8 billion in total assets
and 154 branch offices in Florida , North Carolina and South Carolina at
December 31, 2004.

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operates two subsidiary banks.

thesouthgroup. CIO magazine recognized The South Financial Group
among its "Agile 100" companies in information technology for 2004. The South
Financial Group's common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the
symbol TSFG. The presentation will be archived and
available for 30 days after the conference concludes. TSFG focuses on fast-growing banking markets in the
Southeast and concentrates its growth in metropolitan statistical areas. CIO magazine recognized The South Financial Group
among its "Agile 100" companies in information technology for 2004.

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newscom.thesouthgroup. Material that will be used in this
presentation will also be posted in the Investor Relations section of The
South Financial Group's website under Investor Presentations.m. ET on Friday, March 11th at the Goldman Sachs
Conference Center in New York., President and Chief
Executive Officer of The South Financial Group, will present at the
conference.
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The presentation will be archived and available for
30 days after the conference concludes.thesouthgroup. (Nasdaq: TSFG) will present at the Goldman Sachs Small Cap Growth
Conference at 10:00 a.

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GREENVILLE, S . (Nasdaq: TSFG) announced that Mack I. Mercantile Bank operates
in Florida, including in its largest banking markets. CIO magazine recognized
The South Financial Group among its "Agile 100" companies in information
technology for 2004.

Schools,
Executive Vice President Corporate Development of The South Financial Group,
will present at the conference. Mercantile Bank operates
in select Florida markets. Press releases along with additional information may also be
found at The South Financial Group's website: http://www. Mack I. Material that will be
used in this presentation will also be posted in the Investor Relations
section of The South Financial Group's website under Investor Presentations.

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in Greenville, South Carolina. TSFG focuses on fast-growing banking markets in the
Southeast and concentrates its growth in metropolitan statistical areas.newscom.

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in select Florida markets.

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The South Financial Group's common stock trades on the
Nasdaq National Market under the symbol TSFG.

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, President and
Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Morgan Stanley Small Cap
Executive Conference in New York on Tuesday, June 14th at 11:15 a. The presentation will be archived and available for
30 days after the conference concludes.

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C.com/cgi-bin/prnh /20000424/TSFGLOGO )
Investors may access a live audio-webcast of Schools' presentation through
The South Financial Group's website, http://www. Material that will be used in this
presentation will also be posted in the Investor Relations section of The
South Financial Group's website under Investor Presentations. TSFG
operates two subsidiary banks. The South
Financial Group's common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the
symbol TSFG.

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Group , Inc.
(Logo: http://www. TSFG focuses on fast-growing banking markets in the
Southeast and concentrates its growth in metropolitan statistical areas. Carolina First Bank, the largest South
Carolina -based commercial bank, operates in North Carolina, South Carolina and
on the Internet under the brand name, Bank CaroLine.

The South Financial Group to Present at the Goldman Sachs Small Cap Growth Conference with Webcast Available

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000424/TSFGLOGO )
Investors may access a live audio-webcast of Whittle's presentation
through The South Financial Group's website, http://www.

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m . Press releases along with
additional information may also be found at The South Financial Group 's
website: http://www.thesouthgroup.com ,
under the Investor Relations link.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000424 /TSFGLOGO )
Investors may access a live audio-webcast of Whittle's presentation
through The South Financial Group's website, http://www. Carolina First Bank, the largest South
Carolina-based commercial bank, operates in North Carolina, South Carolina and
on the Internet under the brand name , Bank CaroLine. GREENVILLE, S.

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GREENVILLE, S.m., The South Financial
Group, Inc.
The South Financial Group is a financial services company, headquartered
in Greenville, South Carolina with approximately $13. Press releases along with additional information may also be
found at The South Financial Group's website: http://www.

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The South Financial Group to Present at the Morgan Stanley Small Cap Executive Conference with Webcast Available

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Investor Relations link.C.thesouthgroup.

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Investor Relations link. Timothy K. Carolina First Bank, the largest South
Carolina-based commercial bank, operates in North Carolina, South Carolina and
on the Internet under the brand name, Bank CaroLine.

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ET. It operates through 166 branch offices in
Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina and at March 31, 2005 had $14.7
billion in assets. (Nasdaq: TSFG) will present at the Raymond James + Associates 26th
Annual Institutional Investors Conference at 9:15 a.8 billion in total assets
and 154 branch offices in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina at
December 31, 2004.

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The South Financial Group to Present at the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference with Webcast Available

The South Financial Group is a financial services company, headquartered
in Greenville, South Carolina with approximately $13.