Company Story
1997 - Lakeland Financial Corporation was formed through the merger of Lakeland Bank and Trust Company and The First National Bank of Warsaw.
1998 - Lakeland Financial Corporation completed its initial public offering (IPO) and listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol LKFN.
2001 - Lakeland Financial Corporation acquired First Federal Savings Bank of Indiana.
2004 - Lakeland Financial Corporation acquired Wabash Valley Bank.
2007 - Lakeland Financial Corporation acquired Auberry Financial Corporation.
2014 - Lakeland Financial Corporation acquired Lakeland Community Bank.
2016 - Lakeland Financial Corporation acquired Community Bancshares, Inc.
2020 - Lakeland Financial Corporation acquired Merchants Bancorp.