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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on April 10, 2018.



LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP.

  LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP.
ATTN: KRISTIN PRUITT
202 EAST CENTER STREET
P.O. BOX 1387
  WARSAW, IN 46581
 
   Meeting Information
Meeting Type:        Annual Meeting
For holders as of:   February 20, 2018
Date: April 10, 2018         Time: 4:30 p.m., Local Time
Location:  Ritz Charles Carmel - Carmel Room B
     12156 North Meridian Street
Carmel, Indiana 46032


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hold shares in the company named above.

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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR
the following:
 
 
1.    ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
 
Nominees:                           
1a.   Blake W. Augsburger                     
1b.   Robert E. Bartels, Jr.                     
1c.   Daniel F. Evans, Jr.                      
1d.   David M. Findlay                      
1e.   Thomas A. Hiatt                       
1f.    Michael L. Kubacki                      
1g.   Emily E. Pichon                       
1h.   Steven D. Ross                       
1i.    Brian J. Smith                        
1j.    Bradley J. Toothaker                      
1k.   Ronald D. Truex                        
1l.    M. Scott Welch                       
 

 
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR
proposals 2 and 3.

2.
APPROVAL, by non-binding vote, of
the Company's compensation of certain
executive officers.


3.
RATIFY   THE   APPOINTMENT  OF   CROWE
  HORWATH LLP as the Company's independent
  registered public accounting firm for the year
  ending December 31, 2018.

NOTE: In accordance with their discretion, upon all
other matters that may properly come before said
meeting and any adjournments or postponements
of the meeting.
 
 
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