Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF) Form 4 SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA / CHARLES K JR. CROSS 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^*

CROSS CHARLES K JR.

(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
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
EVP of subsidiary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2017

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	12/31/2017		F		2,444	D	$25.21	8,935	D(1)
Common Stock								8,782	D(2)
Common Stock								488	D(3)
Common Stock								16,460	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Right to Buy(4)	$23.91							(5)	04/03/2027	Common Stock	24,738		24,738	D
Common Stock Right to Buy(4)	$14.82							(6)	02/28/2024	Common Stock	24,561		24,561	D
Common Stock Right to Buy(4)	$12.63							(7)	01/29/2023	Common Stock	9,875		9,875	D
Common Stock Right to Buy(4)	$10.54							04/29/2015(8)	04/29/2024	Common Stock	25,000		25,000	D
Common Stock Right to Buy(4)	$11							06/28/2014(9)	06/28/2023	Common Stock	2,400		2,400	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares subject to performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") granted on June 28, 2013 and on August 1, 2014, that were subject to performance requirements which were attained over a period ending December 31, 2015. One third of the earned shares vested each on Dec. 31, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2017. The remaining shares shall vest on Dec. 31, 2018, provided the recipient remains in continuous service with the Company on each such vesting date.

2. Represents shares subject to performance-contingent restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted on April 3, 2017. One-third of the shares vest on each of April 3, 2018, 2019 and 2020, provided the recipient remains in continuous service with the Company on each such vesting date.

3. Represents an unvested time-based restricted stock award granted on 4/1/2013 under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest in 25 percent increments beginning on the second anniversary of the date of the grant, and each of three anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment.

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

5. 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.

6. Originally had 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.

7. Originally had two tiered vesting. Performance criteria was met and time-based vesting began on 7/1/15. 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.

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), subject to continuous employment.

9. Vests over 5 years at the rate of 20 percent on the first anniversary of the date of grant (the date indicated) and then at the rate of 20% on each of the following four anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment.

Remarks:

	/s/ Dennis S. Hudson, III as Power of Attorney for Charles K. Cross, Jr.	01/04/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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