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):
December 16, 2008

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 5.02		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     On December 18, 2008, Fidelity Southern Corporation (“Fidelity”) issued a press release announcing that Stephen H. Brolly has been elected Chief Financial Officer of the company and its bank subsidiary, Fidelity Bank, effective immediately. Mr. Brolly was serving, previously, as Interim CFO of both entities. Mr. Brolly has served as the Treasurer of the company and Fidelity Bank since May 2006. Mr. Brolly is 45 years old and has been with Fidelity since May 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Brolly was the Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Sun Bancorp, Inc. in Vineland, New Jersey.

ITEM 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.				Description
	99.1			Press release issued on December 18, 2008

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.