents filed by the Company with the SEC may be obtained free~~ of ~~charge~~ at the ~~Company’s~~Exchange ~~website at https://www~~Act.~~fouroaksbank.com,~~ or at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. These documents may also be obtained free of charge from the Company by requesting them in writing to Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc., 6114 US Hwy 301 S, PO Box 309, Four Oaks, NC 27524 Attn: Corporate Secretary, or by telephone to the Corporate Secretary at (919) 963-2177. o

~~United~~Item has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC on August 31, 2017, which was subsequently amended on September 15, 2017, to register the shares of United’s common stock that will be issued to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the proposed merger2.01 ~~The registration~~Completion ~~statement included a joint proxy statement~~ of ~~the~~Acquisition Company and prospectus of United and other relevant materials in connection with the proposed merger. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED MERGER OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS BECAUSE SUCH DOCUMENTS CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER. A definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus was sent to the shareholders of the Company on or ~~about~~Disposition ~~September 21, 2017 seeking the required shareholder approval. Investors and security holders are able to obtain the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus free~~ of ~~charge~~ ~~from the SEC’s website or from United or the Company as described above~~Assets.

On November 1, 2017, United ~~This~~Community ~~communication~~Banks, ~~shall~~Inc. ~~not~~(“United”), ~~constitute~~the anbank ~~offer~~holding tocompany ~~sell~~for orUnited ~~the~~Community Bank, completed its acquisition by ~~solicitation~~merger of anFour ~~offer~~Oaks toFincorp, ~~buy~~Inc. ~~securities~~(the “Company”), ~~nor~~the ~~shall~~bank ~~there~~holding becompany ~~any~~for ~~sale~~Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company of(the ~~securities~~“Merger”). inThe ~~any~~Company ~~jurisdiction~~merged inwith ~~which~~and ~~such~~into ~~offer~~United, ~~solicitation~~with ~~or sale~~United ~~would~~as bethe ~~unlawful~~surviving ~~prior~~entity. The Merger was completed pursuant to ~~registration~~an orAgreement ~~qualification~~and ~~under~~Plan ~~the securities~~of ~~laws~~Merger dated as of ~~such~~June ~~jurisdiction~~26, 2017 (the “Merger Agreement”).

~~Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K,~~ Upon the ~~information~~closing inof ~~this~~the ~~Item 2.02~~Merger, ~~including~~each ~~the~~outstanding ~~press~~share ~~release~~of ~~attached~~the asCompany’s ~~Exhibit~~common ~~99.1~~stock, isother ~~furnished~~than ~~and shall~~shares ~~not~~held beby ~~deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities Exchange~~ ~~Act of 1934~~Company, asUnited ~~amended,~~ or ~~otherwise subject to~~any ~~the liability~~ of ~~that~~their ~~section. Furthermore, the information~~respective inwholly ~~this~~owned ~~Item 2.02~~subsidiaries, ~~including~~was ~~the~~converted ~~press~~into ~~release~~the ~~attached~~right ~~as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed~~ to bereceive ~~incorporated~~(i) by0.6178 ~~reference~~shares ~~into the filings~~ of ~~the~~ ~~registrant~~United’s ~~under~~common ~~the~~stock ~~Securities~~and ~~Act~~(ii) an amount of ~~1933,~~cash asequal ~~amended~~to $1. 90.

~~Item~~The 8foregoing description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.011 ~~Other~~hereto, ~~Events~~and is incorporated herein by reference.

~~The information set forth in~~ Item 23.0203 isMaterial ~~incorporated~~Modifications byto ~~reference~~Rights ~~in this~~of ~~Item~~Security 8Holders.~~01.~~

~~Item~~Upon 9the completion of the Merger, outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock (other than shares held by the Company, United, or any of their respective wholly owned subsidiaries) were converted into the right to receive (i) 0.016178 ~~Financial~~shares ~~Statements~~of United’s common stock and ~~Exhibits~~(ii) an amount of cash equal to $1.90. As described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 24, 2017, the Merger and the Merger Agreement were approved by the Company’s shareholders at the special meeting of shareholders held on October 23, 2017. The information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

(c)	Exhibits.
	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	Press Release issued on October 26, 2017

Item 5.01

Changes in Control of Registrant.

Upon the completion of the Merger ~~SIGNATURES~~on November 1, 2017, the Company merged with and into United and, accordingly, a change in control of the Company occurred. The information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

~~Pursuant~~Item to9.01 ~~the~~Financial ~~requirements~~Statements ofand ~~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~~Exhibits.

	FOUR OAKS FINCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ David H. Rupp
		David H. Rupp
		President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: October 26, 2017

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 26, 2017, by and between United and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 27, 2017).

SIGNATURES

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.

	UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.,
	successor to Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc.


	By:		/s/ Jefferson L. Harralson
			Jefferson L. Harralson
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 2, 2017

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 26, 2017, by and between United and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 27, 2017).

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