Lakeland Financial Corporation to Present at the

WARSAW, Ind., July 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: LKFN ), parent company of Lake City Bank, today announced that David M. Findlay, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lisa M. O’Neill, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Eric H. Ottinger, Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking Manager, will attend the Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods 18 ^th Annual Community Bank Investor Conference, held in New York, NY, on August 1 and 2, and will participate in a series of meetings with institutional investors during the conference.

Management will present at the conference on August 1 at 8:30 am EDT in New York City. Interested investors may listen to the live webcast of the presentation and view a copy of the slides used in the presentation by accessing the Investor Relations section at lakecitybank.com . Listeners should go to the website at least 15 minutes before the event to download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be available on the site for 90 days. There is no charge to access this event.

Lake City Bank, a $4.3 billion bank headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, is the fourth largest bank headquartered in the state, and the largest bank 100% invested in Indiana. Lake City Bank operates 49 branch offices in northern and central Indiana, delivering technology-driven solutions in a client-centric way to individuals and businesses. The bank is the single bank subsidiary of Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: LKFN ). For more information visit lakecitybank.com .

Contact Lisa M. O’Neill Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (574) 267-9125 office lisa.oneill@lakecitybank.com