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Exhibit 99.1
LAKELAND LOGO


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Contact:                      Lisa M. O’Neill
                                                                                                                                                                         Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                                                                                                                                                         (574) 267-9125
                                                                                                                                                                         lisa.oneill@lakecitybank.com
 
Lake City Bank Reports Strong
 
 
First Quarter Operating Performance
 
 

 
 
Shareholder Dividend Increases of 11%
 
Warsaw, Indiana (April 25, 2014) – Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select/LKFN), parent company of Lake City Bank, today reported net income of $9.9 million for the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 7% versus $9.2 million for the first quarter of 2013.  Diluted net income per common share increased 5% to $0.59 versus $0.56 for the comparable period of 2013.

David M. Findlay, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Led by another quarter of strong loan growth, we are pleased with our operating performance.  We’re particularly encouraged by the strengthening economic indicators in our Indiana markets as our core lending business in the commercial and industrial sector grew by $43 million in the quarter.”

Earnings for the first quarter of 2014 were negatively impacted by a non-cash provision for state income tax expense of $431,000, which resulted from a revaluation of the company’s state deferred tax items.  During the first quarter of 2014, the Indiana legislature approved new tax rates for financial institutions.  The tax rate, currently 8.0%, is scheduled to drop to 6.5% for 2017.  The new legislation further reduces the rate to 4.9%, phased-in beginning in 2019.  This lower state tax rate going forward will reduce the benefit provided by the company’s existing deferred tax items.

Excluding the effect of the non-cash adjustment, net income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $10.3 million, representing an increase of 12% over the comparable period of 2013.  Diluted net income per share would have been $0.62 for the three month period ended March 31, 2014, representing an increase of 11% over the comparable period in 2013.

As previously announced, the board of directors approved a cash dividend for the first quarter of $0.21 per share, payable on May 5, 2014, to shareholders of record as of April 25, 2014.  The quarterly dividend represents an 11% increase over the quarterly dividends paid for each quarter of 2013.

“This double digit increase in our dividend reflects our confidence in the strength and quality of our earnings and the extremely strong capital structure we have built through long-term and consistent performance,” observed Findlay.

 
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Average total loans for the first quarter of 2014 were $2.54 billion, an increase of $283.1 million, or 13% versus $2.26 billion for the comparable period in 2013.  Total loans outstanding grew $311.7 million, or 14%, from $2.26 billion as of March 31, 2013 to $2.57 billion as of March 31, 2014.  On a linked quarter basis, average total loans increased $78.2 million, or 3%, from $2.46 billion for the fourth quarter of 2013 to $2.54 billion for the first quarter of 2014.

The company’s net interest margin was 3.38% in the first quarter of 2014, up from 3.17% for the first quarter of 2013. Further, the net interest margin improved from 3.33% in the fourth quarter of 2013.  Despite downward pressure on loan yields and the prolonged low interest rate environment, the company improved its net interest margin in each of the past five quarters as a result of declines in deposit rates and overall funding costs and improvement in the investment portfolio yields.

The company’s tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio was 10.18% at March 31, 2014, compared to 10.38% at March 31, 2013 and 10.05% at December 31, 2013.  Average total deposits for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 were $2.64 billion versus $2.47 billion for the first quarter of 2013, an  increase of 7%.  On a linked quarter basis, average total deposits increased $64.8 million, or 2.5%.

Findlay added, “As a result of our strong capital structure, we are in a great position to continue our Indiana growth strategy.  During the quarter, we experienced loan growth across all of our Indiana markets and believe that our reputation and positioning as a smartly aggressive commercial lender has further strengthened as we start the year.”

For the fifth consecutive quarter, the company did not record a provision for loan losses.  The absence of a provision for loan losses was generally driven by the stabilization and improvement in key loan quality metrics, including lower levels of nonperforming loans, appropriate reserve coverage of nonperforming loans, continuing signs of stabilization in the economic conditions of the company’s markets and general signs of improvement in its borrowers’ performance and future prospects.  The company’s allowance for loan losses as of March 31, 2014 was $46.1 million compared to $50.8 million as of March 31, 2013 and $48.8 million as of December 31, 2013.  The allowance for loan losses represented 1.79% of total loans as of March 31, 2014 versus 2.25% at March 31, 2013 and 1.92% as of December 31, 2013.  Further, the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans increased to 306% as of March 31, 2014, versus 234% at March 31, 2013, and 204% as of December 31, 2013.

Nonperforming assets decreased 27% to $16.3 million as of March 31, 2014 versus $22.4 million as of March 31, 2013.  On a linked quarter basis, nonperforming assets were 33% lower than the $24.4 million reported on December 31, 2013.  The decrease in nonperforming assets during the first quarter of 2014 primarily resulted from payoffs of $4.3 million and charge offs of $2.4 million recognized on a commercial relationship consisting of three loans totaling $6.7 million.  In addition, one commercial credit of $1.4 million was removed from the impaired category due to improved performance.  The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets at March 31, 2014, was 0.50% versus 0.77% at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2013. Net charge-offs totaled $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2014 versus $626,000 during the first quarter of 2013 and $1.0 million during the linked fourth quarter of 2013.

The company's noninterest income decreased 1% to $7.4 million for the first quarter of 2014 from $7.5 million for the first quarter of 2013.  Year-over-year, quarterly noninterest income was negatively impacted by a $444,000 decrease in mortgage banking income, driven by lower production volumes due to higher mortgage rates.  Service charges on deposit accounts increased by $180,000 and investment brokerage fees increased by $168,000.

 
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The company’s noninterest expense increased $1.9 million, or 13%, to $16.8 million in the first quarter of 2014 versus $14.9 million in the comparable quarter of 2013.  On a linked quarter basis, noninterest expense increased by $262,000 from $16.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.  On a year-over-year basis, salaries and employee benefits increased by $822,000 in the three month period ended March 31, 2014 versus the same period of 2013.  These increases in salary and employee benefits were driven by staff additions, normal merit increases and higher performance incentive-based compensation costs.  Quarterly net occupancy expense increased $264,000 driven by higher weather-related expenses, including snow removal and utility costs.  Professional fees increased $205,000 due to higher legal and placement expenses.  Data processing fees increased by $198,000 due to a larger customer base as well as greater utilization of services from the company’s core processor, which the company expects will improve marketing and cross-selling initiatives.  In addition, equipment costs increased $164,000 during the first quarter of 2014, driven by higher depreciation expenses.  The company's efficiency ratio was 52% for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013, compared to 51% for the linked fourth quarter of 2013, which consistently ranks in the top quartile of peer financial institutions in the country.
 
Lakeland Financial Corporation is a $3.2 billion bank holding company headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana.  Lake City Bank, its single bank subsidiary, is the fourth largest bank in the state, and the largest bank 100% invested in Indiana. Lake City Bank operates 46 offices in Northern and Central Indiana, delivering technology driven and client-centric financial services solutions to individuals and businesses. 
 
Lakeland Financial Corporation may be accessed on the home page of its subsidiary, Lake City Bank, at www.lakecitybank.com. The company’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under “LKFN.”

In addition to the results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures.  Lakeland Financial believes that providing non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with information useful to understanding Lakeland Financial’s financial performance.  Additionally, these non-GAAP measures are used by management for planning and forecasting purposes, including measures based on “tangible common equity” which is “common stockholders’ equity” excluding intangible assets, net of deferred tax.  A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP equivalent is included in the attached financial tables where the non-GAAP measure is presented.

This document contains, and future oral and written statements of the company and its management may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of the company. Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the company’s management and on information currently available to management, are generally identifiable by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should” or other similar expressions. Additionally, all statements in this document, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they are made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events.  Additional information concerning the company and its business, including factors that could materially affect the company’s financial results, is included in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 
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LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FIRST QUARTER 2014 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited – Dollars in thousands except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Mar. 31,
 
Dec. 31,
 
Mar. 31,
 
END OF PERIOD BALANCES
2014
 
2013
 
2013
 
  Assets
 $ 3,233,724
 
 $ 3,175,764
 
 $ 2,927,702
 
  Deposits
    2,738,774
 
    2,546,068
 
    2,451,188
 
  Loans
    2,574,190
 
    2,535,098
 
    2,262,460
 
  Allowance for Loan Losses
         46,137
 
         48,797
 
         50,818
 
  Total Equity
       332,091
 
       321,964
 
       306,674
 
  Tangible Common Equity
       329,024
 
       318,914
 
       303,655
 
AVERAGE BALANCES
           
  Total Assets
 $ 3,187,133
 
 $ 3,109,027
 
 $ 2,943,767
 
  Earning Assets
    3,021,440
 
    2,942,828
 
    2,767,928
 
  Investments
       473,184
 
       473,623
 
       478,098
 
  Loans
    2,538,622
 
    2,460,396
 
    2,255,505
 
  Total Deposits
    2,642,562
 
    2,577,777
 
    2,473,152
 
  Interest Bearing Deposits
    2,178,898
 
    2,111,449
 
    2,092,394
 
  Interest Bearing Liabilities
    2,380,595
 
    2,307,167
 
    2,243,297
 
  Total Equity
       328,058
 
       319,620
 
       303,227
 
INCOME STATEMENT DATA
           
  Net Interest Income
 $      24,680
 
 $      24,298
 
 $      21,257
 
  Net Interest Income-Fully Tax Equivalent
         25,151
 
         24,780
 
         21,674
 
  Provision for Loan Losses
                  0
 
                  0
 
                  0
 
  Noninterest Income
           7,427
 
           7,878
 
           7,481
 
  Noninterest Expense
         16,790
 
         16,528
 
         14,893
 
  Net Income
           9,912
 
         10,588
 
           9,246
 
PER SHARE DATA
           
  Basic Net Income Per Common Share
 $          0.60
 
 $          0.64
 
 $          0.56
 
  Diluted Net Income Per Common Share
             0.59
 
             0.63
 
             0.56
 
  Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share
             0.19
 
             0.19
 
                  0
 
  Book Value Per Common Share (equity per share issued)
           20.08
 
           19.54
 
           18.67
 
  Tangible Book Value Per Common Share
           19.90
 
           19.36
 
           18.49
 
  Market Value – High
           41.46
 
           39.32
 
           27.02
 
  Market Value – Low
           35.31
 
           31.72
 
           23.92
 
  Basic Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
  16,513,645
 
  16,466,461
 
  16,408,710
 
  Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
  16,713,853
 
  16,688,793
 
  16,527,171
 
KEY RATIOS
           
  Return on Average Assets
             1.26
%
             1.35
%
             1.27
%
  Return on Average Total Equity
           12.25
 
           13.14
 
           12.37
 
  Efficiency  (Noninterest Expense / Net Interest Income
           
      plus Noninterest Income)
           52.29
 
           51.37
 
           51.82
 
  Average Equity to Average Assets
           10.29
 
           10.28
 
           10.30
 
  Net Interest Margin
             3.38
 
             3.33
 
             3.17
 
  Net Charge Offs to Average Loans
             0.42
 
             0.16
 
             0.11
 
  Loan Loss Reserve to Loans
             1.79
 
             1.92
 
             2.25
 
  Loan Loss Reserve to Nonperforming Loans
         305.50
 
         203.79
 
         233.86
 
  Loan Loss Reserve to Nonperforming Loans
           
      and Performing TDR's
         147.29
 
         117.13
 
         112.10
 
  Nonperforming Loans to Loans
             0.59
 
             0.94
 
             0.96
 
  Nonperforming Assets to Assets
             0.50
 
             0.77
 
             0.77
 
  Total Impaired and Watch List Loans to Total Loans
             6.56
 
             6.64
 
             8.17
 
  Tier 1 Leverage
           11.20
 
           11.25
 
           11.11
 
  Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
           13.08
 
           12.99
 
           13.51
 
  Total Capital
           14.34
 
           14.25
 
           14.77
 
  Tangible Capital
           10.18
 
           10.05
 
           10.38
 
ASSET QUALITY
           
  Loans Past Due 30 - 89 Days
 $        1,802
 
 $        1,968
 
 $        2,852
 
  Loans Past Due 90 Days or More
                20
 
                46
 
                  0
 
  Non-accrual Loans
         15,082
 
         23,899
 
         21,730
 
  Nonperforming Loans (includes nonperforming TDR's)
         15,102
 
         23,945
 
         21,730
 
  Other Real Estate Owned
           1,192
 
              469
 
              667
 
  Other Nonperforming Assets
                  9
 
                12
 
                13
 
  Total Nonperforming Assets
         16,303
 
         24,426
 
         22,410
 
  Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings
         16,222
 
         17,714
 
         23,605
 
  Nonperforming Troubled Debt Restructurings (included in
           
      nonperforming loans)
         10,721
 
         18,531
 
         19,607
 
  Total Troubled Debt Restructurings
         26,943
 
         36,245
 
         43,211
 
  Impaired Loans
         34,101
 
         43,218
 
         47,685
 
  Non-Impaired Watch List Loans
       134,680
 
       125,045
 
       137,242
 
  Total Impaired and Watch List Loans
       168,781
 
       168,263
 
       184,927
 
  Gross Charge Offs
                      2,751
 
           1,182
 
           1,206
 
  Recoveries
                91
 
              174
 
              580
 
  Net Charge Offs/(Recoveries)
           2,659
 
           1,008
 
              626
 


 
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LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013
(in thousands, except share data)

 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
(Unaudited)
   
ASSETS
     
Cash and due from banks
 $             67,960
 
 $             55,727
Short-term investments
9,179
 
7,378
  Total cash and cash equivalents
77,139
 
63,105
       
Securities available for sale (carried at fair value)
471,449
 
468,967
Real estate mortgage loans held for sale
2,043
 
1,778
       
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $46,137 and $48,797
2,528,053
 
2,486,301
       
Land, premises and equipment, net
39,575
 
39,335
Bank owned life insurance
62,994
 
62,883
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock
10,732
 
10,732
Accrued interest receivable
8,833
 
8,577
Goodwill
4,970
 
4,970
Other assets
27,936
 
29,116
  Total assets
 $        3,233,724
 
 $        3,175,764
       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
     
       
LIABILITIES
     
Noninterest bearing deposits
 $           482,189
 
 $           479,606
Interest bearing deposits
2,256,585
 
2,066,462
  Total deposits
2,738,774
 
2,546,068
       
Short-term borrowings
     
  Federal funds purchased
8,000
 
11,000
  Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
81,361
 
104,876
  Other short-term borrowings
25,000
 
146,000
    Total short-term borrowings
114,361
 
261,876
       
Long-term borrowings
35
 
37
Subordinated debentures
30,928
 
30,928
Accrued interest payable
2,938
 
2,918
Other liabilities
14,597
 
11,973
    Total liabilities
2,901,633
 
2,853,800
       
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
     
Common stock:  90,000,000 shares authorized, no par value
     
 16,533,617 shares issued and 16,433,341 outstanding as of March 31, 2014
     
 16,475,716 shares issued and 16,377,449 outstanding as of December 31, 2013
93,789
 
93,249
Retained earnings
239,889
 
233,108
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
454
 
(2,494)
Treasury stock, at cost (2014 - 100,276 shares, 2013 - 98,267 shares)
(2,130)
 
(1,988)
  Total stockholders' equity
332,002
 
321,875
  Noncontrolling interest
89
 
89
  Total equity
332,091
 
321,964
    Total liabilities and equity
 $        3,233,724
 
 $        3,175,764



 
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LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013
(in thousands except for share and per share data)
(unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
NET INTEREST INCOME
     
Interest and fees on loans
     
  Taxable
 $        25,334
 
 $        24,486
  Tax exempt
                  98
 
                102
Interest and dividends on securities
     
  Taxable
             2,011
 
                945
  Tax exempt
                819
 
                735
Interest on short-term investments
                    8
 
                  24
    Total interest income
           28,270
 
           26,292
       
Interest on deposits
             3,187
 
             4,637
Interest on borrowings
     
  Short-term
                151
 
                  91
  Long-term
                252
 
                307
    Total interest expense
             3,590
 
             5,035
       
NET INTEREST INCOME
           24,680
 
           21,257
       
Provision for loan losses
                    0
 
                    0
       
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR
     
  LOAN LOSSES
           24,680
 
           21,257
       
NONINTEREST INCOME
     
Wealth advisory fees
             1,039
 
                944
Investment brokerage fees
             1,117
 
                949
Service charges on deposit accounts
             2,151
 
             1,971
Loan, insurance and service fees
             1,458
 
             1,456
Merchant card fee income
                350
 
                276
Bank owned life insurance income
                372
 
                393
Other income
                875
 
                982
Mortgage banking income
                  65
 
                509
Net securities gains (losses)
                    0
 
                    1
  Total noninterest income
             7,427
 
             7,481
       
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
     
Salaries and employee benefits
             9,987
 
             9,165
Net occupancy expense
             1,110
 
                846
Equipment costs
                773
 
                609
Data processing fees and supplies
             1,491
 
             1,293
Corporate and business development
                416
 
                406
FDIC insurance and other regulatory fees
                477
 
                463
Professional fees
                800
 
                595
Other expense
             1,736
 
             1,516
  Total noninterest expense
           16,790
 
           14,893
       
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE
           15,317
 
           13,845
Income tax expense
             5,405
 
             4,599
NET INCOME
 $          9,912
 
 $          9,246
       
BASIC WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES
    16,513,645
 
    16,408,710
BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
 $            0.60
 
 $            0.56
DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES
    16,713,853
 
    16,527,171
DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
 $            0.59
 
 $            0.56


 
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LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION
LOAN DETAIL
FIRST QUARTER 2014
(unaudited in thousands)
                   
 
March 31,
December 31,
March 31,
 
2014
2013
2013
Commercial and industrial loans:
                 
  Working capital lines of credit loans
 $   476,818
   18.5
 %
 $   457,690
   18.0
 %
 $   437,295
   19.3
 %
  Non-working capital loans
      467,679
   18.2
 
      443,877
   17.5
 
      404,934
   17.9
 
    Total commercial and industrial loans
      944,497
   36.7
 
      901,567
   35.6
 
      842,229
   37.2
 
                   
Commercial real estate and multi-family residential loans:
                 
  Construction and land development loans
      144,978
     5.6
 
      157,630
     6.2
 
       97,263
     4.3
 
  Owner occupied loans
      388,052
   15.1
 
      370,386
   14.6
 
      365,619
   16.2
 
  Nonowner occupied loans
      424,143
   16.5
 
      394,748
   15.6
 
      339,030
   15.0
 
  Multifamily loans
       57,882
     2.2
 
       63,443
     2.5
 
       46,270
     2.0
 
    Total commercial real estate and multi-family residential loans
   1,015,055
   39.4
 
      986,207
   38.9
 
      848,182
   37.5
 
                   
Agri-business and agricultural loans:
                 
  Loans secured by farmland
109,260
     4.2
 
133,458
     5.3
 
99,537
     4.4
 
  Loans for agricultural production
104,384
     4.1
 
120,571
     4.8
 
105,312
     4.7
 
    Total agri-business and agricultural loans
213,644
     8.3
 
254,029
   10.0
 
204,849
     9.1
 
                   
Other commercial loans
       77,324
     3.0
 
       70,770
     2.8
 
       48,867
     2.2
 
  Total commercial loans
   2,250,520
   87.4
 
   2,212,573
   87.3
 
   1,944,127
   85.9
 
                   
Consumer 1-4 family mortgage loans:
                 
  Closed end first mortgage loans
      135,111
     5.2
 
      125,444
     4.9
 
      116,164
     5.1
 
  Open end and junior lien loans
      139,185
     5.4
 
      146,946
     5.8
 
      154,773
     6.8
 
  Residential construction and land development loans
         5,658
     0.2
 
         4,640
     0.2
 
         6,110
     0.3
 
  Total consumer 1-4 family mortgage loans
      279,954
   10.9
 
      277,030
   10.9
 
      277,047
   12.2
 
                   
Other consumer loans
       44,319
     1.7
 
       46,125
     1.8
 
       41,891
     1.9
 
  Total consumer loans
      324,273
   12.6
 
      323,155
   12.7
 
      318,938
   14.1
 
  Subtotal
   2,574,793
 100.0
 %
   2,535,728
 100.0
 %
   2,263,065
 100.0
 %
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
      (46,137)
   
      (48,797)
   
      (50,818)
   
           Net deferred loan fees
           (603)
   
           (630)
   
           (605)
   
Loans, net
 $2,528,053
   
 $2,486,301
   
 $2,211,642
   





 
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