X0203 3 2009-02-18 0 0000797871 SOUTH FINANCIAL GROUP INC TSFG 0001457314 Butts Tanya A 104 S. MAIN ST. GREENVILLE SC 29601 1 Executive Vice President Common Stock 8361 D Incentive Stock Option 25.95 2007-12-14 2016-12-14 Common Stock 5000 D Incentive Stock Option 26.69 2007-02-22 2016-02-22 Common Stock 2500 D Non-Qualified Stock Option 10.16 2018-09-18 Common Stock 18750 D Of these shares, 4,417 shares are held pursuant to unvested restricted stock unit awards and 1,679 shares are unvested shares of restricted stock. 4,221 of these shares will vest on January 31, 2010 and 1,875 shares will vest on January 31, 2011 subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment with the Issuer on the respective dates. The option vests and becomes exercisable as to 20% of the shares on the first anniversary of the date of grant and as to an additional 20% of the shares on the next four consecutive anniversaries of the date of grant. These options will vest only to the extent that (1) the Reporting Person is employed by the Issuer at June 30, 2011, and (2) the Issuer's closing stock price for 20 consecutive business days during the first six months of 2011 equals or exceeds $12 per share. William P. Crawford, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact 2009-02-27