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): October 4, 2007



                             FOUR OAKS FINCORP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        North Carolina                  000-22787              56-2028446
(State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission File        (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation)                   Number)         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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Item 8.01         Other Events.

On October 4, 2007, Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing
that its Board of Directors approved a 10% stock dividend of its common stock on
October 3, 2007. The dividend is payable on November 9, 2007 to shareholders of
record on October 30, 2007. The full text of the press release is set forth in
Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with Rule 416(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), the number of shares of common stock registered
for sale under the Securities Act by the following Registration Statements on
Form S-8 will be deemed to be increased by the stock split to cover the
additional shares resulting from the application of the stock split to the
registered shares of common stock remaining unsold under the Registration
Statements listed below as of November 10, 2006:

         Registration Statement on Form S-8 (file no. 333-30677) filed with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 1997.

         Registration Statement on Form S-8 (file no. 333-69792) filed with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2001.

The foregoing Registration Statements, each of which incorporates this Current
Report on Form 8-K, are hereby amended pursuant to Rule 416(b) promulgated under
the Securities Act to increase the number of shares of common stock registered
thereunder to reflect the effects of the stock split.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

                 Exhibit No.          Description
                 -----------          -----------
                 99.1                 Press Release issued on October 4, 2007



                                    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, President and Chief Executive Officer



Date:  October 4, 2007



                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.          Description
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99.1                 Press Release issued on October 4, 2007