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David Findlay, Presently serves as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lakeland Financial and Lake City Bank. Served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2014-2023, President and Chief Financial Officer from 2010-2014 and Chief Financial Officer from 2000-2010. Served as the Chief Financial Officer of Quality Dining, Inc., then a publicly traded company with its headquarters in South Bend, Indiana, prior to joining Lakeland Financial in September 2000. Served in various capacities with The Northern Trust Company in Chicago, Illinois prior to joining Quality Dining, Inc.

Kristin L. Pruitt, Presently serves as President of Lakeland Financial and Lake City Bank. Served as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, 2019-2023, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, 2014-2019, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel, 2008-2014. Served as Assistant General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at 1st Source Bank in South Bend, Indiana prior to joining Lakeland Financial in 2008. Previously practiced law with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Washington DC and with Baker and Daniels in South Bend, Indiana.

Eric H. Ottinger, Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Banking Officer of Lakeland Financial and Lake City Bank, 2011-present. Head of Lake City Bank's Wealth Advisory Group, 2009-2011. Commercial East Regional Manager of Lake City Bank, 2002-2009. Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer of Lake City Bank, 1999-2002. Started his career as a Commercial Lending Officer in 1993.

On January 16, 2025, Lakeland Financial Corporation announced that Stephanie R. Leniski was appointed an Executive Vice President and the Chief Retail Banking Officer of the Company and Lake City Bank, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, effective January 15, 2025. Ms. Leniski joined the Bank in 2002 as Vice President and Manager of the Elkhart East office, was promoted to North Region Retail Banking Manager in 2012, was promoted to Senior Vice President, Retail Banking Manager in 2017, and was most recently promoted to lead the Retail Banking division in 2019. Leniski's 30-year career in banking started as a teller in 1995. She joined Lake City Bank in 2002 as Vice President and Manager of the Elkhart East office. She was promoted to North Region Retail Banking Manager in 2012 and to Senior Vice President, Retail Banking Manager in 2017. She was further promoted to lead the Retail Banking division in 2019. Leniski is responsible for oversight of the bank's 54 offices and 286 Retail Banking team members. She leads Retail product innovations and drives initiatives for the division, serving on numerous bank committees and task forces. She co-leads the Branch Development Committee and plays a vital role determining the strategic expansion of Lake City Bank's branch network. Leniski earned her bachelor's degree in economics and business administration with concentrations in accounting and international business from Saint Mary's College. She also has her master's in business administration from Bethel College and is a graduate of the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking. She serves on the Indiana Bankers Association's Retail Banking Committee, as secretary on the ETHOS Innovation Center Board of Directors and as treasurer on the Bridges of Michiana, Inc. Board of Directors.

Blake Augsburger, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of LEA Professional, which designs and manufactures audio amplifiers for the commercial, residential and professional audio markets. Former Executive Vice President and America's Country Manager for Harman International Industries, Inc., a Fortune 500 company that designs and manufactures audio and infotainment products and systems. Served for ten years as the President of the Harman Professional Division, which is based in Northridge, California.

Brad Toothaker, Executive Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer of Bradley Company, a large Midwest-based, full-service real estate company.

Darrianne Christian, Currently involved with leading strategic initiatives for BCforward, a global information technology consulting and workforce fulfillment firm founded by Ms. Christian and her husband, Justin Christian, in 1998. Former program manager and an IT consultant from 1995-2003 and former officer with the Central Intelligence Agency from 1990-1995. Board member of Newfields (formerly the Indianapolis Museum of Art), the Central Indiana Community Foundation, IMPACT Central Indiana and the Eskenazi Foundation. Works closely with the Justin and Darrianne Christian Center for Diversity and Inclusion at DePauw University.

Faraz Abbasi, Managing Partner at Indianapolis, Indiana-based Centerfield Capital, a private equity investment firm that works closely with equity sponsors, independent sponsors, business owners, and management teams who seek subordinated debt and equity financing to build companies and create value. Responsible for overseeing the partnership, investor relations, overseeing due diligence and portfolio management. Member of the Partnership's Investment Committee. In sales and operations at Praxair, Inc. and Rodel, Inc. before joining Centerfield in 2001.

Emily Pichon, Chairman of ETP Asset Holdings, Inc., formerly known as ExTech Plastics Inc. & ETP Inc., a former extruder of plastic sheet. Officer and director of the Olive B. Cole Foundation, the M E Raker Foundation Inc. and the Howard P. Arnold Foundation, Inc., each a private charitable foundation focused on northeast Indiana education, economic development and/or conservation based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Brian Smith, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Financial Group, Inc., a real estate investment and management and consumer finance company, based in Elkhart, Indiana.

Steve Ross, Former owner of Ross and Associates, a real estate management company. Former President of Heartland Coffee Company, a regional coffee and beverage service company, based in Warsaw, Indiana. Former President of Bertsch Services, Inc., a regional food service and vending company, which was based in Warsaw, Indiana prior to its sale.

Rob Bartels, Partner in Incedo LLC, a family office and real estate management company. Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Martin's Supermarkets, Inc., a regional supermarket chain headquartered in South Bend, Indiana.

On May 13, 2025, the Board of Directors of Lakeland Financial Corporation appointed Mindy Creighton Truex as director of the Company. Mindy Creighton Truex is President of Creighton Brothers Farms LLC, a Warsaw-based family-owned farm founded in 1925. With extensive experience in the agricultural sector, she has been instrumental in developing innovative initiatives with Creighton Brothers Farms, including educational and farm-to-table experiences. She has served in leadership roles with national and local agricultural advocacy organizations, including the American Egg Board, United Egg Producers, Indiana State Poultry Association and Purdue University Animal Science Department Dean's Advisory Committee. Creighton Truex has a bachelor's degree in agribusiness management from Purdue University. She has served on the boards of many nonprofit organizations that impact her local community, including the Kosciusko County Visitor's Bureau, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Kosciusko County Leadership Academy, Purdue University's Kosciusko County Agricultural Extension, Kosciusko County Farm Bureau, and United Way of Kosciusko County.

Ms. Carrie Gutman, Senior Vice President, Chief Wealth Advisory Officer of Lakeland Financial and Lake City Bank, 2024-present.;Senior Vice President, Chief Fiduciary Officer of Lake City Bank, 2023-2024.; Began her banking career in 2016.; Practiced general civil law for 20 years.

James Rickard Donovan, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Lakeland Financial and Lake City Bank, 2019-present. Partner with Rothberg, Logan & Warsco LLP, 2001-2019. Attorney for Rothberg, Logan & Warsco LLP, 1993-2019.

On March 14, 2019, Lakeland Financial Corporation and Lake City Bank, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, announced that Brok A. Lahrman has been appointed as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance, and will serve as the Company's principal accounting officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lahrman, served as a Senior Manager with BKD, LLP from January 2009 to March 2019, where he worked on audits of financial institutions and other firm-wide initiatives related to financial institutions. Mr. Lahrman is a certified public accountant. Lahrman has a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance and graduated with honors from the University of Saint Francis. He completed his Certified Public Accounting Designation in 2011. He is an August 2019 candidate at the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He serves on the board of the Fort Wayne Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and is a guest speaker at the University of Saint Francis for business and accounting students. He is a board member and treasurer of the Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne, also serving on the finance committee.

On January 15, 2026, the Company announced that Donald J. Robinson-Day was appointed an Executive Vice President and the Chief Credit Officer of the Company and Lake City Bank, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, effective January 14, 2026. Robinson-Gay was promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Credit Officer and joined the bank's Management Committee in 2023. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Regional Credit Officer from 2020-2023 and as Vice President and Regional Credit Officer from 2018-2020, with responsibility for the bank's Fort Wayne and Warsaw markets in those roles. In addition to his role as a Regional Credit Officer, he managed the Special Assets team, the Commercial Real Estate Appraisal team and the Field Audit Examination team. Prior to joining Lake City Bank, Robinson-Gay began his career in management consulting at Accenture, before moving into various commercial banking and credit roles with M&I Bank and BMO Harris Bank. While at BMO Harris, he held leadership roles in commercial banking and strategy, as well as serving as a commercial banking market executive in Indianapolis. At M&I Bank, after spending several years as a commercial banker, he served as a senior credit administration officer focused on loan workout strategy during the Great Recession. Robinson-Gay is responsible for management of the bank's loan portfolio, overseeing credit quality and policies to balance loan growth with risk management. He works closely with the bank's lending teams and plays a strategic role in numerous bank project teams and standing committees, including Corporate Loan Committee, Loan Review Committee and Risk Management Committee. Robinson-Gay earned a master's of business administration from Marquette University and a bachelor's degree from Miami University. He serves on the board of directors of the Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation.