Lakeland Financial Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2025
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On May 13, 2025, the Board of Directors of Lakeland Financial Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Dan Starr and Mindy Creighton Truex as directors of the Company. Mr. Starr and Ms. Creighton Truex were also appointed as directors of Lake City Bank, the Company’s wholly owned bank subsidiary (the “Bank”). Mr. Starr was named as a member of the Governance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, and Ms. Creighton Truex was named as a member of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Starr or Ms. Creighton Truex and any other person pursuant to which either individual was selected as a director.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On May 14, 2025, the Company and the Bank issued a press release announcing Mr. Starr's and Ms. Creighton Truex's appointment. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The disclosure in this Item 7.01 and the related exhibit under Item 9.01 are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The disclosure in this Item 7.01 and the related exhibit under Item 9.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
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.
LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION
| Dated: May 14, 2025 | By: | /s/ Lisa M. O’Neill | ||||||
| Lisa M. O’Neill | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President | ||||||||
| and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||