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0001078596
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000730708
SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA
000-13660
815 Colorado Avenue
Stuart
FL
34994
(772) 287-4000
DENNIS S HUDSON III REVOCABLE U/A DTD 04/26/2000
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
8000
216456.80
85299154
09/18/2024
NASDAQ
COMMON
02/22/2019
Performance Shares
ISSUER
N
8000
02/22/2019
Not Applicable
N
DENNIS S HUDSON III REVOCABLE U/A DTD 04/26/2000
815 Colorado Avenue
Stuart
FL
34994
Common
07/16/2024
16000
432000.00
09/18/2024
02/29/2024
/s/ Dennis S. Hudson, III