SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

[X]	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

OR

[  ]	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______ to _______

Commission File Number  333-48402

A.

Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

Lakeland Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan

B.

Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

Lakeland Financial Corporation

202 East Center Street, P.O. Box 1387

Warsaw, Indiana 46581-1387

REQUIRED INFORMATION

Audited statements of net assets available for benefits of the Lakeland Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017 are provided as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 11-K.

SIGNATURES

The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION

401(k) PLAN

                             By:  /s/ Jill A. DeBatty

                                           Jill A. DeBatty

                                           Senior Vice President, People Development

                                           Director and Plan Administrator

LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN

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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 11-K