UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 3, 2014
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 of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
3490 Piedmont Road, Suite 1550
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(Address of principal executive offices)
(404) 639-6500
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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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Item 8.01 Other Events
On April 3, 2014, Fidelity Southern Corporation (the "Company"), the holding company for Fidelity Bank, issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $10 million of its outstanding common stock.
It was also announced in the press release that its Board of Directors approved the filing of a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for up to $100 million of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, or debt securities, to be issued from time to time for general corporate purposes which may include funding its bank and non-bank subsidiaries, financing business expansion, or refinancing or extending the maturity of debt obligations and investments at the holding company level.
The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated April 3, 2014 | |
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 4, 2014