Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (Form: 8-K)  

 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   November 16, 2010

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Florida 001-13660 59-2260678
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
815 Colorado Avenue, Stuart, Florida   34994
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   772-287-4000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On November 16, 2010, Thomas H. Thurlow, who is 73 years old, formally gave notice of his intent to retire from the board of directors of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (the "Company") and the board of directors of its principal subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank (the "Bank"), effective immediately. There were no disagreements between Mr. Thurlow and the Company. Mr. Thurlow was one of the initial directors when the Company was formed in 1983 and served on the board of the Bank for 34 years.

The boards of directors of the Company and the Bank have not filled the vacancies created by Mr. Thurlow’s retirement.






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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
          
November 16, 2010   By:   /s/Dennis S. Hudson, III
       
        Name: Dennis S. Hudson, III
        Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer