UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 26, 2016

 

 

SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Florida

 001-13660 59-2260678

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 (Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

815 Colorado Avenue, Stuart, Florida

 

34994

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (772) 287-4000

 

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  
¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  
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SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA

 

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

 

(b) On January 26, 2016, Edwin E. Walpole, III, age 80, formally announced his decision to retire from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (“Seacoast” or the “Company”) effective immediately. Mr. Walpole was appointed to the Board in 2006, and was a member of the Company’s Compensation and Governance Committee at the time of his retirement. Mr. Walpole’s decision to resign was for personal reasons and was not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Upon resigning, Mr. Walpole said, “It was a pleasure and a great honor to have served alongside such a distinguished group of Board members for so many years. I am proud of our work and the focus we’ve achieved in aligning Seacoast’s long-term vision with our shareholders, customers, and employees’ interests.”

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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  
       
       
    /s/ Dennis S. Hudson, III  
    Dennis S. Hudson, III  
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  
       
       
Date:  January 29, 2016      

 

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