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The South Financial Group Announces Dates for 4th Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call

^{Published on 2008-12-23 04:53:14, Last Modified on 2008-12-23 04:53:49 - Market Wire}
 

GREENVILLE, S.C.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--The South Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSFG) announced it will release fourth quarter 2008 earnings on Tuesday, January 27, 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, January 28^th at 10:00 a.m. ET to review fourth 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 1-800-678-0452 or 1-402-998-0873.

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 4^th 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 February 11, 2009.

General Information

The South Financial Group is the largest publicly-traded bank holding company headquartered in South Carolina and ranks among the top 50 U.S. commercial bank holding companies in total assets. At September 30, 2008, it had approximately $13.7 billion in total assets and 180 branch offices in Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. 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 September 30, 2008, approximately 45% of TSFG's total customer deposits were in South Carolina, 41% were in Florida, and 14% were in North Carolina. Investor information is available at [ www.thesouthgroup.com ].