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Seacoast National Bank Names H. Russell Holland Chief Banking Officer

   Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida logo.(PRNewsFoto/Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida)

STUART, FL UNITED STATES
    STUART, Fla., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seacoast National Bank
has named H. Russell Holland III executive vice president and chief banking
officer. Holland joined Seacoast in July 2006 as executive vice president
of commercial lending.

    (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050916/SEACOASTLOGO )

    In his new role, Holland will oversee the operations of Seacoast's
local market structure and will continue to provide leadership for the
commercial lending line of business. Additionally, Holland will serve as
executive vice president of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida.

    Prior to joining Seacoast, Holland held various senior level lending
positions throughout Florida, including positions at Union Bank of Florida,
Bank of America and Wachovia. He began his career in the New York area with
KPMG Peat Marwick as a senior auditor of banks, credit unions and insurance
companies.

    "Russ has been instrumental in the structuring of new business lines in
the Commercial Lending Division including Seacoast Solutions and Syndicated
Lending. We are fortunate to have someone with his background and
experience in a leadership position," said Jean Strickland, Seacoast
National Bank president.

    Holland was named a "Heavy Hitter in Real Estate" by the South Florida
Business Journal in 2004. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University and is
a CPA. He and his wife Julie live in Stuart.

    Kevin Picart, former senior vice president of Capital Markets, has been
promoted to senior vice president, Commercial Lending manager. In his new
role, Picart will work closely with Holland in the overall management of
commercial lending including credit approval and loan origination and will
continue to oversee the bank's Capital Market division.

    The operating arm of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (Nasdaq:
SBCF), Seacoast National Bank has 43 offices in Florida and approximately
$2.3 billion in assets, and is one of the largest independent banks
headquartered in Florida.



SOURCE Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida




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    CONTACT:
    Jean Strickland, President & Chief Operating
    Officer of Seacoast National Bank, +1-772-288-6066