Maria Frias Form 5 SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA / Maria Frias ownership change

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Frias Maria

(Last) (First) (Middle)

SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA

P. O. BOX 9012

(Street)

STUART FL 34995

(City) (State) (Zip)

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 Risk Officer

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	11/30/2015		L(1)	13	A	$15.25	2,734	D(2)
Common Stock	12/31/2015		L(1)	14	A	$14.23	2,748	D(2)
Common Stock							1,135.41	D(3)
Common Stock							1,982	D(4)
Common Stock							20	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Right(5)	$133.6						05/16/2011(6)	05/16/2016	Common Stock	580		580	D
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Right(5)	$111.1						04/02/2012(6)	04/02/2017	Common Stock	1,201		1,201	D
Common Stock Right to Buy(7)	$11						06/28/2014(8)	06/27/2023	Common Stock	2,400		2,400	D
Common Stock Right to Buy(7)	$10.54						04/29/2015(9)	04/29/2024	Common Stock	25,000		25,000	D
Common Stock Right to Buy(7)	$12.63						07/01/2015(10)	01/29/2023	Common Stock	3,225		3,225	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Automatic monthly purchase into the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan

2. Held in Employee Stock Purchase Plan

3. Represents share equivalents held in Company's Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2014

4. Represents unvested time-based restricted stock award granted under Seacoast's 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan on August 23, 2011. These shares will vest in their entirety on August 23, 2016, as long as Ms. Frias remains employed by the Company.

5. Granted pursuant to the Company's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan

6. Date fully vested

7. Granted pursuant to the Company's 2013 Incentive Plan

8. Vests over 5 years at the rate of 20% on the first anniversary of the date of grant (06/28/2014) and then at the rate of 20% on each of the following four anniversaries thereafter, subject to continue employment.

9. Vests over 3 years in one-third increments on each anniversary of the date of grant beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant (the date indicated), subject to continued employment.

10. Performance vesting criteria has been met. Option vests in equal monthly installments beginning on 7/1/15 over the following 48 months, provided the Optionee remains in continuous service on each applicable vesting date.

Remarks:

	Sharon Mehl as Power of Attorney for Maria Frias	02/04/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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