Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
Strickland O Jean
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA [SBCF] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Exec. VP & Pres. of Subsidiary
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

C/O SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA, P. O. BOX 9012		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2008
(Street)


STUART, FL 34995		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/14/2008   M4 18,100 A $ 8.7879 37,310 (1) D (2)  
Common Stock 12/31/2008   D(3) 2,750 D $ 0 (3) 1,100 D (4)  
Common Stock 01/31/2008   A(5) 60 A $ 11.84 4,672 D (6)  
Common Stock 04/30/2008   A(5) 75 A $ 9.98 4,747 D (6)  
Common Stock 06/30/2008   A(5) 1 A $ 7.37 4,748 D (6)  
Common Stock 07/31/2008   A(5) 94 A $ 8.05 4,842 D (6)  
Common Stock 09/30/2008   A(5) 5 A $ 10.19 4,847 D (6)  
Common Stock             220 D (7)  
Common Stock             9,772.2775 D (8)  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Right to Buy (9) $ 8.7879 (10) 05/14/2008   X4   18,100 07/01/1999 06/30/2008 Common Stock
18,100
$ 8.7879 (10) 0
D
 
Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights (11) $ 26.72           05/16/2008(12) 05/16/2016 Common Stock
18,200
  18,200
D
 
Common Stock Right to Buy (11) $ 17.08           11/17/2004(13) 11/17/2013 Common Stock
11,000
  11,000
D
 
Common Stock Right to Buy (11) $ 22.4           12/21/2005(13) 12/21/2014 Common Stock
4,000
  4,000
D
 
Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights (11) $ 22.22           04/02/2009(12) 04/02/2017 Common Stock
57,385
  57,385
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Strickland O Jean
C/O SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA
P. O. BOX 9012
STUART, FL 34995		       Exec. VP & Pres. of Subsidiary  

Signatures

Sharon Mehl as power of attorney for O. Jean Strickland 02/11/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Includes restricted stock that vested in 2008
(2) Shares held jointly with spouse
(3) Performance-based restricted stock that did not vest during the performance period and was forfeited.
(4) Represents a restricted stock award granted under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest, subject to continued employment, over a 5-year performance period beginning January 1, 2005. Restricted stock awards vest based on achievement of EPS targets compared to the prior fiscal year: 38% EPS growth = 25% vesting; 50% growth = 50% vesting; 75% EPS growth = 75% vesting; 85% EPS growth = 100% vesting. Notwithstanding the above schedule, 100% of the performance based awards shall vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date if the Company achieves an ROE of at least 16.5% for 3 consecutive quarters during the performance period, regardless of whether the EPS targets are met.
(5) Automatic dividend reinvestment of shares held in Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(6) Represent shares held in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(7) Represent unvested shares in a time-based restricted stock award granted under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest, subject to continued employment, on December 21, 2009
(8) Represent shares held in the Company's Profit Sharing Plan as of December 31, 2008
(9) Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(10) The form 4 filing software only allows for numbers to be expressed up to four decimal places. The actual price of the stock option is $8.787879.
(11) Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(12) Represents stock-settled stock appreciation rights which will 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
(13) Vests over 5 years at the rate of 20% on the first anniversary of the date of grant and then at the rate of 20% on each of the following four anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment.

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