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 (date of earliest event reported): May 31, 2018

Fulton Financial Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Pennsylvania	0-10587	23-2195389
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

One Penn Square Lancaster, Pennsylvania	17604
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

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

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Item 7.01—Regulation FD Disclosure.

Fulton Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) expects its second quarter 2018 net income and net income per share to be adversely affected by a loss arising from a single, large commercial lending relationship at one of its banking subsidiaries. The loss resulted from fraudulent activities believed to be perpetrated by one or more employees of the borrower and its related entities. As of May 30, 2018, the Corporation’s outstanding credit exposure to the borrower and its related entities was approximately $48 million, which is net of approximately $32 million of participation interests held by other financial institutions.

The Corporation has conducted a comprehensive review of the lending relationship with the borrower and its related entities, and, after reviewing available information, the Corporation currently estimates that its second quarter 2018 net income will be reduced by an amount of up to $32 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, due to credit losses arising from this lending relationship. The Corporation is working with the borrower and its owners to preserve and recover assets for the benefit of the Corporation and the other participating lenders; however, at this time the Corporation is not able to quantify the amount of any additional recoveries that may be realized in excess of what is reflected in the current loss estimate. Based on the Corporation’s review of the circumstances of the fraudulent activities involving this borrower, the Corporation believes this incident is an isolated occurrence and not indicative of a broader increase in exposure to fraud-related losses in connection with its lending businesses.

The information in the Form 8-K provided under Item 7.01, including any 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 the Corporation 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.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including any Exhibits hereto, 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,” “projects,” the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward looking statements may include projections of, or guidance on, the Corporation’s future financial performance, expected levels of future expenses, anticipated growth strategies, descriptions of new business initiatives and anticipated trends in the Corporation’s business or financial results.

Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts, nor assurance of future performance. Instead, they are based on current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of the Corporation’s business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Corporation’s control, and actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not unduly rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement is based only on information currently available and speaks only as of the date when made. 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.

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, 2017 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and are available in the Investor Relations section of the Corporation’s website (www.fult.com) and on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) and in the Corporation’s subsequent filings with the SEC.

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: May 31, 2018	FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Mark R. McCollom
		Mark R. McCollom
		Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer