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 *
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)
11/15/2011
(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 11/15/2011   A(1)   3,356 A $ 1.49 3,356 D (1)  
Common Stock 11/15/2011   F(2)   888 D $ 1.49 2,468 D (1)  
Common Stock 12/15/2011   A(1)   3,290 A $ 1.52 5,758 D (1)  
Common Stock 12/15/2011   F(2)   871 D $ 1.52 4,887 D (1)  
Common Stock               55,810 D (3)  
Common Stock               41 D (4)  
Common Stock               24,960.895 D (5)  
Common Stock               521 D (6)  
Common Stock               4,162.0626 D (7)  
Common Stock               2,000 D (8)  
Common Stock               1,090 D (9)  

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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 (10) $ 27.36             07/06/2008(11) 07/06/2016 Common Stock 3,000   3,000 D  
Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights (10) $ 22.22             04/02/2009(11) 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   12/21/2011
**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) Salary shares earned by Mr. Holland and granted on a monthly basis on the fifteen day of each month. The number of salary shares granted to the executive each month is determined by dividing the portion of the executive's earned monthly salary to be paid in salary shares by the closing price of Seacoast common stock on NASDAQ on the Grant Date (with the result being rounded up to the nearest whole share). The salary shares earned were paid under the Company's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(2) Salary Shares sold to Company to pay associated tax liability
(3) Represents unvested shares in performance based restricted stock award granted under Seacoast's 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan on August 23, 2011 ("Grant Date"). These awards are subject to compliance with the EESA, and will vest in their entirety on the later of: i) the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date, provided Mr. Holland is employed by the Company or a subsidiary on such date, and ii) the Company's attainment of an annual return on equity of 10% or more for any fiscal year starting after the Grant Date, subject to certification in writing by Seacoast's Salary & Benefits Committee.
(4) Represents an unvested time-based restricted stock award granted on 2/2/2007 under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest on 2/2/2011, subject to continued employment.
(5) Held jointly with spouse
(6) Held in Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 2010
(7) Represents shares held in Company's Retirement Savings Plan as of Sept. 30, 2011
(8) Held in revocable trust
(9) Held in IRA
(10) Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(11) Vests over 5 years in 25% increments beginning on the second anniversary of the date of grant (date indicated) and then in 25% increments on each of the following three anniversaries thereafter, subject to continue employment.

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