Edgar Filing: SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

FOWLE STEPHEN A

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 Financial Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA, P. O. BOX 9012

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/29/2016

(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								51,078	D ⁽¹⁾

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock Right to Buy ⁽²⁾

$ 14.82

02/29/2016

14,170

⁽³⁾

02/28/2024

Common Stock

14,170

$ 0 ⁽²⁾

14,170

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FOWLE STEPHEN A SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA P. O. BOX 9012 STUART, FL 34995			EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Sharon Mehl as Power of Attorney for Stephen A. Fowle		03/02/2016
^**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)	Represents unvested shares in a time-based restricted stock award granted under Seacoast's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan on May 12, 2015 ("Grant Date"). As long as Mr. Fowle remains employed by the Company, one-third of these shares shall vest on March 15, 2016, and the remaining shares shall vest in equal increments on March 15, 2017 and March 15, 2018.
(2)	Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's 2013 Incentive Plan
(3)	Two tiered vesting. First, performance vesting must be met which requires that: 1) the market price of Seacoast common stock increase to 120% or more of the exercise price; and 2) Seacoast's Tier 1 Capital must be equal to or greater than the regulatory standard. Once performance criteria is met, option shall vest in equal installments at the end of each month over the next 48 months, provided that Optionee remains in Continuous Service on each applicable vesting date.

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