Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Murray Dane H
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/25/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCBT FINANCIAL CORP [SCBT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
195 EAST MAIN STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HARLEYVILLE, SC 29448		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 60,229.24 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options 01/03/2005 01/03/2011 Common Stock 520 $ 11.9584 D  
Stock Options 01/03/2005 01/03/2012 Common Stock 1,040 $ 16.71 D  
Stock Options 01/03/2005 01/03/2013 Common Stock 1,418 (2) $ 23.2381 D  
Stock Options 01/02/2005 01/02/2014 Common Stock 1,575 (3) $ 28.581 D  
Stock Options 01/03/2006 01/03/2015 Common Stock 1,250 (4) $ 33.57 D  
Stock Options 01/03/2007 01/03/2016 Common Stock 2,000 (5) $ 33.42 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Murray Dane H
195 EAST MAIN STREET
HARLEYVILLE, SC 29448		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

Dane H. Murray 04/26/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Total includes 42,600 direct shares, 980 unvested restricted shares, 5,112.31 shares held in an IRA, 4,850.93 shares held in an employee-sponsored 401K plan and 6,686.25 shares held in the name of Delta Partnership.
(2) Of the 1,418 options, only 945 are vested at this time. The remaining 473 will be vested 1/3/2007.
(3) Of the 1,575 stock options, only 50% are vested at this time. The remaining shares vest at 25% per year beginning 1/2/2007 through 1/2/2008.
(4) Only 25% of the 1,250 shares are vested at this time. The remaining shares will vest at 25% per year for three years beginning 1/3/2007 through 1/3/2009.
(5) These options vest at 25% per year beginning 1/3/2007 through 1/2/2010.

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