UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 2, 2014
SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Florida	000-13660		59-2260678
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
815 Colorado Avenue, Stuart, Florida		34994
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (772) 287-4000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

 

On January 2, 2014, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida issued a press release to announce that it has redeemed all of its Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock from investors on December 31, 2013. The preferred stock was originally issued to the United States Department of Treasury through the Capital Purchase Program. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	Press Release dated January 2, 2014

 

  

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
	By:  /s/ Dennis S. Hudson, III
	Dennis S. Hudson, III
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date: January 2, 2014