UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 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~~July 2321, 2011 (~~May~~July 1927, 2011)

LOGO

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

GEORGIA

000-32627

58-1423423

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

P.O. BOX 455, 1010 NORTH WAY, DARIEN, GEORGIA 31305

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (912) 437-4141

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.0702 ~~Submission~~Departure of ~~Matters~~Directors toor aCertain ~~Vote~~Officers; Election of ~~Security~~Directors; ~~Holders~~Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 21, 2011, Donald J. (“Jay”) Torbert, Jr. was elected Treasurer of Southeastern Banking Corporation (the “~~Company~~Registrant”) ~~held~~and ~~its~~Executive ~~Annual~~Vice ~~Meeting~~President and Chief Financial Officer of ~~Shareholders~~Southeastern ~~(the~~Bank (“~~Meeting~~SEB”), onthe ~~May 19~~principal subsidiary of the Registrant. The appointment of Mr. Torbert, ~~2011~~a tocertified public ~~consider~~accountant, was unanimously approved by the Compensation Committee and ~~vote~~the onBoards of both the ~~matters~~Registrant ~~listed~~and ~~below~~SEB. AIn ~~total of~~this 2capacity,~~197,986~~ ~~or 70~~Mr.~~24%~~ Torbert will serve as the primary financial and accounting officer of the ~~Company’s~~Registrant ~~shares~~with oversight of asset/liability ~~common~~management, ~~stock~~investments, ~~were~~financial ~~present~~and orregulatory ~~represented~~reporting, byand ~~proxy~~acquisition strategy, among other functions. Prior to his appointment at SEB, Mr. Torbert held the ~~Meeting~~following positions at PAB Bankshares, Inc. ~~Shares~~and ofits ~~common~~subsidiary, ~~stock~~The Park ~~that~~Avenue ~~were~~Bank, ~~outstanding~~in Valdosta, Georgia: President and ~~entitled~~Chief Executive Officer from April 2009 to ~~vote~~April at2011; ~~the~~Chief ~~Meeting~~Financial ~~totaled~~Officer 3and Treasurer from August 2001 to April 2009; and Controller from May 2000 to August 2001. From 1994 to 2000,~~129~~ Mr. Torbert worked for Mauldin & Jenkins,~~388~~ LLC, a regional CPA firm based in Albany, Georgia with a specialty in community bank practice. Mr. Torbert graduated from Valdosta State University with a BBA in Accounting in 1994 and became a CPA in 1996. He is 39.

~~Proposal~~Alyson 1:G. ~~Election~~Beasley has been appointed Executive Vice President of ~~Five~~the ~~Directors~~Registrant ~~for~~and ~~One-Year~~Executive ~~Terms~~Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of SEB, also effective July 21, 2011. Ms. Beasley will continue to serve as a director of both the Registrant and SEB. Additional information on Ms. Beasley’s positions and experience is provided in the DEF 14A proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2011.

The individuals named below were elected to serve as directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2012:

Directors	VOTESFor		VOTESWithheld		BrokerNon-Votes
Alyson G. Beasley		1,451,668		112,776		633,542
David H. Bluestein		1,473,927		90,517		633,542
Cornelius P. Holland, III		1,478,698		85,746		633,542
Alva J. Hopkins, III		1,473,927		90,517		633,542
Donald R. McCue		1,478,698		85,746		633,542

Proposal 2: Appointment of Independent Auditors by the Audit Committee

Shareholders approved the appointment of independent auditors by the Audit Committee.

Votes FOR		Votes AGAINST		Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
1,853,518		78			344,390				—

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.

SOUTHEASTERN BANKING CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ ALYSON G. BEASLEY Alyson G. Beasley, Vice President & Treasurer

Date: May 23, 2011

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.


	SOUTHEASTERN BANKING CORPORATION
	(Registrant)

	By:	/s/ ALYSON G. BEASLEY
		Alyson G. Beasley, Executive Vice President

Date: July 27, 2011

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