Director Daniel Brian Starr filed a Form 4 with the SEC on November 5, 2026, disclosing the acquisition of 6 Phantom Stock units in Lakeland Financial Corp, listed on NASDAQ:LKFN.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Daniel Brian Starr, Director of Lakeland Financial Corp
  • Transaction date: November 5, 2026
  • Securities acquired: 6 Phantom Stock units (transaction code A), each exercisable into 1 share of Common Stock
  • Price per unit: $64.0214
  • Derivative holdings following transaction: 784 Phantom Stock units held directly
  • Exercisability: Phantom Stock is exercisable and expires after the director's retirement as a Board member

Starr's November 2026 Phantom Stock Acquisition at Lakeland Financial

According to the Form 4 filed on November 5, 2026, Director Daniel Brian Starr acquired 6 Phantom Stock units in Lakeland Financial Corp (NASDAQ:LKFN) at a price of $64.0214 per unit. The transaction is recorded under transaction code A, indicating an acquisition. The filing notes that each Phantom Stock unit exercises into 1 share of Common Stock.

Following this transaction, the filing reports that Starr beneficially owns 784 Phantom Stock units, held directly. The filing states that Phantom Stock is exercisable after the director's retirement as a Board member, and that Phantom shares expire after the director's retirement as a Board member. No shares of Common Stock are reported in Table I of this filing.

The Form 4 was signed by Becka J. Turnbow, Attorney-in-Fact, on November 5, 2026, and was filed on behalf of Starr as an individual reporting person. No amendment date is indicated, suggesting this is an original filing. The issuer is identified as Lakeland Financial Corp, with the ticker symbol LKFN, and Starr's address is listed as P.O. Box 1387, Warsaw, Indiana 46581.

What Was Disclosed

Director Daniel Brian Starr disclosed the acquisition of 6 Phantom Stock units in Lakeland Financial Corp on November 5, 2026, at $64.0214 per unit, bringing his total direct beneficial ownership of Phantom Stock units to 784, exercisable upon retirement from the Board.