Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF) Form 4 SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA / Charles M Shaffer ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Shaffer Charles M

(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)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman, President & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2023

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 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	11/01/2023		M		25,000	A	$10.54(1)	106,706	D
Common Stock								9,310	D(2)
Common Stock								3,512	D(3)
Common Stock								12,696	D(4)
Common Stock								7,075	D(5)
Common Stock								1,253.995	D(6)

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Right to Buy(7)	$10.54	11/01/2023		M			25,000	04/29/2015(8)	04/29/2024	Common Stock	25,000	$10.54	0	D
Common Stock Right to Buy(7)	$14.82							(9)	02/28/2024	Common Stock	21,255		21,255	D
Common Stock Right to Buy(7)	$28.69							(10)	04/03/2027	Common Stock	28,544		28,544	D
Common Stock Right to Buy(7)	$31.15							(10)	04/02/2028	Common Stock	18,952		18,952	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Cash exercise of in the money option, the market price on the date of exercise was $20.36.

2. Represents an unvested time-based restricted stock award granted on April 1, 2021, which shall vest over 3 years in one-third increments, beginning April 1, 2022, and on each anniversary thereafter, subject to continued employment.

3. Represents an unvested time-based restricted stock award granted on April 1, 2022, which shall vest over 3 years in one-third increments, beginning April 1, 2023, and on each anniversary thereafter, subject to continued employment.

4. Represents an unvested time-based restricted stock award granted on April 1, 2023, which shall vest over 3 years in one-third increments, beginning April 1, 2024, and on each anniversary thereafter, subject to continued employment.

5. Shares in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

6. Share equivalents held in Company's Retirement Savings Plan as of September 30, 2023.

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

8. Vests over 3 years in one-third increments each anniversary of the date of grant beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant (the date indicated), and then at the rate of 20% on each of the following two anniversaries thereafter 20%, subject to continued employment.

9. Originally has two tiered vesting. Performance criteria was met, and time-based vesting began on 12/1/2016. Option vests in equal installments at the end of each month over the next 48 months, provided that Optionee remains in Continuous Service on each applicable vesting date.

10. Vests over 3 years in one-third increments each anniversary of the date of grant beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant (the date indicated), subject to continuous employment on each vesting date and the Company's banking subsidiary meets certain capital requirements.

Remarks:

	/s/ Charles M. Shaffer	11/02/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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