FORM 8-K
 
 
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):
April 16, 2009
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)
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 April 17, 2009, Fidelity Southern Corporation (“Fidelity”) issued a press release announcing its board of directors on April 16, 2009 approved the distribution of a stock dividend on May 12, 2009 of one new share of every 200 shares held on the record date of May 1, 2009. 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 April 17, 2009


 

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   
 
April 20, 2009