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)   November 12, 2009

 

Lakeland Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number:  000-11487

 

 

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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 8.01.              Other Events.

 

On November 13, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the offering, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information contained in this Form 8-K pursuant to Item 8.01 and the materials filed as exhibits shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any offer or sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

 

Item 9.01.              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

99.1                           Press release issued by the Company on November 13, 2009

 

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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: November 13, 2009		By:	/s/ David M. Findlay
			David M. Findlay
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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