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Lakeland Financial Director Awarded $10k in Phantom Stock

Low SignificanceNovember 6, 2025 at 5:03:12 PM EST

LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP

$LKFN4CIK: 0000721994

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Filing Summary

Lakeland Financial Director Awarded $10k in Phantom Stock

Company: LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP (LKFN) Form: 4 | Filed: 2025-11-06 Significance: Low

Insider: Smith Brian J Title: null | Relationship: Director

Transaction: • Type: Grant • Shares: 174 (Phantom Stock) • Price: $58.19 • Value: $10,124.63 • Owned After: 20,429 units

Key Insight: This is a routine grant of phantom stock, a form of deferred compensation for a director. The transaction value is negligible compared to the company's market cap.

Market Context: The grant represents less than 0.001% of shares outstanding, having no material impact on dilution or the stock's float.

This is PUBLIC SEC data for educational purposes. Not investment advice.

Comprehensive Analysis

SEC Filing Analysis: LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP (LKFN)

Executive Summary

  • Trading Significance: Low
  • Key Takeaway: A director received a routine, small-value grant of phantom stock as part of their compensation package.
  • Market Impact: Negligible. The transaction is too small to have any market impact.

Company Information

FieldValue
CompanyLAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP
Ticker SymbolLKFN
CIK0000721994
IndustrySTATE COMMERCIAL BANKS

Insider Information

FieldValue
NameSmith Brian J
CIK0001525177
Title/Positionnull
RelationshipDirector

Transaction Details

FieldValue
Form Type4
Transaction Date2025-11-05
Transaction CodeA (Award)
Security TypePhantom Stock
Shares Involved174
Price Per Share$58.1875
Total Value$10,124.63
Shares Owned After20,429
Ownership TypeDirect

Financial Impact Assessment

Transaction Materiality

MetricValue
Transaction Value$10,124.63
% of Market Cap0.0007%
Shares Transacted174
% of Shares Outstanding0.0007%
Post-Transaction Ownership20,429 units (0.08% of outstanding)
Materiality AssessmentLow

Impact Evaluation

  • Market Cap Context: The transaction value of ~$10k is immaterial against the company's $1.47 billion market capitalization.
  • Dilution Impact: The grant of 174 phantom stock units represents a negligible 0.0007% of shares outstanding, posing no meaningful dilution risk to shareholders.
  • Transaction Significance: This is a routine award, common for director compensation, and does not signal any new insider sentiment.

Market Impact Analysis

Stock Impact Prediction

  • Direction: Neutral
  • Reasoning: The transaction is a pre-scheduled or formulaic compensation grant, not a discretionary market trade. Its size is insignificant.

Volume & Sentiment

  • Expected Volume Impact: None. This is a non-market transaction.
  • Sentiment Indicator: Neutral. The filing is informational and reflects standard corporate governance practices.

Additional Context

Transaction Notes

  • Special Circumstances: The securities are phantom stock units that are exercisable into common stock only upon the director's retirement, as noted in the filing's footnotes. This is a form of deferred compensation.
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