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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)
December 15, 2009

Lakeland Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number:  000-11487



Indiana
35-1559596
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

202 East Center Street
Warsaw, Indiana  46581-1387
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(574) 267-6144
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

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Item 7.01.                      Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 15, 2009, Lakeland Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing the closing of the sale of 125,431 shares of common stock pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option, which the Company granted in connection with its previously announced underwritten public stock offering.  A copy of the press release relating to the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

The information furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(d)
Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed herewith:
 
 
99.1
Press release issued by the Company on December 15, 2009
 

 


 

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
Lakeland Financial Corporation
   
   
Dated:  December 15, 2009
By:           /s/ David M. Findlay 
 
David M. Findlay
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer