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): June 22, 2009



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


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

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))



                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

     This  amendment  to the  Current  Report  on Form 8-K  filed  by Four  Oaks
Fincorp,  Inc. with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on September 1, 2009
is filed to  correct  inadvertent  errors in the  calculation  of the  number of
shares  reserved  for  issuance  under the NSOP and the ESPBP  (each as  defined
below)  disclosed in Item 5.02 of the original  Form 8-K and included in each of
the  exhibits  filed  with the  original  Form 8-K and  incorporated  therein by
reference.  Item 5.02 is amended to include the  correct  reserve  numbers,  and
corrected  Exhibits  10.1 and 10.2 are filed with this  amendment to replace the
prior exhibits. Other than as described above, this amendment does not amend any
other information previously filed in the original Form 8-K.


Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
              Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
              Certain Officers.

(e)       On June 22, 2009,  the Board of Directors of Four Oaks  Fincorp,  Inc.
(the  "Company")  adopted  amendments,  effective  September  1,  2009,  to  the
Company's  Non-qualified  Stock Option Plan  (Amended and Restated May 17, 2001)
(the "NSOP") and the Company's  Employee  Stock Purchase and Bonus Plan (Amended
and Restated  August 20, 2001) (the "ESPBP") to increase the number of shares of
the Company's  common stock available for issuance under the NSOP and ESPBP. The
number of shares of the Company's  common stock  reserved for issuance under the
NSOP was increased by 200,000 shares, from 1,342,773 shares to 1,542,773 shares.
The number of shares of the Company's  common stock  reserved for issuance under
the ESPBP was  increased  by  100,000  shares,  from  268,554  shares to 368,554
shares.

     Copies of the  amendments  to the NSOP and ESPBP are filed as Exhibits 10.1
and 10.2, respectively, to this report and are incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits.

        Exhibit No.     Description of Exhibit

        10.1            Amendment No. 1, effective September 1, 2009, to Amended
                        and Restated Non-qualified Stock Option Plan
        10.2            Amendment No. 1, effective September 1, 2009, to Amended
                        and Restated Employee Stock Purchase and Bonus Plan



                                    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/ Nancy S. Wise
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Nancy S. Wise
                                            Executive Vice President,
                                            Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 29, 2009



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


        Exhibit No.     Description of Exhibit

        10.1            Amendment No. 1, effective September 1, 2009, to Amended
                        and Restated Non-qualified Stock Option Plan
        10.2            Amendment No. 1, effective September 1, 2009, to Amended
                        and Restated Employee Stock Purchase and Bonus Plan