The South Financial Group Announces Dates for 3rd Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Posted on: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:45:00 EDT


Symbols: TSFG
GREENVILLE, S.C., Sep 25, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
TSFG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- The South Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSFG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) announced it will release
third quarter 2009 earnings on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 after the
market closes. The press release and quarterly financial data supplement
will be available at that time in the Investor Relations section of
TSFG's website, www.thesouthgroup.com.
The South Financial Group will hold a conference call/webcast on
Wednesday, October 21st at 10:00 a.m. ET to review third
quarter financial results. Additional material information, including
forward-looking statements such as trends and projections, may be
discussed during the conference call. Financial review presentation
slides will accompany the conference call/webcast and be available in
the Investor Relations section of TSFG's website.

To participate in the conference call or webcast, please follow the
instructions listed below.

Conference Call: Please call 1-888-405-5393 or 1-517-645-6236
using the access code "The South." A 7-day rebroadcast of the call will
be available via 1-888-568-0883 or 1-203-369-3208.

Webcast: To gain access to the webcast, which will be
"listen-only," please go to www.thesouthgroup.com
under the Investor Relations tab and click on the link "Webcast/The
South Financial Group 3rd Quarter Earnings Conference Call."
For those unable to participate during the live webcast, it will be
archived on The South Financial Group's website until November 4, 2009.

General Information

The South Financial Group is a bank holding company focused on serving
small businesses, middle market companies, and retail customers in the
Carolinas and Florida. At June 30, 2009, it had approximately $12.6
billion in total assets and 177 branch offices. TSFG operates Carolina
First Bank, which conducts banking operations in North Carolina and
South Carolina (as Carolina First Bank), in Florida (as Mercantile
Bank), and on the Internet (as Bank CaroLine). At June 30, 2009,
approximately 46% of TSFG's total customer deposits were in South
Carolina, 42% were in Florida, and 12% were in North Carolina. Investor
information is available at www.thesouthgroup.com.

SOURCE: The South Financial Group, Inc.


The South Financial Group, Inc.
James R. Gordon, Senior EVP & Chief Financial Officer, 864-552-9050
Mary M. Gentry, EVP -- Investor Relations, 864-421-1068

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