8-K

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

November 19, 2021

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

Fulton Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(717) 291-2411

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 19, 2021, Fulton Financial Corporation ("Fulton") announced that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of eight cents per share on its common stock. The special cash dividend is payable on December 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2021.

Fulton also announced that its Board of Directors approved the extension, through March 31, 2022, of its previously announced share repurchase program. In February 2021, Fulton's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $75 million of Fulton's common stock through December 31, 2021. To date, approximately $29.2 million of Fulton's common stock has been repurchased under the share repurchase program, with a remaining authorization of up to $45.8 million of common stock that may be repurchased under the program through March 31, 2022.

On November 19, 2021, Fulton issued a press release announcing the special cash dividend and the extension of the share repurchase program, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K provided under Item 7.01, including all exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of Fulton under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

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.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Laura Wakeley (717) 291-2616

Investor Contact: Matt Jozwiak (717) 327-2657

Fulton Financial Corporation Declares Special Cash Dividend, Extends Timeframe for Stock Repurchase Program

November 19, 2021 -- LANCASTER, PA -- Fulton Financial Corporation (“Fulton”) (Nasdaq: FULT) today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared a special cash dividend of eight cents per share on its common stock, payable on December 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2021. Fulton declared quarterly cash dividends on its common stock of fourteen cents per share in each of the first, second and third quarters of 2021 and reported record earnings per share for both the first and third quarters of 2021. The Board is expected to consider the next quarterly cash dividend at its December 2021 meeting.

Fulton also announced that the Board has extended the timeframe for its stock repurchase program, announced in February 2021, from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

The stock repurchase program authorizes Fulton to repurchase up to an aggregate of $75 million of Fulton’s outstanding common stock. To date, approximately $29.2 million of Fulton’s common stock has been repurchased under the repurchase program, with a remaining authorization of up to $45.8 million of common stock that may be repurchased under the program through March 31, 2022.

As permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements and subject to market conditions and other factors, purchases may be made from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, including without limitation, through accelerated share repurchase transactions. The repurchase program may be discontinued at any time.

Fulton Financial Corporation, a $26 billion Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based financial holding company, has approximately 3,200 employees and operates more than 200 branches in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia through Fulton Bank, N.A.

Additional information on Fulton Financial Corporation can be found at www.fult.com.