UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 11-K/A

 

Amendment No. 1

 

(Mark One)

 

xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

 

OR

 

¨TRANSACTION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

 

For the transition period from_________to

 

Commission File Number 001-13660

 

A.Full title of plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF

SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK

 

B.Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA

815 COLORADO AVENUE

STUART, FL 34994

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 11-K/A (the “Form 11-K/A”) amends the Annual Report on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, relating to the Retirement Savings Plan for Employees of Seacoast National Bank (the “Plan”), that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2015 (the “Original Filing”). This Form 11-K/A is being filed solely to add new information to the discussion of party-in interest transactions included in Note 10 to the audited financial statements of the Plan contained herein. As discussed in more detail in Note 10, advisory fee credits for 2012, 2013 and 2014 were returned from BMO Funds due to its use of affiliated managers, and such fees were allocated to participants in the Plan on June 11, 2015. In addition, a new consent of the independent registered public accounting firm is filed as Exhibit 23.1 to this Form 11-K/A.

 

This Form 11-K/A speaks as of the filing date of the Original Filing, except for the accounting firm’s consent (Exhibit 23.1), which speaks as of the filing date of this Form 11-K/A. Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing, and this Form 11-K/A does not otherwise amend, update or change the financial statements or disclosures in the Original Filing. This Form 11-K/A should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and our other filings with the SEC.

 

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR

EMPLOYEES OF SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF

SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK

Stuart, Florida

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

CONTENTS

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   1
     
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    
     
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS   2
     
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS   3
     
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   4
     
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES    
     
SCHEDULE G, Part III – NONEXEMPT TRANSACTIONS   13
     
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)   14

 

 

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Participants and Administrator of the

Retirement Savings Plan for Employees of Seacoast National Bank

Stuart, Florida

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Retirement Savings Plan for Employees of Seacoast National Bank (the Plan) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

As further described in Note 9 to the financial statements, effective December 31, 2014, the BankFIRST 401(k) Plan was merged into the Plan.

 

As discussed in Note 10, the financial statements have been restated to include disclosures regarding a prohibited transaction. In addition, supplemental Schedule G, Part III – Nonexempt Transactions has now been included as an attachment to the financial statements.

 

The supplemental Schedule G, Part III – Nonexempt Transactions and Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 have been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the information presented in the supplemental schedules reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedules. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedules, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedules, including the form and content, are presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental schedules are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

 

 

   
  /s/Crowe Horwath LLP
  Crowe Horwath LLP

 

South Bend, Indiana

June 26, 2015 except for the

supplemental Schedule G, Part III –

Nonexempt Transactions and Note 10

as to which the date is October 15, 2015.

 

1.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF

SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

  

   2014   2013 
ASSETS          
Investments, at fair value (Note 4)          
Mutual funds  $29,244,876   $20,995,169 
Collective trusts   3,521,460    10,721,576 
Company common stock   1,834,580    1,624,479 
    34,600,916    33,341,224 
           
Receivables          
Employer contributions   352,025    517,230 
Participant contributions   83,581    60,158 
Notes receivable from participants   195,573    235,922 
Accrued dividends and interest   6,328    7,442 
    637,507    820,752 
           
Non-interest bearing cash (Note 9)   3,798,829    - 
           
Total assets   39,037,252    34,161,976 
           
LIABILITIES          
Pending Trades   -    74,074 
Excess contributions   -    20,965 
           
Total liabilities   -    95,039 
           
NET ASSETS REFLECTING ALL INVESTMENTS AT FAIR VALUE   39,037,252    34,066,937 
           
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for interest in collective trust relating to fully benefit-responsive contracts   (32,556)   (13,972)
           
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS  $39,004,696   $34,052,965 

 

 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

  

2.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF

SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

Year ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Additions to net assets attributed to:     
Investment income     
Dividends and interest  $562,687 
Net appreciation in fair value of investments   2,286,031 
    2,848,718 
      
Interest income on notes receivable from participants   248 
      
Contributions     
Employer’s   1,149,563 
Participants’   1,724,859 
Rollover   415,673 
    3,290,095 
Total additions   6,139,061 
      
Deductions from net assets attributed to:     
Benefits paid to participants   4,911,467 
Administrative fees   54,451 
Total deductions   4,965,918 
      
Net increase before transfers   1,173,143 
      
Transfers in – Plan merger (Note 9)   3,778,588 
      
Net assets available for benefits     
Beginning of year   34,052,965 
      
End of year  $39,004,696 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

  

3.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF

SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

 

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

 

The following description of the Retirement Savings Plan for Employees of Seacoast National Bank (the Plan) provides only general information. Eligible employees who participate should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

General: The Plan is a defined contribution plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and was formed effective January 1, 1983. The Plan, which has subsequently been amended and restated in order to continue the qualification of the Plan under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Regulations, permits employees to make salary deferrals, provide employer matching contributions and includes loan provisions. The Plan is made available to all eligible employees of Seacoast National Bank, its subsidiaries and affiliates (the Bank or Employer) who have at least 90 days of service.

 

The Plan has contracted with BMO Harris Bank N.A. (BMO) to act as trustee and recordkeeper under the Plan and therefore BMO is a party in interest to the Plan. Under the contract with BMO, Plan participants are offered a choice of various investment options and allowed to change their investment options daily.

 

Participant Accounts: Each participant’s account is credited with participant salary deferrals and an allocation of matching contributions, profit-sharing contributions and retirement contributions by the employer and is charged with his or her withdrawals and an allocation of administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account. Each participant directs the investment of their account to any of the investment options available under the Plan, which includes mutual funds, collective trust funds and common stock of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (Company), the parent company of the Bank.

 

Participant Contributions: Each participant may voluntarily contribute to the Plan up to a maximum of 75% of annual eligible compensation. Participants can also elect to make Roth 401(k) contributions to the Plan by means of payroll deduction. Participant contributions were subject to an overall annual limitation of $17,500 for 2014. If a participant is eligible for the Plan and is age 50 or over, the participant is eligible to make an additional catch up contribution up to maximum IRS limits ($5,500 in 2014). The Plan includes an automatic contribution arrangement that applies to new participants or rehired participants.

 

Employer Contributions: The plan was amended effective January 1, 2014 to become a safe harbor plan and provide a safe harbor match contribution. The matching contribution is subject to certain eligibility requirements as defined by the Plan and is equal to 100% of the first 3% of base compensation and 50% of the next 2% of base compensation that a participant contributes to the Plan for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

The Plan provides for a discretionary retirement contribution by the Bank on behalf of each participant who completed at least 1,000 hours of service during the Plan year and who is employed on the last day of the Plan year or who had a termination of employment during the Plan year due to death, disability or retirement. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Bank’s discretionary retirement contribution was 1% of eligible participant compensation.

 

Vesting: Participants are immediately vested in their voluntary contributions and the employer matching contribution. Discretionary retirement and non-elective profit sharing contributions vest at a rate of 25%

per year of service. However, if a participant retires, dies or becomes disabled the participant’s account becomes 100% vested.

 

(Continued)

 

4.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

 

Payment of Benefits: Withdrawals from the Plan may be made when the participant reaches age 59½, terminates employment, dies, becomes disabled or experiences financial hardship, as defined. Generally, vested Plan benefits not exceeding $1,000 are distributed to participants in a single lump-sum payment after employment with the Bank is terminated. If a terminated participant’s benefits exceed $1,000, the individual may elect to receive a rollover, lump sum payment or installments. If the terminated participant maintained a portion of their funds in the Company common stock, a portion of the distribution may be made in shares of common stock.

 

Notes Receivable from Participants: Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum of $20,000 or 50 percent of their vested account balance, whichever is less. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at the prime rate as determined quarterly by BMO. Principal and interest are paid through payroll deductions.

 

Forfeitures: Forfeitures are created when participants terminate participation in the Plan before becoming fully vested in the Employer’s contributions under the Plan. Forfeited amounts are used to reduce future employer contributions or administration expenses.

 

Administrative and Investment Management Fees: Loan origination fees associated with notes receivable from participants and the Plan’s record keeping and trustee fees are paid by the Plan and are reflected in the financial statements as administrative expenses of the Plan. Investment management fees are charged to the Plan as a reduction of investment return and included in the investment income (loss) reported by the Plan. All other expenses of the Plan are paid by the Bank.

 

(Continued)

 

5.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

 

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Plan in preparation of the financial statements.

 

Basis of Accounting: The Plan’s financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and reflect management’s estimates and assumptions, such as those regarding fair value, that affect the recorded amounts.

 

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition: While Plan investments are presented at fair value in the statement of net assets available for benefits; any material difference between the fair value of the Plan’s direct and indirect interests in fully benefit-responsive investment contracts and their contract value is presented as an adjustment line in the statement of net assets available for benefits, because contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits. Contract value represents contributions made to a contract, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Participants in fully benefit-responsive contracts may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. The Plan holds an indirect interest in such contracts through its investment in a stable value fund.

 

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

 

Notes Receivable from Participants: Notes receivable from participants are reported at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest, with no allowance for credit losses, as repayments of principal and interest are received through payroll deductions and the notes are collateralized by the participants' account balances.

 

Payment of Benefits: Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

Excess Contributions: For 2014, the plan met “Safe Harbor” guidelines, which entails meeting certain contribution vesting and notice requirements. Refunds of excess contributions are no longer required under these guidelines.

 

For 2013, refunds of excess participant deferral contributions were required to satisfy the relevant nondiscrimination provisions of the Plan. Such refunds were accrued as a liability and reduction in contributions in the Plan year in which the excess deferrals were made to the Plan.

 

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant estimates are the valuation of investments held by the Plan. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(Continued)

 

6.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

 

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

Risks and Uncertainties: The Plan invests in various investments including Company common stock. Investments are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, liquidity, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments and the sensitivity of certain fair value estimates to changes in valuation assumptions, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investments will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants' account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

NOTE 3 - RIGHTS UPON PLAN TERMINATION

 

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Bank has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of plan termination, participants would become 100% vested in their employer contributions and earnings thereon.

 

NOTE 4 - INVESTMENTS

 

The fair value of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

 

   2014   2013 
Collective Trusts          
*     BMO Growth Balanced Fund  $-   $4,729,527 
           
*     BMO Employee Benefit Stable Principal Fund,          
(Contract values: 2014- $3,488,904; 2013- $4,883,443)   3,521,460    4,897,415 
           
Mutual Funds          
       Vanguard Institutional Index Fund   9,775,855    9,748,763 
       Dodge & Cox Stock Fund   2,159,894    1,899,973 
       T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund   2,222,731    1,860,724 
*     BMO Balanced Allocation Fund **   3,593,545    - 

 

*Represents a party in interest to the Plan
**Fund was new in 2014

 

During 2014, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value by $2,286,031 as follows:

 

Company common stock  $229,263 
Collective trusts   242,314 
Mutual funds   1,814,454 
      
   $2,286,031 

 

(Continued)

 

7.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

 

NOTE 5 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

Fair value is the price that would be received by the Plan for an asset or paid by the Plan to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date in the Plan’s principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined by maximizing the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The hierarchy places the highest priority on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 inputs) and gives the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 inputs). The three levels of inputs within the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
   
Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
   
Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Plan’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

 

In some cases a valuation technique used to measure fair value may include inputs from multiple levels of the fair value hierarchy. The lowest level of significant input determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy.

 

The following are descriptions of the valuation methods and assumptions used by the Plan to estimate the fair values of its investments.

 

Mutual funds and Company common stock: The fair values of mutual fund investments and Company common stock are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges (level 1 inputs).

 

Collective trusts: During 2014, the diversified income, growth balanced, and diversified stock funds were liquidated from the Plan and replaced by mutual funds. The remaining collective trust is the stable value fund.

 

Prior to liquidation, fair values of participation units held in collective trusts were based on their net asset values, as reported by the fund managers as of the financial statement date and as supported by the unit prices of actual purchase and sale transactions occurring as of or close to the financial statement date (level 2 inputs). The investment objectives and underlying investments of these collective trusts varied. The investment assets of the diversified income, growth balanced, and diversified stock funds consisted of money market, stable principal, domestic and international bond, small, mid and large-capitalization domestic stock and international stock funds. The diversified funds allocated a maximum of 30% and the growth balance fund allocated between 50% and 70% of its assets to equity securities. Each collective trust provided daily redemptions by the Plan at reported net asset values per share, with no advance notice requirement.

 

(Continued)

 

8.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

 

NOTE 5 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Continued)

 

Collective trust stable value fund: The fair values of participation units in the stable value collective trust are based upon the net asset values of such fund, after adjustments to reflect all fund investments at fair value, including direct and indirect interests in fully benefit-responsive contracts, as reported in the audited financial statements of the fund (level 2 inputs). The fund invests in conventional and synthetic investment contracts issued by life insurance companies, banks, and other financial institutions, with the objective of maintaining safety of principal while generating a level of current income generally exceeding that of a money market fund. The fund provides for daily redemptions by the Plan at reported net asset value per share, with no notification requirements.

 

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

 

Investments are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as summarized below:

 

   Fair Value Measurements 
   at December 31, 2014 
   Quoted Prices in   Significant 
   Active Markets   Other 
   for Identical   Observable 
   Assets   Inputs 
   (Level 1)   (Level 2) 
Investments:          
Seacoast Banking Corporation common stock  $1,834,580   $- 
Mutual funds, categorized by nature of underlying investments:          
Small, mid and large-cap growth funds   3,812,285    - 
Mid, large and international multi-cap core funds   1,182,719    - 
Small-cap value funds   655,339    - 
Mid and large-cap value   9,157,360    - 
S&P 500 index objective funds   9,775,855    - 
Bond funds   1,118,415    - 
Money market funds   81,867    - 
Target date funds, 2010 to 2030   2,361,327    - 
Target date funds, 2040 to 2050   1,099,709    - 
Collective trusts, categorized by nature of underlying investments:          
Stable value funds   -    3,521,460 
           
   $31,079,456   $3,521,460 

 

There were no transfers between levels during 2014.

 

(Continued)

 

9.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

 

NOTE 5 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Continued)

 

   Fair Value Measurements 
   at December 31, 2013 
   Quoted Prices in   Significant 
   Active Markets   Other 
   for Identical   Observable 
   Assets   Inputs 
   (Level 1)   (Level 2) 
Investments:          
Seacoast Banking Corporation common stock  $1,624,479   $- 
Mutual funds, categorized by nature of underlying investments:          
Small, mid and large-cap growth funds   3,188,224    - 
Mid, large and international multi-cap core funds   5,267,070    - 
Small-cap value funds   660,537    - 
S&P 500 index objective funds   9,748,763    - 
Bond funds   975,423    - 
Money market funds   78,381    - 
Target date funds, 2010 to 2030   850,219    - 
Target date funds, 2040 to 2050   226,552    - 
Collective trusts, categorized by nature of underlying investments:          
Stable value funds   -    4,897,415 
Diversified income funds   -    254,212 
Growth balanced funds   -    4,729,527 
Diversified stock funds   -    840,422 
   $22,619,648   $10,721,576 

 

There were no transfers between levels during 2013.

 

NOTE 6 - INCOME TAX STATUS

 

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Bank by letter dated July 31, 2012 that the Plan is designed in accordance with the applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and therefore is exempt from Federal income taxes. The plan administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

 

U.S. GAAP requires plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2011.

 

(Continued)

 

10.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

 

NOTE 7 - PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

 

Parties in interest are defined under Department of Labor regulations as any fiduciary of the Plan, any party rendering service to the Plan, the employer, and certain others. The Plan holds units of collective trust accounts managed by BMO Harris Bank N.A., the Plan trustee, and mutual funds managed by BMO Harris, which qualify as party-in-interest investments. The Plan’s payments of trustee fees to BMO qualify as party-in-interest transactions. The Plan also holds shares of Company common stock. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the plan held 133,424 and 133,154 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock with a fair value of $1,834,580 and $1,624,479, respectively. Notes receivable from participants also reflect party-in-interest transactions. Certain administrative functions are performed by officers or employees of the Bank. No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan. Certain administrative expenses of the Plan are paid directly by the Bank.

 

NOTE 8 - RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

 

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements at December 31 to the Form 5500:

 

   2014   2013 
         
Net assets available for benefits          
per the financial statements  $39,004,696   $34,052,965 
Transfers in – Plan Merger (Note 9)   (3,778,588)     
Unreconciled variance to Form 5500   4,077      
Excess contributions payable to participants   -    20,965 
           
Net assets per the Form 5500  $35,226,108   $34,078,007 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the net increase in net assets available for benefits before transfers for the year ended December 31, 2014 per the financial statements to the net income reported in the 2014 Form 5500:

 

Net increase per the financial statements before transfers  $1,173,143 
      
Change in unreconciled variance   (4,077)
Change in excess contributions payable   (20,965)
      
Net income per the Form 5500  $1,148,101 

 

NOTE 9 – PLAN MERGER

 

On October 1, 2014 the Company acquired The BANKshares Inc., including its subsidiary bank BankFIRST. BankFIRST’s plan assets were held with Principal Financial Group. Effective December 31, 2014 the BankFIRST plan was merged with the Plan and those assets became assets of the Plan as of that date. Those assets totaling approximately $3.78 million were liquidated and held as non-interest bearing cash and were transferred to BMO on January 2, 2015.

 

(Continued)

 

11.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

 

NOTE 10 – RESTATEMENT

 

The Plan’s financial statements have been restated to include disclosure of the following prohibited transactions. This restatement did not have an impact on the Plan’s net assets available for benefits or changes therein. Effective January 1, 2012, BMO Funds hired affiliated managers to manage a portion of the BMO Funds’ international and global funds. Because BMO serves as an investment fiduciary in the decision to invest specific BMO funds, ERISA clients so invested should receive an advisory fee credit. This did not occur as intended in 2012, 2013, and 2014, resulting in prohibited transactions. The affected funds were the collective trust fund MAAPS (Managed Asset Allocation Portfolios), until their conversion to mutual funds in August, 2013 and May, 2014. The error was discovered in late 2014. BMO returned the fund revenues that were inadvertently retained, with interest, on May 29, 2015, and individual participants were credited as per the Plan Administrator’s instructions on June 11, 2015.

  

12.

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

 

   

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF

SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK

SCHEDULE G, Part III – NONEXEMPT TRANSACTIONS

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Name of plan sponsor Seacoast National Bank
Employer identification number 59-0193820
Three digit plan number 002

 

    (b)            

(a)

Identity of
party involved

   Relationship
to plan,
employee or
other party-
in-interest		  

(c)

Description of transaction
including maturity date, rate
of interest, collateral, par or
maturity value

  

(d)

Purchase
Price

  

(e)

Selling price

                 
BMO Harris Bank N.A.   Trustee   Failure to deposit sub advisory revenue to plan; corrected in 2015 – deposited revenue and interest   2389    

 

(f)

Lease rental

  

(g)

Transaction
Expenses

  

(h)

Cost of asset

  

(i)

Current
value of
asset

  

(j)

Net gain (or
loss) on each
transaction

                 
        2389   2533   144

 

13.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF

SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Name of plan sponsor Seacoast National Bank
Employer identification number 59-0193820
Three digit plan number 002

 

      (c)       
      Description of Investment       
   (b)  Including Maturity Date,       
   Identity of Issue,  Rate of Interest,     (e) 
   Borrower, Lessor,  Collateral, Par or  (d)  Current 
(a)  or Similar Party  Maturity Value  Cost  Value 
              
   Mutual funds           
   Vanguard Funds  Vanguard Small Cap Index Fund  **  $85,061 
               
   T Rowe Price  T Rowe Price New Horizons Fund  **   381,061 
               
   Janus Funds  Janus Enterprise Fund  **   1,208,493 
               
   TIAA-Cref.  TIAA-CREF Institutional Mid Cap Value Fund  **   1,561,501 
              
   T Rowe Price  T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund  **   2,222,731 
               
   Vanguard Funds  Vanguard Total Intl. Stk. Index Fund Signal  **   1,100,236 
               
   Vanguard Funds  Vanguard Institutional Index Fund  **   9,775,855 
               
*  BMO Harris  BMO Prime Money Market Fund  **   81,867 
               
   Dodge & Cox  Dodge & Cox Stk Fd Com #145  **   2,159,894 
               
   Dodge & Cox  Dodge & Cox International Stock  **   8,897 
               
   PIMCO Funds  PIMCO Total Return Fund  **   361,983 
               
   Delaware Funds  Delaware Small Cap Value  **   570,278 
               
   Wells Fargo  Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Fund  **   73,586 

 

(Continued)

 

 14.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF

SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Name of plan sponsor Seacoast National Bank
Employer identification number 59-0193820
Three digit plan number 002

 

      (c)       
      Description of Investment       
   (b)  Including Maturity Date,       
   Identity of Issue,  Rate of Interest,     (e) 
   Borrower, Lessor,  Collateral, Par or  (d)  Current 
(a)  or Similar Party  Maturity Value  Cost  Value 
              
   Mutual Funds (Continued)           
               
   American Century  American Century Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund  **  $7,944 
               
   Vanguard Funds  Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund  **   829,350 
               
*  BMO Harris  BMO Balanced Allocation Fund  **   3,593,545 
               
*  BMO Harris  BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund  **   768,455 
               
*  BMO Harris  BMO Conservative Allocation Fund  **   244,615 
               
*  BMO Harris  BMO TCH Intermediate Bond Fund  **   748,488 
               
*  BMO Harris  BMO Target Retirement 2010 Portfolio  **   145,065 
               
*  BMO Harris  BMO Target Retirement 2020 Portfolio  **   1,000,629 
               
*  BMO Harris  BMO Target Retirement 2030 Portfolio  **   1,215,633 
               
*  BMO Harris  BMO Target Retirement 2040 Portfolio  **   742,424 
               
*  BMO Harris  BMO Target Retirement 2050 Portfolio  **   357,285 
               
   Collective trusts           
*  BMO Harris Bank N.A.  BMO Employee Benefit Stable Principal Fund  **  $3,488,904 

 

(Continued)

 

15.

 

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF

SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Name of plan sponsor Seacoast National Bank
Employer identification number 59-0193820
Three digit plan number 002

 

      (c)       
      Description of Investment       
   (b)  Including Maturity Date,       
   Identity of Issue,  Rate of Interest,     (e) 
   Borrower, Lessor,  Collateral, Par or  (d)  Current 
(a)  or Similar Party  Maturity Value  Cost  Value 
              
   Company common stock           
*  Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida  Company common stock  **  $1,834,580 
               
*  Participant loans           
   Participant Loans  Interest rates of 3.25%  **  $195,573 
               
            $34,763,933 

 

*Represents a party in interest to the Plan
**Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments

 

16.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the plan administrator of the Retirement Savings Plan for Employees of Seacoast National Bank has duly caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

      Retirement Savings Plan for Employees of Seacoast National Bank
         
Date:   October 15, 2015   By: /s/ William R. Hahl
        William R. Hahl
        Retirement Savings Plan Committee
         
   

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
23.1   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm