Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida to Announce Quarterly Earnings Results On Thursday, October 29

Investors May Listen to Live Webcast

STUART, Fla., Oct. 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (Nasdaq:SBCF), a bank holding company whose principal subsidiary is Seacoast National Bank, announced today that it will release third quarter results on Thursday, October 29, 2009, after the market closes. Investors may access a copy of Seacoast's earnings results on October 29, 2009 at the company's website at www.seacoastbanking.net and selecting "Press Releases" under the heading "About Seacoast".

Seacoast will host a conference call on Friday, October 30, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss the earnings results and business trends.

 Date:	October 30, 2009
 Time:	10:00 AM ET

Listen via Internet: http://www.shareholder.com/sbcf/

Schedule this webcast into MS-Outlook calendar (click open when prompted):http://apps.shareholder.com/PNWOutlook/t.aspx?m=39083&k=65FFF4F8

 Toll-free:  (866) 712-7678
 Password:   8397217

Charts will be used during the conference call and may be accessed at Seacoast's website at www.seacoastbanking.net by selecting "Presentations" under the heading "Investor Services". A replay of the call will be available for one month, beginning the afternoon of October 30, by dialing (877) 213-9653 (domestic), using the passcode 8397217.

Alternatively, individuals may listen to the live webcast of the presentation by visiting Seacoast's website at www.seacoastbanking.net. The link is located in the subsection "Presentations" under the heading "Investor Services". Beginning the afternoon of October 30, 2009, an archived version of the webcast can be accessed from this same subsection of the website. The archived webcast will be available for one year.

Seacoast, with approximately $2.1 billion in assets, is one of the largest independent commercial banking organizations in Florida. Seacoast has 39 offices in South and Central Florida and is headquartered on Florida's Treasure Coast, which is one of the wealthiest areas in the nation.

CONTACT:  Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
          Dennis S. Hudson, III, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
            772-288-6085
          William R. Hahl, Executive Vice President & 
           Chief Financial Officer
            772-221-2825