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South Financial Group Inc - SU PRF PERPETUAL USD 10000 - Ser 2008 DV

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 March 31, 2010, it had approximately $12.4 billion in total assets and 176 branch offices. TSFG operates Carolina First Bank, which conducts banking operations in North Carolina and South Carolina (as Carolina First Bank), and in Florida (as Mercantile Bank). At March 31, 2010, approximately 44% of TSFG’s total customer deposits were in South Carolina, 45% were in Florida, and 11% were in North Carolina. Investor information is available at www.thesouthgroup.com.