SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 10-K

FOR THE ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Annual Report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003

Commission File No. 0-13660

SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

     YES þ      NO o

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).

     YES þ       NO o

     State the aggregate market value of the voting stock and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

Common Stock, $.10 par value - $320,747,594 based upon the closing sale price of $20.69 on February 20, 2004, using beneficial ownership stock rules adopted pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to exclude voting stock owned by directors and executive officers, some of whom may not be held to be affiliates upon judicial determination.

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Common Stock, $.10 Par Value – 15,502,542 shares, as of February 20, 2004.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

1.		Certain portions of the registrant’s 2004 Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 22, 2004 (the “2004 Proxy Statement”) are incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10 through 13 of this report. Other than those portions of the 2004 Proxy Statement specifically incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Items 10 through 13, no other portions of the 2004 Proxy Statement shall be deemed so incorporated.
2.		Certain portions of the registrant’s 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders (the “2003 Annual Report”) are incorporated by reference in Part II, Items 6 through 8 and Item 14 of this report. Other than those portions of the 2003 Annual Report specifically incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Items 6 through 8 and Item 14, no other portions of the 2003 Annual Report shall be deemed so incorporated.

FORM 10-K CROSS-REFERENCE INDEX

SPECIAL CAUTIONARY NOTICE
REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     Certain of the statements made herein under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and elsewhere including information incorporated herein by reference to other documents, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

     Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (“Seacoast” or the “Company”) to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

     All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as “may”, “will”, “anticipate”, “assume”, “should”, “indicate”, “would”, “believe”, “contemplate”, “expect”, “estimate”, “continue”, “plan”, “point to”, “project”, “could”, “intend”, “target”, other similar words and expressions of the future. These forward-looking statements may not be realized due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation:

	•		future economic or business conditions;
	•		governmental monetary and fiscal policies, as well as legislative and regulatory changes;
	•		the risks of changes in interest rates on the levels, composition and costs of deposits, loan demand, and the values of loan collateral, securities, and interest sensitive assets and liabilities;
	•		the effects of competition from a wide variety of local regional national and other providers of financial, investment, and insurance services;
	•		the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of reserves for possible loan losses and other estimates;
	•		the risks of mergers and acquisitions, including, without limitation, the related costs, including integrating operations as part of these transactions and the failure to achieve expected gains, revenue growth and/or expense savings from such transactions;
	•		changes in laws and regulations, including tax laws and regulations;
	•		changes in accounting policies, rules and practices;
	•		changes in technology or products may be more difficult, or costly, or less effective than anticipated;
	•		the effects of war or other conflict, acts of terrorism or other catastrophic events that may affect general economic conditions; and

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other factors and risks described in any of our subsequent reports that we make with the Commission under the Exchange Act.

     All written or oral forward-looking statements that are made by or are attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice. We have no obligation and do not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report, or after the respective dates on which such statements otherwise are made.

Part I

Item 1. Business

General

     Seacoast is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHC Act”). Seacoast was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida on January 24, 1983, by the management of its principal subsidiary, First National Bank and Trust Company of the Treasure Coast (the “Bank”), for the purpose of becoming a holding company for the Bank. On December 30, 1983, Seacoast acquired the Bank in exchange for Seacoast common stock .

     The Bank commenced operations in 1933 under the name “Citizens Bank of Stuart” pursuant to a charter originally granted by the State of Florida in 1926. The Bank converted to a national bank on August 29, 1958.

     Through the Bank and its broker-dealer subsidiary, Seacoast offers a full array of deposit accounts and retail banking services, engages in consumer and commercial lending and provides a wide variety of trust and asset management services, as well as securities and annuity products. Seacoast’s primary service area is the “Treasure Coast,” which, as defined by Seacoast, consists of the counties of Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River on Florida’s southeastern coast. The Bank operates banking offices in the following cities: five in Stuart, two in Palm City, two in Jensen Beach, one on Hutchinson Island, one in Hobe Sound, five in Vero Beach, two in Sebastian, five in Port St. Lucie, and two in Ft. Pierce. The Bank opened a loan production office in northern Palm Beach County in August 2002 which converted to a full service banking office during 2003, and acquired two additional offices in northern Palm Beach County in January 2003. The Bank intends to further expand its presence into Palm Beach County in 2004 and 2005. Two additional full service banking offices in northern Palm Beach County will open in the third quarter of 2004, a third office in 2005. See “Item 2. Properties”.

     Most of our banking offices have one or more Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) that provide customers with 24-hour access to their deposit accounts. Seacoast is a member of the “Star System,” the largest electronic funds transfer organization in the United States, which permits banking customers access to their accounts at over 259,000 locations throughout the United States.

     Customers can also use the Bank’s “MoneyPhone” system to access information on their loan or deposit account balances, to transfer funds between linked accounts, to make loan payments, and to verify deposits or checks that may have cleared. This service is accessible by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

     In addition, customers may access information via the Bank’s Customer Service Center (“CSC”). From 7 A.M. to 7 P.M., Monday through Friday, and on Saturdays from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M., servicing personnel in the CSC are available to open accounts, take applications for certain types of loans, resolve account problems and offer information on other bank products and services to existing and potential customers.

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     The Company also offers Internet banking. The Internet service allows customers to access transactional information on their deposit accounts, review loan and deposit balances, transfer funds between linked accounts and make loan payments from a deposit account, 24 hours a day.

     In February 2000, the Bank opened an office of Seacoast Marine Finance Division in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Seacoast Marine Finance is staffed with experienced marine lending professionals with a marketing emphasis on marine loans of $200,000 and greater. In November 2002, the Seacoast Marine Finance Division added key personnel in California to serve the western markets. All loans that are originated by the Seacoast Marine Division outside of the Bank’s primary service area are generally sold.

     Seacoast has six indirect subsidiaries:

	•		FNB Brokerage Services, Inc. (“FNB Brokerage”), which provides brokerage and annuity services;
	•		FNB Insurance Services, Inc. (“FNB Insurance”), which provides insurance agency services;
	•		South Branch Building, Inc., which is a general partner in a partnership that constructed a branch facility of the Bank;
	•		Big O RV Resort, Inc., which was formed to own and operate certain properties acquired through foreclosure, but which currently is inactive;
	•		FNB Property Holdings, Inc., a Delaware holding company whose primary asset is an investment in FNB RE Services, Inc.; and
	•		FNB, RE Services, Inc., a real estate investment trust.

With the exception of FNB Property Holdings, Inc., the operations of each of these indirect subsidiaries contribute less than 10% of the consolidated assets and revenues of Seacoast.

     As a bank holding company, Seacoast is a legal entity separate and distinct from its subsidiaries. Seacoast coordinates the financial resources of the consolidated enterprise and maintains financial, operational and administrative systems that allow centralized evaluation of subsidiary operations and coordination of selected policies and activities. Seacoast’s operating revenues and net income are derived primarily from its subsidiaries through dividends, fees for services performed and interest on advances and loans. See “Supervision and Regulation.”

     As of December 31, 2003, Seacoast and its subsidiaries employed 339 full-time equivalent employees.

     Seacoast’s and the Bank’s principal offices are located at 815 Colorado Avenue, Stuart, Florida 34994, and the telephone number at that address is (772) 287-4000. Seacoast and the Bank maintain Internet websites at www.seacoastbanking.net and www.fnbtc.net, respectively. Seacoast is not incorporating the information on these websites into this report, and none of these websites nor the information appearing on these websites is included or incorporated in, or is a part of, this report.

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Expansion of Business

     Seacoast has expanded its products and services to meet the changing needs of the various segments of its market, and it presently expects to continue this strategy. Prior to 1991, Seacoast had expanded geographically primarily through the addition of branches, including the acquisition of a thrift branch in St. Lucie County. Seacoast also from time to time has acquired banks, bank branches and deposits, and has opened new branches and facilities.

     Florida law permits statewide branching, and Seacoast has expanded, and anticipates future expansion in its markets, by opening additional offices and facilities. New banking facilities were opened in November 1994 in St. Lucie West, a new community west of Port St. Lucie, and in May 1996 in a Wal-Mart superstore in Sebastian, which is located in northern Indian River County. In May, June and July 1997, and in March 1998, four additional branch offices were opened in Indian River County. In July 2000, a new branch on US 1 in northern Martin County near the St. Lucie County line was opened; and at the same time a branch in St. Lucie County approximately one-half mile from the new branch was closed. In June 2001, a branch in a conveniently located Wal-Mart Superstore was acquired in Ft. Pierce. An additional Wal-Mart branch was opened in Port St. Lucie, Florida in October 2002. In January 2003, two branches were acquired on US 1 in northern Palm Beach County. A branch in northern St. Lucie County was closed in early 2003. See “Item 2. Properties”.

     Seacoast regularly evaluates possible mergers, acquisitions and other expansion opportunities.

Competition

     Seacoast and its subsidiaries operate in the highly competitive markets of Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Palm Beach Counties, all of which are located in southeastern Florida. The Bank not only competes with other banks in its markets, but it also competes with various other types of financial institutions for deposits, certain commercial, fiduciary and investment services and various types of loans and certain other financial services. The Bank also competes for interest-bearing funds with a number of other financial intermediaries and investment alternatives, including mutual funds, brokerage and insurance firms, governmental and corporate bonds, and other securities.

     Seacoast and its subsidiaries compete not only with financial institutions based in the State of Florida, but also with a number of large out-of-state and foreign banks, bank holding companies and other financial institutions that have an established market presence in the State of Florida, or that offer products by mail, telephone or over the Internet. Many of Seacoast’s competitors are engaged in local, regional, national and international operations and have greater assets, personnel and other resources than Seacoast. Some of these competitors are subject to less regulation and/or more favorable tax treatment than Seacoast.

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Supervision and Regulation

     Bank holding companies and banks are extensively regulated under federal and state law. This discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statutory and regulatory provisions referred to below and is not intended to be an exhaustive description of the statutes or regulations applicable to the Company’s and the Bank’s business. Supervision, regulation, and examination of the Company and the Bank and their respective subsidiaries by the bank regulatory agencies are intended primarily for the protection of bank depositors rather than holders of Company capital stock. Any change in applicable law or regulation may have a material effect on the Company’s business.

Bank Holding Company Regulation

     The Company, as a bank holding company, is subject to supervision and regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”) under the BHC Act. Bank holding companies are generally limited to the business of banking, managing or controlling banks, and other activities that the Federal Reserve determines to be so closely related to banking, or managing or controlling banks, as to be a proper incident thereto. The Company is required to file with the Federal Reserve periodic reports and such other information as the Federal Reserve may request. The Federal Reserve examines the Company, and may examine the Company’s non-bank Subsidiaries.

     The BHC Act requires prior Federal Reserve approval for, among other things, the acquisition by a bank holding company of direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of the voting shares or substantially all the assets of any bank, or for a merger or consolidation of a bank holding company with another bank holding company. With certain exceptions, the BHC Act prohibits a bank holding company from acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of voting shares of any company which is not a bank or bank holding company, and from engaging directly or indirectly in any activity other than banking or managing or controlling banks or performing services for its authorized subsidiaries. A bank holding company, may, however, engage in or acquire an interest in a company that engages in activities which the Federal Reserve has determined by regulation or order to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto.

     In November 1999, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLB”) was enacted, which substantially revises the statutory restrictions separating banking activities from certain other financial activities. Under GLB, bank holding companies that are “well-capitalized” and “well-managed”, as defined in Federal Reserve Regulation Y, which have and maintain “satisfactory” Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) ratings, and meet certain other conditions, can elect to become “financial holding companies”. Financial holding companies and their subsidiaries are permitted to acquire or engage in previously impermissible activities such as insurance underwriting, securities underwriting, travel agency activities, broad insurance agency activities, merchant bank, and other activities that the Federal Reserve determines to be financial in nature or complementary thereto. In addition, under the merchant banking authority added by the GLB and Federal Reserve regulation, financial holding companies are authorized to invest in companies that engage in activities that are not financial in nature, as long as the financial holding company makes its investment with the intention of limiting the term of its investment

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and does not manage the company on a day-to-day basis, and the invested company does not cross-market with any of the financial holding company’s controlled depository institutions. Financial holding companies continue to be subject to the overall oversight and supervision of the Federal Reserve, but GLB applies the concept of functional regulation to the activities conducted by subsidiaries. For example, insurance activities would be subject to supervision and regulation by state insurance authorities. While the Company has not become a financial holding company, it may elect to do so in the future in order to exercise the broader activity powers provided by GLB. The GLB Act also includes consumer privacy provisions, and the federal bank regulatory agencies have adopted extensive privacy rules implementing the GLB Act.

     The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Bank and its other subsidiaries. Various legal limitations restrict the Bank from lending or otherwise supplying funds to the Company or its non-bank subsidiaries. The Company and the Bank are subject to Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act and Federal Reserve Regulation W thereunder. Section 23A defines “covered transactions”, which include extensions of credit, and limits a bank’s covered transactions with any affiliate to 10% of such bank’s capital and surplus. All covered and exempt transactions between a bank and its affiliates must be on terms and conditions consistent with safe and sound banking practices, and banks and their subsidiaries are prohibited from purchasing low-quality assets from the bank’s affiliates. Finally, Section 23A requires that all of a bank’s extensions of credit to its affiliates be appropriately secured by acceptable collateral, generally United States government or agency securities. The Company and the Bank also are subject to Section 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, which generally limits covered and other transactions among affiliates to be on terms, including credit standards, that are substantially the same or at least as favorable to the bank or its subsidiary as those prevailing at the time for similar transactions with unaffiliated companies.

     The BHC Act permits acquisitions of banks by bank holding companies, such that Seacoast and any other bank holding company located in Florida may now acquire a bank located in any other state, and any bank holding company located outside Florida may lawfully acquire any bank based in another state, subject to certain deposit-percentage, age of bank charter requirements, and other restrictions. Federal law also permits national and state-chartered banks to branch interstate through acquisitions of banks in other states. Florida has an Interstate Branching Act (the “Florida Branching Act”), which permits interstate branching. Under the Florida Branching Act, with the prior approval of the Florida Department of Banking and Finance, a Florida bank may establish, maintain and operate one or more branches in a state other than the State of Florida pursuant to a merger transaction in which the Florida bank is the resulting bank. In addition, the Florida Branching Act provides that one or more Florida banks may enter into a merger transaction with one or more out-of-state banks, and an out-of-state bank resulting from such transaction may maintain and operate the branches of the Florida bank that participated in such merger. An out-of-state bank, however, is not permitted to acquire a Florida bank in a merger transaction, unless the Florida bank has been in existence and continuously operated for more than three years.

     Federal Reserve policy requires a bank holding company to act as a source of financial strength and to take measures to preserve and protect bank subsidiaries in situations where additional investments in a troubled bank may not otherwise be warranted. In addition, under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”), where a

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bank holding company has more than one bank or thrift subsidiary, each of the bank holding company’s subsidiary depository institutions are responsible for any losses to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as a result of an affiliated depository institution’s failure. As a result, a bank holding company may be required to loan money to its subsidiaries in the form of capital notes or other instruments that qualify as capital under regulatory rules. However, any loans from the holding company to such subsidiary banks likely will be unsecured and subordinated to such bank’s depositors and perhaps to other creditors of the bank.

Bank and Bank Subsidiary Regulation

     The Bank is subject to supervision, regulation, and examination by the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) which monitors all areas of the operations of the Bank, including reserves, loans, mortgages, issuances of securities, payment of dividends, establishment of branches, capital adequacy, and compliance with laws. The Bank is a member of the FDIC and, as such, its deposits are insured by the FDIC to the maximum extent provided by law. See “FDIC Insurance Assessments”.

     Under Florida law, the Bank may establish and operate branches throughout the State of Florida, subject to the maintenance of adequate capital and the receipt of OCC approval.

     The OCC has adopted a series of revisions to its regulations, including expanding the powers exercisable by operations subsidiaries of the Bank. These changes also modernize and streamline corporate governance, investment and fiduciary powers. The OCC also recently has strengthened its ability to preempt state laws purporting to regulate the activities of national banks.

     The OCC has adopted the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (“FFIEC”) rating system and assigns each financial institution a confidential composite rating based on an evaluation and rating of six essential components of an institution’s financial condition and operations including Capital adequacy, Asset quality, Management, Earnings, Liquidity and Sensitivity to market risk, as well as the quality of risk management practices. For most institutions, the FFIEC has indicated that market risk primarily reflects exposures to changes in interest rates. When regulators evaluate this component, consideration is expected to be given to: management’s ability to identify, measure, monitor, and control market risk; the institution’s size; the nature and complexity of its activities and its risk profile, and the adequacy of its capital and earnings in relation to its level of market risk exposure. Market risk is rated based upon, but not limited to, an assessment of the sensitivity of the financial institution’s earnings or the economic value of its capital to adverse changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices, or equity prices; management’s ability to identify, measure, monitor, and control exposure to market risk; and the nature and complexity of interest rate risk exposure arising from nontrading positions.

     GLB requires banks and their affiliated companies to adopt and disclose privacy policies regarding the sharing of personal information they obtain from their customers with third parties. GLB also permits bank subsidiaries to engage in “financial activities” through subsidiaries similar to those permitted to financial holding companies. See the discussion regarding GLB in “Bank Holding Company Regulation” above.

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     FNB Brokerage, a Bank subsidiary, is registered as a securities broker-dealer under the Exchange Act and is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). As a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., it also is subject to examination and supervision of its operations, personnel and accounts by NASD Regulation, Inc. FNB Brokerage is a separate and distinct entity from the Bank, and must maintain adequate capital under the SEC’s net capital rule. The net capital rule limits FNB Brokerage’s ability to reduce capital by payment of dividends or other distributions to the Bank. FNB Brokerage is also authorized by the State of Florida to act as a securities dealer and investment advisor.

     FNB Insurance, a Bank insurance agency subsidiary, is authorized by the State of Florida to market insurance products as agents. FNB Insurance is a separate and distinct entity from the Bank and is subject to supervision and regulation by state insurance authorities.

     The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“IRC”), as amended, provides requirements that must be met with respect to the Bank’s indirect subsidiary to continue its status as a real estate investment trust for federal and state income tax purposes.

Community Reinvestment Act

     The Company and the Bank are subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as amended (the “CRA”) and the federal banking agencies’ regulations thereof. Under the CRA, all banks and thrifts have a continuing and affirmative obligation, consistent with their safe and sound operation to help meet the credit needs for their entire communities, including low and moderate income neighborhoods. The CRA requires a depository institution’s primary federal regulator, in connection with its examination of the institution, to assess the institution’s record of assessing and meeting the credit needs of the communities served by that institution, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. The regulatory agency’s assessment of the institution’s record is made available to the public. Further, such assessment is required of any institution which has applied to: (i) charter a national bank; (ii) obtain deposit insurance coverage for a newly-chartered institution; (iii) establish a new branch office that accepts deposits; (iv) relocate an office; (v) merge or consolidate with, or acquire the assets or assume the liabilities of, a federally regulated financial institution, or (vi) expand other activities, including engaging in financial services activities authorized by GLB. A less than satisfactory CRA rating will slow, if not preclude, expansion of banking activities and prevent a company from becoming a financial holding company.

     GLB and federal bank regulations have made various changes to the CRA. Among other changes, CRA agreements with private parties must be disclosed and annual CRA reports must be made to a bank’s primary federal regulator. A bank holding company will not be permitted to become or remain a financial holding company and no new activities authorized under GLB may be commenced by a holding company or by a bank financial subsidiary if any of its bank subsidiaries received less than a “satisfactory” CRA rating in its latest CRA examination. The OCC and other federal bank regulators proposed in February 2004, revisions to their CRA regulations that would, among other things, require that evidence of discriminatory, illegal or abusive lending practices be considered in the CRA evaluation.

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     The Bank is also subject to, among other things, the provisions of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (the “ECOA”) and the Fair Housing Act (the “FHA”), both of which prohibit discrimination based on race or color, religion, national origin, sex, and familial status in any aspect of a consumer or commercial credit or residential real estate transaction. In 1994, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”), and the federal banking agencies issued an Interagency Policy Statement on Discrimination in Lending in order to provide guidance to financial institutions in determining whether discrimination exists, how the agencies will respond to lending discrimination, and what steps lenders might take to prevent discriminatory lending practices. The DOJ has also increased its efforts to prosecute what it regards as violations of the ECOA and FHA.

Payments of Dividends

     The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from its bank and other subsidiaries. The prior approval of the OCC is required if the total of all dividends declared by a national bank (such as the Bank) in any calendar year will exceed the sum of such bank’s net profits for the year and its retained net profits for the preceding two calendar years, less any required transfers to surplus. Federal law also prohibits any national bank from paying dividends that would be greater than such bank’s undivided profits after deducting statutory bad debts in excess of such bank’s allowance for possible loan losses.

     In addition, the Company and the Bank are subject to various general regulatory policies and requirements relating to the payment of dividends, including requirements to maintain adequate capital above regulatory minimums. The appropriate federal regulatory authority is authorized to determine under certain circumstances relating to the financial condition of a national or state member bank or a bank holding company that the payment of dividends would be an unsafe or unsound practice and to prohibit payment thereof. The OCC and the Federal Reserve have indicated that paying dividends that deplete a national or state member bank’s capital base to an inadequate level would be an unsound and unsafe banking practice. The OCC and the Federal Reserve have each indicated that depository institutions and their holding companies should generally pay dividends only out of current operating earnings.

Capital

     The Federal Reserve and the OCC have risk-based capital guidelines for bank holding companies and national banks, respectively. These guidelines require a minimum ratio of capital to risk-weighted assets (including certain off-balance-sheet activities, such as standby letters of credit) of 8%. At least half of the total capital must consist of common equity, retained earnings and a limited amount of qualifying preferred stock, less goodwill and certain core deposit intangibles (“Tier 1 capital”). The remainder may consist of non-qualifying preferred stock, qualifying subordinated, perpetual, and/or mandatory convertible debt, term subordinated debt and intermediate term preferred stock and up to 45% of pretax unrealized holding gains on available for sale equity securities with readily determinable market values that are prudently valued, and a limited amount of any loan loss allowance (“Tier 2 capital” and, together with Tier 1 capital, “Total Capital”).

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     In addition, the Federal Reserve and the OCC have established minimum leverage ratio guidelines for bank holding companies and national banks, which provide for a minimum leverage ratio of Tier 1 capital to adjusted average quarterly assets (“leverage ratio”) equal to 3%, plus an additional cushion of 1.0% to 2.0%, if the institution has less than the highest regulatory rating. The guidelines also provide that institutions experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions will be expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels without significant reliance on intangible assets. Higher capital may be required in individual cases depending upon a bank holding company’s risk profile. All bank holding companies and banks are expected to hold capital commensurate with the level and nature of their risks, including the volume and severity of their problem loans. Lastly, the Federal Reserve’s guidelines indicate that the Federal Reserve will continue to consider a “tangible Tier 1 leverage ratio” (deducting all intangibles) in evaluating proposals for expansion or new activity. The Federal Reserve and OCC have not advised the Company or the Bank of any specific minimum leverage ratio or tangible Tier 1 leverage ratio applicable to them.

     The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”), among other things, requires the federal banking agencies to take “prompt corrective action” regarding depository institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements. FDICIA establishes five capital tiers: “well capitalized”, “adequately capitalized”, “undercapitalized”, “significantly undercapitalized”, and “critically undercapitalized”. A depository institution’s capital tier will depend upon how its capital levels compare to various relevant capital measures and certain other factors, as established by regulation.

     All of the federal banking agencies have adopted regulations establishing relevant capital measures and relevant capital levels. The relevant capital measures are the Total Capital ratio, Tier 1 capital ratio, and the leverage ratio. Under the regulations, a national bank will be (i) well capitalized if it has a Total Capital ratio of 10% or greater, a Tier 1 capital ratio of 6% or greater, and a leverage ratio of at least 5%, and is not subject to any written agreement, order, capital directive, or prompt corrective action directive by a federal bank regulatory agency to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure, (ii) adequately capitalized if it has a Total Capital ratio of 8% or greater, a Tier 1 capital ratio of 4% or greater, and a leverage ratio of 4% or greater (3% in certain circumstances), (iii) undercapitalized if it has a Total Capital ratio of less than 8%, a Tier 1 capital ratio of less than 4% (3% in certain circumstances), (iv) significantly undercapitalized if it has a total capital ratio of less than 6% or a Tier I capital ratio of less than 3%, or a leverage ratio of less than 3%, or (v) critically undercapitalized if its tangible equity is equal to or less than 2% of average quarterly tangible assets.

     As of December 31, 2003, the consolidated capital ratios of the Company and the Bank were as follows:

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FDICIA

     FDICIA directs that each federal banking regulatory agency prescribe standards for depository institutions and depository institution holding companies relating to internal controls, information systems, internal audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate exposure, asset growth compensation, a maximum ratio of classified assets to capital, minimum earnings sufficient to absorb losses, a minimum ratio of market value to book value for publicly traded shares, and such other standards as the federal regulatory agencies deem appropriate.

     FDICIA generally prohibits a depository institution from making any capital distribution (including payment of a dividend) or paying any management fee to its holding company if the depository institution would thereafter be undercapitalized. Undercapitalized depository institutions are subject to growth limitations and are required to submit a capital restoration plan for approval. For a capital restoration plan to be acceptable, the depository institution’s parent holding company must guarantee that the institution will comply with such capital restoration plan. The aggregate liability of the parent holding company is limited to the lesser of 5% of the depository institution’s total assets at the time it became undercapitalized and the amount necessary to bring the institution into compliance with applicable capital standards. If a depository institution fails to submit an acceptable plan, it is treated as if it is significantly undercapitalized. If the controlling holding company fails to fulfill its obligations under FDICIA and files (or has filed against it) a petition under the federal Bankruptcy Code, the claim would be entitled to a priority in such bankruptcy proceeding over third party creditors of the bank holding company. Significantly undercapitalized depository institutions may be subject to a number of requirements and restrictions, including orders to sell sufficient voting stock to become adequately capitalized, requirements to reduce total assets, and cessation of receipt of deposits from correspondent banks. Critically undercapitalized institutions are subject to the appointment of a receiver or conservator. Because the Company and the Bank exceed applicable capital requirements, the respective managements of the Company and the Bank do not believe that the provisions of FDICIA have had any material effect on the Company and the Bank or their respective operations.

     FDICIA also contains a variety of other provisions that may affect the operations of the Company and the Bank, including reporting requirements, regulatory standards for real estate lending, “truth in savings” provisions, the requirement that a depository institution give 90 days’ prior notice to customers and regulatory authorities before closing any branch, and a prohibition on the acceptance or renewal of brokered deposits by depository institutions that are not well capitalized or are adequately capitalized and have not received a waiver from the FDIC. The Bank is well capitalized, and brokered deposits are not restricted.

Enforcement Policies and Actions

     The Federal Reserve and the OCC monitor compliance with laws and regulations. Violations of laws and regulations, or other unsafe and unsound practices, may result in these agencies imposing fines or penalties, cease and desist orders, or taking other enforcement actions. Under certain circumstances, these agencies may enforce these remedies directly against officers, directors, employees and others participating in the affairs of a bank or bank holding company.

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Fiscal and Monetary Policy

     Banking is a business that depends on interest rate differentials. In general, the difference between the interest paid by a bank on its deposits and its other borrowings, and the interest received by a bank on its loans and securities holdings, constitutes the major portion of a bank’s earnings. Thus, the earnings and growth of Seacoast and the Bank are subject to the influence of economic conditions generally, both domestic and foreign, and also to the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States and its agencies, particularly the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve regulates the supply of money through various means, including open market dealings in United States government securities, the discount rate at which banks may borrow from the Federal Reserve, and the reserve requirements on deposits. The nature and timing of any changes in such policies and their effect on Seacoast and its subsidiaries cannot be predicted.

FDIC Insurance Assessments

     The Bank is subject to FDIC deposit insurance assessments. The Bank’s deposits are primarily insured by the FDIC’s Bank Insurance Fund (“BIF”). The Bank is also a member of the Savings Association Insurance Fund (“SAIF”) to the extent that the Bank holds deposits acquired in 1991 from the Resolution Trust Corporation (“RTC”). The FDIC assesses deposits under a risk-based premium schedule. Each financial institution is assigned to one of three capital groups, “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized” or “undercapitalized,” and further assigned to one of three subgroups within a capital group, on the basis of supervisory evaluations by the institution’s primary federal and, if applicable, state regulators and other information relevant to the institution’s financial condition and the risk posed to the applicable insurance fund. The actual assessment rate applicable to a particular institution, therefore, depends in part upon the risk assessment classification so assigned to the institution by the FDIC. During the three years ended December 31, 2003, the Bank paid $0 in BIF and SAIF deposit insurance premiums, and paid approximately $163,000, $173,000 and $178,000 in FICO assessments during 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The FDIC has indicated that based on its current level of reserves, deposit insurance premiums may increase in 2004.

     The FDIC’s Board of Directors has continued the 2003 BIF and SAIF assessment schedule of zero to 27 basis points per annum for the first semiannual period of 2004. The Deposit Insurance Funds Act of 1996 (the “Funds Act”) authorized FICO to levy assessments on BIF-assessable deposits. Since 1999, the FICO assessment rate has been equal for BIF and SAIF-assessable deposits. The FICO assessments are set quarterly and ranged from 1.82 basis points for BIF and SAIF in the first quarter of 2002 to 1.70 basis points in the last quarter of 2002 and from 1.68 basis points in the first quarter of 2003 to 1.52 basis points in the last quarter of 2003. The FICO assessment rate for the first quarter of 2004 is 1.54 basis points.

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Legislative and Regulatory Changes

     The International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorism Funding Act of 2001 imposes new “know your customer” requirements that obligate financial institutions to take actions to verify the identity of the account holders in connection with opening an account at any U.S. financial institution. Banking regulators are required to consider a financial institution’s compliance with this Act’s money laundering provisions in making decisions regarding approval of acquisitions and mergers, and the regulatory authorities may impose sanctions for violations of this Act.

     Legislative and regulatory proposals regarding changes in banking, and the regulation of banks, thrifts and other financial institutions and bank and bank holding company powers are being considered by the executive branch of the Federal government, Congress and various state governments, including Florida. The FDIC has proposed a restructuring of the federal deposit insurance system, including provisions to better measure and price deposit insurance, to merge BIF and SAIF and to increase deposit insurance coverage. Other proposals pending in Congress would, among other things, allow banks to pay interest on checking accounts, allow the Federal Reserve to pay interest on deposits, and would permit interstate branching on a de novo basis. Certain of these proposals, if adopted, could significantly change the regulation or operations of banks and the financial services industry. It cannot be predicted whether any of these proposals will be adopted, and, if adopted, how these proposals will affect the Company and the Bank.

Statistical Information

     Certain statistical and financial information (as required by Guide 3) is included in response to Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain statistical information is also included in response to Item 6 and Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2. Properties

     Seacoast and the Bank’s main office occupies approximately 62,000 square feet of a 68,000 square foot building in Stuart, Florida. The building, together with an adjacent 10-lane drive-in banking facility and an additional 27,000 square foot office building, are situated on approximately eight acres of land in the center of Stuart zoned for commercial use. The building and land are owned by the Bank, which leases out portions of the building not utilized by Seacoast and the Bank to unaffiliated third parties.

     Adjacent to the main office, the Bank leases approximately 21,400 square feet of office space to house operational departments, consisting primarily of information systems and retail support. The Bank owns its equipment, which is used for servicing bank deposits and loan accounts as well as on-line banking services, providing tellers and other customer service personnel with access to customers’ records.

     In February 2000, the Bank leased storefront space in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for a lending office for its Seacoast Marine Finance division. The office occupies 1,913 square feet of space, with furniture and equipment all owned by the Bank. In November 2002, additional office space was acquired for Seacoast Marine Finance in Alameda, California (430 square feet of leased space), and Newport Beach, California (1,200 square feet of leased space). The furniture and equipment at each location is owned by the Bank.

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     As of December 31, 2003, the net carrying value of branch offices (excluding the main office) was approximately $10.0 million. Seacoast’s branch offices are described as follows:

Jensen Beach, opened in 1977, is a free-standing facility located in the commercial district of a residential community contiguous to Stuart. The 1,920 square foot bank building and land are owned by the Bank. Improvements include three drive-in teller lanes and one drive-up ATM as well as a parking lot and landscaping.

East Ocean Boulevard, opened at its original location in 1978, was a 2,400 square foot building leased by the Bank. The acquisition of American Bank provided an opportunity for the Bank to move to a new location in April 1995. It is still located on the main thoroughfare between downtown Stuart and Hutchinson Island’s beachfront residential developments. The first three floors of a four-story office condominium were acquired in the acquisition. The 2,300 square foot branch area on the first floor has been remodeled and operates as a full service branch including five drive-in lanes and a drive-up ATM. The remaining 2,300 square feet on the ground floor was sold in June 1996, the third floor was sold in December 1995, and the second floor in December 1998.

Cove Road, opened in late 1983, is conveniently located close to housing developments in the residential areas south of Stuart known as Port Salerno and Hobe Sound. South Branch Building, Inc., a subsidiary of the Bank, is a general partner in a partnership that entered into a long-term land lease for approximately four acres of property on which it constructed a 7,500 square foot building. The Bank leases the building and utilizes 3,450 square feet of the available space. Remaining space is sublet by the Bank to other business tenants. The Bank has improved its premises with three drive-in lanes, bank equipment, and furniture and fixtures, all of which are owned by the Bank. A drive-up ATM was added in early 1997.

Hutchinson Island, opened on December 31, 1984, is in a shopping center located on a coastal barrier island, close to numerous oceanfront condominium developments. In 1993, the branch was expanded from 2,800 square feet to 4,000 square feet and is under a long-term lease to the Bank. The Bank has improved the premises with bank equipment, a walk-up ATM and three drive-in lanes, all owned by the Bank.

Rivergate originally opened October 28, 1985 and occupied 1,700 square feet of leased space in the Rivergate Shopping Center, Port St. Lucie, Florida. The Bank moved to larger facilities in the shopping center in April of 1999 under a long-term lease agreement. Furniture and bank equipment located in the prior facilities were moved to the new facility, which occupies approximately 3,400 square feet, with three drive-in lanes and a drive-up ATM.

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Wedgewood Commons, opened in April 1988, is located on an out-parcel under long term lease in the Wedgewood Commons Shopping Center, south of Stuart on U.S. Highway 1. The property consists of a 2,800 square foot building that houses four drive-in lanes, a walk-up ATM and various bank equipment, all of which are owned by the Bank and are located on the leased property.

Bayshore, opened on September 27, 1990, occupies 3,520 square feet of a 50,000 square foot shopping center located in Port St. Lucie. The Bank has leased the premises under a long-term lease agreement and has made improvements to the premises, including the addition of three drive-in lanes and a walk-up ATM, all of which are owned by the Bank. A second location, acquired in the merger with Port St. Lucie National Holding Company (“PSHC”), and in close proximity to this location, was closed on June 1, 1997 and subsequently sold in September 1997.

Hobe Sound, acquired from the RTC on December 23, 1991, is a two-story facility containing 8,000 square feet and is centrally located in Hobe Sound. Of 2,800 square feet on the second floor, 1,225 square feet is utilized by local community organizations. Improvements include two drive-in teller lanes, a drive-up ATM, and equipment and furniture, all of which are owned by the Bank.

Fort Pierce, acquired from the RTC on December 23, 1991, is a 2,895 square foot facility in the heart of Fort Pierce that has three drive-in lanes and a drive-up ATM. Equipment and furniture are all owned by the Bank.

Martin Downs, purchased from the RTC in February 1992, is a 3,960 square foot bank building located at a high traffic intersection in Palm City, an emerging commercial and residential community west of Stuart. Improvements include three drive-in teller lanes, a drive-up ATM, equipment and furniture.

Tiffany, purchased from the RTC in May 1992, is a two-story facility containing 8,250 square feet and is located on a corner of U.S. Highway 1 in Port St. Lucie offering excellent exposure in one of the fastest growing residential areas in the region. The second story contains 4,250 square feet and was leased to tenants until December 2001. In 2002, the Bank utilized the second story space to house brokerage and mortgage solicitation personnel, a training facility and conference area. Three drive-in teller lanes, a walk-up ATM, equipment and furniture are utilized and owned by the Bank.

Vero Beach, purchased from the RTC in February 1993, is a 3,300 square foot bank building located in Vero Beach on U.S. Highway One and represents the Bank’s initial presence in the Indian River County market. A leasehold interest in a long-term land lease was acquired. Improvements include three drive-in teller lanes, a walk-up ATM, equipment and furniture, all of which are owned by the Bank.

Beachland, opened in February 1993, consists of 4,150 square feet of leased space located in a three-story commercial building on Beachland Boulevard, the main beachfront thoroughfare in Vero Beach, Florida. The lease on an additional 1,050 square feet leased during 1996 expired in March 2002. This facility has 2 drive-in teller lanes, a drive-up ATM, and furniture and equipment, all owned by the Bank.

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Sandhill Cove, opened in September 1993, is in an upscale life-care retirement community. The 135 square foot office is located within the community facilities on a 36-acre development in Palm City, Florida. This community contains approximately 168 private residences.

St. Lucie West, opened in November 1994, was in a 3,600 square foot building located at 1320 S.W. St. Lucie Blvd, Port St. Lucie, Florida. As a result of the PSHC merger, this facility was closed in June 1997 and the property was sold in September 1997. On June 1, 1997, the Bank moved its St. Lucie West operations to the Renar Centre (previously occupied by PSHC). The Bank leases 4,320 square feet on the first floor of this facility and 1,200 square feet on the second floor. The facility includes three drive-in teller lanes, a drive-up ATM, and furniture and equipment.

Mariner Square, acquired from American Bank in April 1995, is a 3,600 square foot leased space located on the ground floor of a three-story office building located on U.S. Highway 1 between Hobe Sound and Port Salerno. Approximately 700 square feet of the space is sublet to a tenant. The space occupied by the Bank has been improved to be a full service branch with two drive-in lanes, one serving as a drive-up ATM lane as well as a drive-in teller lane, all owned by the Bank.

Sebastian, opened in May 1996, is located within a 174,000 square foot Wal-Mart Superstore on U.S. Highway 1 in northern Indian River County. The leased space occupied by the Bank totals 865 square feet. The facility has a walk-up ATM, owned by the Bank.

Nettles Island was opened in January 1997 in southern St. Lucie County on Hutchinson Island. It occupies 350 square feet of leased space in a predominantly modular home community. Furniture and equipment are owned. No ATM or drive-in lanes are offered. The Bank closed this facility in May 2003.

U.S. Highway 1 and Port St. Lucie Boulevard office opened as a Bank location on June 1, 1997, upon the merger with PSHC. At the date of the merger, the leased space consisted of 5,188 square feet on the first floor and 1,200 square feet on the second floor. In October 1997, 1,800 square feet of the leased space on the first floor and 1,200 square feet of leased space on the second floor were assigned to another tenant, with the remaining space occupied by the Bank totaling 3,388 square feet. The facility has two drive-in lanes, a walk-up ATM, and furniture and equipment, all owned by the Bank. This facility was closed in July 2000, coinciding with the opening of the Jensen West location, a new, more visible office on a leased out-parcel in a new shopping center approximately one-half mile south of the closed location on U.S. Highway 1. The lease expired in April 2002.

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South Vero Square opened in May 1997 in a 3,150 square foot building owned by the Bank on South U.S. Highway 1 in Vero Beach. The facility includes three drive-in teller lanes, a drive-up ATM, and furniture and equipment, all owned by the Bank.

Oak Point opened in June 1997. It occupies 12,000 square feet of leased space on the first and second floor of a 19,700 square foot 3-story building in Indian River County. The office is in close proximity to Indian River Memorial Hospital and the peripheral medical community adjacent to the hospital. The facility includes three drive-in teller lanes, a walk-up ATM, and furniture and equipment, all owned by the Bank. On the second floor, 2,270 square feet is presently sublet to tenants.

Route 60 Vero opened in July 1997. Similar to the Sebastian office, this facility is housed in a Wal-Mart Superstore in western Vero Beach in Indian River County. The branch occupies 750 square feet of leased space and includes a walk-up ATM.

Sebastian West opened in March 1998 in a 3,150 square foot building owned by the Bank. It is located at the intersection of Fellsmere Road and Roseland Road in Sebastian. The facility includes three drive-in teller lanes, a drive-up ATM, and furniture and equipment, all owned by the Bank.

Jensen West, opened in July 2000, is located on an out parcel under long-term lease on U.S. Highway 1 in northern Martin County. The facility consists of a 3,930 square foot building, with four drive-up lanes, a drive-up ATM and furniture and equipment, all of which are owned by the Bank and are located on the leased property. The opening of this office coincided with the closing of the Bank’s U.S. Highway 1 and Port St. Lucie Boulevard office, one-half mile north of this location.

Ft. Pierce Wal-Mart, opened in June 2001, is another Wal-Mart Superstore location. The branch occupies 540 square feet of leased space and includes a walk-up ATM, a night depository, and furniture and equipment, all owned by the Bank.

Port St. Lucie Wal-Mart opened in October 2002 and occupies 695 square feet of leased space in a brand new Wal-Mart Superstore in a highly visible location on U.S. Highway 1. The branch includes a walk-up ATM, a night depository, and furniture and equipment, all owned by the Bank.

Jupiter, this office opened as a loan production office in August 2002 and converted to a full-service branch during 2003. Commercial and residential lending personnel as well as executive offices are maintained at this location. The office occupies 3,718 square feet of leased space on U.S. Highway 1 in Jupiter, Florida. No ATM or night depository exists for this location; furniture and equipment is owned by the Bank.

Jupiter Bluffs, which opened in January 2003, occupies 2,688 square feet of leased space in a storefront on U.S. Highway One, with a walk-up ATM, and furniture and equipment, all owned by the Bank.

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Tequesta also opened in January 2003. The Tequesta office is a 3,500 square foot building acquired and owned by the Bank located on U.S. Highway 1 on property subject to a long term ground lease. The Tequesta location has two drive-up lanes, a drive-up ATM, a night depository, and furniture and equipment, all owned by the Bank.

     For additional information regarding our properties, you should refer to Notes F and I of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Seacoast’s 2003 Annual Report, certain portions of which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Part II, Item 8 of this report.

     In the third quarter 2004, the Company expects to open two more full-service branch offices in northern Palm Beach County, Florida, one located on Northlake Blvd. and the other located on Jupiter Indiantown Road, both significant and busy thoroughfares. The Northlake office will be located in a new 2,881 square foot building constructed and owned by the Bank, with a night depository, three drive-up lanes plus a drive-up ATM, and furniture and equipment, all owned by the Bank. The Indiantown Road office will also occupy a 2,881 square foot building; constructed and owned by the Bank, the building will be situated on land leased by the Bank. This office location is similar in design to the Northlake office, and will include a night depository, three drive-up lanes plus a drive-up ATM, and furniture and equipment, all owned by the Bank.

A signature Palm Beach headquarters office is planned in 2005 for Palm Beach Gardens in northern Palm Beach County. Located across the street from the Gardens Mall on PGA Blvd., this office will occupy leased space in a high-rise office building. Specifics concerning the space to be occupied are under consideration and have not been finalized.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

     The Company and its subsidiaries are subject, in the ordinary course, to litigation incident to the businesses in which they are engaged. Among these, the Company has learned that claims may be filed against the Bank with respect to a deposit account that allegedly was utilized by a former customer to improperly cash checks (the “Check Claims”). The Company’s management has been reviewing the Check Claims with its counsel and insurers, and while the ultimate outcome of the Check Claims cannot be predicted and no possible range of loss can be estimated, management presently believes that none of the legal proceedings to which it is party, including the Check Claims, are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, operating results or cash flows, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of any such claim or litigation.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     None.

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Part II

Item 5. Market For Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

     In 2002, the Company’s shareholders approved amendments to its Articles of Incorporation and eliminated the Company’s Class B Common Stock, which was converted, in accordance with its terms on a one-for-one basis into Class A Common Stock. In addition, the Class A Common Stock liquidation preference was eliminated, and Class A Common Stock was renamed “Common Stock.” Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters presented to shareholders as provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”).

     The Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on the Nasdaq National Market (“Nasdaq Stock Market”) under the symbol “SBCF.” As of February 20, 2004, there were approximately 15,502,542 shares of Common Stock outstanding, held by approximately 840 record holders.

     The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices per share of Seacoast Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market and the dividends paid per share of Seacoast Common Stock for the indicated periods. All prices and dividend amounts reflect the effect of a three-for-one stock split on the Common Stock, which became effective on July 15, 2002 for shareholders of record on July 1, 2002, and the one additional share of Common Stock distributed for every ten shares held, effective August 15, 2003 for shareholders of record on August 1, 2003.

     During 2001, 2002 or 2003, the Company did not issue or sell any of its securities in transactions not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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     Prior to the change to the amendments approved by shareholders in April 2002, Seacoast’s Articles of Incorporation prohibited the declaration or payment of cash dividends on Class B Common Stock unless cash dividends were declared or paid on Class A Common Stock in an amount equal to at least 110% of any cash dividend on Class B Common Stock. In 2001, cash dividends of $0.380 per share of Class A Common Stock and $0.344 per share of Class B Common Stock were paid. In the first quarter of 2002, cash dividends of $0.091 per share of Class A Common Stock and $0.082 per share of Class B Common Stock were paid. Over the remaining nine months of 2002 (after shareholder approval of the changes to the Company’s Articles simplifying the Company’s capital structure), cash dividends of $0.282 per share of Common Stock were paid. For 2003, cash dividends of $0.46 per share of Common Stock were paid.

     Dividends from the Bank are Seacoast’s primary source of funds to pay dividends on Seacoast capital stock. Under the National Bank Act, the Bank may in any calendar year, without the approval of the OCC, pay dividends to the extent of net profits for that year, plus retained net profits for the preceding two years (less any required transfers to surplus). The need to maintain adequate capital in the Bank also limits dividends that may be paid to Seacoast. Information regarding a restriction on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to Seacoast is contained in Note B of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Part II, Item 8 hereof. See “Supervision and Regulation” contained in Part I, Item 1 of this document.

     The OCC and Federal Reserve have the general authority to limit the dividends paid by insured banks and bank holding companies, respectively, if such payment may be deemed to constitute an unsafe or unsound practice. If, in the particular circumstances, the OCC determines that the payment of dividends would constitute an unsafe or unsound banking practice, the OCC may, among other things, issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the payment of dividends. This rule is not expected to adversely affect the Bank’s ability to pay dividends to Seacoast. See “Supervision and Regulation” contained in Part I, Item 1 of this document.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

     Selected financial data of the Company is set forth under the caption “Financial Highlights” on page 1 of the 2003 Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is set forth under the caption “Financial Review - 2003 Management’s Discussion and Analysis,” on pages 11 through 33 of the 2003 Annual Report, and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

     The report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent certified public accountants, and the consolidated financial statements are included on pages 38 through 61 of the 2003 Annual Report and are incorporated herein by reference. “Selected Quarterly Information - Consolidated Quarterly Average Balances, Yields & Rates” and “Quarterly Consolidated Income Statements” are included on pages 34 through 36 of the 2003 Annual Report and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

     None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

     The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports and other information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “Commission,” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the “Exchange Act,” is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

     The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer along with the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective, in all material respects, to timely alert them to material information relating to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries required to be included in the Company’s Exchange Act reports.

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     During the period covered by this report, there has not been any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Part III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

     Information concerning the directors and executive officers of Seacoast is set forth under the headings “Proposal One — Election of Directors,” “Corporate Governance” and “Executive Officers” on pages 3 through 11 of the 2004 Proxy Statement, as well as under the heading “Section 16(a) Reporting” on page 24 of the 2004 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

     Information regarding the compensation paid by Seacoast to its executive officers is set forth under the headings “Proposal One — Election of Directors - - Compensation of Executive Officers,” “Salary and Benefits Committee Report,” “Summary Compensation Table,” “Grants of Options/SARs in 2003,” “Aggregated Options/SAR Exercises in 2003 and 2003 Year-End Option/SAR Values,” “Long-Term Incentive Plans – Awards in 2003”, “Profit Sharing Plan,” “Executive Deferred Compensation Plan,” “Performance Graph,” and “Employment and Severance Agreements” on pages 11 through 13 and pages 16 through 21 of the 2004 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

     The following table sets forth information about the Common Stock that may be issued under all of the the Company’s existing compensation plans as of December 31, 2003.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

December 31, 2003

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     Additional information regarding the ownership of Seacoast’s Common Stock is set forth under the headings “Proposal One – Election of Directors - General” on pages 4 through 8, “Proposal One – Election of Directors - Management Stock Ownership” on page 10, and “Principal Shareholders” on pages 22 and 23 of the 2004 Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

     Information regarding certain relationships and transactions between Seacoast and its officers, directors and significant shareholders is set forth under the heading “Proposal One – Election of Directors – Salary and Benefits Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Certain Transactions and Business Relationships” on page 21 of the 2004 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

     Information concerning the Company’s principal accountant fees and services is set forth under the heading “Independent Auditors” on pages 23-24 of the 2004 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Part IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K

a)(1) List of all financial statements

The following consolidated financial statements and report of independent certified public accountants of Seacoast, included in the 2003 Annual Report, are incorporated by reference into Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2003 and 2002
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended
  December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the
  years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
  December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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a)(2) List of Financial Statement Schedules

All schedules normally required by Form 10-K are omitted, since either they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or the notes thereto.

a)(3) Listing of Exhibits

The following Exhibits are filed as part of this report in Item 14 (c):

Exhibit 3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation

Exhibit 3.2 Amended and Restated By-laws of the Corporation
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 28, 2003.

Exhibit 4.1 Specimen Common Stock Certificate
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 28, 2003.

Exhibit 10.1 Amended and Restated Retirement Savings Plan, with Amendments
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 28, 2003.

Exhibit 10.2 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 File No. 33-25627, dated November 18, 1988.

Exhibit 10.3 Amendment #1 to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 29, 1991.

Exhibit 10.4 Executive Employment Agreement
Dated March 22, 1991 between A. Douglas Gilbert and the Bank, incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 29, 1991.

Exhibit 10.5 Executive Employment Agreement
Dated January 18, 1994 between Dennis S. Hudson, III and the Bank, incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 28, 1995.

Exhibit 10.6 Executive Employment Agreement
Dated July 31, 1995 between C. William Curtis, Jr. and the Bank, incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 28, 1996.

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Exhibit 10.8 1991 Stock Option & Stock Appreciation Rights Plan
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 File No. 33-61925, dated August 18, 1995, and File No. 33-46504 dated March 18, 1992.

Exhibit 10.9 1996 Long Term Incentive Plan
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 File No. 333-91859, dated December 1, 1999.

Exhibit 10.10 Non-Employee Director Stock Compensation Plan
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 File No. 333-70399 dated January 11, 1999.

Exhibit 10.11 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 File No. 333-49972, dated November 15, 2000.

Exhibit 10.12 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
Dated October 17, 2000, but effective November 1, 2000.

Exhibit 10.13 Line of Credit Agreement
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 28, 2003.

Exhibit 10.14 Change of Control Employment Agreement
Dated December 24, 2003 between Dennis S. Hudson, III and the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K, dated December 24, 2003.

Exhibit 10.15 Change of Control Employment Agreement
Dated December 24, 2003 between A. Douglas Gilbert and the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K, dated December 24, 2003.

Exhibit 10.16 Change of Control Employment Agreement
Dated December 24, 2003 between C. William Curtis, Jr. and the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K, dated December 24, 2003.

Exhibit 10.17 Change of Control Employment Agreement
Dated December 24, 2003 between William R. Hahl and the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K, dated December 24, 2003.

Exhibit 10.18 Change of Control Employment Agreement
Dated December 24, 2003 between Jean Strickland and the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K, dated January 7, 2004.

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Exhibit 10.19 Change of Control Employment Agreement
Dated December 24, 2003 between Thomas H. Wilkinson and the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K, dated January 7, 2004.

Exhibit 10.20 Change of Control Employment Agreement
Dated December 24, 2003 between Teresa Idzior and the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K, dated January 7, 2004.

Exhibit 13 2003 Annual Report
The following portions of the 2003 Annual Report are incorporated herein by reference:

Financial Highlights
Financial Review – Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Selected Quarterly Information – Quarterly Consolidated Income Statements
Selected Quarterly Information – Consolidated Quarterly
Average Balances, Yields & Rates
Financial Statements
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Financial Statements – Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants

Exhibit 21 Subsidiaries of Registrant

Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants

Exhibit 23.2 Notice of Inability to Obtain Consent From Arthur Andersen LLP

Exhibit 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 32.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 32.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

*

The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 accompany this Annual Report on Form 10-K and are “furnished” to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

b) Reports on Form 8-K

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The Company filed the following current reports on Form 8-K during the quarter ended December 31, 2003:

c)

Exhibits The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted under a separate section of this report.

d)

Financial Statement Schedules None

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Stuart, State of Florida, on the 10th day of March 2004.

	SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA         (Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Dennis S. Hudson, III
		Dennis S. Hudson, III President and Chief Executive Officer

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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