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       UNITED STATES
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 144
 
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SEC USE ONLY
 
DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an
order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.
CUSIP NUMBER

1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (please type or print)
First South Bancorp, Inc.                        (Nasdaq: FSBK)
(b) IRS IDENT. NO
56-1999749
(C) S.E.C. FILE NO.
0-22219
WORK LOCATION
1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET
1311 Carolina Avenue
  
CITY
Washington
STATE
NC
ZIP CODE
27889
(e) TELEPHONE NO.
AREA CODE
252
NUMBER
946-4178
2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES
ARE TO BE SOLD
Frederick H. Howdy
(b) IRS IDENT.NO.
 
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(c)  RELATIONSHIP TO
ISSUER
Director
(d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
1103 Brown Street
Washington, NC 27889

INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
3 (a)
Title of the
Class of
Securities
To be Sold
(b)
Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the
Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker
Who is Acquiring the Securities
 
SEC USE ONLY
 
Broker-Dealer
File Number
(c)
Number of Shares
Or Other Units
To be Sold
(See instr. 3(c))
(d)
Aggregate
Market
Value
(See instr. 3(d))
(e)
Number of Shares
Or Other Units
Outstanding
(See instr. 3( e))
 
(f)
Approximate
Date of Sale
(See instr. 3(f))
(MO. DAY YR.)
(g)
Name of Each Securities Exchange (See instr. 3 (g))
Common
Edward Jones Investments
211B Commerce Street
Greenville, NC 27858
 
20,000
$280,000
9,738,096
10/30/08 to
1/30/09
NASDAQ
               
               

 

INSTRUCTIONS:
 
 
 1.
(a) Name of issuer
3.
(a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
 
(b) Issuer’s I.R.S. Identification Number
 
(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
 
(c) Issuer’s S.E.C. file number, if any
 
(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
 
(d) Issuer’s address, including zip code
 
(d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
 
(e) Issuer’s telephone number, including area code
 
(e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer
 
 
 
(f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
 
 
 
(g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold
 2.
(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
 
 
 
(b) Such person’s I.R.S. identification number, such person is an entity
 
 
 
(c) Such person’s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%Stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
 
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.
 
(d) Such person’s address, including zip code
 
 
 


 
TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:


Title of
the Class
Date You
Acquired
 
 
Nature of Acquisition Transaction
Name of Person from Whom Acquired
(If gift, also give date donor acquired)
Amount of
Securities Acquired
Date of
Payment
Nature of Payment
Common
4/7/97
Frederick H. Howdy, IRA
First South Bancorp, Inc. - Initial Public Offering
190,500
(Split Adjusted)
4/7/97
Funds in IRA Account

 INSTRUCTIONS:  If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at
the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the     
consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation,   
or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when   
the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.   

 

TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
Name and Address of Seller
Title of Securities Sold
Date of Sale
Amount of Securities Sold
Gross Proceeds
Frederick H. Howdy
1103 Brown Street
Washington, NC 27889
Common Stock
10/24/08 to 10/28/08
4,500 shares
$63,000.00
 
REMARKS:

INSTRUCTIONS:
 
ATTENTION:
See the definition of “person” in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
         
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby  represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. 
 
 
 
October 30, 2008
 
/s/ Frederick H. Howdy
DATE OF NOTICE
 
(SIGNATURE)
 
 
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)