Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

Acquisition of Substantially all of the Assets and Assumption of Substantially all of the Deposits and Certain Liabilities of Republic First Bank from the FDIC

On April 26, 2024, Fulton Bank acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed substantially all of the deposits and certain liabilities of Republic First Bank from the FDIC, as receiver for Republic First Bank. As part of the transaction, the Corporation acquired approximately $5.2 billion of assets of Republic First Bank, consisting of approximately $0.2 billion of cash, approximately $2.0 billion of investments (purchased at fair value), approximately $2.9 billion of loans, and approximately $0.1 billion of other assets. The Corporation also received approximately $0.8 billion of cash from the FDIC in connection with the Republic First Transaction. The Corporation assumed approximately $5.6 billion of total liabilities of Republic First Bank, including approximately $4.2 billion of deposits, approximately $1.3 billion of borrowings, and approximately $0.1 billion of other liabilities. The Corporation did not enter into a loss sharing arrangement with the FDIC in connection with the Republic First Transaction. Fulton Bank also has the option to purchase the Republic First Bank branches and office locations. Following the closing of the Republic First Transaction, the Corporation sold all of the acquired investment securities, and used $1.4 billion of the cash received from the sale of the investment securities to repay the assumed borrowings in their entirety and $250.0 million of the Corporation's wholesale funding sources.

The description of the Republic First Transaction and the value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities are preliminary estimates based on information currently available to the Corporation and are subject to change. Information related to the assets and liabilities of Republic First Bank is based on information for Republic First Bank provided by the FDIC.

As a result of the Republic First Transaction, the Corporation enhanced its presence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

In connection with the Republic First Transaction, Fulton Bank made a $5.0 million donation to the Fulton Forward Foundation to provide additional impact grants to nonprofit community organizations across the region that share Fulton’s vision of advancing economic empowerment, particularly in underserved communities.

Common Stock Offering

On May 1, 2024, the Corporation completed its previously announced underwritten public offering of 19,166,667 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $15.00 per share, before underwriting discounts, which included 2,500,000 shares of common stock upon the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of common stock. The net proceeds to the Corporation from the offering before deducting transaction expenses were approximately $273.5 million.

The Corporation intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, including to support new opportunities in connection with the Republic First Transaction.