SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DEARDORFF KEVIN L (Last) (First) (Middle) 3254 W. STATE RD 14 (Street) SILVER LAKE IN 46982 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP [ LKFN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Executive Vice president
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/18/2007
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	10/18/2007		M		1,400	A	$12.1875	1,400	D
Common Stock								7,934	I	401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$6.75							06/13/2005	06/13/2010	Common Stock	3,758		3,758	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$6.8125							01/09/2006	01/09/2011	Common Stock	10,000		10,000	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$7.0625							05/09/2005	05/09/2010	Common Stock	2,000		2,000	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$7.5625							02/08/2005	02/08/2010	Common Stock	8,000		8,000	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$9.7188							02/09/2004	02/09/2009	Common Stock	8,000		8,000	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$17.185							12/09/2008	12/09/2013	Common Stock	10,000		10,000	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$12.1875	10/18/2007		M			1,400	04/14/2003	04/12/2008	Common Stock	1,400	$0	6,600	D

Explanation of Responses:

	Teresa A. Bartman, Attorney-in-Fact	10/18/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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