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): February 3, 2022
SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Florida | 000-13660 | 59-2260678 | ||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
| 815 COLORADO AVENUE, | STUART | FL | 34994 | |||||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (772) 287-4000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $0.10 par value | SBCF | Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Effective February 3, 2022, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Charles M. Shaffer, its current Chief Executive Officer, to serve as Chairman of the Board of the Company and its principal operating subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank (the "Bank"), effective immediately. Dennis S. Hudson, III, the Company's current Chairman of the Board, will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank, and Christopher E. Fogal will continue in his role as the Lead Independent Director for the Company. A copy of the press release announcing the Company's appointment of Mr. Shaffer is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
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
| Dated: February 3, 2022 | /s/ Charles M. Shaffer | ||||
| Charles M. Shaffer | |||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||