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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     Form 15

 Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of
              the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of
                           Duty to File Reports Under
          Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                        Commission File Number 000-25988

                          CNB Florida Bancshares, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 9715 Gate Parkway North, Jacksonville, FL 32246
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                   (Address, including zip code, and telephone
    number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

                     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)


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           (Title of all other classes of securities for which a duty
              to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s)
relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)          X         Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)       |_|
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)        |_|        Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)      |_|
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)         |_|        Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)       |_|
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)        |_|        Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)      |_|
                                       Rule 15d-6                |_|

     Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice
date: 1

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CNB
Florida Bancshares, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

DATE: July 19, 2004                     By:   /s/ William P. Crawford, Jr.
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                                        Name:  William P. Crawford, Jr.
                                        Title: Executive Vice President,
                                               The South Financial Group, Inc.

Instruction: This form is required by Rules 12g-4, 12h-3 and 15d-6 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
registrant shall file with the Commission three copies of Form 15, one of which
shall be manually signed. It may be signed by an officer of the registrant, by
counsel or by any other duly authorized person. The name and title of the person
signing the form shall be typed or printed under the signature.