EX-1
        
        
                
                    from SC 13D
                
                    
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            <page> Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement in Accordance With Rule 13d-1(k) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended, the Persons Named Below Agree to the Joint Filing on Their Behalf of a Statement on Schedule 13d (Including Amendments Thereto) With Respect to the Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share, of CenterState Banks of Florida, Inc., a Florida Corporation; and Further Agree That This Joint Filing Agreement Be Included as Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13d. in Evidence Thereof, the Undersigned Hereby Execute This Agreement This 18th Day of December, 2001. By: /S/ Lawrence W. Maxwell Lawrence W. Maxwell By: /S/ Anita K. Maxwell Anita K. Maxwell
        
        
                12/34/56