UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                        Date of Report: November 2, 2002

                         The South Financial Group, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          South Carolina            0-15083           57-0824914
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      (State of other juris-     (Commission         (IRS Employer
    diction of incorporation)    File Number)     Identification Number)

             102 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (864) 255-7900




THIS FORM 8-K/A  CORRECTS  THE FORM 8-K FILED BY THE  REGISTRANT  ON NOVEMBER 5,
2002.  THE FOLLOWING ITEM 5 REPLACES IN ITS ENTIRETY THE  INFORMATION  DISCLOSED
UNDER ITEM 2 IN THE PREVIOUS FILING.



ITEM 5.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

         Effective  October 31, 2002, The South Financial Group,  Inc.  ("TSFG")
through Carolina First Bank ("CFB"),  TSFG's  wholly-owned  banking  subsidiary,
completed its  acquisition  of  substantially  all of the assets and deposits of
Rock Hill Bank & Trust ("RHBT"), which is the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of
RHBT Financial Corporation. Pursuant to the Asset Sale Agreement dated September
3, 2002 among  TSFG,  CFB and RHBT (the "Asset Sale  Agreement")  RHBT  received
430,017 shares of TSFG common stock,  plus agreed to pay a cash earnout equal to
30% of the net improvement from August 31, 2002 through December 31, 2005 in the
aggregate  charge-offs  and reserves in a specific pool of designated  loans and
50% of net amounts  recovered  under RHBT  Financial's  blanket  bond  insurance
policy  with  respect to such  loans.  In return,  TSFG  obtained  RHBT's  three
branches in York County,  including two in Rock Hill and one in Fort Mill, South
Carolina.  TSFG merged  RHBT's  branches into CFB and added  approximately  $185
million in deposits.

         On  November  1,  2002,  TSFG  issued a press  release  announcing  the
consummation of the transaction contemplated by the Asset Sale Agreement.

         The Asset Sale  Agreement and the press release are  filed herewith  as
Exhibits 2 and 99,  respectively,  and are  incorporated  herein by reference in
their entirety.  The foregoing  description of the Asset Sale Agreement does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full
text of such agreement.






ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS.

         (a) Exhibits.

         2.1      Asset  Sale  Agreement dated September 3, 2002 among The South
                  Financial Group, Inc., Carolina  First Bank and Rock Hill Bank
                  & Trust.  Incorporated  by  reference to  Appendix A of TSFG's
                  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-4,  Commission  File  No.
                  333-100100, filed on September 26, 2002.

         99.1     Press Release of TSFG issued November 1, 2002. Incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 99.1 to TSFG's Form 8-K filed on November
                  5, 2002.

SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            THE SOUTH FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

November 11, 2002           By:      /s/ William S. Hummers III
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                                    William S. Hummers III
                                    Executive Vice President