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, 2015

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, 2015 and 2014, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2015 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



Date: June 15, 2016 By:  Lakeland Financial Corporation, as Trustee           
                                                                                                                                               to the Plan

                                                 By: /s/ Jill A. DeBatty
                                                        Jill A. DeBatty
                                                        Senior Vice President, People Development
                                                        Director and Plan Administrator




























LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN

EXHIBIT INDEX
TO
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 11-K

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Sequential
Page No.
23.1
Consent of Crowe Horwath LLP
5
99.1
Financial Statements
6