Second Quarter Net Income Increases 13 percent

Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select/LKFN), parent company of Lake City Bank, today reported record quarterly net income of $12.8 million for the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 13%, versus $11.4 million for the second quarter of 2015. Diluted net income per common share of $0.76 for the second quarter of 2016 also represents a quarterly record and an increase of 12%, versus $0.68 for the comparable period of 2015. On a linked-quarter basis net income increased by 4% or $524,000 from $12.3 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. Read more.