Current Report Filing (8-k)

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) May 27, 2020

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

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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	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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 27, 2020, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Of the 52,706,857 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, 47,800,814 shares were present at the meeting in person or by proxy. The final results of each of the proposals voted on by the Company’s shareholders are described below:

Proposal One - Elect Directors: To elect three incumbent Class III directors. The vote for each director is as set forth below.



	Number of Shares
Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Julie H. Daum	42,149,428	1,400,797	4,250,589
Dennis S. Hudson, III	42,249,147	1,301,078	4,250,589
Alvaro J. Monserrat	43,197,669	352,556	4,250,589

The three nominees were each elected to the board by a plurality of the votes cast, as required by the Company’s bylaws.

Proposal Two - Ratification of Auditors: To ratify the appointment of Crowe LLP as independent auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.



Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
47,735,231	59,152	6,431

The vote required to approve this proposal was the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. Accordingly, this proposal was approved.

Proposal Three - Advisory (Non-binding) Vote to Approve Compensation of Named Executive Officers: To hold an advisory vote to approve, on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement.



Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
43,279,363	218,163	52,699	4,250,589

The vote required to approve this proposal was the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. Accordingly, this proposal was approved.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



Exhibit No.		Description

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