Form 144 1 (a) Name of issuer: SCBT Financial Corporation 1 (b) IRS Ident. No. 57-0799315 1 (c) SEC File No. 001-12669 1(d) Address of issuer 520 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201 1 (e)Telephone No. 803-231-3539 2(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold Patrick R. Vanhuss & Susie H. Vanhuss 2(b) Relationship to Issuer Other- Former Director 2(c) Address Street 1637 Tanglewood Road Columbia, SC 29204-3305 3(a) Title of Class of securities to be sold Common Stock 3(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the sec are to be offered/each market maker who is acquiring the securities Merrill Lynch Attn: Matthew Swinney 1224 Sumter Street Columbia, SC 29201 3(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold 4,120 3(d)Aggregate Market Value $167,791.17 3(e) Number of shares or other units outstanding 15,093,603 3(f) Approximate Date of Sale 9/6/2012 3(g) Name of each securities exchange NASDAQ Table I Securities to be Sold Title of the Class: Common Stock Date you acquired: 1/3/05 5/2/05 5/1/06 5/1/07 5/1/08 5/1/09 7/27/05 2/27/05 5/5/06 12/4/06 12/4/06 Nature of Acquisition Transaction Vested Restricted Stock Vested Restricted Stock Vested Restricted Stock Vested Restricted Stock Vested Restricted Stock Vested Restricted Stock Open Market Purchase Open Market Purchase Open Market Purchase Open Market Purchase Open Market Purchase Name of Person from Whom Acquired: SCBT Financial Corporation SCBT Financial Corporation SCBT Financial Corporation SCBT Financial Corporation SCBT Financial Corporation SCBT Financial Corporation Amount of Securities Acquired: 420 210 210 200 805 1,329 200 300 300 100 46 Date of Payment: 1/3/06 5/2/06 5/1/07 5/1/08 5/1/09 5/1/10 7/27/05 2/27/06 5/5/06 12/4/06 12/4/06 Nature of Payment: Service Service Service Service Service Service Cash Cash Cash Cash Cash Table II Securities sold during past 3 months: N/A