UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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Form 8-K

Current Report

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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

April 18, 2019

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Fidelity Southern Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Georgia	No. 001-34981	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)

(404) 639-6500

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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N/A

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:



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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company	o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.		o



Item 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 18, 2019, Fidelity Southern Corporation (“Fidelity”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.



Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits


(d)	Exhibits

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, 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 filing.



Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Earnings Press Release issued on April 18, 2019.

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.



	FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
	/s/ Charles D. Christy
	Charles D. Christy
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

April 19, 2019

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORP 8-K