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

March 16, 2021

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

Fulton Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

PA	0-10587		23-2195389
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Penn Square,	Lancaster,	PA	17602
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

(717) 291-2411

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $2.50	FULT	The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/40th Interest in a Share of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A	FULTP	The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

                                         Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 16, 2021, Fulton Financial Corporation ("Fulton") announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of fourteen cents per share on its common stock, payable on April 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of April 1, 2021. This is a one cent per share increase from the quarterly cash dividend that was declared on December 15, 2020. Fulton also announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $12.81 per share (equivalent to $0.32 per depositary share) on its Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, payable on April 15, 2021, to holders of record of the preferred stock as of March 31, 2021, for the period from and including January 15, 2021 to, but excluding, April 15, 2021.

On March 16, 2021, Fulton issued a press release announcing the common and preferred stock dividends, 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.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated March 16, 2021

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.

Date: March 16, 2021	FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
	By: /s/ Mark R. McCollom
	Mark R. McCollom
	Senior Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer