UNITED STATES
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) April 10, 2018
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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)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 10, 2018, the Company's annual meeting of stockholders was held. At the meeting, the stockholders elected Blake W. Augsburger, Robert E. Bartels, Jr., Daniel F. Evans, Jr., David M. Findlay, Thomas A. Hiatt, Michael L. Kubacki, Emily E. Pichon, Steven D. Ross, Brian J. Smith, Bradley J. Toothaker, Ronald D. Truex and M. Scott Welch, each with terms expiring in 2019. Additionally, the Company's stockholders ratified the advisory vote on executive compensation and ratified the selection of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2018.
The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the annual meeting are as follows:
| Election of Directors: |
| | | | | Broker |
| | For | Against | Abstain | Non-votes |
Blake W. Augsburger Robert E. Bartels, Jr. Daniel F. Evans, Jr. David M. Findlay Thomas A. Hiatt Michael L. Kubacki Emily E. Pichon Steven D. Ross Brian J. Smith Bradley J. Toothaker Ronald D. Truex M. Scott Welch | 18,426,019 18,130,710 17,959,825 18,520,546 18,000,538 18,265,603 18,642,314 18,262,616 18,822,857 17,288,369 18,575,745 18,173,543 | 532,770 828,695 979,655 435,275 955,690 691,623 313,616 685,158 131,772 1,666,417 383,376 780,722 | 40,195 39,579 59,504 43,163 42,756 41,758 43,054 51,210 44,355 44,198 39,863 44,719 | 3,196,752 3,196,752 3,196,752 3,196,752 3,196,752 3,196,752 3,196,752 3,196,752 3,196,752 3,196,752 3,196,752 3,196,752 |
| Approval of Advisory Proposal on Executive Compensation: | | |
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| | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-votes |
| | 18,285,393 | | 448,091 | | 265,500 | | 3,196,752 |
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| Ratification of Crowe Horwath LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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| | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-votes |
| | 21,861,142 | | 251,378 | | 83,216 | | |
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: April 11, 2018 By: /s/Lisa M. O'Neill
Lisa M. O'Neill
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
