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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="4"><B>UNITED STATES</B> </FONT></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B> </FONT></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B> </FONT></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3"><B>FORM 8-K</B> </FONT></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp; </FONT></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT</B> </FONT></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE</B> </FONT></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B> </FONT></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 25, 2007 </FONT></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The South Financial Group, Inc. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp; </FONT></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></p>

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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;South Carolina&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></p> </td>
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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0-15083&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></p> </td>
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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;57-0824914&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></p> </td>
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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>102 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina</U> </FONT></p> </td>
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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>29601</U> </FONT></p> </td> </tr>




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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (864) 255-7900 </FONT></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">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: </FONT> </p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">On January 25, 2007, The South Financial Group, Inc. (&#147;TSFG&#148;) issued a press release (the &#147;Press Release&#148;) announcing its results of operations for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2006. &nbsp;A copy of the Press Release and the Quarterly Financial Data Supplement are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. </FONT> </p>

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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Press Release dated January 25, 2007 </FONT></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Quarterly Financial Data Supplement, Fourth Quarter 2006 </FONT></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Signatures</B> </FONT></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:2in; text-indent:1.5in;text-align:left;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">THE SOUTH FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. </FONT></p>

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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><I><U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William P. Crawford, Jr.</U></I> </FONT></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:2in; text-indent:1.5in;text-align:left;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">William P. Crawford, Jr. </FONT> </p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:2in; text-indent:1.5in;text-align:left;'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Executive Vice President and General Counsel </FONT></p>

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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 (Date of earliest event reported): January 25, 2007
The South Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South Carolina
0-15083
57-0824914
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
102 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina
29601
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (864) 255-7900
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:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
.
On January 25, 2007, The South Financial Group, Inc. ("TSFG") issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing its results of operations for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2006.  A copy of the Press Release and the Quarterly Financial Data Supplement are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated January 25, 2007
99.2
Quarterly Financial Data Supplement, Fourth Quarter 2006
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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.
THE SOUTH FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
January 25, 2007
By:
/s/   William P. Crawford, Jr.
William P. Crawford, Jr.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
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