Lakeland Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:LKFN) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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Lakeland Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:LKFN) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 27, 2017, Lakeland Financial Corporation (the
“Company”) and Lake City Bank, the Company’s wholly owned
subsidiary (the “Bank”), announced that Sarah J. Earls has been
appointed as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Controller,
and will serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer.
Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Earls, age 34, served as
Director of Finance and Compliance at Micropulse Inc., a
privately held medical device manufacturer based in Indiana,
since April 2015, as the Controller of Three Rivers Federal
Credit Union from February 2014 to March 2015, as Vice President
and Controller of Tower Financial Corporation, which was a
publicly traded bank holding company based in Indiana, from March
2007 to February 2014, and as an auditor with BKD, LLP from
August 2003 to March 2007, where she worked on audits of
financial institutions. Ms. Earls is a certified public
accountant.
In connection with Ms. Earls’ appointment, Teresa A. Bartman
resigned from her position as the Company’s principal accounting
officer on March 27, 2017 to assume a new role in the Company’s
risk management department.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 27, 2017, the Company and the Bank issued a press
release announcing Ms. Earls’ appointment. A copy of the press
release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
99.1
Press Release issued by Lakeland Financial Corporation
and Lake City Bank on March 27, 2017.


About Lakeland Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:LKFN)

Lakeland Financial Corporation is a bank holding company. The Company, through its subsidiary, Lake City Bank (the Bank), provides an array of products and services throughout its Northern and Central Indiana markets. It offers commercial and consumer banking services, as well as trust and wealth management, brokerage, investment and treasury management commercial services. It serves a range of industries, including commercial real estate, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, retail, wholesale, finance and insurance, accommodation and food services, and healthcare. The Bank’s activities cover all phases of commercial banking, including deposit products, commercial and consumer lending, retail and merchant credit card services, corporate treasury management services, and wealth advisory, trust and brokerage services. The Bank has over 50 offices in over 10 counties in Northern and Central Indiana.

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