Edgar Filing: Holland H. Russell III

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Holland H. Russell III

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/12/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA [SBCF]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA,Â P. O. BOX 9012

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief Banking Officer

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
01/22/2008

(Street)

STUART,Â FLÂ 34995

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	2,000	D ⁽¹⁾	Â
Common Stock	1,090	D ⁽²⁾	Â
Common Stock	1,255.354	D ⁽³⁾	Â
Common Stock	161	D ⁽⁴⁾	Â
Common Stock	499	D ⁽⁵⁾	Â
Common Stock	347.9824	D ⁽⁶⁾	Â

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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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights ⁽⁷⁾	07/06/2008⁽⁸⁾	07/06/2016	Common Stock	3,000	$ 27.36	D	Â
Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights ⁽⁷⁾	04/02/2009⁽⁸⁾	04/02/2017	Common Stock	28,198	$ 22.22	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Holland H. Russell III C/O SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA P. O. BOX 9012 STUART,Â FLÂ 34995	Â	Â	Â EVP & Chief Banking Officer	Â

Signatures

Sharon Mehl as Power of Attorney for H. Russell Holland, III		02/12/2009
^**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)	Held in revocable trust
(2)	Held in IRA
(3)	Held in jointly with spouse
(4)	Represents unvested time-based restricted stock awards granted under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan on 2/2/07 which vest in 25% increments beginning on the second anniversary of the dategrant, and each of the three anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment
(5)	Held in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(6)	Represent shares held in the Company's Retirement Savings Plan
(7)	Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(8)	Vest over five years in 25% increments beginning on the second anniversary of the date of grant (the date indicated) and each of the following three anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment

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