Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HAHL WILLIAM R
  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 & CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA, P.O. BOX 9012
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/14/2009
(Street)

STUART, FL 34995
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/14/2009   P(1)   2,620 A $ 2.25 3,245 (2) D (2)  
Common Stock 08/14/2009   P(1)   8,888 A $ 2.25 8,888 D  
Common Stock               373.0181 (3) D (3)  
Common Stock               220 (4) D (4)  
Common Stock               12,546.0991 (5) D (5)  
Common Stock               42,189 (6) D (6)  
Common Stock               1,100 (7) D (7)  
Common Stock               4,902 (8) 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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights (9) $ 22.22             04/02/2009(10) 04/02/2017 Common Stock 19,541   19,541 D  
Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights (9) $ 26.72             05/16/2008(10) 05/16/2016 Common Stock 7,350   7,350 D  
Common Stock Right to Buy (9) $ 22.4             12/21/2005(11) 12/21/2014 Common Stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Common Stock Right to Buy (9) $ 17.08             11/17/2004(11) 11/17/2013 Common Stock 13,000   13,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HAHL WILLIAM R
SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA
P.O. BOX 9012
STUART, FL 34995
      Exec. VP & CFO  

Signatures

 Sharon Mehl as Power of Attorney for William R. Hahl   08/17/2009
**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) Shares purchased in a common stock offering, a final prospectus on which was filed with the SEC on August 17, 2009 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 Rule 424(b)(4).
(2) Held in IRA
(3) Held as custodian for granddaughters
(4) Represents unvested shares in a time-based restricted stock award granted on 12/21/2004 under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest, subject to continued employment on 12/21/09
(5) Represents shares held in the Company's Profit Sharing Plan as of June 30, 2009
(6) Held jointly with spouse
(7) Represents a restricted stock award granted under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest, subject to continued employment, over 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; 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.
(8) Represents unvested time-based restricted stock awards granted under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which vest in 25% increments beginning on the second anniversary of the date of grant, and each of the three anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment.
(9) Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(10) Vests over five years in 25% increments beginning on the second anniversary of the date of grant (date indicated) and each of the following three anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment.
(11) Vests over 5 years at the rate of 20% on the first anniversary of the date of grant (date indicated) and then at the rate of 20% on each of the following four anniversaries thereafter, subject to continue employment.

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