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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>

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<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 24, 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: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: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-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 24, 2007, the TSFG Audit Committee amended its Code of Ethics for Senior Executive and Financial Officers (the "Code") to clarify that the Audit Committee is the group with authority for interpreting the Code, and to clarify that non-preferential banking relationships which otherwise comply with applicable law are permitted under the Code. TSFG views these changes merely as clarifications of the Code. An amended and restated copy of the Code is attached hereto as Exhibit 14.1. </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"><U>Exhibits </U> </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">TSFG Code of Ethics for Senior Executive and Financial Officers </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"><U><I>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William P. Crawford, Jr.</I></U> </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">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 24, 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 5.05.
Amendment to the Registrant's Code of Ethics
On January 24, 2007, the TSFG Audit Committee amended its Code of Ethics for Senior Executive and Financial Officers (the "Code") to clarify that the Audit Committee is the group with authority for interpreting the Code, and to clarify that non-preferential banking relationships which otherwise comply with applicable law are permitted under the Code. TSFG views these changes merely as clarifications of the Code. An amended and restated copy of the Code is attached hereto as Exhibit 14.1.
Item 9.01.
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
14.1
TSFG Code of Ethics for Senior Executive and Financial Officers
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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 26, 2007
By:
/s/   William P. Crawford, Jr.
William P. Crawford, Jr.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
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