Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Strickland O Jean
   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
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Exec. VP & Pres. of Subsidiary
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA, P. O. BOX 9012		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/31/2007
(Street)

STUART, FL 34995		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2007		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 07/31/2007   I   5,058.5332 A $ 17.198 8,948.7185 D (1)  
Common Stock               1,760 D (2)  
Common Stock               17,875 D (3)  
Common Stock               3,850 D (4)  
Common Stock               4,445 D (5)  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right (6) $ 22.22             04/02/2009(7) 04/02/2017 Common Stock 57,385   57,385 D  
Common Stock Right to Buy (8) $ 8.7879 (9)             07/01/1999 06/30/2008 Common Stock 18,100   18,100 D  
Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right (6) $ 26.72             05/16/2008(7) 05/16/2016 Common Stock 18,200   18,200 D  
Common Stock Right to Buy (6) $ 17.08             11/17/2004(10) 11/17/2013 Common Stock 11,000   11,000 D  
Common Stock Right to Buy (6) $ 22.4             12/21/2005(10) 12/21/2014 Common Stock 4,000   4,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Strickland O Jean
C/O SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA
P. O. BOX 9012
STUART, FL 34995		       Exec. VP & Pres. of Subsidiary  

Signatures

 Sharon Mehl as Power of Attorney for Jean Strickland   08/02/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represent shares held in the Company's Profit Sharing Plan as of July 31, 2007.
(2) 1,100 shares represent unvested shares in a time-based restricted stock award granted under Seacoast?s 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest in 550-share increments on each anniversary of the date of grant (11/17/03), subject to continued employment. Another 660 shares represent unvested shares in a time-based restricted stock award granted under Seacoast?s 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest, subject to continued employment, in 220-share increments on each anniversary of the date of grant (12/21/04).
(3) Shares held jointly with spouse
(4) 2,750 shares represent a performance based restricted stock award granted under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest, subject to continued employment, over a 5-year performance period beginning January 1, 2004. Another 1,100 shares represent a restricted stock award granted under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest, subject to coninued employment , over a 5-year performance period beginning January 1, 2005. Both restricted stock awards vest based on achievement of EPS targets compared to the prior fiscal year: 38% EPS growth=25% vesting; 50% EPS growth=50% vesting; 75% EPS growth=75% vesting; 85% EPS growth=100% vesting. Notwithstanding the above schedule, 100% of the performance based awards shall vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date if the Company achieves an ROE of at least 16.5% for 3 consecutive quarters during the performance period, regardless of whether the EPS targets are met.
(5) Represent shares held in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 2006.
(6) Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(7) Vest over five years in 25% increments beginning on the second anniversary of the date of grant (the date indicated) and each of the following three anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment.
(8) Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(9) The Form 4 filing software only allows for numbers to be expressed up to four decimal places. The actual price of the stock option is $8.787879.
(10) Vest over 5 years at the rate of 20% on the first anniversary of the date of grant and then at the rate of 20% on each of the following four anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment.

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