Released 1/16/2014 at 3:20P.M. byPR Newswire

P.O. Box 105075

Atlanta, GA 30348-1075


FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPOilATIOM

(404) 639-6500 www.fidelìfysouthern.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Martha Fleming, Steve Brolly Fidelity Southem Corporation (404) 240-1504

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION

DECLARES FIRST QUARTER DIVIDEND OF STOCK AND CASH

Atlanta, GA (January 16, 2014)- Fidelity Southem Corporation (NASDAQ: LION) announced that the Board ofDirectors approved the distribution on February 14,2014, ofa quarterly dividend to be paid in shares of common stock. The Corporation will distribute one new share for every 250 shares held on the record date ofFebruary 3, 2014.
The Corporation further announced that its Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of$.04 per share payable on February 14, 2014, to shareholders ofrecord on February 3, 2014. The $.04 per share cash dividend to be paid on February 14, 2014, does not apply to the additional shares to be issued on that same date as a result ofthe stock dividend.
Fidelity Southem Corporation, through its operating subsidiaries Fidelity Bank and LionMark Insurance Company, provides banking services and credit-related insurance products through 32 branches in Atlanta, Georgia, a branch in Jacksonville, Florida, and an insurance office in Atlanta, Georgia. SBA, indirect automobile, and mortgage loans are provided through employees located in eleven Southem and Mid-Atlantic states. For additional information about Fidelity's products and services, please visit the website at www.FidelitySouthem.com .

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