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 *
GILBERT A DOUGLAS
   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)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Pres. & Chief Operating Off.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA, P.O. BOX 9012		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/08/2006
(Street)

STUART, FL 34995		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(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 05/08/2006   M   9,900 A $ 6.5909 (1) 20,192 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2006   J(2)   9,900 D $ 0 10,292 D  
Common Stock               31,400 (3) D (3)  
Common Stock               48,000 (4) D (4)  
Common Stock               20,829 (5) D (5)  
Common Stock               7,129.651 (6) D (6)  
Common Stock               795 I Held by Son
Common Stock               58,621 I Held by Spouse
Common Stock               960 (7) D (7)  

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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
Common Stock Right to Buy (8) $ 6.5909 (1) 05/08/2006   X     9,900 06/18/2000 06/17/2006 Common Stock 9,900 $ 6.5909 (1) 0 D  
Common Stock Right to Buy (8) $ 7.7273 (9)             05/20/2001 05/20/2007 Common Stock 9,900   9,900 D  
Common Stock Right to Buy (8) $ 8.7879 (10)             07/01/1999 06/30/2008 Common Stock 72,600   72,600 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GILBERT A DOUGLAS
SEACOAST BANKING CORP. OF FLORIDA
P.O. BOX 9012
STUART, FL 34995		   X     Pres. & Chief Operating Off.  

Signatures

 Sharon Mehl as Power of Attorney for A. Douglas Gilbert   05/09/2006
**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) The Form 4 filing software only allows for numbers to be expressed up to four decimal places. The actual exercise price is $6.590909.
(2) Disposition to ex-wife by legal decree under divorce agreement
(3) 21,000 shares represent unvested shares in a time-based restricted stock award granted under Seacoast's 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan which shall vest in 7,000 share increments on each anniversary of the date of grant (11/17/03), subject to continued employment. Another 10,400 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 2,600 share increments on each anniversary of the date of grant (12/21/04).
(4) 35,000 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 13,000 shares represent a 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, 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) Held jointly with spouse
(6) Represent shares held in the Company's Profit sharing Plan as of March 31, 2006.
(7) Held in IRA
(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 exercise price is $7.727273.
(10) The Form 4 filing software only allows for numbers to be expressed up to four decimal places. The actual exercise price is $8.787879.

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