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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT&nbsp;</P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report: September 17, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Southern Community Financial Corporation</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">000-33227</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">56-2270620</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 65%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">4605 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, North Carolina</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 35%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">27104</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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exhibits.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 5.02</B> &mdash; <B>Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">On September 17,
2012, in order to comply with regulatory requirements pursuant to Part 359 of the regulations of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation [12 CFR 359], as interpreted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Southern Community Financial
Corporation (&ldquo;Southern Community&rdquo;) and its principal subsidiary, Southern Community Bank and Trust (the
&ldquo;Bank&rdquo;), entered into amendments to the employment agreements (&ldquo;Amendments&rdquo;) with James Hastings,
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Merle B. Andrews, Executive Vice President and
Senior Operations Officer, and James C. Monroe, Jr., Senior Vice President and Treasurer, that reduce the amount of the
severance/retention payments for which each of the officers is eligible.</FONT></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Amendments executed by Messrs. Hastings and Monroe and
Ms. Andrews provide for them to be eligible, following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and
Plan of Merger by and among Southern Community Financial Corporation, Capital Bank Financial Corp. and Winston 23 Corporation,
dated March 26, 2012, as amended on June 25, 2012, to receive severance/retention awards equal to up to $200,900, $178,671 and
$171,900, respectively. The severance/retention payments to each of Messrs. Hastings and Monroe and Ms. Andrews are expected to
be paid, subject to the execution and nonrevocation of a waiver and release, upon the named executive officer&rsquo;s termination
of employment, provided that, if the named executive officer resigns for no reason or is terminated for &ldquo;cause&rdquo; prior
to the earlier of (i) the 60th day following the conversion date (as determined by Southern Community or its parent) and (ii)
the six month anniversary of the consummation of the merger, then Mr. Monroe is only entitled to $99,900, and Mr. Hastings and
Ms. Andrews are only entitled to 62% and 58% of the severance/retention payment set forth above, respectively.</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Southern Community Financial Corporation is headquartered in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is the holding company of Southern Community Bank and Trust, a community bank with twenty-two
banking offices throughout the Piedmont region of North Carolina.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Southern Community Financial Corporation&rsquo;s common stock
and trust preferred securities are listed on The NASDAQ National Market under the trading symbols SCMF and SCMFO, respectively.
Additional information about Southern Community is available on its website at www.smallenoughtocare.com or by email at investor.relations@smallenoughtocare.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d) Exhibits</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 84%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold">Description of Exhibit</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">10.1</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Amendment Number Three to the Employment Agreement of James
        Hastings dated September 17, 2012</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Amendment Number Three to the
        Employment Agreement of </FONT>Merle B. Andrews<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> dated September 17, 2012</FONT></P>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Amendment Number Five to the Employment Agreement of James C. Monroe, Jr. dated September 17, 2012</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, Southern Community Financial Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0">Southern Community Financial Corporation</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Date:&nbsp; September 18, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: justify">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ James Hastings</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic">Name: James Hastings</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0; font-style: italic">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0; font-style: italic"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal"><I>Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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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: September 17, 2012
Southern Community Financial Corporation
North Carolina
000-33227
56-2270620
(State of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
4605 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
27104
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Issuer's telephone number: (336) 768-8500
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))
This document contains 3 pages, excluding
exhibits.
Item 5.02
—
Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 17,
2012, in order to comply with regulatory requirements pursuant to Part 359 of the regulations of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation [12 CFR 359], as interpreted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Southern Community Financial
Corporation ("Southern Community") and its principal subsidiary, Southern Community Bank and Trust (the
"Bank"), entered into amendments to the employment agreements ("Amendments") with James Hastings,
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Merle B. Andrews, Executive Vice President and
Senior Operations Officer, and James C. Monroe, Jr., Senior Vice President and Treasurer, that reduce the amount of the
severance/retention payments for which each of the officers is eligible.
The Amendments executed by Messrs. Hastings and Monroe and
Ms. Andrews provide for them to be eligible, following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and
Plan of Merger by and among Southern Community Financial Corporation, Capital Bank Financial Corp. and Winston 23 Corporation,
dated March 26, 2012, as amended on June 25, 2012, to receive severance/retention awards equal to up to $200,900, $178,671 and
$171,900, respectively. The severance/retention payments to each of Messrs. Hastings and Monroe and Ms. Andrews are expected to
be paid, subject to the execution and nonrevocation of a waiver and release, upon the named executive officer's termination
of employment, provided that, if the named executive officer resigns for no reason or is terminated for "cause" prior
to the earlier of (i) the 60th day following the conversion date (as determined by Southern Community or its parent) and (ii)
the six month anniversary of the consummation of the merger, then Mr. Monroe is only entitled to $99,900, and Mr. Hastings and
Ms. Andrews are only entitled to 62% and 58% of the severance/retention payment set forth above, respectively.
Southern Community Financial Corporation is headquartered in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is the holding company of Southern Community Bank and Trust, a community bank with twenty-two
banking offices throughout the Piedmont region of North Carolina.
Southern Community Financial Corporation's common stock
and trust preferred securities are listed on The NASDAQ National Market under the trading symbols SCMF and SCMFO, respectively.
Additional information about Southern Community is available on its website at www.smallenoughtocare.com or by email at investor.relations@smallenoughtocare.com.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
10.1
Amendment Number Three to the Employment Agreement of James
        Hastings dated September 17, 2012
10.2
Amendment Number Three to the
        Employment Agreement of
Merle B. Andrews
dated September 17, 2012
10.3
Amendment Number Five to the Employment Agreement of James C. Monroe, Jr. dated September 17, 2012
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, Southern Community Financial Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
Southern Community Financial Corporation
Date:  September 18, 2012
By:
/s/ James Hastings
Name: James Hastings
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer