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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
May 28, 2026
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
Fulton Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania | 001-39680 | 23-2195389 | |||||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||||||||
One Penn Square, | P.O. Box 4887 | Lancaster, | Pennsylvania | 17604 | |||||||||||||
(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).
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Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On Thursday, May 28, 2026, Fulton Financial Corporation (“Fulton”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). George K. Martin, a director of Fulton, did not stand for re-election to Fulton’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Annual Meeting and retired from the Board effective immediately after the Annual Meeting. Mr. Martin had attained the age of 72 years prior to the date of the Annual Meeting and, in accordance with Fulton’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, was not eligible to stand for re-election to Fulton’s Board.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On Thursday, May 28, 2026, Fulton held its Annual Meeting. As of March 2, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 179,860,562 shares of Fulton’s voting common stock outstanding. The results of the items voted on at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. The 10 director nominees were elected to serve for a one-year term.
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Jennifer Craighead Carey | 138,371,551 | 1,308,732 | 13,675,883 | ||||||||
| Lisa Crutchfield | 138,186,150 | 1,494,133 | 13,675,883 | ||||||||
| Denise L. Devine | 137,102,206 | 2,578,077 | 13,675,883 | ||||||||
| James R. Moxley III | 138,413,437 | 1,266,846 | 13,675,883 | ||||||||
| Curtis J. Myers | 137,475,042 | 2,205,241 | 13,675,883 | ||||||||
| Antoinette M. Pergolin | 138,980,937 | 699,346 | 13,675,883 | ||||||||
| Michael F. Shirk | 139,108,770 | 571,513 | 13,675,883 | ||||||||
| Scott A. Snyder | 138,090,528 | 1,589,755 | 13,675,883 | ||||||||
| Ronald H. Spair | 138,183,422 | 1,496,861 | 13,675,883 | ||||||||
| E. Philip Wenger | 138,648,718 | 1,031,565 | 13,675,883 | ||||||||
Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. A non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation of Fulton’s named executive officers was approved. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 136,017,805 | 2,704,141 | 958,337 | 13,675,883 | ||||||||
Proposal 3 - Ratification of Independent Auditor. The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Fulton's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 150,683,271 | 2,191,088 | 481,807 | 0 | ||||||||
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
| 104 | Cover page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
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 28, 2026 | FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||
| By: /s/ Natasha R. Luddington | |||||
| Natasha R. Luddington | |||||
| Senior Executive Vice President, | |||||
| Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||||