Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):   September 24, 2009

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Florida 001-13660 59-2260678
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
815 Colorado Avenue, Stuart, Florida   34994
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   772-287-4000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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

On September 24, 2009, Jeffrey C. Bruner formally gave notice of his intent to retire from the Board of Directors of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida ("Seacoast" or the "Company") and the Board of Directors of its principal subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank (the "Bank") effective October 1, 2009. Mr. Bruner was one of the initial directors when the Company was formed in 1983 and served on the board of the Bank for nearly 31 years. Mr. Bruner stated in his resignation letter to the Board of Directors for the Company and the Bank that he was retiring for personal reasons and that he had no disagreements with the Company or the Bank.

Seacoast’s Board of Directors has not filled the vacancy created by Mr. Bruner upon his retirement. Mr. Bruner was a Class I director whose term will expire at the Company’s 2012 annual meeting of shareholders.





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SIGNATURES

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
          
September 29, 2009   By:   /s/ Dennis S. Hudson, III
       
        Name: Dennis S. Hudson, III
        Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer