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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF)

Seacoast Completes $829 Million Acquisition of Villages Bancorporation Parent of Citizens First Bank

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

Effective October 1, 2025, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida completed its merger with Villages Bancorporation, Inc., parent of Citizens First Bank, with a final consideration of approximately $829 million. The filing also creates Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock for holders above a 9.75% ownership threshold and amends a Developer Support Agreement with The Villages limiting new bank branch space to Citizens First Bank or Seacoast National Bank, which shareholders may consider when assessing the deal's effect on share count and market presence.

Key points

  • Merger effective October 1, 2025; VBI merged into Seacoast and Citizens First Bank merged into Seacoast National Bank.
  • VBI shareholders could elect $1,000.00 in cash or 38.5000 Seacoast common shares, or a 25%-75% cash and stock combination, with final consideration of approximately $829 million.
  • Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock authorized at 11,250 shares, issued in place of common shares for any holder receiving more than 9.75% of outstanding Seacoast common stock.
  • Citizens First Bank operated 19 branches with deposits of approximately $3.5 billion as of June 30, 2025, according to the press release.

The filing

CompanySeacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 6, 2025, 5:30 PM ET
Accession number0000730708-25-000204

Items reported: 2.01 Acquisition or Disposition Completed3.03 Change to Shareholder Rights5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 06, 2025.

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