8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 2, 2010

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Lakeland Financial Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Indiana	0-11487	35-1559596
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
Of incorporation)		Identification No.)

202 East Center Street, P.O. Box 1387, Warsaw, Indiana 46581-1387

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(574) 267-6144

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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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Item 8.01. Other Events

On September 2, 2010, Lakeland Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing that it would be presenting at the 2010 INVESTIndiana Equity Conference.  The news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1  Press Release dated September 2, 2010

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:  September 2, 2010                                                                                                                                         ;                                                         By:  /s/David M. Findlay

                                                                                                                                           David M. Findlay

                                                                                                                                           Chief Financial Off icer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                                                                                                        Contact:                      David M. Findlay

                                                                                                                                     &# 160;          Executive Vice President-

                                                                                                                                     &# 160;          Administration and

                                                                                                                                     &# 160;          Chief Financial Officer

                                                                                                                                     &# 160;          (574) 267-9197

                                                                                                  david.findlay@lakecitybank.com

Lakeland Financial Corporation toPresent at the

INVESTIndiana Equity Conference

September 9, 2010

Warsaw, Indiana (September, 2 , 2010) – Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select/LKFN), parent company of Lake City Bank, will be presenting at the 2010 INVESTIndiana Equity Conference on Thursday, September 9 at 11:30 a.m. EDT in Indianapolis.

Interested investors may view a copy of the slides used in the presentation by accessing the Investor Relations section at www.lakecitybank.com and choosing the Presentations section.

Lakeland Financial Corporation is a $2.6 billion bank holding company headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana. Lake City Bank serves Northern Indiana with 43 branches located in the following Indiana counties: Kosciusko, Elkhart, Allen, St. Joseph, DeKalb, Fulton, Huntington, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble, Pulaski and Whitley.  The Company also has a Loan Production Office in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Lakeland Financial Corporation may be accessed on its home page at www.lakecitybank.com. The Company’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under “LKFN”.