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Fidelity Southern Corporation

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Former financial holding firm in Atlanta, Georgia

Fidelity Southern Corporation was an American financial holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It wholly owned Fidelity Bank and the LionMark Insurance Company.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

1973Founded1

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  • TickerLION on NASDAQ1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersAtlanta1
  • Websitewww.fidelitysouthern.com
  • LEI549300VEKCSSF6IT9X674
  • StatusInactive4
  • LEI statusRetired4
  • Registered address3490 Piedmont Road North East, 30305 Atlanta, United States4
  • Registered withFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 214404

Fidelity Southern Corporation was an American financial holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It wholly owned Fidelity Bank and the LionMark Insurance Company. It was acquired by Ameris Bancorp in July 2019.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Business segments

Motion Picture brought in 61% of the revenue Fidelity Southern Corporation broke down this way in fiscal 2026.

  1. Motion Picture$1.6B761%up 1% from 2025
  2. Television Production$1.0B739%down 35% from 2025
Business segments by year
Business segments202420252026
Motion Picture$1.7B$1.6B$1.6B
Television Production$1.3B$1.6B$1.0B

Regions

United States brought in 65% of the revenue Fidelity Southern Corporation broke down this way in fiscal 2026.

  1. United States$1.7B765%down 2% from 2025
  2. Rest of the world$859.0M733%up 9% from 2025
  3. CA [member]$70.1M73%up 11% from 2025
Regions by year
Regions202420252026
United States$1.8B$1.7B$1.7B
Rest of the world$611.3M$788.1M$859.0M
CA [member]$59.4M$63.0M$70.1M

Financial statements

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.7

Period ending2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Revenues$2.6B$2.6B$2.5B
Direct operating$1.6B$1.7B$1.5B
Distribution and marketing$483.8M$398.6M$465.2M
General and administration$398.0M$357.8M$384.8M
Depreciation and amortization$17.6M$17.8M$15.6M
Restructuring and other$50.9M$88.3M$130.1M
Total expenses$2.5B$2.6B$2.5B
Operating income (loss)$97.1M-$18.1M-$14.5M
Interest expense-$259.7M-$261.7M-$246.6M
Interest and other income$17.9M$15.0M$18.5M
Other loss, net-$19.6M-$11.9M-$19.3M
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt-$2.2M-$4.9M$10.2M
Gain on investments, net$10.5M$0$3.5M
Equity interests income (loss)-$3.3M$4.3M$8.7M
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes-$159.3M-$277.3M-$239.5M
Income tax provision-$16.2M-$17.2M-$21.7M
Net loss from continuing operations, net of income taxes-$175.5M-$294.5M-$261.2M
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes-$16.5M-$79.1M-$855.1M
Net loss-$192.0M-$373.6M-$1.1B
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests-$6.3M$11.6M$13.4M
Net loss attributable to Lionsgate Studios Corp. shareholders-$198.3M-$362.0M-$1.1B
Net loss from continuing operations-$181.8M-$282.9M-$247.8M
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax-$16.5M-$79.1M-$855.1M
Basic net loss per common share - continuing operations (in dollars per share)-$1-$1-$1
Basic net loss per common share - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)-$0-$0-$4
Basic net loss per common share (in dollars per share)-$0.70-$1.43-$4.58
Diluted net loss per common share - continuing operations (in dollars per share)-$1-$1-$1
Diluted net loss per common share - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)-$0-$0-$4
Diluted net loss per common share (in dollars per share)-$0.70-$1.43-$4.58
Basic (in shares)285.4M shares248.9M shares243.6M shares
Diluted (in shares)285.4M shares248.9M shares243.6M shares

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The story

The bank was founded in DeKalb County in 1973 with the Fidelity Southern Corporation and Fidelity National Mortgage Corporation, formed in 1979.

Fidelity founded a brokerage firm in 1992.

On October 31, 1994, Fidelity Southern Corporation began trading on NASDAQ under the symbol "LION."

Fidelity Bank acquired Decatur First Bank in 2011, the Security Exchange Bank in 2012, The Bank of Georgia in 2015, and American Enterprise Bank in 2017.

In July 2019, Ameris Bancorp merged with Fidelity Bank.

From Wikipedia’s article on Fidelity Southern Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Leadership

Who has led Fidelity Southern Corporation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (17)

Products and brands

  • retail banking

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 31, 1994Went public Listed on NASDAQ1
  2. 1973Founded Founded1

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
Mhr Fund Management LLC37,648,498$576.4M30.0%No change
Liberty 77 Capital L.P.37,548,125$574.9M32.8%No change
Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P.18,815,105$288.1M2.4%No change
BlackRock, Inc.16,428,570$251.5M0.0%−3,780,006
Fmr LLC10,347,895$158.4M0.0%+5,763,397
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC10,322,418$158.0M0.0%−396,785
Neuberger Berman Group LLC10,271,386$157.4M0.1%+916,405
Vanguard Capital Management LLC9,301,035$142.4M0.0%−871,297
Ameriprise Financial Inc8,773,348$134.3M0.0%+1,554,565
Wellington Management Group Llp7,425,436$113.7M0.0%New
Geode Capital Management, LLC6,084,620$93.2M0.0%+1,029,362
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.5,806,417$88.9M0.8%+567
Coastal Bridge Advisors, LLC5,430,706$83.1M5.1%+402,726
Shapiro Capital Management LLC5,030,005$77.0M4.7%−4,279,565
State Street Corp4,951,704$75.8M0.0%+115,881
Anson Funds Management LP4,325,000$66.2M6.0%−7,859,508
Broad Bay Capital Management, LP4,095,508$62.7M5.9%−1,059,200
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2,903,722$44.5M0.0%+1,701,448
Morgan Stanley2,596,799$39.8M0.0%+1,700,722
Capital World Investors2,454,045$37.6M0.0%New
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2,320,585$35.5M0.0%−22,594
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2,167,403$33.2M0.0%+142,889
Masters Capital Management LLC1,994,814$30.5M4.3%No change
Maplelane Capital, LLC1,905,800$29.2M1.2%New
Royce & Associates LP1,865,693$28.6M0.2%+156,431

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.