UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 15, 2023

SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Florida	000-13660	59-2260678
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

815 COLORADO AVENUE,	STUART	FL	34994
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (772) 287-4000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	SBCF	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA

Item 8.01 Other Events

On December 15, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (the “Company”) authorized the renewal of the Share Repurchase Program (the “Share Repurchase Program”), which was set to expire on December 31, 2023, pursuant to which the Company may, from time to time, purchase up to $100 million of its shares of outstanding common stock. The shares may be repurchased in the open market, by block purchase, or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time, or pursuant to any trading plan adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), depending upon market conditions and other factors, and in accordance with applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act. The renewed Share Repurchase Program has an expiration date of December 31, 2024, and does not obligate the Company to purchase any shares of its common stock. The Share Repurchase Program may be terminated or amended by the Board at any time prior to the expiration date. A copy of the Company’s press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

    (c)     Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release, dated December 15, 2023
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA

Dated: December 15, 2023	/s/ Tracey L. Dexter
	Tracey L. Dexter
	Chief Financial Officer