Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MILLER JAMES B JR
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORP [LION] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Chairman / Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3490 PIEDMONT ROAD, SUITE 1550		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/26/2016
(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30305		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Fidelity Southern Corporation - Common Stock 01/26/2016   P   6,230 A $ 16.0201 234,922.8242 I By Shares Held By Ltd Partnership
Fidelity Southern Corporation - Common Stock               2,762,164 D  
Fidelity Southern Corporation - Common Stock               880.1613 I By 401(k) (1) (2) (3)
Fidelity Southern Corporation - Common Stock               12,221.5741 I By Grandchild - N.p. Miller
Fidelity Southern Corporation - Common Stock               247,671.74 I By Trust - Family
Fidelity Southern Corporation - Common Stock               104,213.7383 I By Trust - Spouse Estate

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 9             12/21/2013(4) 12/21/2017 Fidelity Southern Corporation - Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MILLER JAMES B JR
3490 PIEDMONT ROAD
SUITE 1550
ATLANTA, GA 30305		   X   X   Chairman Executive Officer

Signatures

 Faith Hynes, Attorney in Fact for James B. Miller, Jr.   01/27/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Not Active Footnote - 8/26/04
(2) Purchased 2200.4284 shares of Fidelity Southern Corporation stock in the 401(k) Plan at various times and prices during 2004.
(3) Purchased 3,254 shares through Fidelity Southern Corporation 401(k) Plan @ various times and prices during 2003
(4) 16,667 on 12/21/2013; 16,666 on 12/21/2014; 16,666 on 12/21/2015

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