LANCASTER, PA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/21/14 -- Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT)

  • Diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2013 was 22 cents, a 4.8 percent increase from the third quarter of 2013 and a 10.0 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2013, diluted earnings per share was 83 cents, a 3.8 percent increase from 2012.
  • The provision for credit losses was $2.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, a $7.0 million, or 73.7 percent, decrease from the third quarter of 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the provision for credit losses decreased $53.5 million, or 56.9 percent, compared to 2012. Non-performing loans decreased $14.0 million, or 8.3 percent, in comparison to September 30, 2013 and $56.8 million, or 26.9 percent, in comparison to December 31, 2012.
  • Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2013 increased $419,000, or 0.3 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2013, while the net interest margin increased 3 basis points to 3.48 percent. For the year ended December 31, 2013, in comparison to 2012, net interest income decreased $17.1 million, or 3.1 percent, while the net interest margin decreased 26 basis points.
  • Average loans for the fourth quarter of 2013 increased $64.4 million, or 0.5 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2013. Average loans for the year ended December 31, 2013 increased $610.0 million, or 5.1 percent, in comparison to 2012.
  • Non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, decreased $4.0 million, or 9.0 percent, in comparison to the third quarter of 2013, while non-interest expense increased 0.1 percent. For the year ended December 31, 2013, in comparison to 2012, non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, decreased $33.7 million, or 15.8 percent, while non-interest expense increased $12.1 million, or 2.7 percent.
  • During 2013, the Corporation successfully completed the conversion to its new core processing system, which supports customer relationship management for substantially all deposit and loan customers.
  • During 2013, the Corporation repurchased 8.0 million shares of its common stock. The Corporation is authorized to repurchase up to 4.0 million additional shares, or approximately 2.1 percent of its outstanding shares, through March 31, 2014.

Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT) reported net income of $42.1 million, or 22 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to $39.9 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2013, net income was $161.8 million, or 83 cents per diluted share, a 3.8 percent increase in comparison to the 80 cents per diluted share earned for the same period in 2012.

"2013 was a year of good progress and positioning the company for the future. We increased our loan portfolio, one of our key strategic priorities. Overall asset quality improved significantly as seen in our lower provision for credit losses and lower non-performing loan levels year over year. We continued to prudently deploy capital through our share repurchases and cash dividends to our shareholders," said E. Philip Wenger, Chairman, CEO and President. "Fourth quarter financial performance was solid with further improvement in asset quality. We were particularly pleased to see modest expansion in our net interest margin, an area that has been a challenge over the last several quarters."

Asset Quality
Non-performing assets were $169.3 million, or 1.00 percent of total assets, at December 31, 2013, compared to $186.5 million, or 1.09 percent of total assets, at September 30, 2013 and $237.2 million, or 1.43 percent of total assets, at December 31, 2012. The $17.1 million, or 9.2 percent, decrease in non-performing assets in comparison to the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in non-performing commercial loans, construction loans and residential mortgages, as well as a decrease in other real estate owned (OREO).

Annualized net charge-offs for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 were 0.33 percent of average total loans, compared to 0.45 percent for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and 0.91 percent for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-performing loans was 132.8 percent at December 31, 2013, as compared to 126.5 percent at September 30, 2013 and 106.8 percent at December 31, 2012.

Net Interest Income and Margin
Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2013 increased $419,000, or 0.3 percent, from the third quarter of 2013. The net interest margin increased three basis points, or 0.9 percent, to 3.48 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 from 3.45 percent in the third quarter of 2013. Average yields on interest-earning assets increased two basis points, while the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities declined two basis points during the fourth quarter of 2013 in comparison to the third quarter of 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, net interest income decreased $17.1 million, or 3.1 percent. The net interest margin was 3.50 percent for 2013, compared to 3.76 percent for 2012.

Average Balance Sheet
Total average assets for the fourth quarter of 2013 were $16.9 billion, a decrease of $71.4 million, or 0.4 percent, from the third quarter of 2013, due primarily to a $159.6 million decrease in average investment securities, partially offset by a $64.4 million increase in average loans.

Total average liabilities decreased $93.1 million, or 0.6 percent, from the third quarter of 2013, primarily due to a $238.0 million decrease in average short-term borrowings, partially offset by a $118.9 million increase in average deposits.

Non-interest Income
Non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, decreased $4.0 million, or 9.0 percent, in comparison to the third quarter of 2013. Mortgage banking income decreased $2.8 million, including a $1.5 million decrease in servicing income and a $1.3 million decrease in gains on sales of mortgage loans, as both volumes and spreads decreased. Servicing income in the third quarter of 2013 included a $1.7 million reduction of the valuation allowance for mortgage servicing rights. Service charges on deposit accounts decreased $1.2 million, or 8.4 percent, due to a decrease in overdraft fees.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, decreased $33.7 million, or 15.8 percent, in comparison to 2012. Mortgage banking income decreased $13.9 million, including a $21.7 million decrease in gains on sales of mortgage loans, which was partially offset by an increase in servicing income due to a reduction in the valuation allowance for mortgage servicing rights. Service charges on deposit accounts decreased $6.0 million, or 9.8 percent, due primarily to lower overdraft fees. Other service charges and fees decreased $7.4 million, or 16.7 percent, as foreign currency processing revenues declined after the December 2012 sale of the Corporation's Global Exchange Group Division. This sale also generated a $6.2 million gain in 2012.

Non-interest Expense
Non-interest expense increased $157,000, or 0.1 percent, in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to the third quarter of 2013. Salaries and employee benefits increased $1.9 million, or 2.9 percent, due primarily to an increase in incentive compensation. Data processing and software expenses decreased $2.2 million primarily due to the timing of expenditures associated with the core processing system conversion, which was completed during the third quarter of 2013.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, non-interest expense increased $12.1 million, or 2.7 percent, in comparison to 2012. Salaries and employee benefits increased $9.3 million, or 3.8 percent, driven by an increase in staffing, normal merit increases and higher benefits costs. Data processing and software expenses increased $3.7 million, due to the 2013 core processing system conversion. Professional fees increased $1.6 million and other outside services increased $1.1 million, both primarily due to costs associated with regulatory compliance and risk management. OREO and repossession expense decreased $3.8 million, or 34.1 percent, due to decreases in holding costs and net losses on the sales of foreclosed properties as asset quality improved. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Corporation incurred a $3.0 million penalty associated with the prepayment of approximately $20 million of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances.

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, Easton, 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, 2012, and the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 2013, June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, 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.

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

                                                          % Change from
                                                       -------------------
                                            September  December  September
                   December 31 December 31      30        31         30
                       2013        2012        2013      2012       2013
                   ----------- ----------- ----------- --------  ---------

ASSETS

  Cash and due
   from banks      $   218,540 $   256,300 $   262,938    (14.7%)    (16.9%)
  Other interest-
   earning assets      248,161     244,959     308,924      1.3%     (19.7%)
  Loans held for
   sale                 21,351      67,899      39,273    (68.6%)    (45.6%)
  Investment
   securities        2,568,434   2,721,082   2,597,436     (5.6%)     (1.1%)
  Loans, net of
   unearned income  12,782,220  12,146,971  12,780,899      5.2%         -
  Allowance for
   loan losses        (202,780)   (223,903)   (210,486)    (9.4%)     (3.7%)
                   ----------- ----------- -----------
    Net loans       12,579,440  11,923,068  12,570,413      5.5%       0.1%
  Premises and
   equipment           226,021     227,723     227,299     (0.7%)     (0.6%)
  Accrued interest
   receivable           44,037      45,786      44,715     (3.8%)     (1.5%)
  Goodwill and
   intangible
   assets              533,076     535,563     533,918     (0.5%)     (0.2%)
  Other assets         495,574     510,717     465,855     (3.0%)      6.4%
                   ----------- ----------- -----------

      Total Assets $16,934,634 $16,533,097 $17,050,771      2.4%      (0.7%)
                   =========== =========== ===========

LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY

  Deposits         $12,491,186 $12,484,163 $12,721,121      0.1%      (1.8%)
  Short-term
   borrowings        1,258,629     868,399   1,198,577     44.9%       5.0%
  Other
   liabilities         238,048     204,626     212,987     16.3%      11.8%
  FHLB advances
   and long-term
   debt                883,584     894,253     889,122     (1.2%)     (0.6%)
                   ----------- ----------- -----------

    Total
     Liabilities    14,871,447  14,451,441  15,021,807      2.9%      (1.0%)

  Shareholders'
   equity            2,063,187   2,081,656   2,028,964     (0.9%)      1.7%
                   ----------- ----------- -----------

      Total
       Liabilities
       and
       Shareholder's
       Equity   $16,934,634 $16,533,097 $17,050,771      2.4%      (0.7%)
                   =========== =========== ===========

LOANS, DEPOSITS
 AND SHORT-TERM
 BORROWINGS
 DETAIL:

Loans, by type:
  Real estate -
   commercial
   mortgage        $ 5,101,922 $ 4,664,426 $ 5,063,373      9.4%       0.8%
  Commercial -
   industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural      3,628,420   3,612,065   3,645,270      0.5%      (0.5%)
  Real estate -
   home equity       1,764,197   1,632,390   1,773,554      8.1%      (0.5%)
  Real estate -
   residential
   mortgage          1,337,380   1,257,432   1,327,469      6.4%       0.7%
  Real estate -
   construction        573,672     584,118     577,342     (1.8%)     (0.6%)
  Consumer             283,124     309,864     296,142     (8.6%)     (4.4%)
  Leasing and
   other                93,505      86,676      97,749      7.9%      (4.3%)
                   ----------- ----------- -----------

  Total Loans, net
   of unearned
   income          $12,782,220 $12,146,971 $12,780,899      5.2%         -
                   =========== =========== ===========

Deposits, by type:
  Noninterest-
   bearing demand  $ 3,283,172 $ 3,009,966 $ 3,338,075      9.1%      (1.6%)
  Interest-bearing
   demand            2,945,210   2,755,603   2,986,549      6.9%      (1.4%)
  Savings deposits   3,344,882   3,335,256   3,371,923      0.3%      (0.8%)
  Time deposits      2,917,922   3,383,338   3,024,574    (13.8%)     (3.5%)
                   ----------- ----------- -----------

  Total Deposits   $12,491,186 $12,484,163 $12,721,121      0.1%      (1.8%)
                   =========== =========== ===========

Short-term
 borrowings, by
 type:
  Customer
   repurchase
   agreements      $   175,621 $   156,238 $   209,800     12.4%     (16.3%)
  Customer short-
   term promissory
   notes               100,572     119,691      95,503    (16.0%)      5.3%
  Federal funds
   purchased           582,436     592,470     493,274     (1.7%)     18.1%
  Short-term FHLB
   advances            400,000           -     400,000      N/M          -
                   ----------- ----------- -----------

  Total Short-term
   Borrowings      $ 1,258,629 $   868,399 $ 1,198,577     44.9%       5.0%
                   =========== =========== ===========

N/M - Not
 meaningful


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

                                      Quarter Ended        % Change from
                               -------------------------- ---------------
                                Dec 31   Dec 31   Sep 30  Dec 31   Sep 30

                                 2013     2012     2013    2012     2013
                               -------- -------- -------- ------   ------

Interest Income:
  Interest income              $152,457 $155,560 $152,832   (2.0%)   (0.2%)
  Interest expense               19,505   23,338   20,299  (16.4%)   (3.9%)
                               -------- -------- --------

    Net Interest Income         132,952  132,222  132,533    0.6%     0.3%
  Provision for credit losses     2,500   17,500    9,500  (85.7%)  (73.7%)
                               -------- -------- --------

    Net Interest Income after
     Provision                  130,452  114,722  123,033   13.7%     6.0%

Non-Interest Income:
  Service charges on deposit
   accounts                      12,770   15,642   13,938  (18.4%)   (8.4%)
  Investment management and
   trust services                10,589    9,611   10,420   10.2%     1.6%
  Other service charges and
   fees                           9,421   11,164    9,518  (15.6%)   (1.0%)
  Mortgage banking income         4,363   12,813    7,123  (65.9%)  (38.7%)
  Investment securities gains        33      195    2,633  (83.1%)  (98.7%)
  Gain on sale of Global
   Exchange                           -    6,215        - (100.0%)      -
  Other                           3,556    3,883    3,725   (8.4%)   (4.5%)
                               -------- -------- --------

    Total Non-Interest Income    40,732   59,523   47,357  (31.6%)  (14.0%)

Non-Interest Expense:
  Salaries and employee
   benefits                      65,194   61,303   63,344    6.3%     2.9%
  Net occupancy expense          12,134   11,362   11,519    6.8%     5.3%
  Other outside services          5,633    4,138    5,048   36.1%    11.6%
  Equipment expense               3,972    3,873    3,646    2.6%     8.9%
  Data processing                 3,386    3,713    4,757   (8.8%)  (28.8%)
  Professional fees               3,379    3,228    3,329    4.7%     1.5%
  FDIC insurance expense          2,839    2,944    2,918   (3.6%)   (2.7%)
  Software                        2,450    2,562    3,268   (4.4%)  (25.0%)
  Operating risk loss             2,367    2,627    3,297   (9.9%)  (28.2%)
  Marketing                       1,660    2,537    2,251  (34.6%)  (26.3%)
  OREO and repossession
   expense                        1,116    2,473    1,453  (54.9%)  (23.2%)
  Intangible amortization           834      713      534   17.0%    56.2%
  FHLB advance prepayment
   penalty                            -    3,007        - (100.0%)      -
  Other                          11,798   12,076   11,241   (2.3%)    5.0%
                               -------- -------- --------

    Total Non-Interest Expense  116,762  116,556  116,605    0.2%     0.1%
                               -------- -------- --------

    Income Before Income Taxes   54,422   57,689   53,785   (5.7%)    1.2%
  Income tax expense             12,339   17,449   13,837  (29.3%)  (10.8%)
                               -------- -------- --------

    Net Income                 $ 42,083 $ 40,240 $ 39,948    4.6%     5.3%
                               ======== ======== ========

PER SHARE:

  Net income:
    Basic                      $   0.22 $   0.20 $   0.21   10.0%     4.8%
    Diluted                        0.22     0.20     0.21   10.0%     4.8%

  Cash dividends               $   0.08 $   0.08 $   0.08      -        -
  Shareholders' equity            10.71    10.45    10.55    2.5%     1.5%
  Shareholders' equity
   (tangible)                      7.94     7.76     7.77    2.3%     2.2%

  Weighted average shares
   (basic)                      191,577  198,161  192,251   (3.3%)   (0.4%)
  Weighted average shares
   (diluted)                    192,658  199,198  193,259   (3.3%)   (0.3%)
  Shares outstanding, end of
   period                       192,652  199,225  192,332   (3.3%)    0.2%

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:

  Return on average assets         0.99%    0.99%    0.93%
  Return on average
   shareholders' equity            8.14%    7.70%    7.81%
  Return on average
   shareholders' equity
   (tangible)                     11.15%   10.53%   10.69%
  Net interest margin              3.48%    3.65%    3.45%
  Efficiency ratio                65.14%   59.16%   63.92%
                               -------- -------- -------- ------   ------


                                  Year Ended

                                    Dec 31
                              -----------------
                                                   %
                                2013     2012    Change
                              -------- -------- -------

Interest Income:
  Interest income             $609,689 $647,496    (5.8%)
  Interest expense              82,495  103,168   (20.0%)
                              -------- --------

    Net Interest Income        527,194  544,328    (3.1%)
  Provision for credit losses   40,500   94,000   (56.9%)
                              -------- --------

    Net Interest Income after
     Provision                 486,694  450,328     8.1%

Non-Interest Income:
  Service charges on deposit
   accounts                     55,470   61,502    (9.8%)
  Investment management and
   trust services               41,706   38,239     9.1%
  Other service charges and
   fees                         36,957   44,345   (16.7%)
  Mortgage banking income       30,656   44,600   (31.3%)
  Investment securities gains    8,004    3,026   164.5%
  Gain on sale of Global
   Exchange                          -    6,215  (100.0%)
  Other                         14,871   18,485   (19.6%)
                              -------- --------

    Total Non-Interest Income  187,664  216,412   (13.3%)

Non-Interest Expense:
  Salaries and employee
   benefits                    253,240  243,915     3.8%
  Net occupancy expense         46,944   44,663     5.1%
  Other outside services        18,856   17,752     6.2%
  Equipment expense             15,419   14,243     8.3%
  Data processing               16,555   14,936    10.8%
  Professional fees             13,150   11,522    14.1%
  FDIC insurance expense        11,605   11,996    (3.3%)
  Software                      11,560    9,520    21.4%
  Operating risk loss            9,290    9,454    (1.7%)
  Marketing                      7,705    8,240    (6.5%)
  OREO and repossession
   expense                       7,364   11,182   (34.1%)
  Intangible amortization        2,437    3,031   (19.6%)
  FHLB advance prepayment
   penalty                           -    3,007  (100.0%)
  Other                         47,308   45,833     3.2%
                              -------- --------

    Total Non-Interest Expense 461,433  449,294     2.7%
                              -------- --------

    Income Before Income Taxes 212,925  217,446    (2.1%)
  Income tax expense            51,085   57,601   (11.3%)
                              -------- --------

    Net Income                $161,840 $159,845     1.2%
                              ======== ========

PER SHARE:

  Net income:
    Basic                     $   0.84 $   0.80     5.0%
    Diluted                       0.83     0.80     3.8%

  Cash dividends              $   0.32 $   0.30     6.7%
  Shareholders' equity           10.71    10.45     2.5%
  Shareholders' equity
   (tangible)                     7.94     7.76     2.3%

  Weighted average shares
   (basic)                     193,334  199,067    (2.9%)
  Weighted average shares
   (diluted)                   194,354  200,039    (2.8%)
  Shares outstanding, end of
   period                      192,652  199,225    (3.3%)

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:

  Return on average assets        0.96%    0.98%
  Return on average
   shareholders' equity           7.88%    7.79%
  Return on average
   shareholders' equity
   (tangible)                    10.76%   10.73%
  Net interest margin             3.50%    3.76%
  Efficiency ratio               63.39%   57.61%
                              -------- -------- -------


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

                                         Quarter Ended
                        December 31, 2013            December 31, 2012
                   ---------------------------  ---------------------------
                     Average   Interest Yield/    Average   Interest Yield/
                     Balance      (1)    Rate     Balance      (1)    Rate
                   ----------- -------- ------  ----------- -------- ------
ASSETS

Interest-earning
 assets:
  Loans, net of
   unearned income $12,792,566 $138,336   4.29% $12,002,944 $141,014   4.68%
  Taxable
   investment
   securities        2,289,672   13,431   2.35%   2,279,551   13,406   2.35%
  Tax-exempt
   investment
   securities          283,799    3,574   5.04%     286,400    3,857   5.39%
  Equity
   securities           33,887      413   4.83%      43,706      509   4.63%
                   ----------- -------- ------  ----------- -------- ------

  Total Investment
   Securities        2,607,358   17,418   2.67%   2,609,657   17,772   2.72%

  Loans held for
   sale                 20,059      290   5.78%      59,977      517   3.45%
  Other interest-
   earning assets      263,478      737   1.12%     217,948      520   0.96%
                   ----------- -------- ------  ----------- -------- ------

  Total Interest-
   earning Assets   15,683,461  156,781   3.98%  14,890,526  159,823   4.28%

Noninterest-
 earning assets:
  Cash and due
   from banks          212,463                      220,924
  Premises and
   equipment           226,955                      224,852
  Other assets       1,008,304                    1,079,274
  Less: allowance
   for loan losses    (210,636)                    (235,563)
                   -----------                  -----------

  Total Assets     $16,920,547                  $16,180,013
                   ===========                  ===========

LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY

Interest-bearing
 liabilities:
  Demand deposits  $ 2,966,994 $    969   0.13% $ 2,684,063 $  1,055   0.16%
  Savings deposits   3,410,030    1,042   0.12%   3,399,423    1,251   0.15%
  Time deposits      2,965,604    6,117   0.82%   3,472,692    9,748   1.12%
                   ----------- -------- ------  ----------- -------- ------

  Total Interest-
   bearing
   Deposits          9,342,628    8,128   0.35%   9,556,178   12,054   0.50%

  Short-term
   borrowings        1,099,709      520   0.19%     488,310      156   0.13%
  FHLB advances
   and long-term
   debt                888,378   10,857   4.87%     914,013   11,128   4.86%
                   ----------- -------- ------  ----------- -------- ------

  Total Interest-
   bearing
   Liabilities      11,330,715   19,505   0.68%  10,958,501   23,338   0.85%

Noninterest-
 bearing
 liabilities:
  Demand deposits    3,318,073                    2,955,208
  Other                221,010                      186,958
                   -----------                  -----------

  Total
   Liabilities      14,869,798                   14,100,667

  Shareholders'
   equity            2,050,749                    2,079,346
                   -----------                  -----------

  Total
   Liabilities and
   Shareholders'
   Equity          $16,920,547                  $16,180,013
                   ===========                  ===========

  Net interest
   income/net
   interest margin
   (fully taxable
   equivalent)                  137,276   3.48%              136,485   3.65%
                                        ======                       ======
  Tax equivalent
   adjustment                    (4,324)                      (4,263)
                               --------                     --------

  Net interest
   income                      $132,952                     $132,222
                               ========                     ========

                          Quarter Ended
                        September 30, 2013
                   ---------------------------
                     Average   Interest Yield/
                     Balance      (1)    Rate
                   ----------- -------- ------
ASSETS

Interest-earning
 assets:
  Loans, net of
   unearned income $12,728,162 $139,141   4.34%
  Taxable
   investment
   securities        2,446,583   12,977   2.12%
  Tax-exempt
   investment
   securities          284,372    3,581   5.04%
  Equity
   securities           35,999      436   4.82%
                   ----------- -------- ------

  Total Investment
   Securities        2,766,954   16,994   2.46%

  Loans held for
   sale                 36,450      382   4.19%
  Other interest-
   earning assets      236,185      658   1.12%
                   ----------- -------- ------

  Total Interest-
   earning Assets   15,767,751  157,175   3.96%

Noninterest-
 earning assets:
  Cash and due
   from banks          210,525
  Premises and
   equipment           224,837
  Other assets       1,009,162
  Less: allowance
   for loan losses    (220,342)
                   -----------

  Total Assets     $16,991,933
                   ===========

LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY

Interest-bearing
 liabilities:
  Demand deposits  $ 2,895,156 $    938   0.13%
  Savings deposits   3,359,795    1,015   0.12%
  Time deposits      3,065,210    6,790   0.88%
                   ----------- -------- ------

  Total Interest-
   bearing
   Deposits          9,320,161    8,743   0.37%

  Short-term
   borrowings        1,337,742      691   0.20%
  FHLB advances
   and long-term
   debt                889,141   10,865   4.87%
                   ----------- -------- ------

  Total Interest-
   bearing
   Liabilities      11,547,044   20,299   0.70%

Noninterest-
 bearing
 liabilities:
  Demand deposits    3,221,648
  Other                194,163
                   -----------

  Total
   Liabilities      14,962,855

  Shareholders'
   equity            2,029,078
                   -----------

  Total
   Liabilities and
   Shareholders'
   Equity          $16,991,933
                   ===========

  Net interest
   income/net
   interest margin
   (fully taxable
   equivalent)                  136,876   3.45%
                                        ======
  Tax equivalent
   adjustment                    (4,343)
                               --------

  Net interest
   income                      $132,533
                               ========

(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:

                             Quarter Ended                % Change from
                  ----------------------------------- --------------------
                                           September   December  September
                  December 31 December 31      30         31         30
                      2013        2012        2013       2012       2013
                  ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------  ---------

Loans, by type:
  Real estate -
   commercial
   mortgage       $ 5,065,963 $ 4,623,158 $ 4,961,871       9.6%       2.1%
  Commercial -
   industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural     3,639,690   3,559,171   3,706,113       2.3%      (1.8%)
  Real estate -
   home equity      1,774,919   1,611,868   1,767,095      10.1%       0.4%
  Real estate -
   residential
   mortgage         1,331,987   1,223,962   1,323,972       8.8%       0.6%
  Real estate -
   construction       581,306     593,351     576,222      (2.0%)      0.9%
  Consumer            287,245     306,350     299,057      (6.2%)     (3.9%)
  Leasing and
   other              111,456      85,084      93,832      31.0%      18.8%
                  ----------- ----------- -----------

  Total Loans, net
   of unearned
   income         $12,792,566 $12,002,944 $12,728,162       6.6%       0.5%
                  =========== =========== ===========

Deposits, by type:
  Noninterest-
   bearing demand $ 3,318,073 $ 2,955,208 $ 3,221,648      12.3%       3.0%
  Interest-bearing
   demand           2,966,994   2,684,063   2,895,156      10.5%       2.5%
  Savings deposits  3,410,030   3,399,423   3,359,795       0.3%       1.5%
  Time deposits     2,965,604   3,472,692   3,065,210     (14.6%)     (3.2%)
                  ----------- ----------- -----------

  Total Deposits  $12,660,701 $12,511,386 $12,541,809       1.2%       0.9%
                  =========== =========== ===========

Short-term
 borrowings, by
 type:
  Customer
   repurchase
   agreements     $   196,997 $   189,922 $   196,503       3.7%       0.3%
  Customer short-
   term promissory
   notes               93,986     125,933      91,573     (25.4%)      2.6%
  Federal funds
   purchased          408,726     172,455     559,992     137.0%     (27.0%)
  Short-term FHLB
   advances           400,000           -     489,674       N/M      (18.3%)
                  ----------- ----------- -----------

  Total Short-term
   Borrowings     $ 1,099,709 $   488,310 $ 1,337,742     125.2%     (17.8%)
                  =========== =========== ===========

N/M - Not
 meaningful


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

                                    Year ended December 31
                   --------------------------------------------------------
                               2013                           2012
                   ---------------------------  ----------- -------- ------
                     Average   Interest Yield/    Average   Interest Yield/
                     Balance      (1)    Rate     Balance      (1)    Rate
                   ----------- -------- ------  ----------- -------- ------
ASSETS

Interest-earning
 assets:
  Loans, net of
   unearned income $12,578,524 $552,427   4.39% $11,968,567 $575,534   4.81%
  Taxable
   investment
   securities        2,391,650   54,321   2.27%   2,401,343   67,349   2.80%
  Tax-exempt
   investment
   securities          285,174   14,577   5.11%     287,763   15,942   5.54%
  Equity
   securities           38,722    1,829   4.72%      35,151    1,639   4.66%
                   ----------- -------- ------  ----------- -------- ------

  Total Investment
   Securities        2,715,546   70,727   2.60%   2,724,257   84,930   3.12%

  Loans held for
   sale                 36,561    1,551   4.24%      54,351    2,064   3.80%
  Other interest-
   earning assets      229,444    2,264   0.99%     207,415    1,830   0.88%
                   ----------- -------- ------  ----------- -------- ------

  Total Interest-
   earning Assets   15,560,075  626,969   4.03%  14,954,590  664,358   4.45%

Noninterest-
 earning assets:
  Cash and due
   from banks          207,931                      234,494
  Premises and
   equipment           226,041                      219,236
  Other assets       1,037,338                    1,099,616
  Less: allowance
   for loan losses    (220,048)                    (250,160)
                   -----------                  -----------

  Total Assets     $16,811,337                  $16,257,776
                   ===========                  ===========

LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY

Interest-bearing
 liabilities:
  Demand deposits  $ 2,822,583 $  3,656   0.13% $ 2,560,831 $  4,187   0.16%
  Savings deposits   3,363,943    4,096   0.12%   3,356,070    6,002   0.18%
  Time deposits      3,129,162   29,018   0.93%   3,717,556   46,706   1.26%
                   ----------- -------- ------  ----------- -------- ------

  Total Interest-
   bearing
   Deposits          9,315,688   36,770   0.39%   9,634,457   56,895   0.59%

  Short-term
   borrowings        1,196,323    2,420   0.20%     690,883    1,068   0.15%
  Federal Home
   Loan Bank
   advances and
   long-term debt      889,461   43,305   4.87%     933,727   45,205   4.84%
                   ----------- -------- ------  ----------- -------- ------

  Total Interest-
   bearing
   Liabilities      11,401,472   82,495   0.72%  11,259,067  103,168   0.92%

Noninterest-
 bearing
 liabilities:
  Demand deposits    3,157,496                    2,758,123
  Other                198,548                      189,592
                   -----------                  -----------

  Total
   Liabilities      14,757,516                   14,206,782

  Shareholders'
   equity            2,053,821                    2,050,994
                   -----------                  -----------

  Total
   Liabilities and
   Shareholders'
   Equity          $16,811,337                  $16,257,776
                   ===========                  ===========

  Net interest
   income/net
   interest margin
   (fully taxable
   equivalent)                  544,474   3.50%              561,190   3.76%
                                        ======                       ======
  Tax equivalent
   adjustment                   (17,280)                     (16,862)
                               --------                     --------

  Net interest
   income                      $527,194                     $544,328
                               ========                     ========

(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
                                           -----------------------
                                                                      %
                                               2013        2012     Change
                                           ----------- ----------- -------

Loans, by type:
  Real estate - commercial mortgage        $ 4,864,460 $ 4,619,587     5.3%
  Commercial - industrial, financial and
   agricultural                              3,680,772   3,551,056     3.7%
  Real estate - home equity                  1,734,622   1,605,088     8.1%
  Real estate - residential mortgage         1,312,127   1,185,928    10.6%
  Real estate - construction                   591,540     620,166    (4.6%)
  Consumer                                     299,127     307,746    (2.8%)
  Leasing and other                             95,876      78,996    21.4%
                                           ----------- -----------

  Total Loans, net of unearned income      $12,578,524 $11,968,567     5.1%
                                           =========== ===========

Deposits, by type:
  Noninterest-bearing demand               $ 3,157,496 $ 2,758,123    14.5%
  Interest-bearing demand                    2,822,583   2,560,831    10.2%
  Savings deposits                           3,363,943   3,356,070     0.2%
  Time deposits                              3,129,162   3,717,556   (15.8%)
                                           ----------- -----------

  Total Deposits                           $12,473,184 $12,392,580     0.7%
                                           =========== ===========

Short-term borrowings, by type:
  Customer repurchase agreements           $   186,851 $   206,842    (9.7%)
  Customer short-term promissory notes          98,882     138,632   (28.7%)
  Federal funds purchased                      612,508     335,573    82.5%
  Short-term FHLB advances                     298,082       9,836     N/M
                                           ----------- -----------

  Total Short-term Borrowings              $ 1,196,323 $   690,883    73.2%
                                           =========== ===========

N/M - Not meaningful


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

                                    Quarter Ended            Year Ended
                             --------------------------
                              Dec 31   Dec 31   Sep 30         Dec 31
                                                        -------------------
                               2013     2012     2013     2013      2012
                             -------- -------- -------- -------- ----------
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES:

 Balance at beginning of
  period                     $212,838 $235,268 $217,626 $225,439 $  258,177

 Loans charged off:
  Commercial - industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural                (5,527) (12,711)  (9,394) (30,383)   (41,868)
  Real estate - commercial
   mortgage                    (7,779)  (8,935)  (3,724) (20,829)   (51,988)
  Real estate - home equity    (1,458)  (3,464)  (2,365)  (8,193)   (10,147)
  Real estate - residential
   mortgage                    (1,423)  (1,500)    (767)  (9,705)    (4,509)
  Real estate - construction   (1,391)    (873)    (598)  (6,572)   (26,250)
  Consumer                       (421)  (1,533)    (473)  (1,877)    (3,323)
  Leasing and other              (616)    (585)    (787)  (2,653)    (2,281)
                             -------- -------- -------- -------- ----------
  Total loans charged off     (18,615) (29,601) (18,108) (80,212)  (140,366)
 Recoveries of loans
  previously charged off:
  Commercial - industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural                 5,851    1,236    2,295    9,281      4,282
  Real estate - commercial
   mortgage                       740       85      185    3,494      3,371
  Real estate - home equity       139       63      198      860        704
  Real estate - residential
   mortgage                       106      290      245      548        459
  Real estate - construction      888      171      379    2,682      2,814
  Consumer                        312      274      294    1,518      1,107
  Leasing and other               158      153      224      807        891
                             -------- -------- -------- -------- ----------
  Recoveries of loans
   previously charged off       8,194    2,272    3,820   19,190     13,628
                             -------- -------- -------- -------- ----------
 Net loans charged off        (10,421) (27,329) (14,288) (61,022)  (126,738)
 Provision for credit losses    2,500   17,500    9,500   40,500     94,000
                             -------- -------- -------- -------- ----------

 Balance at end of period    $204,917 $225,439 $212,838 $204,917 $  225,439
                             ======== ======== ======== ======== ==========

 Net charge-offs to average
  loans (annualized)             0.33%    0.91%    0.45%    0.49%      1.06%
                             ======== ======== ======== ======== ==========

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS:

 Non-accrual loans           $133,753 $184,832 $143,012
 Loans 90 days past due and
  accruing                     20,524   26,221   25,271
                             -------- -------- --------
  Total non-performing loans  154,277  211,053  168,283
 Other real estate owned       15,052   26,146   18,173
                             -------- -------- --------

 Total non-performing assets $169,329 $237,199 $186,456
                             ======== ======== ========

NON-PERFORMING LOANS, BY
 TYPE:

 Real estate - commercial
  mortgage                   $ 44,068 $ 57,120 $ 42,623
 Commercial - industrial,
  financial and agricultural   38,021   66,954   45,184
 Real estate - residential
  mortgage                     31,347   34,436   34,309
 Real estate - construction    21,267   32,005   24,396
 Real estate - home equity     16,983   17,204   18,691
 Consumer                       2,543    3,315    3,013
 Leasing                           48       19       67
                             -------- -------- --------

 Total non-performing loans  $154,277 $211,053 $168,283
                             ======== ======== ========

TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS
 (TDRs), BY TYPE:

 Real-estate - residential
  mortgage                   $ 28,815 $ 32,993 $ 27,820
 Real-estate - commercial
  mortgage                     19,758   34,672   22,644
 Real estate - construction    10,117   10,564    9,841
 Commercial - industrial,
  financial and agricultural    8,045    5,745    8,184
 Real estate - home equity      1,365    1,518    1,667
 Consumer                          11       16       11
                             -------- -------- --------
 Total accruing TDRs           68,111   85,508   70,167
 Non-accrual TDRs (1)          30,209   31,245   30,501
                             -------- -------- --------
 Total TDRs                  $ 98,320 $116,753 $100,668
                             ======== ======== ========

(1) Included within non-accrual loans above.

DELINQUENCY
 RATES, BY
 TYPE:
---------------
                 December 31, 2013   December 31, 2012   September 30, 2013
                ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
                      Greater             Greater             Greater
                      than or             than or             than or
                       equal               equal               equal
                       to 90               to 90               to 90
                31-89   Days        31-89   Days        31-89   Days
                 Days   (2)   Total  Days   (2)   Total  Days   (2)   Total
                ----- ------- ----- ----- ------- ----- ----- ------- -----

  Real estate -
   commercial
   mortgage      0.38%   0.87% 1.25% 0.46%   1.22% 1.68% 0.40%   0.84% 1.24%
  Commercial -
   industrial,
   financial
   and
   agricultural  0.30%   1.04% 1.34% 0.46%   1.85% 2.31% 0.32%   1.24% 1.56%
  Real estate -
   construction  0.11%   3.71% 3.82% 0.23%   5.48% 5.71% 0.40%   4.22% 4.62%
  Real estate -
   residential
   mortgage      1.74%   2.34% 4.08% 2.55%   2.74% 5.29% 1.82%   2.58% 4.40%
  Real estate -
   home equity   0.91%   0.96% 1.87% 0.77%   1.06% 1.83% 1.03%   1.05% 2.08%
  Consumer,
   leasing and
   other         1.99%   0.68% 2.67% 1.71%   0.84% 2.55% 1.91%   0.79% 2.70%
                ----- ------- ----- ----- ------- ----- ----- ------- -----

  Total          0.61%   1.20% 1.81% 0.75%   1.74% 2.49% 0.66%   1.31% 1.97%
                ===== ======= ===== ===== ======= ===== ===== ======= =====

(2) Includes non-accrual loans

ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:
------------------------------
                                Dec 31   Dec 31   Sep 30
                                 2013     2012     2013
                               -------- -------- --------

  Non-accrual loans to total
   loans                           1.05%    1.52%    1.12%
  Non-performing assets to
   total loans and OREO            1.32%    1.95%    1.46%
  Non-performing assets to
   total assets                    1.00%    1.43%    1.09%
  Allowance for credit losses
   to loans outstanding            1.60%    1.86%    1.67%
  Allowance for credit losses
   to non-performing loans       132.82%  106.82%  126.48%
  Non-performing assets to
   tangible common
   shareholders' equity and
   allowance for credit losses     9.76%   13.39%   10.92%


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 certain 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 quarterly 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:

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