UNITED STATES
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

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia		001-34981		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)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 639-6500

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were four matters submitted to a vote of security holders at Fidelity’s annual meeting of shareholders held on April 28, 2011.

There were 10,776,280 shares of Common Stock of Fidelity eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting and 9,831,043 shares were represented at the meeting by the holders thereof, which constituted a quorum. The first proposal was the election of nine directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. The number of votes for the election of the directors was as follows:

		Votes Cast				Votes Cast				Votes								Broker Non
Director		For				Against				Withheld				Abstain				Votes
David R. Bockel			7,224,728				—				1,123,580				—				2,427,972
W. Millard Choate			7,178,023				—				1,170,285				—				2,427,972
Donald A. Harp, Jr.			7,301,442				—				1,046,866				—				2,427,972
Kevin S. King			7,301,224				—				1,047,084				—				2,427,972
William C. Lankford, Jr.			7,303,251				—				1,045,057				—				2,427,972
James B. Miller, Jr.			7,254,583				—				1,093,725				—				2,427,972
H. Palmer Proctor, Jr.			7,302,919				—				1,045,389				—				2,427,972
W. Clyde Shepherd, III			7,284,193				—				1,064,115				—				2,427,972
Rankin M. Smith, Jr.			7,283,321				—				1,064,987				—				2,427,972

The second proposal was for the amendment of the Fidelity Southern Corporation Equity Incentive Plan as described in the proxy statement. The number of votes for the amendment of the plan was as follows:

Votes Cast		Votes Cast		Votes				Broker Non
For		Against		Withheld		Abstain		Votes
6,991,587		1,341,216		—		15,504		2,427,973

The third proposal was for the ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The number of votes for the ratification of Ernst and Young was as follows:

Votes Cast		Votes Cast		Votes				Broker Non
For		Against		Withheld		Abstain		Votes
9,636,652		26,472		—		167,919		945,237

The fourth proposal was a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of its “Named Executive Officers” as described in the proxy statement. This proposal gave Fidelity’s shareholders the opportunity to endorse or not endorse executive compensation and policies. The number of votes for the proposal endorsing the compensation was as follows:

Votes Cast		Votes Cast		Votes				Broker Non
For		Against		Withheld		Abstain		Votes
7,407,174		730,790		—		210,342		2,427,974

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.

May 2, 2011