Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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Form 3 Holdings Reported
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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 *
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. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2009
(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 01/31/2009   L 1 A $ 4.36 519 D (1)  
Common Stock 04/30/2009   L 1 A $ 4.01 520 D (1)  
Common Stock 07/31/2009   L 1 A $ 2.05 521 D (1)  
Common Stock             24,881 D (2)  
Common Stock             4,312 D (3)  
Common Stock             2,000 D (4)  
Common Stock             1,090 D (5)  
Common Stock             121 D (6)  

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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
Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights (7) $ 27.36           07/06/2008(8) 07/06/2016 Common Stock
3,000
  3,000
D
 
Stock-settled Srock Appreciation Rights (7) $ 22.22           04/02/2009(8) 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 02/10/2010
**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) Held in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 2009
(2) Held jointly with spouse
(3) Represent shares held in Company's Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2009
(4) Held in revocable trust
(5) Held in IRA
(6) Represents an unvested time-based restricted stock award granted on 2/2/2007 under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest in 25% increments beginning on the second anniversary of the date of the grant, and each of three anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment.
(7) Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(8) Vests over 5 years in 25% increments beginning on the second anniversary of the date of grant (the date indicated) and then in 25% increments on each of the following three anniversaries thereafter, subject to continue employment.

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