TSFG LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (Amended and Restated Effective December 11, 2008)

Exhibit 10.13

TSFG LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

(Amended and Restated Effective December 11, 2008)

DISCLAIMER

THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT. THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SOUTH FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES (COLLECTIVELY, “TSFG”) AND EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IS AT-WILL AND VOLUNTARY. THIS MEANS THAT EITHER TSFG OR THE EMPLOYEE CAN TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP AT ANY TIME WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE AND WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE. THE EMPLOYMENT AT-WILL STATUS OF SUCH EMPLOYEES CANNOT BE ALTERED BY THIS DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION, BUT CAN ONLY BE CHANGED BY A WRITTEN CONTRACT, WHICH MUST BE SIGNED BY THE APPROPRIATE MEMBER OF TSFG’S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE .

ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE ENTERED INTO OR MAY LATER ENTER INTO SUCH A WRITTEN CONTRACT ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT AND CANNOT IN ANY WAY ALTER, MODIFY, OR AMEND SUCH A CONTRACT .

ALL EMPLOYEES ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TSFG AND ITS EMPLOYEES IS NOT MODIFIED IN ANY WAY BY ANY EMPLOYEE’S OWNERSHIP, VESTING, OR OTHER INTEREST OF ANY KIND IN ANY BENEFIT OR ASSET THAT MAY BE PROVIDED OR AWARDED UNDER THIS PLAN .

SOME PROVISIONS OF THIS PLAN MAY BE CONDITIONED UPON CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT WITH TSFG OR MAY OTHERWISE BE RELATED TO THE DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH TSFG. NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PLAN AND A PARTICIPANT’S STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE WITH TSFG SHALL CONSTITUTE AN ALTERATION OF ANY KIND TO THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TSFG AND SUCH PARTICIPANT.  

The purpose of the Plan is to give the Company a competitive advantage in attracting, retaining and motivating officers, employees, directors and/or consultants and to provide the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates with a stock plan providing incentives directly linked to the profitability of the Company’s businesses and increases in Company shareholder value.

Certain terms used herein have definitions given to them in the first place in which they are used. In addition, for purposes of the Plan, the following terms are defined as set forth below:

(a)          “ Affiliate ”means a corporation or other entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Company.

(b)          “ Award ”means a Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Option, Restricted Stock, Performance Unit, or other stock-based award granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

(c)          “ Award Agreement ”means any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing the grant of an Award.

(d)          “ Award Cycle ”means a period of consecutive fiscal years or portions thereof designated by the Committee over which Performance Units are to be earned.

(f)           “ Cause ”means, unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement, (i) “Cause” as defined in any Individual Agreement to which the Participant is a party, or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or if it does not define Cause: (A) conviction of the Participant for committing a felony under federal law or the law of the state in which such action occurred, (B) dishonesty in the course of fulfilling the Participant’s employment duties, (C) willful and deliberate failure on the part of the Participant to perform his or her employment duties in any material respect, or (D) prior to a Change in Control, such other events as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee shall, unless otherwise provided in an Individual Agreement with the Participant have the sole discretion to determine whether “Cause” exists, and its determination shall be final.

(h)          “ Code ”means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto, the Treasury Regulations thereunder and other relevant interpretive guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or the Treasury Department.

(m)         “ Covered Employee ”means a Participant designated prior to the grant of Restricted Stock or Performance Units by the Committee who is or may be a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code in the year in which Restricted Stock or Performance Units are expected to be taxable to such Participant.

(n)          “ Disability ”or “ Disabled ”means, unless otherwise provided by the Committee, (i) “Disability” as defined in any Individual Agreement to which the Participant is a party, or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or it does not define “Disability,” permanent and total disability as determined under the Company’s Long Term Disability Plan applicable to the Participant. Notwithstanding the forgoing, with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, “Disability” shall mean Permanent and Total Disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, and with respect to any Award that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the definition set forth in the initial sentence of this paragraph shall apply to the extent that an Award vests by reason of Disability, provided that any such Award that so vests shall not be settled until the earliest of: (i) the Participant’s “disability” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, (ii) the Participant’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and (iii) the date such Award would otherwise be settled pursuant to the terms of the Award Agreement.

(o)          “ Early Retirement ”means retirement from active employment with the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate pursuant to the early retirement provisions of the applicable pension plan of such employer.

(q)          “ Eligible Individuals ”mean directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and prospective employees and consultants who have accepted offers of employment or consultancy from the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, who are or will be responsible for or contribute to the management, growth or profitability of the business of the Company, or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

(r)            “Exchange Act ”means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

(s)           “ Fair Market Value ”means, except as otherwise provided by the Committee, as of any given date, the average of the highest and lowest per-share sales prices for a share of Common Stock during normal business hours on the NASDAQ or such other national securities market or exchange as may at the time be the principal market for the Common Stock, or if the shares were not traded on such national securities market or exchange on such date, then on the next preceding date on which such shares of Common Stock were traded, all as reported by such source as the Committee may select. If the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in its good faith discretion, in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

(t)           “ Incentive Stock Option ”means any Stock Option designated as, and qualified as, an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(u)          “ Individual Agreement ”means an employment, consulting or similar written agreement between a Participant and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

(v)          “Involuntary Termination ”means a Termination of Employment by reason of an Involuntary Termination as defined in an Individual Agreement to which the Participant is a party that is then in effect. If a Participant is not party to an Individual Agreement, or if it does not define “Involuntary Termination,” no Termination of Employment of that Participant shall be considered to be an Involuntary Termination.

(x)          “ Normal Retirement ”means retirement from active employment with the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate at or after age 65.

(z)          “ Outside Director ”means a director who qualifies as an “independent director” within the meaning of Rule 4200 of the Rules of Nasdaq, as an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, and as a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

(aa)        “ Performance Goals ”means the performance goals established by the Committee in connection with the grant of Restricted Stock or Performance Units. In the case of Qualified Performance-Based Awards, (i) such goals shall be based on the attainment of specified levels of one or more of the following measures: specified levels of the Company’s stock price, market share, sales, asset quality, non-performing assets, earnings per share, return on equity, costs, operating income, marketing-spending efficiency, return on operating assets, return on assets, core non-interest income and/or levels of cost savings and (ii) such Performance Goals shall be set by the Committee within the time period prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code and related regulations.

(cc)        “ Plan ”means TSFG Long Term Incentive Plan (formerly known as The South Financial Group, Inc. 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan), as set forth herein and as hereinafter amended from time to time.

(dd)        “ Qualified Performance-Based Award ”means an Award of Restricted Stock or Performance Units designated as such by the Committee at the time of grant, based upon a determination that (i) the recipient is or may be a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code in the year in which the Company would expect to be able to claim a tax deduction with respect to such Restricted Stock or Performance Units and (ii) the Committee wishes such Award to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption.

(gg)        “ Rule 16b-3 ”means Rule 16b-3, as promulgated by the Commission under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time.

(hh)        “ Section 162(m) Exemption ”means the exemption from the limitation on deductibility imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code that is set forth in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code.

(ii)          “ Specified Employees” means any individual who is a “key employee” (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) with respect to the Company or its Affiliates, as determined by the Company (or the Affiliate, in the event that the Affiliate and the Company are not considered a single employer under Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code) in accordance with its uniform policy with respect to all arrangements subject to Section 409A of the Code[, based upon the twelve (12) month period ending on each December 31 ^st . All individuals who are determined to be key employees under Section 416(i)(1)(A)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the Code (without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) on December 31st shall be treated as Specified Employees for purposes of the Plan during the twelve (12) month period that begins on the following January 15.

(ll)          “ Subsidiary ”means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity during any period in which at least a 50% voting or profits interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any successor to the Company.

(mm)     “ Termination of Employment ”means the termination of the Participant’s employment with, or performance of services for, the Company and any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. An Participant employed by, or performing services for, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate shall also be deemed to incur a Termination of Employment if the Subsidiary or Affiliate ceases to be such a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, as the case may be, and the Participant does not immediately thereafter become an employee of, or service-provider for, the Company or another Subsidiary or Affiliate. Temporary absences from employment because of illness, vacation or leave of absence and transfers among the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates shall not be considered Terminations of Employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code,

for purposes of the settlement or payment (but not vesting or forfeiture) of any such Award, “Termination of Employment” shall mean a “separation from service” as defined under Section 409A of the Code.

(a)          The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee or such other committee of the Board as the Board may from time to time designate (the “Committee”), which shall be composed of not less than three Outside Directors, and shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board, except with respect to Awards to non-employee directors, which shall be administered by the Nominating Committee. All references to the “Committee” with respect to grants to non-employee directors shall refer to the Nominating Committee.

(b)          The Committee shall have plenary authority to grant Awards pursuant to the terms of the Plan to Participants.

(c)          Among other things, the Committee shall have the authority, subject to the terms of the Plan:

(ii)          To determine whether and to what extent any type of Award is to be granted hereunder;

(iii)         To determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

(iv)         To determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder (including, but not limited to, the Option Price (subject to Section 5(a)), any vesting condition, restriction or limitation (which may be related to the performance of the Participant, the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate) and any vesting acceleration or forfeiture waiver regarding any Award and the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine;

(v)          Subject to the terms of the Plan, including without limitation Section 13, to modify, amend or adjust the terms and conditions of any Award, at any time or from time to time, including but not limited to Performance Goals; provided, however, that the Committee may not adjust upwards the amount payable with respect to a Qualified Performance-Based Award or waive or alter the Performance Goals associated therewith in a manner that would violate Section 162(m) of the Code; and

(vi)         To determine under what circumstances an Award may be settled in cash or Common Stock under Sections 5(k), 6(b)(ii) and 8(b)(iv).

(d)          The Committee shall have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable, to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any agreement relating thereto) and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.

(e)          The Committee may act only by a majority of its members then in office. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange, the Committee may (i) allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and (ii) delegate all or

any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it, provided that no such delegation may be made that would cause Awards or other transactions under the Plan to cease to be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or cause an Award designated as a Qualified Performance-Based Award not to qualify for, or to cease to qualify for, the Section 162(m) Exemption. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time.

(f)           Any determination made by the Committee with respect to any Award shall be made in the sole discretion of the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of the Plan, at any time thereafter. All decisions made by the Committee or any appropriately delegated officer pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Affiliates, Subsidiaries, shareholders and Participants.

(g)          Any authority granted to the Committee may also be exercised by the full Board, except to the extent that the grant or exercise of such authority would cause any Award or transaction to become subject to (or lose an exemption under) the short-swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or cause an Award designated as a Qualified Performance-Based Award not to qualify for, or to cease to qualify for, the Section 162(m) Exemption. To the extent that any permitted action taken by the Board conflicts with action taken by the Committee, the Board action shall control.

(a)          The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be delivered to Participants and their beneficiaries under the Plan shall be 2,500,000. No Participant may be granted Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights covering in excess of 100,000 shares of Common Stock in any calendar year. Shares subject to an Award under the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares or may be treasury shares. No more than 1,700,000 shares of Restricted Stock may be issued during the term of the Plan.

(b)          If any Award is forfeited, or if any Stock Option (or Stock Appreciation Right, if any) terminates, expires or lapses without being exercised, or if any Stock Appreciation Right is exercised for cash, shares of Common Stock subject to such Awards shall again be available for distribution in connection with Awards under the Plan. If the Option Price of any Stock Option or the Strike Price of any Freestanding Stock Appreciation Right is satisfied by delivering shares of Common Stock to the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation), only the number of shares of Common Stock delivered to the Participant net of the shares of Common Stock delivered to the Company or attested to shall be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the maximum numbers of shares of Common Stock available for delivery under the Plan. To the extent any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award are not delivered to a Participant because such shares are used to satisfy an applicable tax-withholding obligation, such shares shall not be deemed to have been delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for delivery under the Plan. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Options intended to be Incentive Stock Options shall be 1,900,000 shares.

(c)          In the event of any change in corporate capitalization (including, but not limited to, a change in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding), such as a stock split or a corporate transaction, such as any merger, consolidation, separation, including a spin-off, or other distribution of stock or property of the Company (including any extraordinary cash or stock dividend), any reorganization (whether or not such reorganization comes within the definition of such term in Section 368 of the Code) or any partial or complete liquidation of the Company, the Committee or Board shall make such substitution or adjustments in the aggregate number and kind of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, and the maximum limitation upon Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights and other Awards to be granted to any Participant, in the number, kind and Option Price and Strike Price of shares subject to outstanding Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, in the number and kind of shares subject to other outstanding Awards granted under the

Plan and/or such other equitable substitution or adjustments as it may determine to be appropriate in its sole discretion (including, without limitation, an amount in cash therefor); provided, however, that the number of shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number. Such adjusted Option Price shall also be used to determine the amount payable by the Company upon the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right associated with any Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 3(c) to Awards that constitute a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; (ii) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 3(c) to Awards that do not constitute a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment, the Awards either (A) continue not to be subject to Section 409A of the Code or (B) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; and (iii) in any event, neither the Committee nor the Board shall have the authority to make any adjustments pursuant to this Section 3(c) to the extent the existence of such authority would cause an Award that is not intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code at the date of grant to violate Section 409A of the Code.

Awards may be granted under the Plan to Eligible Individuals; provided that, any Award that constitutes a “stock right,” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, shall only be granted to Eligible Individuals with respect to whom the Company is an “eligible issuer of service recipient stock,” under Section 409A of the Code.

(a)          Stock Options may be granted alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan and may be of two types: Incentive Stock Options and NonQualified Stock Options. Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee may from time to time approve.

(b)          The Committee shall have the authority to grant any Participant Incentive Stock Options, NonQualified Stock Options or both types of Stock Options (in each case with or without Stock Appreciation Rights); provided, however, that grants hereunder are subject to the limits on grants set forth in Section 3. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries or parent corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code). To the extent that any Stock Option is not designated as an Incentive Stock Option or even if so designated does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option on or subsequent to its grant date, it shall constitute a NonQualified Stock Option.

(c)          Stock Options shall be evidenced by Award Agreements, the terms and provisions of which may differ. An Award Agreement shall indicate on its face whether it is intended to be an agreement for an Incentive Stock Option or a NonQualified Stock Option. The grant of a Stock Option shall occur on the date the Committee by resolution selects a Participant to receive a grant of a Stock Option, determines the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to such Stock Option to be granted to such Participant and specifies the terms and provisions of the Stock Option. The Company shall notify a Participant of any grant of a Stock Option, and a written Award Agreement shall be duly executed and delivered by the Company to the Participant. Such agreement or agreements shall become effective upon execution by the Company and the Participant.

(d)          Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem desirable:

(i)            Option Price . The Committee shall determine the option price per share of Common Stock purchasable under a Stock Option (the “Option Price”). The Option Price per share of

Common Stock subject to a Stock Option shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to such Stock Option on the date of grant. Except for adjustments pursuant to Section 3(c), in no event may any Stock Option granted under this Plan be amended to decrease the Option Price thereof, cancelled in conjunction with the grant of any new Stock Option with a lower Option Price, or otherwise be subject to any action that would be treated, for accounting purposes, as a “repricing” of such Stock Option, unless such amendment, cancellation, or action is approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with applicable law and stock exchange rules.

(ii)           Option Term. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than 10 years after the date the Stock Option is granted.

(iii)          Exercisability. Except as otherwise provided herein, Stock Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee. If the Committee provides that any Stock Option is exercisable only in installments, the Committee may at any time waive such installment exercise provisions, in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Committee may determine. In addition, the Committee may at any time accelerate the exercisability of any Stock Option.

(iv)          Method of Exercise. Subject to the provisions of this Section 5, Stock Options may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time during the option term by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Option to be purchased. Such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Option Price by certified or bank check or such other instrument as the Company may accept. If approved by the Committee, payment, in full or in part, may also be made in the form of unrestricted Common Stock (by delivery of such shares or by attestation) already owned by the Participant of the same class as the Common Stock subject to the Stock Option (based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the Stock Option is exercised); provided, however, that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the right to make a payment in the form of already owned shares of Common Stock of the same class as the Common Stock subject to the Stock Option may be authorized only at the time the Stock Option is granted and provided, further, that such already owned shares have been held by the Participant for at least six months at the time of exercise or had been purchased on the open market. If approved by the Committee, to the extent permitted by applicable law, payment in full or in part may also be made by delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company, together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay the Option Price, and, if requested, the amount of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding taxes. To facilitate the foregoing, the Company may enter into agreements for coordinated procedures with one or more brokerage firms. No shares of Common Stock shall be delivered until full payment therefor has been made. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5(m) below, a Participant shall have all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company holding the class or series of Common Stock that is subject to such Stock Option (including, if applicable, the right to vote the shares and the right to receive dividends), when the Participant has given written notice of exercise, has paid in full for such shares and, if requested by the Company, has given the representation described in Section 15(a).

(e)           Nontransferability of Stock Options. No Stock Option shall be transferable by the Participant other than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or any other testamentary distribution; or (ii) in the case of a NonQualified Stock Option, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, to such Participant’s children or family members, whether directly or indirectly or by means of a trust or partnership or otherwise. For purposes of this Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, “family member”

shall have the meaning given to such term in General Instructions A.1(a)(5) to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, or any successor thereto. All Stock Options shall be exercisable, subject to the terms of this Plan, only by the Participant, the guardian or legal representative of the Participant, or any person to whom such option is transferred pursuant to this paragraph, it being understood that the term “holder” and “Participant