UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 16, 2010
FIDELITY SOUTHERN
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
| Georgia | No. 000-22374 | No. 58-1416811 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3490 Piedmont Road, Suite
1550 Atlanta, Georgia |
30305 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 639-6500
| Not
applicable |
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 16, 2010, Fidelity Southern Corporation (“Fidelity”) issued a press release announcing its board of directors on July 15, 2010 approved the distribution of a stock dividend on August 13, 2010 of one new share for every 200 shares held on the record date of August 3, 2010. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
|
99.1
|
Press Release issued on July 16, 2010 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
/s/ Stephen H.
Brolly
Stephen
H. Brolly
Chief Financial Officer
July 19, 2010