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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Holland H. Russell III   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) EVP & Chief Banking Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA, P. O. BOX 9012 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/29/2008 (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 03/31/2008   L(1) V 23.599 A $ 11.5632 2,579.068 D (2)   Common Stock 06/30/2008   L(1) V 33.694 A $ 8.2107 2,612.762 D (2)   Common Stock 09/30/2008   L(1) V 1.547 A $ 11.3994 2,614.309 D (2)   Common Stock               2,000 D (3)   Common Stock               1,090 D (4)   Common Stock               161 D (5)   Common Stock               499 D (6)   Common Stock               347.9824 D (7)

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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 (8)

$ 27.36

07/06/2008(9)

07/06/2016

Common Stock

3,000

3,000

D

Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights (8)

$ 22.22

04/02/2009(9)

04/02/2017

Common Stock

28,198

28,198

D

Reporting Owners

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

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 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)	Represents reinvestment of dividends not previously reported
(2)	Held jointly with spouse
(3)	Held in revocable trust
(4)	Held in IRA
(5)	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 date of grant, and each of the three anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment.
(6)	Held in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of 1/22/08 (date of Form 3A)
(7)	Represent shares held in the Company's Retirement Savings Plan as of 1/22/08(date of Form 3A)
(8)	Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(9)	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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