LION Lionsgate Studios Corporation

 

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

 

September 14, 2015

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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 8.01    Other Events.

 

On September 14, 2015, Fidelity Southern Corporation, holding company for Fidelity Bank, issued a press release announcing that it closed the transaction contemplated under a Purchase and Assumption Agreement with First Bank, a Missouri bank, dated May 20, 2015. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued on September 14, 2015

 

 

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/ Stephen H. Brolly
	Stephen H. Brolly
	Chief Financial Officer

 

September 14, 2015

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contacts:	Martha Fleming, Steve Brolly
	Fidelity Southern Corporation – (404) 240-1504

 

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION COMPLETES

ACQUISITION OF EIGHT FLORIDA BRANCHES

 

ATLANTA, GA (September 14, 2015) - Fidelity Southern Corporation (“Fidelity”) (NASDAQ: LION), holding company for Fidelity Bank, today announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition of the deposits of eight branches of First Bank. In connection with the acquisition, Fidelity Bank assumed approximately $154 million in customer deposits at a deposit premium of 1.0%. Additionally, Fidelity Bank acquired approximately $30 million in loans and other assets related to eight branch offices of First Bank’s Florida banking operation. The branches will all reopen Monday as Fidelity Bank and the employees of First Bank will be retained as employees of Fidelity Bank.

 

Fidelity has been in Florida since 1992, and the transaction expands its presence in counties surrounding Bradenton, Palmetto and Longboat Key. Speaking on the transaction, Fidelity’s President, Palmer Proctor, said, “We’re pleased to close this transaction with First Bank and look forward to serving the needs of our newest Florida customers.”

 

ABOUT FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION

 

Fidelity Southern Corporation, through its operating subsidiaries Fidelity Bank and LionMark Insurance Company, provides banking and trust and wealth management services and credit-related insurance products through branches in Georgia and Florida, and an insurance office in Atlanta, Georgia. SBA, indirect automobile, and mortgage loans are provided throughout the South. For additional information about Fidelity’s products and services, please visit the website at www.FidelitySouthern.com.