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):   October 1, 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 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(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) 		  ___________
(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 October 1, 2010, A. Douglas Gilbert formally gave notice of his intent to retire from the Board of Directors of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida ("Seacoast" or the "Company") and the Board of Directors of its principal subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank (the "Bank"), effective October 20, 2010. There were no disagreements between Mr. Gilbert and the Company. Mr. Gilbert served as a director of the Company for 10 years and on the board of the Bank for 16 years. Mr. Gilbert joined the Bank in 1990 as senior executive vice president and chief credit officer, and served as President of Seacoast and Vice Chairman of the Bank from July 2005 until his retirement as an executive officer in January 2009.






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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
          
October 1, 2010   By:   /s/Dennis S. Hudson, III
       
        Name: Dennis S. Hudson, III
        Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer