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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2004
FIDELITY BANKSHARES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 000-29040 65-0717085
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(State or Other Jurisdiction) (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
205 Datura Street, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (561) 803-9900
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
The Company issued a press release announcing the completion of
its sale of 1,150,000 shares (inclusive of over-allotment shares)
of its common stock in an offering underwritten by Keefe Bruyette
& Woods, Ryan Beck & Co., and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of businesses acquired. Not Applicable.
(b) Pro forma financial information. Not Applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
The following Exhibit is attached as part of this report:
99.1 Press release dated December 21, 2004, the completion of its
sale of 1,150,000 shares (inclusive of over-allotment
shares) of its common stock in an offering underwritten by
Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Ryan Beck & Co., and Janney
Montgomery Scott LLC.
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 BANKSHARES, INC.
DATE: December 21, 2004 By:/s/ Vince A. Elhilow
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Vince A. Elhilow
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press release dated December 21, 2004, the completion
of its sale of 1,150,000 shares (inclusive of over-
allotment shares) of its common stock in an offering
underwritten by Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Ryan Beck &
Co., and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC.