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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  ROSE JOHN W
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2014		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA [SBCF]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CAPGEN CAPITAL GROUP III LP, 120 WEST 45TH STREET, SUITE 1010		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Member of a 10% owner group
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10036		 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, par value $0.10 per share 49,373
D (1)
 
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share 7,961,229
I (2)
Held by CapGen Capital Group III LP

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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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ROSE JOHN W
C/O CAPGEN CAPITAL GROUP III LP
120 WEST 45TH STREET, SUITE 1010
NEW YORK, NY 10036		       Member of a 10% owner group

Signatures

/s/ John W. Rose 10/14/2014
**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) In connection with the merger (the "Merger") of The BANKshares, Inc. with and into the Issuer on October 1, 2014, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 24, 2014, between the Issuer, The BANKshares, Inc., and BankFIRST, the Reporting Person received 49,373 shares of Common Stock, in exchange for the aggregate number of shares of the BANKshares, Inc. common stock held by the Reporting Person as of the consummation of the Merger. On October 1, 2014, the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of the Common Stock was $10.97 per share.
(2) As a principal member and member of the investment committee of CapGen Capital Group III LLC, ("CapGen LLC") the sole general partner of CapGen Capital Group III LP ("CapGen III"), the Reporting Person may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of such shares beneficially owned by CapGen LLC and CapGen III under Rule 16a-1(c)(2) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Reporting Person disclaims that he is the beneficial owner of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.

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