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

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

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

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

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-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="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-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="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" SIZE="2">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 29, 2006 </FONT></p>

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

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

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<FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Item 8.01</B> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Other Events</B> </FONT></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;'><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" SIZE="2">The South Financial Group, Inc. (&#147;TSFG&#148;) filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 (the &#147;10-Q&#148;) on November 9, 2006. TSFG is a participant in the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s voluntary XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) filing program. Accordingly, attached as Exhibit 100 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a complete set of financial statements, excluding the notes to financial statements, from the 10-Q formatted in XBRL. </FONT> </p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;'><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" SIZE="2">Pursuant to Rule 401 of Regulation S-T, users of this data are advised that the financial information contained in the XBRL-related documents is unaudited and that these are not the official publicly filed financial statements of TSFG. The purpose of submitting these XBRL-related documents is to test the related format and technology. As a result, investors should continue to rely on the official filed version of the furnished documents and not rely on the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 100, in making investment decisions. </FONT></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;'><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" SIZE="2">In accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 100, shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. </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="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" SIZE="2">The following materials from The South Financial Group, Inc.&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on November 9, 2006, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income. </FONT></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-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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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): December 29, 2006
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 8.01
Other Events
The South Financial Group, Inc. ("TSFG") filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 (the "10-Q") on November 9, 2006. TSFG is a participant in the Securities and Exchange Commission's voluntary XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) filing program. Accordingly, attached as Exhibit 100 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a complete set of financial statements, excluding the notes to financial statements, from the 10-Q formatted in XBRL.
Pursuant to Rule 401 of Regulation S-T, users of this data are advised that the financial information contained in the XBRL-related documents is unaudited and that these are not the official publicly filed financial statements of TSFG. The purpose of submitting these XBRL-related documents is to test the related format and technology. As a result, investors should continue to rely on the official filed version of the furnished documents and not rely on the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 100, in making investment decisions.
In accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 100, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit 100
The following materials from The South Financial Group, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on November 9, 2006, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income.
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.
December 29, 2006
By:
/s/ William P. Crawford, Jr.
William P. Crawford, Jr.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
EX-100.INS
XBRL Instance Document
EX-100.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-100.SCH.1
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-100.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Dcoument
EX-100.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
EX-100.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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