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

Date of Report:	September 28, 2007
(Date of earliest event reported):	September 27, 2007

Commission File No. 0-10587

FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Pennsylvania	23-2195389
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
One Penn Square Lancaster, Pennsylvania	17602
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 717-291-2411

Former name or former address, if changed since last Report: N/A

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
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	Pre-commencement to communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

Item 8.01 - Other Events:

On September 27, 2007, Fulton Financial Corporation released the press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated September 27, 2007

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 28, 2007 FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Charles J. Nugent Charles J. Nugent Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99

Contact: Laura Wakeley

Office: 717-291-2616

Cell: 717-371-2379

RESOURCE BANK PLANS GROWTH

THROUGH MERGER WITH FULTON BANK

Company Release - 09/27/2007 17:00

LANCASTER, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/27/07 -- R. Scott Smith, Jr., chairman, chief executive officer and president of Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT) today announced that the boards of directors of two of the Corporation's affiliate banks have reached an agreement in principle to merge.

Resource Bank, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, currently operating 7 branches, will merge with Fulton Bank, headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which currently operates 91 branches. This action is subject to approval by bank regulatory authorities and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2008. The newly merged bank will have assets of approximately $7.4 billion.

Following the merger, the former Resource Bank offices will operate as "Resource Bank, a Division of Fulton Bank." T. A. Grell, Jr. will continue as Resource Bank's president and CEO.

"Fulton Financial views the Virginia market as offering significant opportunities for organic growth," said Smith, "and we plan to rapidly expand Resource Bank's location convenience for retail and business customers. By aligning Resource as a division of our 125-year-old flagship, Fulton Bank, along with Fulton's depth of understanding and success in serving both of these sectors so effectively, we will be able to accomplish our goal far more rapidly than if Resource remained a separate affiliate."

“By joining with Fulton Bank, the whole Resource team will have new opportunities to accelerate our geographic growth and increase our capacity to more effectively serve our expanding customer base," said Grell. "By combining the talent and dedication of our folks with Fulton Bank, we are creating a winning combination for our customers and our employees. Our market is home to a number of the most affluent counties in the United States, and Fulton gives us newfound capabilities to leverage these opportunities faster than we could do ourselves. This partnership will enable us to simultaneously expand our retail branch network and loan growth while maintaining the bonds we enjoy with our communities."

Resource Bank currently operates banking offices in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, Richmond and Herndon. Fulton Bank currently operates banking offices in Lancaster, Dauphin, Cumberland, Delaware, Berks, Montgomery, Bucks, Centre, Chester, Lebanon, Schuylkill and York Counties. Customers of the newly combined bank will continue to have access to financial services at all of the more than 260 branches of Fulton Financial Corporation's affiliate banks in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.

More information on Resource Bank can be found on the Internet at www.resourcebankonline.com. Information on Fulton Bank is available at www.fultonbank.com and information on Fulton Financial Corporation can be found at www.fult.com.