ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent certified public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our report incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, into the Company's previously filed registration statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-61925, 33-46504, 33-25627, 33-22846, 333-70399, 333-91859, and 333-49972). /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP West Palm Beach, Florida, March 28, 2001.