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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 * HUDSON DENNIS S 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) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA, P.O. BOX 9012 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/19/2008 (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 12/19/2008   F   344 D $ 7.41 1,300 D (1)   Common Stock               56,238 D (2)   Common Stock               83,730 D (3)   Common Stock               24,000 D (4)   Common Stock               25,526.9104 D (5)   Common Stock               1,342 D (6)   Common Stock               1,121,778 I Held by Sherwood Partners, Ltd, family partnership Common Stock               24,200 I Held by Spouse Common Stock               1,400 I Held by Spouse as Custodian for son

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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 (7)

$ 22.22

04/02/2009(8)

04/02/2017

Common Stock

73,135

73,135

D

Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights (7)

$ 26.72

05/16/2008(8)

05/16/2016

Common Stock

27,600

27,600

D

Common Stock RIght to Buy (7)

$ 22.4

12/21/2005(9)

12/21/2014

Common Stock

30,000

30,000

D

Common Stock Right to Buy (7)

$ 17.08

11/17/2004(9)

11/17/2013

Common Stock

75,000

75,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HUDSON DENNIS S III SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA P.O. BOX 9012 STUART, FL 34995	X		Chairman & CEO

Signatures

Sharon Mehl as Power of Attorney for Dennis S. Hudson, III		12/22/2008
**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)	Shares represent unvested shares in a time-based restricted stock award granted under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest, subject to continued employment on 12/21/09
(2)	Shares held in Trust
(3)	Shares held jointly with spouse
(4)	17,500 shares represent a performance based restricted stock award granted under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest, subject to continued employment, over a 5-year performance period beginning January 1, 2004. Another 6,500 shares represent restricted stock award granted under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest, subject to continued employment, over a 5-year performance period beginning January 1, 2005. Both restricted stock awards vest based on achievement of EPS targets compared to the prior fiscal year: 38% EPS growth=25% vesting; 50% EPS growth=50% vesting; 75% EPS growth=75% vesting; 85% EPS growth=100% vesting. Notwithstanding the above schedule, 100% of the award will vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date if the Company achieves an ROE of at least 16.5% for 3 consecutive quarters during the performance period, regardless of whether the EPS targets are met.
(5)	Represent shares held in the Company's Profit Sharing Plan as of September 30, 2008
(6)	Represents unvested time-based restricted stock awards 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 grant, and each anniversary thereafter, subject to continued employment.
(7)	Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(8)	Vest over five years in 25% increments beginning on the second anniversary of the date of the grant (the date indicated) and each of the following three anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment
(9)	Vests over 5 years at the rate of 20% on the first anniversary of the date of grant (date indicated)and then at the rate of 20% on each of the following four anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment.

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