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 21, 2003 FIDELITY NATIONAL CORPORATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Georgia 0-22374 58-1416811 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Jurisdiction of Identification Incorporation) Number) 3490 Piedmont Road, Suite 1550, Atlanta, Georgia 30305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (404) 240-1504 ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. The following information is being furnished as provided under Item 12 of Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.8 is the press release issued by Fidelity National Corporation on April 21, 2003 reporting 2003 first quarter results. SIGNATURE 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 NATIONAL CORPORATION BY: /s/ M. Howard Griffith, Jr. --------------------------- M. Howard Griffith, Jr. Chief Financial Officer Date: April 21, 2003 2