---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000721994-25-000161"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LKFN"
cik: "0000721994"
company_name: "LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-07-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T09:12:28.202421+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lakeland Financial declares $0.50/share quarterly dividend

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per common share declared.
- Payable on August 5, 2025 to holders of record July 25, 2025.
- Dividend rate unchanged from prior quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000721994-25-000161
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LKFN
- cik: 0000721994
- company_name: LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-07-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721994/000072199425000161/0000721994-25-000161-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721994/000072199425000161/lkfn-20250708.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000721994-25-000161.txt

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