UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): ~~July~~October 2514, 2025

LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana

0-11487

35-1559596

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


202 East Center Street,
Warsaw	,	Indiana	46580
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

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

(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:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, no par value

LKFN

The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (s230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (s240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

~~The~~On ~~executive~~October 14, ~~officers~~2025, of Lakeland Financial Corporation's ~~intend~~Board toof ~~use~~Directors ~~the~~declared ~~material~~a ~~filed~~quarterly ~~herewith,~~cash individend ~~whole~~of or$0.50 inper ~~part,~~share inon ~~one~~its orcommon ~~more~~stock. The ~~meetings~~dividend ~~with~~will ~~investors~~be ~~and~~paid ~~analysts.~~on ANovember 5, ~~copy~~2025 ofto the ~~investor~~shareholders ~~presentation~~of isrecord ~~attached~~on ~~hereto~~October 25, ~~as Exhibit 99~~2025.1.

Lakeland Financial Corporation does not intend for this Item 7.01 or Exhibit 99.1 to be treated as “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated into its filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibit shall not be deemed as "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(d) Exhibits

~~99.1~~104 ~~2025~~Cover 2QPage ~~Investor~~Interactive ~~Presentation~~Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document)

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: July 25, 2025	By:	/s/ Lisa M. O’Neill
Dated: October 14, 2025	By:	/s/ Lisa M. O'Neill
		Lisa M. O’Neill
		Executive Vice President
		and Chief Financial Officer

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