13D Filing: Basswood Capital and Seacoast Banking Corp Of Florida (SBCF)

Item 6.   Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

In addition to the 305,429 shares of Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned by Basswood Opportunity Partners, LP (“BOP”), BOP established a short position of 113,418 shares of Common Stock by borrowing and selling 113,418 shares of Common Stock in market transactions during the months of  February 2017 and May 2017.  Accordingly, BOP will be required to return 113,418 shares of Common Stock to the lender of such shares.

In addition to the 172,540 shares of Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned by Basswood Opportunity Fund, Inc. (“BOFI”), BOFI established a short position of 14,102 shares of Common Stock by borrowing and selling 14,102 shares of Common Stock in market transactions during the month of  February 2017.  Accordingly, BOFI will be required to return 14,102 shares of Common Stock to the lender of such shares.

In addition to the 953,147 shares of Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned by Basswood Enhanced Long Short Fund, LP  (“BELSF”), BELSF established a short position of 19,651 shares of Common Stock by borrowing and selling 19,651 shares of Common Stock in market transactions during the month of  February 2017.  Accordingly, BELSF will be required to return 19,651 shares of Common Stock to the lender of such shares.

In addition to the 99,792 shares of Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned by Basswood Financial Fund, Inc.  (“BFFI”), BFFI established a short position of 1,383 shares of Common Stock by borrowing and selling 1,383 shares of Common Stock in market transactions during the month of  February 2017.  Accordingly, BFFI will be required to return 1,383 shares of Common Stock to the lender of such shares.

In addition to the 36,703 shares of Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned by Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP  (“BFLOF”), BFLOF established a short position of 61 shares of Common Stock by borrowing and selling 61 shares of Common Stock in market transactions during the month of  February 2017.  Accordingly, BFLOF will be required to return 61 shares of Common Stock to the lender of such shares.

Item 7.  Material to be filed as Exhibits.

1.	Exhibit 99.1 – Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2016, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Schedule 13D filed March 21, 2016.