FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/21/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA [SBCF] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA, P. O. BOX 9012 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec. Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) STUART, FL 34995 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 6,212 D (1)   Common Stock 3,300 D (2)   Common Stock 3,850 D (3)   Common Stock 3,829.5695 D (4) Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Right to Buy (5)	06/18/2000	06/17/2006	Common	2,933.7	$ 6.5909	D	Â
Common Stock Right to Buy (5)	05/20/2001	05/20/2007	Common	6,600	$ 7.7273 (6)	D	Â
Common Stock Right to Buy (5)	07/01/1999	06/30/2008	Common	23,100	$ 8.7879 (7)	D	Â
Common Stock Right to Buy (8)	  (9)	11/17/2013	Common	11,000	$ 17.08	D	Â
Common Stock Right to Buy (8)	  (10)	12/21/2014	Common	4,000	$ 22.4	D	Â

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	Â	Â	  Exec. Vice President	Â

Signatures

O. Jean Strickland		06/21/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Shares held jointly with spouse
(2)	2,200 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 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 220-share increments on each anniversary of the date of grant (12/20/04), subject to continued employment.
(3)	2,750 shares represent unvested shares in a performance based restricted stock award (RSA) which shall vest over a 5-year performance period beginning Jan. 1, 2004. Another 1,100 shares represent unvested shares in a performance based RSA which shall vest over a 5-year performance period beginning Jan. 1, 2005. Both awards were granted under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan and shall vest, subject to continued employment, as to the following percentage of shares based on Seacoast's EPS growth over the performance period compared to the prior fiscal year's EPS: 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 awards will vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date if Seacoast achieves an ROE of at least 16.5% for 3 consecutive quarters during the performance period, regardless of whether the EPS targets are met.
(4)	Shares held in the Company's Profit Sharing Plan.
(5)	Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corportion of Florida's 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(6)	The Form 4 filing software only allows for numbers to be expressed up to four decimal places. The actual price of the stock options is $7.72727.
(7)	The Form 4 filing software only allows for numbers to be expressed up to four decimal places. The actual price of the stock options is $8.787879.
(8)	Granted pursuant to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(9)	Vests over 5 years at the rate of 20% on the first anniversary of the date of grant (11/17/03) and then at the rate of 20% on each of the following four anniversaries thereafter, subject to continued employment.
(10)	Vests over 5 years at the rate of 20% on the first anniversary of the date of grant (12/21/2004) and then at the rate of 20% on each of the following four anniversaries thereafter, subject to continue employment.

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