UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 18, 2009
Lakeland Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 000-11487
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Indiana |
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35-1559596 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(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)
(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)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 18, 2009, Lakeland Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing that it completed its previously announced underwritten public stock offering by issuing 3,500,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $17.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $59.5 million. 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 November 18, 2009
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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.
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Lakeland Financial Corporation |
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Dated: November 18, 2009 |
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/s/ David M. Findlay |
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David M. Findlay |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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