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On January 15, 2026, Lakeland Financial Corporation (the "Company") announced that Donald J. Robinson-Day, age 48, was appointed an Executive Vice President and the Chief Credit Officer of the Company and Lake City Bank (the "Bank"), the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, effective January 14, 2026. Mr. Robinson-Gay joined the Bank in 2018 as Vice President and Credit Administration Officer with responsibility for the Bank’s Fort Wayne and Warsaw markets. On July 14, 2020, Mr. Robinson-Gay was promoted to Senior Vice President and Regional Credit Officer and was most recently promoted to lead the Credit division as Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer on January 30, 2023. In compensation for his service, Mr. Robinson-Gay will receive an annual salary and shall be entitled to participate in all compensation and benefit plans available to the executive officers of the Company and the Bank pursuant to the terms of such plans.

In connection with his appointment, on January 14, 2026, the Company entered into a Change in Control Agreement with Mr. Robinson-Gay in the form previously entered into with certain of the Company's named executive officers, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, and a summary of which is included in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Company's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, filed with the Security and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2025, which summary is incorporated by reference herein. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Change in Control Agreement, which is incorporated by reference.

The press release relating to Mr. Robinson-Gay’s appointment issued on January 15, 2026, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

(d)Exhibits

10.1 Form of Change in Control Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2016)

99.1 Press Release issued by Lakeland Financial Corporation and Lake City Bank on January 15, 2026

 

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.