-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JtnOwm6Twq2IDGPh5fmA7NmbiXD7qHSNTOLfeK7Oh7UWIqEvufMmi4zyH3Yfoq1E q2LuJox7lCD12Z5TCs0cvg== 0001043039-08-000050.txt : 20080626 0001043039-08-000050.hdr.sgml : 20080626 20080626153026 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001043039-08-000050 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080626 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080626 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080626 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FULTON FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000700564 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 232195389 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-10587 FILM NUMBER: 08919327 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PENN SQ STREET 2: PO BOX 4887 CITY: LANCASTER STATE: PA ZIP: 17604 BUSINESS PHONE: 7172912411 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PENN SQ STREET 2: PO BOX 4887 CITY: LANCASTER STATE: PA ZIP: 17604 11-K 1 ffasave11k.htm 11-K WITH CONSENT OF ACCOUNTING FIRM

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 11-K

 

(Mark One)

(X) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year end December 31, 2007

 

OR

 

( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

 

For the transition period from ______ to ______

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-10587

 

FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES’

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

(Full title of the Plan)

 

FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION

One Penn Square

Lancaster, PA 1702

(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan

and the address of its principal executive office)

 

 


FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 


FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

 

 

CONTENTS

 

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

1

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

2

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE

 

FOR BENEFITS

3

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 

 

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

10

 


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

Retirement Plans Administrative Committee

Fulton Financial Affiliates'

 

401(k) Savings Plan and Trust

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Fulton Financial Affiliates' 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust (the Plan) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic 2007 financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic 2007 financial statements taken as a whole.

 

 

/s/ Crowe Chizek and Company LLC

 

Columbus, Ohio

June 26, 2008

 


FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

 

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

ASSETS

 

 

 

Cash

$ 50,844

$

140,822

Investments at fair value (Note 4)

26,669,142

 

29,058,633

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

 

 

Employee Contribution

310

 

-

Security transaction receivable

-

 

885

Accrued income

53,016

 

62,152

Employer contribution

367,446

 

400,011

Total receivables

420,772

 

463,048

 

 

 

 

Total assets

27,140,758

 

29,662,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

Administrative expenses payable

10,805

 

9,809

Security transaction payable

1,009

 

53,745

Total liabilities

11,814

 

63,554

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

$ 27,128,944

$

29,598,949

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

Years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

Additions to net assets attributed to:

 

 

 

Investment income

 

 

 

Net appreciation/(depreciation) in fair value of
                 investments (Note 4)

$ (1,487,055)

$

1,179,894

Interest and dividends

1,601,152

 

1,275,441

 

114,097

 

2,455,335

 

 

 

 

Contributions

 

 

 

Employer contribution

497,300

 

522,279

Participant contributions

1,282,993

 

1,345,235

Participant rollovers

14,324

 

172,478

 

1,794,617

 

2,039,992

 

 

 

 

Total additions

1,908,714

 

4,495,327

 

 

 

 

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

 

 

 

Benefits paid to participants

4,308,981

 

2,589,228

Administrative expenses

69,738

 

66,867

 

4,378,719

 

2,656,095

 

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

(2,470,005)

 

1,839,232

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

 

 

Beginning of year

29,598,949

 

27,759,717

 

 

 

 

End of year

$ 27,128,944

$

29,598,949

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

 

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

 

The following description of the Fulton Financial Affiliates' 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.

 

General: The Plan is a defined contribution plan which covers eligible employees of certain merged bank subsidiaries. Effective December 31, 2007, the Plan was frozen and no new employees will enter the Plan. The Plan was established in 1991 and provides for retirement, death, and disability benefits. The Plan is subject to the applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).

 

Contributions: Eligible employees may elect to make contributions up to a maximum dollar amount prescribed by law. Any participant who has attained age 50 by the end of the Plan year may make catch-up contributions in accordance with Code Section 414(v). Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. Fulton Financial Corporation (the Company) may contribute, at its discretion, a percentage of the employee's salary deferral contribution, to be determined each year (the employer match). An employer matching contribution of 100% of the first 3% of compensation deferred was made in 2007 and 2006 for all participants except those who were former participants in the Drovers Mechanics Bank Salary Deferral Plan (Drovers 401(k) Plan) or the First Washington Bank 401(k) Savings Plan (First Washington 401(k) Plan). The employer matching contribution formula for the former Drovers 401(k) Plan and First Washington 401(k) Plan participants was 50% of the first 6% of compensation deferred. Effective December 31, 2007, no new employee or Company contributions will be made to the Plan.

 

Participant Accounts: Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, the employer’s contributions and an allocation of Plan earnings. Allocations are based on participant account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the vested benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account.

 

Retirement, Death and Disability: A participant is entitled to 100% of his or her account balance upon retirement, death or disability.

 

Vesting: Participants are immediately vested in their voluntary and rollover contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the remainder of the accounts is based on years of service. Participants become 100% vested after completion of three years of credited service. Effective June 1, 2003, the Plan was amended to immediately 100% vest former Drovers 401(k) Plan participants in their accounts.

 

Payment of Benefits: Upon termination of service, death, disability or retirement, a participant may elect to receive an amount equal to the value of the participant's vested interest in his or her account. Benefit payments are distributed in one of the following forms: a joint and survivor annuity, a lump sum payment or installment payments. Effective January 1, 2006, the Plan was amended to eliminate annuity payments as an allowable form of benefit payment.

 

(Continued)

 


FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

 

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLAN (Continued)

 

Loans: No participant loans secured by participant's Plan accounts shall be permitted under the Plan with the exception of any loans that were outstanding under the terms of the First Washington Plan at the time of its merger into the Fulton Financial Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust on March 1, 2005.

 

The terms of First Washington loan policy are loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account. These loans are limited to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of the participant's vested account balance. Loan principal and interest payments are made in accordance with the note's amortization schedule, and made via payroll.

 

Forfeitures: Forfeitures represent the nonvested portion of the participant’s account plus earnings thereon that are not fully distributable to participants who terminate employment before they are 100% vested. Forfeitures are used to reduce the future contributions to the Plan. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, forfeitures of $0 and $0, respectively were available. Forfeitures used to reduce the employer matching contributions for the plan years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were $4,578 and $28,331, respectively.

 

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Accounting Method: The Plan’s financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Investments: The investments held by the Plan are stated at fair value. Securities which are traded on a national securities exchange, including Fulton Financial Corporation common stock and mutual funds, are valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the year. The Plan's investments in common trust funds are valued at the aggregate of the fair values of the underlying securities. Loans to participants are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximates fair value.

 

Purchases and sales are recorded on a trade date basis. Dividends are recorded on an ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.

 

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires the plan administrator to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures, and actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Risk and Uncertainties: The Plan provides for various investment options including any combination of certain mutual funds, common stock of the Company, or common/collective trust funds. The underlying investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term

 

(Continued)

 


FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

 

and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits and participants' individual account balances.

 

Effect of Newly Issued But Not Yet Effective Accounting Standards: In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement establishes a fair value hierarchy about the assumptions used to measure fair value and clarifies assumptions about risk and the effect of a restriction on the sale or use of an asset. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position (FSP) 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157. This FSP delays the effective date of FAS 157 for all non financial assets and non financial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The impact of adoption of FASB Statement No. 157 on the Plan’s net assets available for benefits and changes in assets available for benefit is not anticipated to be material.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The standard provides reporting entities with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between reporting entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. The new standard is effective for the Plan on January 1, 2008. The Plan did not elect the fair value option for any financial assets or financial liabilities as of January 1, 2008.

 

Payment of Benefits: Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk: At December 31, 2007 and 2006, approximately 11% and 19%, respectively, of the Plan’s assets were invested in Fulton Financial Corporation common stock.

 

NOTE 3 – RIGHTS UPON PLAN TERMINATION

 

The Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of plan termination, participants would become 100% vested in their accounts. Effective December 31, 2007, no new employee or Company contributions will be made to the Plan.

(Continued)

 


FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

 

NOTE 4 - INVESTMENTS

 

The following presents investments that represent 5 percent or more of the Plan’s net assets (at fair value).

 

 

December 31, 2007

 

Units or Shares

Fair Value

 

 

Fulton Financial Corporation Common Stock

261,749

$

2,936,824

 

Fulton Financial Advisors Retirement Common Stock Fund

23,459

2,754,635

 

Fulton Financial Advisors Retirement Fixed Income Fund

114,044

2,257,024

 

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Value Fund

140,904

3,400,031

 

MFS Value Fund

98,918

2,636,182

 

Vanguard 500 Index Fund

30,454

3,399,963

 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

  3,256,792

3,256,792

 

American Century Small Company Fund

239,284

1,993,242

 

MFS Research International Fund

107,378

2,149,717

 

 

December 31, 2006

 

Units or Shares

Fair Value

 

 

Fulton Financial Corporation Common Stock

333,530

$

5,569,951

 

Fulton Financial Advisors Retirement Common Stock Fund

28,645

3,056,463

 

Fulton Financial Advisors Retirement Fixed Income Fund

144,159

2,664,599

 

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Value Fund

138,334

3,513,684

 

MFS Value Fund

99,588

2,676,933

 

Vanguard 500 Index Fund

29,983

3,915,532

 

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

  2,986,961

2,986,961

 

American Century Small Company Fund

313,920

3,107,810

 

MFS Research International Fund

78,988

1,557,651

 

During 2007 and 2006, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated/(depreciated) in value by $(1,487,055) and $1,179,894 as follows:

 

2007

2006

Mutual Funds

(303,613)

817,701 

Common trust funds

462,976 

387,155 

Fulton Financial Corporation Common Stock

(1,646,418)

(24,962)

(1,487,055)

1,179,894 



 

 

 

(Continued)

 


FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

 

NOTE 5 – TERMINATED PARTICIPANTS

 

Included in net assets available for benefits are amounts allocated to individuals who have elected to withdraw from the Plan, but who have not yet been paid. Plan assets allocated to these participants were $110,639 at December 31, 2007 and $35,603 at December 31, 2006.

 

NOTE 6 – PARTIES-IN-INTEREST

 

Parties-in-interest are defined under Department of Labor Regulations as any fiduciary of the Plan, and party rendering services to the Plan, the employer, and certain others. Certain professional fees for the administration of the Plan were paid by the Company. Fees paid by the Plan to Conrad Siegel, the Plan recordkeeper, totaled $47,488 and $44,472 for 2007 and 2006, respectively. Fees paid by the Plan to Crowe Chizek and Company LLC, the current auditor, totaled $22,250 and $20,095 in 2007 and 2006, respectively. Fees paid by the Plan to Barley, Snyder, Senft & Cohen LLC, legal counsel for the Plan, totaled $0 and $2,300 for 2007 and 2006, respectively. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Plan had investments of $2,936,824 and $5,569,951, respectively, in Fulton Financial Corporation common stock which constitutes a party-in-interest investment. The Plan also has investments of $5,011,659 and $5,721,042 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, in common trusts funds that are administered by Fulton Financial Advisors, the custodian of the Plan. Fulton Financial Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Approximately $187,074 and $188,918 of cash dividends were paid to the Plan by Fulton Financial Corporation during 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Plan also had investments in participant loans which qualified as party-in-interest investments.

 

NOTE 7 - TAX STATUS

 

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company, by a letter dated October 31, 2006, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).

 

The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.

 

NOTE 8 - STOCK DIVIDEND

 

The Company declared a 5% stock dividend on its common stock to all shareholders of record as of May 17, 2006.

 

(Continued)

 


FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

 

NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

Effective May 13, 2008, the Plan shall be merged into the Fulton Financial Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan (formerly known as the Fulton Financial Corporation Profit Sharing Plan).

 

 

 

 


 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 

 

 


FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Name of Plan Sponsor:

Fulton Financial Corporation

EIN:

23-2195389

Plan number:

005

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

 

(b)

Identity of issue,
borrower, lessor, or
similar party

 

(c)

Description of investment including
maturity date, rate
of interest collateral, par or
maturity value

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Cost

 

 

 

(e)

Current

Value

 

 

Common Trust Funds

 

 

 

*

Fulton Financial Advisors

 

Retirement Fixed Income Fund

x

$2,257,024

*

Fulton Financial Advisors

Retirement Common Stock Fund

x

2,754,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

MFS Investment Management

 

MFS Value Fund

x

2,636,182

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund

 

x

3,256,792

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Inc Fd

x

299,983

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fd

x

106,594

 

Fidelity Investments

 

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Value Fund

x

3,400,031

 

Vanguard

 

Vanguard 500 Index Fund

x

3,399,963

 

Vanguard

Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund Signal Shares

 

 

x

 

33,532

 

Vanguard

 

Vanguard Small Cap Value Index

x

37,648

 

American Century Investments, Inc.

 

 

American Century Small Company Fund

 

x

 

1,993,242

 

MFS Investment Management

MFS Research International Fund

x

2,149,717

 

* Party-in-interest

x All investments are participant directed, therefore, historical cost information is not required.


 

FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES'

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2007

 

Name of Plan Sponsor:

Fulton Financial Corporation

EIN:

23-2195389

Plan number:

005

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

 

(b)

Identity of issue,
borrower, lessor, or
similar party

 

(c)

Description of investment including
maturity date, rate
of interest collateral, par or
maturity value

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Cost

 

 

 

(e)

Current

Value

 

Fidelity Investments

 

Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund

x

$ 138,209

 

T. Rowe Price

 

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund

x

387,619

 

T. Rowe Price

 

T. Rowe Price Ret. 2010 Fund

x

288,469

 

T. Rowe Price

 

T. Rowe Price Ret. 2020 Fund

x

429,097

 

T. Rowe Price

 

T. Rowe Price Ret. 2030 Fund

x

127,390

 

T. Rowe Price

T. Rowe Price Ret. 2040 Fund

x

33,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

*

Fulton Financial Corporation

Common Stock

x

2,936,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Equivalents

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

GS Financial Sq. Prime Inst. MMF

x

389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant Loans

 

 

 

*

Plan Participants

Participant loans with interest rates ranging from 5.00% to 5.75%

 

x

 

2,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$26,669,142

 

* Party-in-interest

x All investments are participant directed, therefore, historical cost information is not required.

 


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the administrators of the Fulton Financial Affiliates’ 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust have duly caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

FULTON FINANCIAL AFFILIATES’

401(k) SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

 

Date: June 26, 2008

By:       /s/ Louis Yoka

Louis Yoka,

Senior Vice President,
               Compensation and Benefits

 

 

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

 

23.1 Consent of Independent Auditors




Exhibit 23.1  

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-76594 on Form S-8 of Fulton Financial Corporation of our report dated June 26, 2008, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of Fulton Financial Affiliates’ 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

 

 

/s/ Crowe Chizek and Company LLC

 

Columbus, Ohio

June 26, 2008

 

 

 

EX-23 2 savingsexhibit.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Exhibit 23.1  

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-76594 on Form S-8 of Fulton Financial Corporation of our report dated June 26, 2008, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of Fulton Financial Affiliates’ 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

 

 

/s/ Crowe Chizek and Company LLC

 

Columbus, Ohio

June 26, 2008

 

 

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