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   <title>Form  8-K        LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP   For: Oct 13</title>
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   <title>Lake City Bank Announces Significant Market Expansion in Fort Wayne at Electric Works</title>
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&lt;p&gt;WARSAW, Ind., Oct.  07, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lake City Bank is pleased to announce significant expansion in the Fort Wayne market due to its continued growth. The bank will lease approximately 15,025 square feet in Electric Works that will serve as the market headquarters of the bank’s Commercial Banking and Credit Administration teams. In addition, the bank will open a 2,500 square foot full-service branch at Electric Works to serve the growing community generated by the further development taking place at the Electric Works campus. The expansion further strengthens the bank’s commitment to serving the Fort Wayne</description>
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&lt;p&gt;WARSAW, Ind., Oct.  07, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lake City Bank is pleased to announce significant expansion in the Fort Wayne market due to its continued growth. The bank will lease approximately 15,025 square feet in Electric Works that will serve as the market headquarters of the bank’s Commercial Banking and Credit Administration teams. In addition, the bank will open a 2,500 square foot full-service branch at Electric Works to serve the growing community generated by the further development taking place at the Electric Works campus. The expansion further strengthens the bank’s commitment to serving the Fort Wayne</description>
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&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;WARSAW, Indiana, Sept.  22, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lake City Bank, the single bank subsidiary of Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: LKFN), announced it was named to the Piper Sandler Sm-All Stars Class of 2026, which recognizes the top performing small-cap banks and thrifts across the United States. Lake City Bank was among only 25 institutions recognized nationwide and was the only bank headquartered in Indiana to make the list.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Piper Sandler analyzes all publicly traded banks and thrifts with a market capitalization below $2.5 billion and evaluates institutions based on seven financial variables. Recognized institutions</description>
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&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;WARSAW, Indiana, Sept.  22, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lake City Bank, the single bank subsidiary of Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: LKFN), announced it was named to the Piper Sandler Sm-All Stars Class of 2026, which recognizes the top performing small-cap banks and thrifts across the United States. Lake City Bank was among only 25 institutions recognized nationwide and was the only bank headquartered in Indiana to make the list.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Piper Sandler analyzes all publicly traded banks and thrifts with a market capitalization below $2.5 billion and evaluates institutions based on seven financial variables. Recognized institutions</description>
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&lt;p&gt;WARSAW, Ind., Aug.  25, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lake City Bank, the single bank subsidiary of Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: LKFN), announced today that the bank ranked 15th in its peer group of banks in Bank Director Magazine&amp;apos;s 2026 RankingBanking analysis of the 300 largest publicly traded banks in the United States.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The RankingBanking list is based on analysis of year-end 2025 performance and uses four metrics that speak to profitability, asset quality and capital adequacy to score a bank&amp;apos;s performance. The analysis is compiled and calculated by investment bank Piper Sandler &amp;amp; Co., using data from</description>
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