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Fulton Financial Reports 2015 Earnings


/EINPresswire.com/ -- LANCASTER, PA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/19/16 -- Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT)

  • Diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2015 was 22 cents, compared to 20 cents in the third quarter of 2015 and 21 cents in the fourth quarter of 2014. For the year ended December 31, 2015, diluted earnings per share was 85 cents, a 1.2 percent increase from 84 cents in 2014.
  • Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2015 increased $2.1 million, or 1.7 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2015, while the net interest margin increased one basis point to 3.19 percent. For the year ended December 31, 2015, net interest income decreased $14.9 million, or 2.9 percent, compared to 2014, while the net interest margin decreased 18 basis points to 3.21 percent.
  • Loans at December 31, 2015 increased $302.2 million, or 2.2 percent, compared to September 30, 2015 and $726.9 million, or 5.5 percent, compared to December 31, 2014. Average loans for the fourth quarter of 2015 increased 2.2 percent and 4.6 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2015 and the fourth quarter of 2014, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2015, average loans increased $445.8 million, or 3.5 percent, compared to 2014.
  • Deposits at December 31, 2015 increased $47.9 million, or 0.3 percent, compared to September 30, 2015 and $764.8 million, or 5.7 percent, compared to the December 31, 2014. Average deposits for the fourth quarter of 2015 increased 2.3 percent and 6.6 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2015 and the fourth quarter of 2014, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2015, average deposits increased $879.5 million, or 6.8 percent, compared to 2014.
  • The provision for credit losses in the fourth quarter of 2015 was $2.8 million, compared to a $1.0 million provision in the third quarter of 2015 and a $3.0 million provision in the fourth quarter of 2014. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the provision for credit losses was $2.3 million, a decrease of $10.3 million from 2014.
  • Non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, increased $2.0 million, or 4.7 percent, in comparison to the third quarter of 2015, and increased $3.8 million, or 9.2 percent, in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2014. For the year ended December 31, 2015, noninterest income, excluding investment securities gains, increased $7.4 million, or 4.5 percent.
  • Non-interest expense, excluding the loss on redemption of trust preferred securities, decreased $824,000, or 0.7 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2015 and increased $719,000, or 0.6 percent, compared to the fourth quarter of 2014. For the year ended December 31, 2015, noninterest expense, excluding the loss on redemption of trust preferred securities, increased $15.3 million, or 3.3%, compared to 2014.

Fulton Financial reports 2015 earnings


Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT) reported net income of $38.5 million, or 22 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2015, and net income of $149.5 million, or 85 cents per diluted share, for 2015.

"We are pleased with the increasing momentum that developed in the latter half of 2015, which enabled us to finish the year with strong commercial loan, core deposit and fee income growth," said E. Philip Wenger, Chairman, President and CEO. "We believe the investments we are making in our talent and infrastructure, coupled with expectations for a generally improving business environment and changes in the competitive landscape in a number of our markets, position us to drive meaningful growth and generate positive operating leverage in 2016."

Net Interest Income and Margin
Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2015 increased $2.1 million, or 1.7 percent, from the third quarter of 2015. Net interest margin increased one basis point, or 0.3 percent, to 3.19 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, from 3.18 percent in the third quarter of 2015. The average yield on interest-earning assets decreased one basis point, while the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased three basis points during the fourth quarter of 2015 in comparison to the third quarter of 2015.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, net interest income decreased $14.9 million, or 2.9 percent, from 2014. Net interest margin decreased 18 basis points, or 5.3 percent, to 3.21 percent. The average yield on interest-earnings assets decreased 18 basis points, while the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased two basis points from 2014.

Average Balance Sheet
Total average assets for the fourth quarter of 2015 were $17.8 billion, an increase of $254.4 million from the third quarter of 2015. Average loans, net of unearned income, increased $289.4 million, or 2.2 percent, in comparison to the third quarter of 2015. Average loans and yields, by type, for the fourth quarter of 2015 in comparison to the third quarter of 2015, are summarized in the following table:



                                           Three Months Ended
                                December 31, 2015      September 30, 2015
                             ----------------------  ----------------------
                               Balance    Yield (1)    Balance    Yield (1)
                             ----------- ----------  ----------- ----------
                                          (dollars in thousands)
Average Loans, net of
 unearned income, by type:
 Real estate - commercial
  mortgage                   $ 5,365,640       4.05% $ 5,242,021       4.09%
 Commercial - industrial,
  financial and agricultural   4,035,287       3.74%   3,887,161       3.78%
 Real estate - home equity     1,694,455       4.07%   1,692,860       4.08%
 Real estate - residential
  mortgage                     1,377,116       3.79%   1,381,141       3.78%
 Real estate - construction      765,555       3.75%     753,584       3.88%
 Consumer                        267,726       5.72%     270,391       5.81%
 Leasing and other               153,487       5.31%     142,716       6.79%
                             ----------- ----------  ----------- ----------

 Total Average Loans, net of
  unearned income            $13,659,266       3.96% $13,369,874       4.02%
                             =========== ==========  =========== ==========




                                Increase
                               (decrease)
                               in Balance
                             --------------
                                 $       %
                             --------  ----
                              (dollars in
                               thousands)
Average Loans, net of
 unearned income, by type:
 Real estate - commercial
  mortgage                   $123,619   2.4%
 Commercial - industrial,
  financial and agricultural  148,126   3.8%
 Real estate - home equity      1,595   0.1%
 Real estate - residential
  mortgage                     (4,025) (0.3%)
 Real estate - construction    11,971   1.6%
 Consumer                      (2,665) (1.0%)
 Leasing and other             10,771   7.5%
                             --------  ----

 Total Average Loans, net of
  unearned income            $289,392   2.2%
                             ========  ====

    (1) Presented on a fully-taxable equivalent basis using a 35% Federal
  tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.


For the year ended December 31, 2015, average loans increased $445.8 million, or 3.5 percent, in comparison to 2014.

Total average liabilities increased $240.5 million, or 1.6 percent, from the third quarter of 2015, including a $319.7 million, or 2.3 percent, increase in average deposits. Average deposits and interest rates, by type, for the fourth quarter of 2015 in comparison to the third quarter of 2015, are summarized in the following table:



                                                               Increase
                                Three Months Ended            (decrease)
                        ----------------------------------
                          December 31,      September 30,
                              2015              2015          in Balance
                        ----------------  ----------------  --------------
                          Balance   Rate    Balance   Rate      $       %
                        ----------- ----  ----------- ----  --------  ----
                                   (dollars in thousands)
Average Deposits, by
 type:
  Noninterest-bearing
   demand               $ 3,999,118    -% $ 3,904,176    -% $ 94,942   2.4%
  Interest-bearing
   demand                 3,411,904 0.13%   3,316,532 0.13%   95,372   2.9%
  Savings deposits        3,903,741 0.17%   3,714,282 0.15%  189,459   5.1%
                        ----------- ----  ----------- ----  --------  ----
Total average demand
 and savings             11,314,763 0.10%  10,934,990 0.09%  379,773   3.5%
  Time deposits           2,903,715 1.03%   2,963,774 1.03%  (60,059) (2.0%)
                        ----------- ----  ----------- ----  --------  ----

  Total Average
   Deposits             $14,218,478 0.29% $13,898,764 0.29% $319,714   2.3%
                        =========== ====  =========== ====  ========  ====


For the year ended December 31, 2015, average deposits increased $879.5 million, or 6.8 percent, in comparison to 2014.

Asset Quality
Non-performing assets were $155.9 million, or 0.87 percent of total assets, at December 31, 2015, compared to $155.6 million, or 0.87 percent of total assets, at September 30, 2015 and $150.5 million, or 0.88 percent of total assets, at December 31, 2014.

Annualized net charge-offs for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 were 0.02 percent of total average loans, compared to 0.03 percent for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and 0.25 percent for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-performing loans was 118.4 percent at December 31, 2015, as compared to 116.8 percent at September 30, 2015 and 134.3 percent at December 31, 2014.

During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Corporation recorded a $2.8 million provision for credit losses, compared to a $1.0 million provision for credit losses in the third quarter of 2015.

Non-interest Income
Non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, increased $2.0 million, or 4.7 percent, in comparison to the third quarter of 2015. Other service charges increased $1.7 million, or 15.6 percent, due to increases in commercial loan interest rate swap fees and debit card income. Mortgage banking income increased $453,000, or 11.7 percent, due to higher servicing income.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, increased $7.4 million, or 4.5 percent, in comparison to 2014. This increase was primarily driven by increases in commercial loan interest rate swap fees, merchant fees, and mortgage banking income.

Gains on sales of investment securities decreased $954,000 in comparison to the third quarter of 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2015, gains on sales of investment securities increased $7.0 million compared to 2014.

Non-interest Expense
Non-interest expense decreased $6.5 million, or 5.2 percent, in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to the third quarter of 2015. In the third quarter of 2015, the Corporation incurred a $5.6 million loss on the redemption of trust preferred securities. Excluding this loss, non-interest expense decreased $824,000, or 0.7 percent, in the fourth quarter, compared to the third quarter 2015.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, non-interest expense increased $20.9 million, or 4.6 percent, compared to 2014. This increase was primarily due to higher salaries and benefits, data processing and software expenses. Also contributing to the increase was the $5.6 million loss on the redemption of trust preferred securities.

About Fulton Financial
Fulton Financial Corporation is a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based financial holding company that has banking offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia through the following affiliates, headquartered as indicated: Fulton Bank, N.A., Lancaster, PA; Swineford National Bank, Middleburg, PA; Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Bethlehem, PA; FNB Bank, N.A., Danville, PA; Fulton Bank of New Jersey, Mt. Laurel, NJ; and The Columbia Bank, Columbia, MD.

The Corporation's investment management and trust services are offered at all banks through Fulton Financial Advisors, a division of Fulton Bank, N.A. Residential mortgage lending is offered by all banks under the Fulton Mortgage Company brand.

Additional information on Fulton Financial Corporation is available on the Internet at www.fult.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This news release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to the Corporation's financial condition, results of operations and business. Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "should," "will," "could," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "future," "intends" and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Corporation's control and ability to predict, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.

A discussion of certain risks and uncertainties affecting the Corporation, and some of the factors that could cause the Corporation's actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, can be found in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2015, June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available in the Investor Relations section of the Corporation's website (www.fult.com) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (www.sec.gov). The Corporation undertakes no obligation, other than as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Corporation uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this earnings release. These non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measures in tables at the end of this release.



FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED ENDING BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands


                     December 31    December 31    September 30
                         2015           2014           2015
                    -------------  -------------  -------------

ASSETS
 Cash and due from
  banks             $     101,120  $     105,702  $      93,803
 Other interest-
  earning assets          292,516        423,083        579,920
 Loans held for
  sale                     16,886         17,522         26,937
 Investment
  securities            2,484,773      2,323,371      2,436,337
 Loans, net of
  unearned income      13,838,602     13,111,716     13,536,361
 Allowance for loan
  losses                 (169,054)      (184,144)      (167,136)
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
  Net loans            13,669,548     12,927,572     13,369,225
 Premises and
  equipment               225,535        226,027        225,705
 Accrued interest
  receivable               42,767         41,818         42,846
 Goodwill and
  intangible assets       531,556        531,803        531,562
 Other assets             550,017        527,869        531,724
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
   Total Assets     $  17,914,718  $  17,124,767  $  17,838,059
                    =============  =============  =============

LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY
 Deposits           $  14,132,317  $  13,367,506  $  14,084,394
 Short-term
  borrowings              497,663        329,719        431,631
 Other liabilities        293,302        291,464        316,697
 FHLB advances and
  long-term debt          949,542      1,139,413        979,433
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
  Total Liabilities    15,872,824     15,128,102     15,812,155
 Shareholders'
  equity                2,041,894      1,996,665      2,025,904
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
  Total Liabilities
   and
   Shareholders'
   Equity           $  17,914,718  $  17,124,767  $  17,838,059
                    =============  =============  =============

LOANS, DEPOSITS AND
 SHORT-TERM
 BORROWINGS DETAIL:
 Loans, by type:
 Real estate -
  commercial
  mortgage          $   5,462,330  $   5,197,155  $   5,339,928
 Commercial -
  industrial,
  financial and
  agricultural          4,088,962      3,725,567      3,929,908
 Real estate - home
  equity                1,684,439      1,736,688      1,693,649
 Real estate -
  residential
  mortgage              1,376,160      1,377,068      1,382,085
 Real estate -
  construction            799,988        690,601        769,565
 Consumer                 268,588        265,431        271,696
 Leasing and other        158,135        119,206        149,530
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
 Total Loans, net
  of unearned
  income            $  13,838,602  $  13,111,716  $  13,536,361
                    =============  =============  =============

Deposits, by type:
 Noninterest-
  bearing demand    $   3,948,114  $   3,640,623  $   3,906,228
 Interest-bearing
  demand                3,451,207      3,150,612      3,362,336
 Savings deposits       3,868,046      3,504,820      3,880,103
 Time deposits          2,864,950      3,071,451      2,935,727
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
 Total Deposits     $  14,132,317  $  13,367,506  $  14,084,394
                    =============  =============  =============

Short-term
 borrowings, by
 type:
 Customer
  repurchase
  agreements        $     111,496  $     158,394  $     145,225
 Customer short-
  term promissory
  notes                    78,932         95,106         80,879
 Short-term FHLB
  advances                110,000         70,000        200,000
 Federal funds
  purchased               197,235          6,219          5,527
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
 Total Short-term
  Borrowings        $     497,663  $     329,719  $     431,631
                    =============  =============  =============





FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED ENDING BALANCE SHEETS
 (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands
                           % Change from
                    ---------------------------
                    December 31    September 30
                        2014           2015
                    ------------   ------------

ASSETS
 Cash and due from
  banks                     (4.3%)          7.8%
 Other interest-
  earning assets           (30.9%)        (49.6%)
 Loans held for
  sale                      (3.6%)        (37.3%)
 Investment
  securities                 6.9%           2.0%
 Loans, net of
  unearned income            5.5%           2.2%
 Allowance for loan
  losses                    (8.2%)          1.1%

  Net loans                  5.7%           2.2%
 Premises and
  equipment                 (0.2%)         (0.1%)
 Accrued interest
  receivable                 2.3%          (0.2%)
 Goodwill and
  intangible assets         (0.0%)         (0.0%)
 Other assets                4.2%           3.4%

   Total Assets              4.6%           0.4%


LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY
 Deposits                    5.7%           0.3%
 Short-term
  borrowings                50.9%          15.3%
 Other liabilities           0.6%          (7.4%)
 FHLB advances and
  long-term debt           (16.7%)         (3.1%)

  Total Liabilities          4.9%           0.4%
 Shareholders'
  equity                     2.3%           0.8%

  Total Liabilities
   and
   Shareholders'
   Equity                    4.6%           0.4%


LOANS, DEPOSITS AND
 SHORT-TERM
 BORROWINGS DETAIL:
 Loans, by type:
 Real estate -
  commercial
  mortgage                   5.1%           2.3%
 Commercial -
  industrial,
  financial and
  agricultural               9.8%           4.0%
 Real estate - home
  equity                    (3.0%)         (0.5%)
 Real estate -
  residential
  mortgage                  (0.1%)         (0.4%)
 Real estate -
  construction              15.8%           4.0%
 Consumer                    1.2%          (1.1%)
 Leasing and other          32.7%           5.8%

 Total Loans, net
  of unearned
  income                     5.5%           2.2%


Deposits, by type:
 Noninterest-
  bearing demand             8.4%           1.1%
 Interest-bearing
  demand                     9.5%           2.6%
 Savings deposits           10.4%          (0.3%)
 Time deposits              (6.7%)         (2.4%)

 Total Deposits              5.7%           0.3%


Short-term
 borrowings, by
 type:
 Customer
  repurchase
  agreements               (29.6%)        (23.2%)
 Customer short-
  term promissory
  notes                    (17.0%)         (2.4%)
 Short-term FHLB
  advances                  57.1%         (45.0%)
 Federal funds
  purchased                  N/M            N/M

 Total Short-term
  Borrowings                50.9%          15.3%





FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
in thousands, except per-share data and percentages

                            Three Months Ended
                     -------------------------------
                       Dec 31     Dec 31     Sep 30

                        2015       2014       2015
                     ---------  ---------  ---------

Interest Income:
 Interest income     $ 147,560  $ 149,594  $ 146,228
 Interest expense       19,761     21,556     20,534
                     ---------  ---------  ---------
  Net Interest
   Income              127,799    128,038    125,694
 Provision for
  credit losses          2,750      3,000      1,000
                     ---------  ---------  ---------
  Net Interest
   Income after
   Provision           125,049    125,038    124,694
Non-Interest Income:
 Service charges on
  deposit accounts      12,909     12,229     12,982
 Other service
  charges and fees      12,676     10,489     10,965
 Investment
  management and
  trust services        10,919     11,188     11,237
 Mortgage banking
  income                 4,317      3,723      3,864
 Investment
  securities gains         776        848      1,730
 Other                   4,242      3,624      3,996
                     ---------  ---------  ---------
  Total Non-Interest
   Income               45,839     42,101     44,774
Non-Interest
 Expense:
 Salaries and
  employee benefits     65,467     65,398     65,308
 Net occupancy
  expense               11,566     11,481     10,710
 Other outside
  services               6,537      8,720      7,373
 Data processing         5,127      4,346      5,105
 Software                4,068      3,271      3,984
 Equipment expense       3,626      3,298      3,595
 FDIC insurance
  expense                2,896      2,772      2,867
 Professional fees       2,814      2,382      2,828
 Marketing               1,754      2,414      2,102
 Other real estate
  owned and
  repossession
  expense                1,123        236      1,016
 Operating risk loss       987        485      1,136
 Intangible
  amortization               6        315          5
 Loss on redemption
  of trust preferred
  securities                 -          -      5,626
 Other                  12,468     12,602     13,234
                     ---------  ---------  ---------
  Total Non-Interest
   Expense             118,439    117,720    124,889
                     ---------  ---------  ---------
  Income Before
   Income Taxes         52,449     49,419     44,579
 Income tax expense     13,914     11,470     10,328
                     ---------  ---------  ---------
  Net Income         $  38,535  $  37,949  $  34,251
                     =========  =========  =========


PER SHARE:

 Net income:
  Basic              $    0.22  $    0.21  $    0.20
  Diluted                 0.22       0.21       0.20

 Cash dividends      $    0.09  $    0.10  $    0.09
 Shareholders'
  equity                 11.72      11.16      11.66
 Shareholders'
  equity (tangible)       8.67       8.19       8.60

 Weighted average
  shares (basic)       173,709    181,251    174,338
 Weighted average
  shares (diluted)     174,833    182,189    175,342
 Shares outstanding,
  end of period        174,176    178,924    173,771

SELECTED FINANCIAL
 RATIOS:

 Return on average
  assets                  0.86%      0.88%      0.78%
 Return on average
  shareholders'
  equity                  7.51%      7.34%      6.72%
 Return on average
  shareholders'
  equity (tangible)      10.16%      9.96%      9.11%
 Net interest margin      3.19%      3.31%      3.18%
 Efficiency ratio        66.63%     67.53%     68.82%
                     ---------  ---------  ---------

N/M - Not meaningful



                         % Change from          Year Ended
                     ---------------------
                       Dec 31     Sep 30          Dec 31
                                           --------------------
                        2014       2015       2015       2014    % Change
                     ---------- ---------- ---------  ---------  --------

Interest Income:
 Interest income         (1.4%)      0.9%  $ 583,789  $ 596,078      (2.1%)
 Interest expense        (8.3%)     (3.8%)    83,795     81,211       3.2%
                                           ---------  ---------
  Net Interest
   Income                (0.2%)      1.7%    499,994    514,867      (2.9%)
 Provision for
  credit losses          (8.3%)    175.0%      2,250     12,500       N/M
                                           ---------  ---------
  Net Interest
   Income after
   Provision              0.0%       0.3%    497,744    502,367      (0.9%)
Non-Interest Income:
 Service charges on
  deposit accounts        5.6%      (0.6%)    50,097     49,293       1.6%
 Other service
  charges and fees       20.9%      15.6%     43,992     39,896      10.3%
 Investment
  management and
  trust services         (2.4%)     (2.8%)    44,056     44,605      (1.2%)
 Mortgage banking
  income                 16.0%      11.7%     18,208     17,107       6.4%
 Investment
  securities gains       (8.5%)    (55.1%)     9,066      2,041       N/M
 Other                   17.1%       6.2%     16,420     14,437      13.7%
                                           ---------  ---------
  Total Non-Interest
   Income                 8.9%       2.4%    181,839    167,379       8.6%
Non-Interest
 Expense:
 Salaries and
  employee benefits       0.1%       0.2%    260,832    251,021       3.9%
 Net occupancy
  expense                 0.7%       8.0%     47,777     48,130      (0.7%)
 Other outside
  services              (25.0%)    (11.3%)    27,785     28,404      (2.2%)
 Data processing         18.0%       0.4%     19,894     17,162      15.9%
 Software                24.4%       2.1%     14,746     12,758      15.6%
 Equipment expense        9.9%       0.9%     14,514     13,567       7.0%
 FDIC insurance
  expense                 4.5%       1.0%     11,470     10,958       4.7%
 Professional fees       18.1%      (0.5%)    11,244     12,097      (7.1%)
 Marketing              (27.3%)    (16.6%)     7,324      8,133      (9.9%)
 Other real estate
  owned and
  repossession
  expense                 N/M       10.5%      3,630      3,270      11.0%
 Operating risk loss      N/M      (13.1%)     3,624      4,271     (15.1%)
 Intangible
  amortization          (98.1%)     20.0%        247      1,259     (80.4%)
 Loss on redemption
  of trust preferred
  securities              N/M        N/M       5,626          -       N/M
 Other                   (1.1%)     (5.8%)    51,447     48,216       6.7%
                                           ---------  ---------
  Total Non-Interest
   Expense                0.6%      (5.2%)   480,160    459,246       4.6%
                                           ---------  ---------
  Income Before
   Income Taxes           6.1%      17.7%    199,423    210,500      (5.3%)
 Income tax expense      21.3%      34.7%     49,921     52,606      (5.1%)
                                           ---------  ---------
  Net Income              1.5%      12.5%  $ 149,502  $ 157,894      (5.3%)
                                           =========  =========


PER SHARE:

 Net income:
  Basic                   4.8%      10.0%  $    0.85  $    0.85         -
  Diluted                 4.8%      10.0%       0.85       0.84       1.2%

 Cash dividends         (10.0%)        -   $    0.36  $    0.34       5.9%
 Shareholders'
  equity                  5.0%       0.5%      11.72      11.16       5.0%
 Shareholders'
  equity (tangible)       5.9%       0.8%       8.67       8.19       5.9%

 Weighted average
  shares (basic)         (4.2%)     (0.4%)   175,721    186,219      (5.6%)
 Weighted average
  shares (diluted)       (4.0%)     (0.3%)   176,774    187,181      (5.6%)
 Shares outstanding,
  end of period          (2.7%)      0.2%    174,176    178,924      (2.7%)

SELECTED FINANCIAL
 RATIOS:

 Return on average
  assets                                        0.86%      0.93%
 Return on average
  shareholders'
  equity                                        7.38%      7.62%
 Return on average
  shareholders'
  equity (tangible)                            10.01%     10.31%
 Net interest margin                            3.21%      3.39%
 Efficiency ratio                              68.61%     65.65%
                                           ---------  ---------

N/M - Not meaningful




FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

                               Three Months Ended
                               December 31, 2015
                      -----------------------------------
                        Average                   Yield/
                        Balance    Interest (1)    Rate
                      ----------- -------------  --------
ASSETS

Interest-earning
 assets:
 Loans, net of
  unearned income     $13,659,266 $     136,317      3.96%
 Taxable investment
  securities            2,170,397        11,801      2.17%
 Tax-exempt
  investment
  securities              246,727         3,085      5.00%
 Equity securities         15,524           208      5.33%
                      ----------- -------------  --------
 Total Investment
  Securities            2,432,648        15,094      2.48%
 Loans held for sale       15,713           169      4.31%
 Other interest-
  earning assets          399,309           864      0.86%
                      ----------- -------------  --------
 Total Interest-
  earning Assets       16,506,936       152,444      3.67%
Noninterest-earning
 assets:
 Cash and due from
  banks                   106,810
 Premises and
  equipment               226,335
 Other assets           1,108,094
 Less: allowance for
  loan losses           (169,251)
                      -----------
 Total Assets         $17,778,924
                      ===========

LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing
 liabilities:
 Demand deposits      $ 3,411,904 $       1,207      0.13%
 Savings deposits       3,903,741         1,633      0.17%
 Time deposits          2,903,715         7,549      1.03%
                      ----------- -------------  --------
 Total Interest-
  bearing Deposits     10,219,360        10,389      0.40%
 Short-term
  borrowings              281,497           100      0.14%
 FHLB advances and
  long-term debt          950,792         9,272      3.88%
                      ----------- -------------  --------
 Total Interest-
  bearing Liabilities  11,451,649        19,761      0.69%
Noninterest-bearing
 liabilities:
 Demand deposits        3,999,118
 Other                    291,388
                      -----------
 Total Liabilities     15,742,155
 Shareholders' equity   2,036,769
                      -----------
 Total Liabilities
  and Shareholders'
  Equity              $17,778,924
                      ===========
 Net interest income/net interest
  margin (fully taxable
  equivalent)                           132,683      3.19%
                                                 ========
 Tax equivalent
  adjustment                             (4,884)
                                  -------------
 Net interest income              $     127,799
                                  =============


                               Three Months Ended
                                December 31, 2014
                      ------------------------------------
                        Average                    Yield/
                        Balance     Interest (1)    Rate
                      -----------  -------------  --------
ASSETS

Interest-earning
 assets:
 Loans, net of
  unearned income     $13,056,153  $     136,636      4.16%
 Taxable investment
  securities            2,109,884         12,689      2.40%
 Tax-exempt
  investment
  securities              241,711          3,249      5.38%
 Equity securities         33,981            442      5.16%
                      -----------  -------------  --------
 Total Investment
  Securities            2,385,576         16,380      2.74%
 Loans held for sale       15,340            201      5.24%
 Other interest-
  earning assets          464,342            953      0.82%
                      -----------  -------------  --------
 Total Interest-
  earning Assets       15,921,411        154,170      3.85%
Noninterest-earning
 assets:
 Cash and due from
  banks                   110,292
 Premises and
  equipment               224,516
 Other assets           1,073,302
 Less: allowance for
  loan losses            (189,029)
                      -----------
 Total Assets         $17,140,492
                      ===========

LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing
 liabilities:
 Demand deposits      $ 3,145,658  $       1,027      0.13%
 Savings deposits       3,548,504          1,171      0.13%
 Time deposits          3,016,834          7,333      0.96%
                      -----------  -------------  --------
 Total Interest-
  bearing Deposits      9,710,996          9,531      0.39%
 Short-term
  borrowings              417,838            138      0.13%
 FHLB advances and
  long-term debt        1,086,321         11,887      4.36%
                      -----------  -------------  --------
 Total Interest-
  bearing Liabilities  11,215,155         21,556      0.76%
Noninterest-bearing
 liabilities:
 Demand deposits        3,630,780
 Other                    242,346
                      -----------
 Total Liabilities     15,088,281
 Shareholders' equity   2,052,211
                      -----------
 Total Liabilities
  and Shareholders'
  Equity              $17,140,492
                      ===========
 Net interest
  income/net interest
  margin (fully
  taxable equivalent)                    132,614      3.31%
                                                  ========
 Tax equivalent
  adjustment                              (4,576)
                                   -------------
 Net interest income               $     128,038
                                   =============


                               Three Months Ended
                               September 30, 2015
                      ------------------------------------
                        Average                    Yield/
                        Balance     Interest (1)    Rate
                      -----------  -------------  --------
ASSETS

Interest-earning
 assets:
 Loans, net of
  unearned income     $13,369,874  $     135,268      4.02%
 Taxable investment
  securities            2,148,403         11,252      2.09%
 Tax-exempt
  investment
  securities              230,178          2,929      5.09%
 Equity securities         18,280            257      5.58%
                      -----------  -------------  --------
 Total Investment
  Securities            2,396,861         14,438      2.41%
 Loans held for sale       20,704            194      3.74%
 Other interest-
  earning assets          477,145            884      0.74%
                      -----------  -------------  --------
 Total Interest-
  earning Assets       16,264,584        150,784      3.68%
Noninterest-earning
 assets:
 Cash and due from
  banks                   104,622
 Premises and
  equipment               226,446
 Other assets           1,097,600
 Less: allowance for
  loan losses            (168,770)
                      -----------
 Total Assets         $17,524,482
                      ===========

LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing
 liabilities:
 Demand deposits      $ 3,316,532  $       1,122      0.13%
 Savings deposits       3,714,282          1,436      0.15%
 Time deposits          2,963,774          7,659      1.03%
                      -----------  -------------  --------
 Total Interest-
  bearing Deposits      9,994,588         10,217      0.41%
 Short-term
  borrowings              324,685             92      0.11%
 FHLB advances and
  long-term debt          996,247         10,225      4.09%
                      -----------  -------------  --------
 Total Interest-
  bearing Liabilities  11,315,520         20,534      0.72%
Noninterest-bearing
 liabilities:
 Demand deposits        3,904,176
 Other                    281,957
                      -----------
 Total Liabilities     15,501,653
 Shareholders' equity   2,022,829
                      -----------
 Total Liabilities
  and Shareholders'
  Equity              $17,524,482
                      ===========
 Net interest
  income/net interest
  margin (fully
  taxable equivalent)                    130,250      3.18%
                                                  ========
 Tax equivalent
  adjustment                              (4,556)
                                   -------------
 Net interest income               $     125,694
                                   =============

(1) Presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35% Federal tax rate and
statutory interest expense disallowances.




AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:

                                 Three Months Ended
                     -----------------------------------------
                      December 31   December 31   September 30
                          2015          2014          2015
                     ------------- ------------- -------------

Loans, by type:
  Real estate -
   commercial
   mortgage          $   5,365,640 $   5,131,375 $   5,242,021
  Commercial -
   industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural          4,035,287     3,723,211     3,887,161
  Real estate - home
   equity                1,694,455     1,735,769     1,692,860
  Real estate -
   residential
   mortgage              1,377,116     1,378,452     1,381,141
  Real estate -
   construction            765,555       697,741       753,584
  Consumer                 267,726       275,349       270,391
  Leasing and other        153,487       114,256       142,716
                     ------------- ------------- -------------

  Total Loans, net
   of unearned
   income            $  13,659,266 $  13,056,153 $  13,369,874
                     ============= ============= =============

Deposits, by type:
  Noninterest-
   bearing demand    $   3,999,118 $   3,630,780 $   3,904,176
  Interest-bearing
   demand                3,411,904     3,145,658     3,316,532
  Savings deposits       3,903,741     3,548,504     3,714,282
  Time deposits          2,903,715     3,016,834     2,963,774
                     ------------- ------------- -------------

  Total Deposits     $  14,218,478 $  13,341,776 $  13,898,764
                     ============= ============= =============

Short-term
 borrowings, by
 type:
  Customer
   repurchase
   agreements        $     142,004 $     183,331 $     149,415
  Customer short-
   term promissory
   notes                    80,568        87,338        79,308
  Federal funds
   purchased                44,468        59,669        85,092
  Short-term FHLB
   advances and
   other borrowings         14,457        87,500        10,870
                     ------------- ------------- -------------

  Total Short-term
   Borrowings        $     281,497 $     417,838 $     324,685
                     ============= ============= =============





AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM
 BORROWINGS DETAIL:

                            % Change from
                     -----------------------------
                      December 31    September 30
                          2014           2015
                     -------------- --------------

Loans, by type:
  Real estate -
   commercial
   mortgage                   4.6%           2.4%
  Commercial -
   industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural               8.4%           3.8%
  Real estate - home
   equity                    (2.4%)          0.1%
  Real estate -
   residential
   mortgage                  (0.1%)         (0.3%)
  Real estate -
   construction               9.7%           1.6%
  Consumer                   (2.8%)         (1.0%)
  Leasing and other          34.3%           7.5%


  Total Loans, net
   of unearned
   income                     4.6%           2.2%


Deposits, by type:
  Noninterest-
   bearing demand            10.1%           2.4%
  Interest-bearing
   demand                     8.5%           2.9%
  Savings deposits           10.0%           5.1%
  Time deposits              (3.7%)         (2.0%)


  Total Deposits              6.6%           2.3%


Short-term
 borrowings, by
 type:
  Customer
   repurchase
   agreements               (22.5%)         (5.0%)
  Customer short-
   term promissory
   notes                     (7.8%)          1.6%
  Federal funds
   purchased                (25.5%)        (47.7%)
  Short-term FHLB
   advances and
   other borrowings         (83.5%)         33.0%


  Total Short-term
   Borrowings               (32.6%)        (13.3%)





FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands


                         Year Ended December 31
                    --------------------------------
                                  2015
                    -------------------------------
                      Average
                                              Yield
                      Balance    Interest (1) /Rate
                    ----------- ------------- -----
ASSETS
-------------------

Interest-earning
 assets:
 Loans, net of
  unearned income   $13,330,973 $     537,979  4.04%
 Taxable investment
  securities          2,093,829        45,279  2.16%
 Tax-exempt
  investment
  securities            230,633        12,120  5.26%
 Equity securities       23,348         1,294  5.54%
                    ----------- ------------- -----
 Total Investment
  Securities          2,347,810        58,693  2.50%
 Loans held for
  sale                   19,937           801  4.02%
 Other interest-
  earning assets        447,354         4,786  1.07%
                    ----------- ------------- -----
 Total Interest-
  earning Assets     16,146,074       602,259  3.73%
Noninterest-earning
 assets:
 Cash and due from
  banks                 105,359
 Premises and
  equipment             226,436
 Other assets         1,103,427
 Less: allowance
  for loan losses      (174,453)
                    -----------
 Total Assets       $17,406,843
                    ===========

LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY
-------------------
Interest-bearing
 liabilities:
 Demand deposits    $ 3,255,192 $       4,299  0.13%
 Savings deposits     3,677,079         5,435  0.15%
 Time deposits        2,988,648        30,748  1.03%
                    ----------- ------------- -----
 Total Interest-
  bearing Deposits    9,920,919        40,482  0.41%
 Short-term
  borrowings            323,772           372  0.11%
 FHLB advances and
  long-term debt      1,023,972        42,941  4.19%
                    ----------- ------------- -----
 Total Interest-
  bearing
  Liabilities        11,268,663        83,795  0.74%
Noninterest-bearing
 liabilities:
 Demand deposits      3,826,194
 Other                  285,103
                    -----------
 Total Liabilities   15,379,960
 Shareholders'
  equity              2,026,883
                    -----------
 Total Liabilities
  and Shareholders'
  Equity            $17,406,843
                    ===========
 Net interest income/net
  interest margin (fully
  taxable equivalent)                 518,464  3.21%
                                              =====
 Tax equivalent
  adjustment                          (18,470)
                                -------------
 Net interest
  income                        $     499,994
                                =============



                        Year Ended December 31
                   --------------------------------
                                     2014
                    ----------- ------------- -----
                      Average
                                              Yield
                      Balance    Interest (1) /Rate
                    ----------- ------------- -----
ASSETS
-------------------

Interest-earning
 assets:
 Loans, net of
  unearned income   $12,885,180 $     542,540  4.21%
 Taxable investment
  securities          2,189,510        50,651  2.31%
 Tax-exempt
  investment
  securities            261,825        13,810  5.27%
 Equity securities       33,957         1,728  5.09%
                    ----------- ------------- -----
 Total Investment
  Securities          2,485,292        66,189  2.66%
 Loans held for
  sale                   17,524           786  4.49%
 Other interest-
  earning assets        314,345         4,018  1.28%
                    ----------- ------------- -----
 Total Interest-
  earning Assets     15,702,341       613,533  3.91%
Noninterest-earning
 assets:
 Cash and due from
  banks                 177,664
 Premises and
  equipment             224,903
 Other assets         1,049,765
 Less: allowance
  for loan losses      (195,166)
                    -----------
 Total Assets       $16,959,507
                    ===========

LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY
-------------------
Interest-bearing
 liabilities:
 Demand deposits    $ 3,013,879 $       3,793  0.13%
 Savings deposits     3,431,957         4,298  0.13%
 Time deposits        2,992,920        27,019  0.90%
                    ----------- ------------- -----
 Total Interest-
  bearing Deposits    9,438,756        35,110  0.37%
 Short-term
  borrowings            832,839         1,608  0.19%
 FHLB advances and
  long-term debt        965,601        44,493  4.61%
                    ----------- ------------- -----
 Total Interest-
  bearing
  Liabilities        11,237,196        81,211  0.72%
Noninterest-bearing
 liabilities:
 Demand deposits      3,428,907
 Other                  221,764
                    -----------
 Total Liabilities   14,887,867
 Shareholders'
  equity              2,071,640
                    -----------
 Total Liabilities
  and Shareholders'
  Equity            $16,959,507
                    ===========
 Net interest
  income/net
  interest margin
  (fully taxable
  equivalent)                         532,322  3.39%
                                              =====
 Tax equivalent
  adjustment                          (17,455)
                                -------------
 Net interest
  income                        $     514,867
                                =============


(1) Presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35% Federal tax rate and
statutory interest expense disallowances.




AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:

                                               Year Ended
                                              December 31
                                      ---------------------------
                                           2015          2014     % Change
                                      ------------- ------------- --------

Loans, by type:
  Real estate - commercial mortgage   $   5,246,054 $   5,117,433      2.5%
  Commercial - industrial, financial
   and agricultural                       3,882,998     3,659,059      6.1%
  Real estate - home equity               1,700,851     1,738,449     (2.2%)
  Real estate - residential mortgage      1,371,321     1,355,876      1.1%
  Real estate - construction                726,914       631,968     15.0%
  Consumer                                  265,688       277,853     (4.4%)
  Leasing and other                         137,147       104,542     31.2%
                                      ------------- -------------

  Total Loans, net of unearned income $  13,330,973 $  12,885,180      3.5%
                                      ============= =============

Deposits, by type:
  Noninterest-bearing demand          $   3,826,194 $   3,428,907     11.6%
  Interest-bearing demand                 3,255,192     3,013,879      8.0%
  Savings deposits                        3,677,079     3,431,957      7.1%
  Time deposits                           2,988,648     2,992,920     (0.1%)
                                      ------------- -------------

  Total Deposits                      $  13,747,113 $  12,867,663      6.8%
                                      ============= =============

Short-term borrowings, by type:
  Customer repurchase agreements      $     161,093 $     197,432    (18.4%)
  Customer short-term promissory
   notes                                     81,530        88,670     (8.1%)
  Federal funds purchased                    65,779       285,169    (76.9%)
  Short-term FHLB advances and other
   borrowings                                15,370       261,568    (94.1%)
                                      ------------- -------------

  Total Short-term Borrowings         $     323,772 $     832,839    (61.1%)
                                      ============= =============




FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

                                Three Months Ended           Year Ended
                           ----------------------------  ------------------
                            Dec 31    Dec 31    Sep 30    Dec 31    Dec 31
                             2015      2014      2015      2015      2014
                           --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT
 LOSSES:

  Balance at beginning of
   period                  $169,395  $191,108  $169,453  $185,931  $204,917

  Loans charged off:
    Consumer and home
     equity                  (1,466)   (1,696)   (1,590)   (5,831)   (7,811)
    Real estate -
     commercial mortgage     (1,207)     (920)     (660)   (4,218)   (6,004)
    Commercial -
     industrial, financial
     and agricultural          (970)   (8,712)   (1,640)  (15,639)  (24,516)
    Real estate -
     residential mortgage      (513)     (752)   (1,035)   (3,612)   (2,918)
    Real estate -
     construction                 0      (464)     (114)     (201)   (1,209)
    Leasing and other        (1,304)     (701)     (522)   (2,656)   (2,135)
                           --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
    Total loans charged
     off                     (5,460)  (13,245)   (5,561)  (32,157)  (44,593)
  Recoveries of loans
   previously charged off:
    Consumer and home
     equity                     825       419       618     2,492     2,347
    Real estate -
     commercial mortgage      1,072       319       842     2,801     1,960
    Commercial -
     industrial, financial
     and agricultural         1,409     1,724     1,598     5,264     4,256
    Real estate -
     residential mortgage       775       132       201     1,322       451
    Real estate -
     construction               548     2,325       898     2,824     3,177
    Leasing and other            98       149       346       685       916
                           --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
    Recoveries of loans
     previously charged
     off                      4,727     5,068     4,503    15,388    13,107
                           --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
  Net loans charged off        (733)   (8,177)   (1,058)  (16,769)  (31,486)
  Provision for credit
   losses                     2,750     3,000     1,000     2,250    12,500
                           --------  --------  --------  --------  --------

  Balance at end of period $171,412  $185,931  $169,395  $171,412  $185,931
                           ========  ========  ========  ========  ========

  Net charge-offs to
   average loans
   (annualized)                0.02%     0.25%     0.03%     0.13%     0.24%
                           ========  ========  ========  ========  ========

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS:

  Non-accrual loans        $129,523  $121,080  $132,154
  Loans 90 days past due
   and accruing              15,291    17,402    12,867
                           --------  --------  --------
    Total non-performing
     loans                  144,814   138,482   145,021
  Other real estate owned    11,099    12,022    10,561
                           --------  --------  --------

  Total non-performing
   assets                  $155,913  $150,504  $155,582
                           ========  ========  ========

NON-PERFORMING LOANS, BY
 TYPE:

  Commercial - industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural            $ 44,071  $ 30,388  $ 38,032
  Real estate - commercial
   mortgage                  41,170    45,237    49,021
  Real estate -
   residential mortgage      28,484    28,995    27,707
  Consumer and home equity   17,123    17,330    15,186
  Real estate -
   construction              12,460    16,399    14,989
  Leasing                     1,506       133        86
                           --------  --------  --------

  Total non-performing
   loans                   $144,814  $138,482  $145,021
                           ========  ========  ========


TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS
 (TDRs), BY TYPE:

  Real-estate -
   residential mortgage    $ 28,511  $ 31,308  $ 29,330
  Real-estate - commercial
   mortgage                  17,563    18,822    17,282
  Commercial - industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural               5,953     5,237     7,399
  Real estate -
   construction               3,942     9,241     4,363
  Consumer and home equity    4,589     3,013     3,983
                           --------  --------  --------
  Total accruing TDRs        60,558    67,621    62,357
  Non-accrual TDRs (1)       31,035    24,616    27,618
                           --------  --------  --------
  Total TDRs               $ 91,593  $ 92,237  $ 89,975
                           ========  ========  ========

(1) Included within non-accrual loans above.




DELINQUENCY RATES, BY TYPE:

                             Dec 31, 2015
                  ----------------------------------
                              Greater than
                              or Equal to
                  31-89 Days   90 Days (2)    Total
                  ----------  ------------  --------

 Real estate -
  commercial
  mortgage              0.14%         0.77%     0.91%
 Commercial -
  industrial,
  financial and
  agricultural          0.21%         1.06%     1.27%
 Real estate -
  construction          0.28%         1.59%     1.87%
 Real estate -
  residential
  mortgage              1.33%         2.07%     3.40%
 Consumer, home
  equity, leasing
  and other             0.70%         0.88%     1.58%
                  ----------  ------------  --------
 Total                  0.37%         1.04%     1.41%
                  ==========  ============  ========




DELINQUENCY RATES, BY TYPE:

                             Dec 31, 2014
                  ----------------------------------
                              Greater than
                              or Equal to
                  31-89 Days   90 Days (2)    Total
                  ----------  ------------  --------

 Real estate -
  commercial
  mortgage              0.35%         0.87%     1.22%
 Commercial -
  industrial,
  financial and
  agricultural          0.17%         0.81%     0.98%
 Real estate -
  construction          0.02%         2.38%     2.40%
 Real estate -
  residential
  mortgage              1.96%         2.10%     4.06%
 Consumer, home
  equity, leasing
  and other             0.80%         0.82%     1.62%
                  ----------  ------------  --------
 Total                  0.52%         1.06%     1.58%
                  ==========  ============  ========




DELINQUENCY RATES, BY TYPE:

                             Sep 30, 2015
                  ----------------------------------
                              Greater than
                              or Equal to
                  31-89 Days   90 Days (2)    Total
                  ----------  ------------  --------

 Real estate -
  commercial
  mortgage              0.16%         0.92%     1.08%
 Commercial -
  industrial,
  financial and
  agricultural          0.35%         0.97%     1.32%
 Real estate -
  construction          0.30%         1.95%     2.25%
 Real estate -
  residential
  mortgage              1.27%         2.00%     3.27%
 Consumer, home
  equity, leasing
  and other             0.69%         0.72%     1.41%
                  ----------  ------------  --------
 Total                  0.42%         1.07%     1.49%
                  ==========  ============  ========

(2) Includes non-accrual loans


ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:
                                           Dec 31      Dec 31      Sep 30
                                            2015        2014        2015
                                         ----------  ----------  ----------

  Non-accrual loans to total loans             0.94%       0.92%       0.98%
  Non-performing loans to total loans          1.05%       1.06%       1.07%
  Non-performing assets to total loans
   and OREO                                    1.13%       1.15%       1.15%
  Non-performing assets to total assets        0.87%       0.88%       0.87%
  Allowance for credit losses to loans
   outstanding                                 1.24%       1.42%       1.25%
  Allowance for credit losses to non-
   performing loans                          118.37%     134.26%     116.81%
  Non-performing assets to tangible
   common shareholders' equity and
   allowance for credit losses                 9.27%       9.12%       9.35%




FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
in thousands, except per share data and percentages

Explanatory note: This press release contains supplemental financial
                  information, as detailed below, which has been derived by
                  methods other than Generally Accepted Accounting
                  Principles ("GAAP"). The Corporation has presented these
                  non-GAAP financial measures because it believes that these
                  measures provide useful and comparative information to
                  assess trends in the Corporation's results of operations.
                  Presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is
                  consistent with how the Corporation evaluates its
                  performance internally and these non-GAAP financial
                  measures are frequently used by securities analysts,
                  investors and other interested parties in the evaluation
                  of companies in the Corporation's industry. Management
                  believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, in
                  addition to GAAP measures, are also useful to investors to
                  evaluate the Corporation's results. Investors should
                  recognize that the Corporation's presentation of these
                  non-GAAP financial measures might not be comparable to
                  similarly-titled measures of other companies. These non-
                  GAAP financial measures should not be considered a
                  substitute for GAAP basis measures, and the Corporation
                  strongly encourages a review of its condensed consolidated
                  financial statements in their entirety. Reconciliations of
                  these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly
                  comparable GAAP measure follow:


                                 Three Months Ended
                    -------------------------------------------
                     December 31    December 31    September 30
                         2015           2014           2015
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
Shareholders'
 equity (tangible),
 per share
-------------------
Shareholders'
 equity             $   2,041,894  $   1,996,665  $   2,025,904
Less: Goodwill and
 intangible assets       (531,556)      (531,803)      (531,562)
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
Tangible
 shareholders'
 equity (numerator) $   1,510,338  $   1,464,862  $   1,494,342
                    =============  =============  =============

Shares outstanding,
 end of period
 (denominator)            174,176        178,924        173,771
                    =============  =============  =============

 Shareholders'
  equity
  (tangible), per
  share             $        8.67  $        8.19  $        8.60
                    =============  =============  =============

Return on average
 common
 shareholders'
 equity (tangible)
-------------------
Net income          $      38,535  $      37,949  $      34,251
Plus: Intangible
 amortization, net
 of tax                         4            205              3
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
Numerator           $      38,539  $      38,154  $      34,254
                    =============  =============  =============

Average
 shareholders'
 equity             $   2,036,769  $   2,052,211      2,022,829
Less: Average
 goodwill and
 intangible assets       (531,559)      (531,955)      (531,564)
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
Average tangible
 shareholders'
 equity
 (denominator)      $   1,505,210  $   1,520,256  $   1,491,265
                    =============  =============  =============

 Return on average
  common
  shareholders'
  equity
  (tangible),
  annualized                10.16%          9.96%          9.11%
                    =============  =============  =============

Efficiency ratio
-------------------
Non-interest
 expense            $     118,439  $     117,720  $     124,889
Less: Intangible
 amortization                  (6)          (315)            (5)
Less: Loss on
 redemption of
 trust preferred
 securities                     -              -         (5,626)
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
Numerator           $     118,433  $     117,405  $     119,258
                    =============  =============  =============

Net interest income
 (fully taxable
 equivalent)        $     132,683  $     132,614  $     130,250
Plus: Total Non-
 interest income           45,839         42,101         44,774
Less: Investment
 securities gains            (776)          (848)        (1,730)
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
Denominator         $     177,746  $     173,867  $     173,294
                    =============  =============  =============

 Efficiency ratio           66.63%         67.53%         68.82%
                    =============  =============  =============

Non-performing
 assets to tangible
 common
 shareholders'
 equity and
 allowance for
 credit losses
-------------------
Non-performing
 assets (numerator) $     155,913  $     150,504  $     155,582
                    =============  =============  =============

Tangible
 shareholders'
 equity             $   1,510,338  $   1,464,862  $   1,494,342
Plus: Allowance for
 credit losses            171,412        185,931        169,395
                    -------------  -------------  -------------
Tangible
 shareholders'
 equity and
 allowance for
 credit losses
 (denominator)      $   1,681,750  $   1,650,793  $   1,663,737
                    =============  =============  =============

 Non-performing
  assets to
  tangible common
  shareholders'
  equity and
  allowance for
  credit losses              9.27%          9.12%          9.35%
                    =============  =============  =============



                             Year Ended
                    ----------------------------
                     December 31    December 31
                         2015           2014
                    -------------  -------------
Shareholders'
 equity (tangible),
 per share
-------------------
Shareholders'
 equity
Less: Goodwill and
 intangible assets

Tangible
 shareholders'
 equity (numerator)


Shares outstanding,
 end of period
 (denominator)


 Shareholders'
  equity
  (tangible), per
  share


Return on average
 common
 shareholders'
 equity (tangible)
-------------------
Net income          $     149,502  $     157,894
Plus: Intangible
 amortization, net
 of tax                       161            818
                    -------------  -------------
Numerator           $     149,663  $     158,712
                    =============  =============

Average
 shareholders'
 equity                 2,026,883      2,071,640
Less: Average
 goodwill and
 intangible assets       (531,618)      (532,425)
                    -------------  -------------
Average tangible
 shareholders'
 equity
 (denominator)      $   1,495,265  $   1,539,215
                    =============  =============

 Return on average
  common
  shareholders'
  equity
  (tangible),
  annualized                10.01%         10.31%
                    =============  =============

Efficiency ratio
-------------------
Non-interest
 expense            $     480,160  $     459,246
Less: Intangible
 amortization                (247)        (1,259)
Less: Loss on
 redemption of
 trust preferred
 securities                (5,626)             -
                    -------------  -------------
Numerator           $     474,287  $     457,987
                    =============  =============

Net interest income
 (fully taxable
 equivalent)        $     518,464  $     532,322
Plus: Total Non-
 interest income          181,839        167,379
Less: Investment
 securities gains          (9,066)        (2,041)
                    -------------  -------------
Denominator         $     691,237  $     697,660
                    =============  =============

 Efficiency ratio           68.61%         65.65%
                    =============  =============

Non-performing
 assets to tangible
 common
 shareholders'
 equity and
 allowance for
 credit losses
-------------------
Non-performing
 assets (numerator)


Tangible
 shareholders'
 equity
Plus: Allowance for
 credit losses

Tangible
 shareholders'
 equity and
 allowance for
 credit losses
 (denominator)


 Non-performing
  assets to
  tangible common
  shareholders'
  equity and
  allowance for
  credit losses

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