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LANCASTER, PA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/16/12 -- Fulton Financial Corporation (FULT)

  • Diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2012 was 21 cents, a 5.0 percent increase from both the second quarter of 2012 and the third quarter of 2011.
  • The provision for credit losses was $23.0 million for the third quarter of 2012, a $2.5 million, or 9.8 percent, decrease from the second quarter of 2012 and an $8.0 million, or 25.8 percent, decrease from the third quarter of 2011. Non-performing loans decreased $21.1 million, or 9.0 percent, in comparison to the second quarter of 2012, and $97.8 million, or 31.5 percent, in comparison to the third quarter of 2011.
  • Net interest income decreased $1.6 million, or 1.2 percent, in comparison to the second quarter of 2012. Net interest margin decreased 4 basis points to 3.74 percent.
  • The Corporation raised its dividend to shareholders by one cent, or 14.3 percent, to $0.08 per common share, for the third quarter of 2012.
  • Approximately 2.1 million shares were repurchased during the third quarter of 2012 under the previously announced share repurchase plan, with approximately 2.9 million shares remaining to be purchased under the plan.

Fulton Financial Corporation reported net income of $41.6 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to $39.9 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2012. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net income was $119.6 million, or 60 cents per diluted share, a 9.1 percent increase in comparison to the 55 cents per diluted share earned for the same period in 2011.

"Our solid third quarter performance reflects continued improvement in overall asset quality and good core deposit growth, partly due to an increase in new small business customers," said R. Scott Smith, Jr., Chairman and CEO. "We were also pleased to see improvement in our return on average assets. Non-performing loans decreased significantly and we were able to further reduce the provision for credit losses. We continued to return capital to our shareholders directly through an increase in our quarterly cash dividend."

Asset Quality
Non-performing assets were $242.0 million, or 1.49 percent of total assets, at September 30, 2012, compared to $266.3 million, or 1.63 percent of total assets, at June 30, 2012 and $348.0 million, or 2.14 percent of total assets, at September 30, 2011. In comparison to the second quarter of 2012, non-performing loans decreased $21.1 million, or 9.0 percent, primarily due to decreases in non-performing commercial mortgages and construction loans, partially offset by an increase in non-performing commercial loans.

Annualized net charge-offs for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 were 0.84 percent of average total loans, compared to 1.55 percent for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and 1.04 percent for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-performing loans was 110.6 percent at September 30, 2012 in comparison to 101.4 percent at June 30, 2012 and 86.6 percent at September 30, 2011.

Net Interest Income and Margin
Net interest income for the third quarter of 2012 decreased $1.6 million, or 1.2 percent, from the second quarter of 2012. The decrease in net interest income was primarily due a decrease in average earning assets and the net interest margin, partially offset by the impact of one additional day in the third quarter. Net interest margin decreased 4 basis points, or 1.1 percent, from 3.78 percent in the second quarter of 2012 to 3.74 percent in the third quarter of 2012. Average interest-earning asset yields decreased 6 basis points, or 1.3 percent, while average interest-bearing costs decreased 3 basis points, or 3.2 percent.

Average Balance Sheet

Total average assets for the third quarter of 2012 were $16.2 billion, a decrease of $149.0 million, or 0.9 percent, from the second quarter of 2012, due primarily to a $135.6 million, or 4.6 percent, decrease in investment securities.

Average loans, net of unearned income, decreased $45.5 million, or 0.4 percent, in comparison to the second quarter of 2012.


                                    Quarter Ended
                               -----------------------
                                                       Increase (decrease)
                                                       -------------------
                                 Sep 30      Jun 30
                                   2012        2012        $          %
                               ----------- ----------- ---------  --------
                                          (dollars in thousands)
Loans, by type:
  Real estate - commercial
   mortgage                    $ 4,603,388 $ 4,634,436 $ (31,048)     (0.7%)
  Commercial - industrial,
   financial and agricultural    3,529,733   3,529,947      (214)        -
  Real estate - home equity      1,597,230   1,599,702    (2,472)     (0.2%)
  Real estate - residential
   mortgage                      1,200,752   1,179,513    21,239       1.8%
  Real estate - construction       605,910     640,282   (34,372)     (5.4%)
  Consumer                         304,235     307,071    (2,836)     (0.9%)
  Leasing and other                 78,945      74,753     4,192       5.6%
                               ----------- ----------- ---------  --------

  Total Loans, net of unearned
   income                      $11,920,193 $11,965,704 $ (45,511)     (0.4%)
                               =========== =========== =========  ========

Total average liabilities decreased $164.0 million, or 1.1 percent, from the second quarter of 2012, due primarily to a $373.3 million, or 38.8 percent, decrease in short-term borrowings, partially offset by a $228.2 million, or 1.9 percent, increase in average deposits.


                                    Quarter Ended
                               -----------------------
                                                       Increase (decrease)
                                                       -------------------
                                  Sep 30      Jun 30
                                   2012        2012        $          %
                               ----------- ----------- ---------  --------
                                     (dollars in thousands)
Deposits, by type:
  Noninterest-bearing demand   $ 2,836,166 $ 2,669,152 $ 167,014       6.3%
  Interest-bearing demand        2,608,202   2,484,730   123,472       5.0%
  Savings deposits               3,364,109   3,292,620    71,489       2.2%
                               ----------- ----------- ---------  --------
Total demand and savings         8,808,477   8,446,502   361,975       4.3%
  Time deposits                  3,657,616   3,791,362  (133,746)     (3.5%)
                               ----------- ----------- ---------  --------

  Total Deposits               $12,466,093 $12,237,864 $ 228,229       1.9%
                               =========== =========== =========  ========

The increase in average deposits in the third quarter of 2012 in comparison to the second quarter of 2012 was a result of a $362.0 million increase in demand and saving accounts, partially offset by a $133.7 million decrease in time deposits. The increase in demand and savings accounts occurred primarily in business and municipal account balances.

Non-interest Income
Non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, increased $136,000, or 0.3 percent, in comparison to the second quarter of 2012. Mortgage banking income decreased $549,000, the net effect of a $2.5 million decrease in mortgage servicing income and a $1.9 million increase in gains on sales of loans. The decrease in mortgage servicing income was a result of an increase in the valuation allowance for mortgage servicing rights, while the increase in gains on sales of loans was a result of both an increase in pricing spreads and an increase in the volume of new loan commitments.

Non-interest Expense
Total non-interest expense decreased $2.1 million, or 1.9 percent, in the third quarter of 2012 in comparison to the second quarter of 2012. Salaries and employee benefits increased $2.1 million, or 3.4 percent, due to a combination of normal merit increases and an additional day in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to the second quarter of 2012. Other outside services increased $520,000, or 11.6 percent, mainly due to consulting expenses associated with risk management and compliance efforts. OREO and repossession expense decreased $727,000 primarily due to lower valuation reserves on repossessed assets. Operating risk loss decreased $651,000 due to a lower provision for potential losses on previously sold residential mortgages. Marketing expenses decreased $1.9 million, or 74.9 percent, due to significant expenses incurred in the second quarter for a specific promotional campaign. Other expenses decreased $2.0 million, or 14.5 percent, due primarily to a decrease in state taxes, as reserves for certain state tax positions were reversed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations as well as changes in the risk level of certain positions.

About Fulton Financial
Fulton Financial Corporation is a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based financial holding company which has banking offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia through the following affiliates: Fulton Bank, N.A., Lancaster, PA; Swineford National Bank, Middleburg, PA; Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Easton, PA; FNB Bank, N.A., Danville, PA; Fulton Bank of New Jersey, Mt. Laurel, NJ; and The Columbia Bank, Columbia, MD.

The Corporation's investment management and trust services are offered at all banks through Fulton Financial Advisors, a division of Fulton Bank, N.A. Residential mortgage lending is offered by all banks under the Fulton Mortgage Company brand.

Additional information on Fulton Financial Corporation is available on the Internet at www.fult.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This news release 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" and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Corporation's control and ability to predict, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. 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.

Many factors could affect future financial results including, without limitation: the impact of adverse changes in the economy and real estate markets; increases in non-performing assets which may reduce the level of earning assets and require the Corporation to increase the allowance for credit losses, charge-off loans and incur elevated collection and carrying costs related to such non-performing assets; acquisition and growth strategies; market risk; changes or adverse developments in political or regulatory conditions; a disruption in, or abnormal functioning of, credit and other markets, including the lack of or reduced access to markets for mortgages and other asset-backed securities and for commercial paper and other short-term borrowings; changes in the levels of, or methodology for determining, FDIC deposit insurance premiums and assessments; the effect of competition and interest rates on net interest margin and net interest income; investment strategy and other income growth; investment securities gains and losses; declines in the value of securities which may result in charges to earnings; changes in rates of deposit and loan growth or a decline in loans originated; relative balances of rate-sensitive assets to rate-sensitive liabilities; salaries and employee benefits and other expenses; amortization of intangible assets; goodwill impairment; capital and liquidity strategies, and other financial and business matters for future periods.

For a more complete discussion of certain risks and uncertainties affecting the Corporation, please see the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" set forth in the Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED ENDING BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

                                                           % Change from
                                                        ------------------
                     September   September               September   June
                         30          30       June 30       30        30
                        2012        2011        2012       2011      2012
                    ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------  ------

ASSETS
  Cash and due from
   banks            $   217,207 $   291,870 $   242,811      (25.6%) (10.5%)
  Other interest-
   earning assets       202,305     256,360     118,468      (21.1%)  70.8%
  Loans held for
   sale                  85,477      63,554      71,406       34.5%   19.7%
  Investment
   securities         2,790,138   2,776,557   2,870,832        0.5%   (2.8%)
  Loans, net of
   unearned income   11,933,001  11,895,655  11,982,833        0.3%   (0.4%)
  Allowance for loan
   losses              (233,864)   (266,978)   (235,737)     (12.4%)  (0.8%)
                    ----------- ----------- -----------
    Net Loans        11,699,137  11,628,677  11,747,096        0.6%   (0.4%)
  Premises and
   equipment            225,771     206,170     222,083        9.5%    1.7%
  Accrued interest
   receivable            49,784      52,460      48,283       (5.1%)   3.1%
  Goodwill and
   intangible assets    541,845     545,098     542,622       (0.6%)  (0.1%)
  Other assets          461,465     475,105     474,149       (2.9%)  (2.7%)
                    ----------- ----------- -----------
      Total Assets  $16,273,129 $16,295,851 $16,337,750       (0.1%)  (0.4%)
                    =========== =========== ===========

LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY
  Deposits          $12,601,310 $12,637,624 $12,232,484       (0.3%)   3.0%
  Short-term
   borrowings           486,971     448,955     931,681        8.5%  (47.7%)
  Other liabilities     215,542     199,108     223,592        8.3%   (3.6%)
  Federal Home Loan
   Bank advances and
   long-term debt       908,623   1,025,505     908,809      (11.4%)     -
                    ----------- ----------- -----------
    Total
     Liabilities     14,212,446  14,311,192  14,296,566       (0.7%)  (0.6%)
  Shareholders'
   equity             2,060,683   1,984,659   2,041,184        3.8%    1.0%
                    ----------- ----------- -----------
      Total
       Liabilities
       and
       Shareholders'
       Equity       $16,273,129 $16,295,851 $16,337,750       (0.1%)  (0.4%)
                    =========== =========== ===========

LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM
 BORROWINGS DETAIL:
Loans, by type:
  Real estate -
   commercial
   mortgage         $ 4,632,509 $ 4,491,155 $ 4,653,097        3.1%   (0.4%)
  Commercial -
   industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural       3,507,846   3,690,164   3,538,188       (4.9%)  (0.9%)
  Real estate - home
   equity             1,603,456   1,630,880   1,599,468       (1.7%)   0.2%
  Real estate -
   residential
   mortgage           1,213,831   1,041,463   1,183,613       16.6%    2.6%
  Real estate -
   construction         597,358     648,398     619,060       (7.9%)  (3.5%)
  Consumer              301,182     327,054     308,469       (7.9%)  (2.4%)
  Leasing and other      76,819      66,541      80,938       15.4%   (5.1%)
                    ----------- ----------- -----------
  Total Loans, net
   of unearned
   income           $11,933,001 $11,895,655 $11,982,833        0.3%   (0.4%)
                    =========== =========== ===========

Deposits, by type:
  Noninterest-
   bearing demand   $ 2,903,591 $ 2,535,744 $ 2,748,269       14.5%    5.7%
  Interest-bearing
   demand             2,702,710   2,517,124   2,482,271        7.4%    8.9%
  Savings deposits    3,416,011   3,434,398   3,267,299       (0.5%)   4.6%
  Time deposits       3,578,998   4,150,358   3,734,645      (13.8%)  (4.2%)
                    ----------- ----------- -----------
  Total Deposits    $12,601,310 $12,637,624 $12,232,484       (0.3%)   3.0%
                    =========== =========== ===========

Short-term
 borrowings, by
 type:
  Customer
   repurchase
   agreements       $   192,082 $   202,154 $   204,526       (5.0%)  (6.1%)
  Customer short-
   term promissory
   notes                124,628     170,839     135,988      (27.0%)  (8.4%)
  Federal funds
   purchased and
   other                170,261      75,962     591,167      124.1%  (71.2%)
                    ----------- ----------- -----------
  Total Short-term
   borrowings       $   486,971 $   448,955 $   931,681        8.5%  (47.7%)
                    =========== =========== ===========



FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands, except per-share data

                                    Quarter Ended          % Change from
                            ----------------------------  ---------------


                             Sep 30    Sep 30    Jun 30   Sep 30   Jun 30
                              2012      2011      2012     2011     2012
                            --------  --------  --------  ------   ------

Interest Income:
  Interest income           $161,060  $173,736  $163,985    (7.3%)   (1.8%)
  Interest expense            25,179    32,243    26,455   (21.9%)   (4.8%)
                            --------  --------  --------
    Net Interest Income      135,881   141,493   137,530    (4.0%)   (1.2%)
  Provision for credit
   losses                     23,000    31,000    25,500   (25.8%)   (9.8%)
                            --------  --------  --------
    Net Interest Income
     after Provision         112,881   110,493   112,030     2.2%     0.8%

Non-Interest Income:
  Service charges on
   deposit accounts           15,651    15,164    15,367     3.2%     1.8%
  Other service charges and
   fees                       11,119    12,507    11,507   (11.1%)   (3.4%)
  Mortgage banking income     10,594     7,942    11,143    33.4%    (4.9%)
  Investment management and
   trust services              9,429     8,914     9,822     5.8%    (4.0%)
  Investment securities
   gains (losses)                 42      (443)    1,538     N/M    (97.3%)
  Other                        5,169     4,055     3,987    27.5%    29.6%
                            --------  --------  --------
    Total Non-Interest
     Income                   52,004    48,139    53,364     8.0%    (2.5%)

Non-Interest Expenses:
  Salaries and employee
   benefits                   62,161    58,948    60,091     5.5%     3.4%
  Net occupancy expense       11,161    10,790    11,205     3.4%    (0.4%)
  Other outside services       4,996     1,846     4,476   170.6%    11.6%
  Equipment expense            3,816     3,032     3,185    25.9%    19.8%
  Data processing              3,776     3,473     3,759     8.7%     0.5%
  FDIC insurance expense       3,029     3,732     3,002   (18.8%)    0.9%
  Professional fees            2,728     3,247     2,984   (16.0%)   (8.6%)
  Software                     2,511     2,142     2,272    17.2%    10.5%
  OREO and repossession
   expense                     2,096     2,548     2,823   (17.7%)  (25.8%)
  Operating risk loss          1,404       776     2,055    80.9%   (31.7%)
  Marketing                      648     1,923     2,583   (66.3%)  (74.9%)
  Other                       11,717    13,410    13,708   (12.6%)  (14.5%)
                            --------  --------  --------
    Total Non-Interest
     Expenses                110,043   105,867   112,143     3.9%    (1.9%)
                            --------  --------  --------
    Income Before Income
     Taxes                    54,842    52,765    53,251     3.9%     3.0%
  Income tax expense          13,260    13,441    13,360    (1.3%)   (0.7%)
                            --------  --------  --------
    Net Income              $ 41,582  $ 39,324  $ 39,891     5.7%     4.2%
                            ========  ========  ========


PER SHARE:
  Net income:
    Basic                   $   0.21  $   0.20  $   0.20     5.0%     5.0%
    Diluted                     0.21      0.20      0.20     5.0%     5.0%

  Cash dividends            $   0.08  $   0.05  $   0.07    60.0%    14.3%
  Shareholders' equity         10.36      9.93     10.10     4.3%     2.6%
  Shareholders' equity
   (tangible)                   7.63      7.20      7.38     6.0%     3.4%

  Weighted average shares
   (basic)                   198,956   199,028   199,671       -     (0.4%)
  Weighted average shares
   (diluted)                 199,808   199,814   200,806       -     (0.5%)
  Shares outstanding, end
   of period                 198,975   199,891   200,880    (0.5%)   (0.9%)

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:
  Return on average assets      1.02%     0.97%     0.98%
  Return on average common
   shareholders' equity         8.03%     7.89%     7.84%
  Return on average common
   shareholders' equity
   (tangible)                  11.02%    11.06%    10.80%
  Net interest margin           3.74%     3.93%     3.78%
  Efficiency ratio             56.91%    54.06%    57.55%


                            Nine Months Ended

                                 Sep 30
                           ------------------
                                                  %
                             2012      2011    Change
                           --------  --------  ------

Interest Income:
  Interest income          $491,936  $524,365    (6.2%)
  Interest expense           79,830   102,664   (22.2%)
                           --------  --------
    Net Interest Income     412,106   421,701    (2.3%)
  Provision for credit
   losses                    76,500   105,000   (27.1%)
                           --------  --------
    Net Interest Income
     after Provision        335,606   316,701     6.0%

Non-Interest Income:
  Service charges on
   deposit accounts          45,860    42,801     7.1%
  Other service charges and
   fees                      33,181    36,698    (9.6%)
  Mortgage banking income    31,787    19,454    63.4%
  Investment management and
   trust services            28,628    27,756     3.1%
  Investment securities
   gains (losses)             2,831     1,507    87.9%
  Other                      14,761    11,163    32.2%
                           --------  --------
    Total Non-Interest
     Income                 157,048   139,379    12.7%

Non-Interest Expenses:
  Salaries and employee
   benefits                 182,612   169,326     7.8%
  Net occupancy expense      33,301    33,030     0.8%
  Other outside services     11,782     5,256   124.2%
  Equipment expense          10,370     9,541     8.7%
  Data processing            11,223    10,059    11.6%
  FDIC insurance expense      9,052    11,750   (23.0%)
  Professional fees           8,294     9,198    (9.8%)
  Software                    6,958     6,146    13.2%
  OREO and repossession
   expense                    7,847     4,801    63.4%
  Operating risk loss         6,827       306     N/M
  Marketing                   5,703     6,622   (13.9%)
  Other                      38,928    41,581    (6.4%)
                           --------  --------
    Total Non-Interest
     Expenses               332,897   307,616     8.2%
                           --------  --------
    Income Before Income
     Taxes                  159,757   148,464     7.6%
  Income tax expense         40,152    38,970     3.0%
                           --------  --------
    Net Income             $119,605  $109,494     9.2%
                           ========  ========


PER SHARE:
  Net income:
    Basic                  $   0.60  $   0.55     9.1%
    Diluted                    0.60      0.55     9.1%

  Cash dividends           $   0.22  $   0.14    57.1%
  Shareholders' equity        10.36      9.93     4.3%
  Shareholders' equity
   (tangible)                  7.63      7.20     6.0%

  Weighted average shares
   (basic)                  199,371   198,801     0.3%
  Weighted average shares
   (diluted)                200,321   199,544     0.4%
  Shares outstanding, end
   of period                198,975   199,891    (0.5%)

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:
  Return on average assets     0.98%     0.91%
  Return on average common
   shareholders' equity        7.83%     7.55%
  Return on average common
   shareholders' equity
   (tangible)                 10.80%    10.72%
  Net interest margin          3.79%     3.93%
  Efficiency ratio            57.10%    53.24%


N/M - Not meaningful


FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

                                                 Quarter Ended
                                          ---------------------------
                                               September 30, 2012
                                          ---------------------------
                                              Average      Interest
                                              Balance         (1)
                                          ---------------  --------
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
  Loans, net of unearned income             $  11,920,193  $143,211
  Taxable investment securities                 2,392,043    16,658
  Tax-exempt investment securities                286,225     3,936
  Equity securities                               109,884       820
                                          ---------------  --------
  Total Investment Securities                   2,788,152    21,414

  Loans held for sale                              61,001       578
  Other interest-earning assets                   147,432        35
                                          ---------------  --------
  Total Interest-earning Assets                14,916,778   165,238

Noninterest-earning assets:
  Cash and due from banks                         221,946
  Premises and equipment                          222,544
  Other assets                                  1,088,807
  Less: allowance for loan losses                (239,931)
                                          ---------------
  Total Assets                              $  16,210,144
                                          ===============


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                           $   2,608,202  $  1,071
  Savings deposits                              3,364,109     1,431
  Time deposits                                 3,657,616    11,346
                                          ---------------  --------
  Total Interest-bearing Deposits               9,629,927    13,848

  Short-term borrowings                           588,568       220
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances and
   long-term debt                                 908,767    11,111
                                          ---------------  --------
  Total Interest-bearing Liabilities           11,127,262    25,179
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                               2,836,166
  Other                                           185,441
                                          ---------------
  Total Liabilities                            14,148,869
  Shareholders' equity                          2,061,275
                                          ---------------
  Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
   Equity                                   $  16,210,144
                                          ===============

  Net interest income/net interest margin (fully taxable
   equivalent)                                              140,059

  Tax equivalent adjustment                                  (4,178)
                                                           --------

  Net interest income                                      $135,881
                                                           ========



                                               Quarter Ended
                                      -------------------------------
                                      Septem
                                        ber
                                        30,
                                       2012      September 30, 2011
                                      ------  -----------------------
                                      Yield/    Average    Interest
                                       Rate     Balance       (1)
                                      ------  -----------  --------
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
  Loans, net of unearned income         4.78% $11,887,544  $151,816
  Taxable investment securities         2.78%   2,142,670    20,166
  Tax-exempt investment securities      5.50%     325,420     4,456
  Equity securities                     2.98%     124,893       777
                                      ------  -----------  --------
  Total Investment Securities           3.07%   2,592,983    25,399

  Loans held for sale                   3.79%      37,626       425
  Other interest-earning assets         0.09%     218,135        91
                                      ------  -----------  --------
  Total Interest-earning Assets         4.42%  14,736,288   177,731

Noninterest-earning assets:
  Cash and due from banks                         276,063
  Premises and equipment                          206,059
  Other assets                                  1,107,107
  Less: allowance for loan losses                (274,436)
                                              -----------
  Total Assets                                $16,051,081
                                              ===========


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                       0.16% $ 2,424,646  $  1,262
  Savings deposits                      0.17%   3,329,489     2,564
  Time deposits                         1.23%   4,224,001    15,858
                                      ------  -----------  --------
  Total Interest-bearing Deposits       0.57%   9,978,136    19,684

  Short-term borrowings                 0.15%     443,337       151
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances and
   long-term debt                       4.88%   1,025,546    12,408
                                      ------  -----------  --------
  Total Interest-bearing Liabilities    0.90%  11,447,019    32,243
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                               2,466,877
  Other                                           159,430
                                              -----------
  Total Liabilities                            14,073,326
  Shareholders' equity                          1,977,755
                                              -----------
  Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
   Equity                                     $16,051,081
                                              ===========

  Net interest income/net interest
   margin (fully taxable equivalent)    3.74%               145,488
                                      ======
  Tax equivalent adjustment                                  (3,995)
                                                           --------

  Net interest income                                      $141,493
                                                           ========



                                                  Quarter Ended
                                      -------------------------------------
                                      Septem
                                        ber
                                        30,
                                       2011           June 30, 2012
                                      ------  -----------------------------
                                      Yield/    Average    Interest  Yield/
                                       Rate     Balance       (1)     Rate
                                      ------  -----------  --------  ------
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
  Loans, net of unearned income         5.07% $11,965,704  $144,263    4.85%
  Taxable investment securities         3.76%   2,533,060    18,624    2.94%
  Tax-exempt investment securities      5.48%     283,736     3,992    5.63%
  Equity securities                     2.48%     106,954       707    2.65%
                                      ------  -----------  --------  ------
  Total Investment Securities           3.92%   2,923,750    23,323    3.19%

  Loans held for sale                   4.52%      55,813       538    3.85%
  Other interest-earning assets         0.17%     129,272        45    0.14%
                                      ------  -----------  --------  ------
  Total Interest-earning Assets         4.80%  15,074,539   168,169    4.48%

Noninterest-earning assets:
  Cash and due from banks                         233,427
  Premises and equipment                          216,881
  Other assets                                  1,093,673
  Less: allowance for loan losses                (259,327)
                                              -----------
  Total Assets                                $16,359,193
                                              ===========


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                       0.21% $ 2,484,730  $  1,025    0.17%
  Savings deposits                      0.30%   3,292,620     1,510    0.18%
  Time deposits                         1.49%   3,791,362    12,208    1.30%
                                      ------  -----------  --------  ------
  Total Interest-bearing Deposits       0.78%   9,568,712    14,743    0.62%

  Short-term borrowings                 0.14%     961,900       411    0.17%
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances and
   long-term debt                       4.84%     929,318    11,301    4.88%
                                      ------  -----------  --------  ------
  Total Interest-bearing Liabilities    1.12%  11,459,930    26,455    0.93%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                               2,669,152
  Other                                           183,794
                                              -----------
  Total Liabilities                            14,312,876
  Shareholders' equity                          2,046,317
                                              -----------
  Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
   Equity                                     $16,359,193
                                              ===========

  Net interest income/net interest
   margin (fully taxable equivalent)    3.93%               141,714    3.78%
                                      ======                         ======
  Tax equivalent adjustment                                  (4,184)
                                                           --------

  Net interest income                                      $137,530
                                                           ========


(1) Presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35% Federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.




AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:

                            Quarter Ended                % Change from
                 ----------------------------------- ---------------------
                  September   September               September
                      30          30       June 30        30       June 30
                     2012        2011        2012        2011        2012
                 ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------   -------

Loans, by type:
  Real estate -
   commercial
   mortgage      $ 4,603,388 $ 4,461,646 $ 4,634,436         3.2%     (0.7%)
  Commercial -
   industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural    3,529,733   3,691,516   3,529,947        (4.4%)       -
  Real estate -
   home equity     1,597,230   1,628,822   1,599,702        (1.9%)    (0.2%)
  Real estate -
   residential
   mortgage        1,200,752   1,037,968   1,179,513        15.7%      1.8%
  Real estate -
   construction      605,910     668,464     640,282        (9.4%)    (5.4%)
  Consumer           304,235     329,619     307,071        (7.7%)    (0.9%)
  Leasing and
   other              78,945      69,509      74,753        13.6%      5.6%
                 ----------- ----------- -----------

  Total Loans,
   net of
   unearned
   income        $11,920,193 $11,887,544 $11,965,704         0.3%     (0.4%)
                 =========== =========== ===========

Deposits, by
 type:
  Noninterest-
   bearing demand$ 2,836,166 $ 2,466,877 $ 2,669,152        15.0%      6.3%
  Interest-
   bearing demand  2,608,202   2,424,646   2,484,730         7.6%      5.0%
  Savings
   deposits        3,364,109   3,329,489   3,292,620         1.0%      2.2%
  Time deposits    3,657,616   4,224,001   3,791,362       (13.4%)    (3.5%)
                 ----------- ----------- -----------

  Total Deposits $12,466,093 $12,445,013 $12,237,864         0.2%      1.9%
                 =========== =========== ===========

Short-term
 borrowings, by
 type:
  Customer
   repurchase
   agreements    $   210,830 $   206,824 $   226,216         1.9%     (6.8%)
  Customer short-
   term
   promissory
   notes             127,479     170,790     146,307       (25.4%)   (12.9%)
  Federal funds
   purchased and
   other             250,259      65,723     589,377       280.8%    (57.5%)
                 ----------- ----------- -----------

  Total Short-
   term
   borrowings    $   588,568 $   443,337 $   961,900        32.8%    (38.8%)
                 =========== =========== ===========



FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

                               Nine Months ended September 30
                 ----------------------------------------------------------
                             2012                            2011
                 ----------------------------  ----------------------------
                   Average   Interest  Yield/    Average   Interest  Yield/
                   Balance      (1)     Rate     Balance      (1)     Rate
                 ----------- --------  ------  ----------- --------  ------
ASSETS
Interest-earning
 assets:
  Loans, net of
   unearned
   income        $11,954,830 $434,520    4.86% $11,897,211 $455,476    5.12%
  Taxable
   investment
   securities      2,442,237   53,943    2.95%   2,204,409   62,722    3.79%
  Tax-exempt
   investment
   securities        288,221   12,085    5.59%     337,627   14,181    5.60%
  Equity
   securities        110,807    2,307    2.78%     128,635    2,304    2.39%
                 ----------- --------  ------  ----------- --------  ------
  Total
   Investment
   Securities      2,841,265   68,335    3.21%   2,670,671   79,207    3.96%

  Loans held for
   sale               52,462    1,547    3.93%      39,917    1,417    4.73%
  Other
   interest-
   earning
   assets            126,169      133    0.14%     149,910      225    0.20%
                 ----------- --------  ------  ----------- --------  ------
  Total
   Interest-
   earning
   Assets         14,974,726  504,535    4.50%  14,757,709  536,325    4.86%

Noninterest-
 earning assets:
  Cash and due
   from banks        239,436                       271,674
  Premises and
   equipment         217,351                       206,856
  Other assets     1,095,091                     1,102,608
  Less:
   allowance for
   loan losses      (255,061)                     (276,654)
                 -----------                   -----------
  Total Assets   $16,271,543                   $16,062,193
                 ===========                   ===========

LIABILITIES AND
 SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY
Interest-bearing
 liabilities:
  Demand
   deposits      $ 2,519,454 $  3,132    0.17% $ 2,366,944 $  4,069    0.23%
  Savings
   deposits        3,332,704    4,751    0.19%   3,323,050    9,180    0.37%
  Time deposits    3,799,774   36,958    1.30%   4,368,831   51,496    1.58%
                 ----------- --------  ------  ----------- --------  ------
  Total
   Interest-
   bearing
   Deposits        9,651,932   44,841    0.62%  10,058,825   64,745    0.86%

  Short-term
   borrowings        758,899      912    0.16%     506,620      573    0.15%
  Federal Home
   Loan Bank
   advances and
   long-term
   debt              940,348   34,077    4.84%   1,037,437   37,346    4.81%
                 ----------- --------  ------  ----------- --------  ------
  Total
   Interest-
   bearing
   Liabilities    11,351,179   79,830    0.94%  11,602,882  102,664    1.18%

Noninterest-
 bearing
 liabilities:
  Demand
   deposits        2,690,668                     2,356,735
  Other              188,222                       164,144
                 -----------                   -----------
  Total
   Liabilities    14,230,069                    14,123,761
  Shareholders'
   equity          2,041,474                     1,938,432
                 -----------                   -----------
  Total
   Liabilities
   and
   Shareholders'
   Equity        $16,271,543                   $16,062,193
                 ===========                   ===========

  Net interest
  income/net
  interest
  margin (fully
  taxable
  equivalent)                 424,705    3.79%              433,661    3.93%
                                       ======                        ======
  Tax equivalent
   adjustment                 (12,599)                      (11,960)
                             --------                      --------
  Net interest
   income                    $412,106                      $421,701
                             ========                      ========

(1) Presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35% Federal tax rate and
statutory interest expense disallowances.


AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
 DETAIL:

                     Nine Months Ended
                        September 30
                 -------------------------
                                              %
                     2012         2011      Change
                 ------------ ------------ -------

Loans, by type:
  Real estate -
   commercial
   mortgage      $  4,618,389 $  4,425,867     4.3%
  Commercial -
   industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural     3,548,332    3,696,101    (4.0%)
  Real estate -
   home equity      1,602,812    1,626,937    (1.5%)
  Real estate -
   residential
   mortgage         1,172,732    1,026,367    14.3%
  Real estate -
   construction       629,170      719,812   (12.6%)
  Consumer            307,619      334,565    (8.1%)
  Leasing and
   other               75,776       67,562    12.2%
                 ------------ ------------

  Total Loans,
   net of
   unearned
   income        $ 11,954,830 $ 11,897,211     0.5%
                 ============ ============

Deposits, by
 type:
  Noninterest-
   bearing
   demand        $  2,690,668 $  2,356,735    14.2%
  Interest-
   bearing
   demand           2,519,454    2,366,944     6.4%
  Savings
   deposits         3,332,704    3,323,050     0.3%
  Time deposits     3,799,774    4,368,831   (13.0%)
                 ------------ ------------

  Total Deposits $ 12,342,600 $ 12,415,560    (0.6%)
                 ============ ============

Short-term
 borrowings, by
 type:
  Customer
   repurchase
   agreements    $    212,523 $    212,449       -
  Customer
   short-term
   promissory
   notes              142,896      177,639   (19.6%)
  Federal funds
   purchased and
   other              403,480      116,532   246.2%
                 ------------ ------------

  Total Short-
   term
   borrowings    $    758,899 $    506,620    49.8%
                 ============ ============



FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

                               Quarter Ended
                      -------------------------------
                                                         Nine Months Ended
                                                           September 30
                                                       --------------------
                       Sep 30      Sep 30     Jun 30
                         2012       2011       2012       2012       2011
                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT
 LOSSES:
  Balance at
   beginning of
   period             $ 237,316  $ 268,633  $ 258,137  $ 258,177  $ 275,498

  Loans charged off:
    Commercial -
     industrial,
     financial and
     agricultural       (10,471)   (14,840)   (13,017)   (29,157)   (43,582)
    Real estate -
     construction        (8,364)    (8,535)    (8,442)   (25,377)   (29,897)
    Real estate -
     commercial
     mortgage            (7,463)    (5,730)   (23,699)   (43,053)   (22,851)
    Real estate -
     home equity         (1,688)    (1,158)    (2,789)    (6,683)    (4,276)
    Consumer               (685)      (634)      (471)    (1,790)    (2,606)
    Real estate -
     residential
     mortgage              (670)    (1,514)    (1,492)    (3,009)   (14,217)
    Leasing and other      (625)      (486)      (630)    (1,696)    (1,672)
                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Total loans
     charged off        (29,966)   (32,897)   (50,540)  (110,765)  (119,101)
  Recoveries of loans
   charged off:
    Commercial -
     industrial,
     financial and
     agricultural         1,693        695        717      3,046      2,089
    Real estate -
     construction         1,040        595      1,539      2,643      1,237
    Real estate -
     commercial
     mortgage             1,317        249      1,153      3,286      1,975
    Real estate -
     home equity            343         23        278        641         26
    Consumer                202        291        281        833      1,033
    Real estate -
     residential
     mortgage                25         36         71        169        270
    Leasing and other       298        192        180        738        790
                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Recoveries of
     loans previously
     charged off          4,918      2,081      4,219     11,356      7,420
                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Net loans charged
   off                  (25,048)   (30,816)   (46,321)   (99,409)  (111,681)
  Provision for
   credit losses         23,000     31,000     25,500     76,500    105,000
                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Balance at end of
   period             $ 235,268  $ 268,817  $ 237,316  $ 235,268  $ 268,817
                      =========  =========  =========  =========  =========
  Net charge-offs to
   average loans
   (annualized)            0.84%      1.04%      1.55%      1.11%      1.25%
                      =========  =========  =========  =========  =========

NON-PERFORMING
 ASSETS:
  Non-accrual loans   $ 185,791  $ 269,176  $ 203,539
  Loans 90 days past
   due and accruing      27,035     41,427     30,434
                      ---------  ---------  ---------
    Total non-
     performing loans   212,826    310,603    233,973
  Other real estate
   owned                 29,217     37,399     32,338
                      ---------  ---------  ---------
  Total non-
   performing assets  $ 242,043  $ 348,002  $ 266,311
                      =========  =========  =========

NON-PERFORMING LOANS,
 BY TYPE:
  Commercial -
   industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural       $  73,879  $  92,385  $  67,969
  Real estate -
   commercial
   mortgage              64,609    102,928     82,179
  Real estate -
   construction          32,742     52,381     43,124
  Real estate -
   residential
   mortgage              24,910     48,086     25,373
  Real estate - home
   equity                12,644     12,097     11,472
  Consumer                3,942      2,614      3,460
  Leasing                   100        112        396
                      ---------  ---------  ---------
  Total non-
   performing loans   $ 212,826  $ 310,603  $ 233,973
                      =========  =========  =========



DELINQUENCY
 RATES, BY
 TYPE:
                September 30, 2012  September 30, 2011     June 30, 2012
               ------------------- -------------------- -------------------
                      > / =               > / =                > / =
               31-89 90 Days       31-89 90 Days        31-89 90 Days
                Days   (1)   Total  Days   (1)    Total  Days   (1)   Total
               ----- ------- ----- ----- ------- ------ ----- ------- -----

  Real estate -
   commercial
   mortgage     0.46%   1.39% 1.85% 0.84%   2.29%  3.13% 0.41%   1.78% 2.19%
  Commercial -
   industrial,
   financial
   and
   agricultural 0.45%   2.11% 2.56% 0.57%   2.50%  3.07% 0.66%   1.91% 2.57%
  Real estate -
   construction 0.95%   5.48% 6.43% 1.28%   8.08%  9.36% 0.95%   6.96% 7.91%
  Real estate -
   residential
   mortgage     2.66%   2.05% 4.71% 3.02%   4.62%  7.64% 2.94%   2.15% 5.09%
  Real estate -
   home equity  0.85%   0.78% 1.63% 0.74%   0.74%  1.48% 0.83%   0.71% 1.54%
  Consumer,
   leasing and
   other        1.85%   1.07% 2.92% 1.71%   0.69%  2.40% 1.61%   0.99% 2.60%
               ----- ------- ----- ----- ------- ------ ----- ------- -----

  Total         0.80%   1.78% 2.58% 0.99%   2.61%  3.60% 0.86%   1.95% 2.81%
               ===== ======= ===== ===== ======= ====== ===== ======= =====

 (1) Includes non-accrual loans




ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:
                        Sep 30     Sep 30     Jun 30
                         2012       2011       2012
                      ---------  ---------  ---------

Non-accrual loans to
 total loans               1.56%      2.26%      1.70%
Non-performing assets
 to total loans and
 OREO                      2.02%      2.92%      2.22%
Non-performing assets
 to total assets           1.49%      2.14%      1.63%
Allowance for credit
 losses to loans
 outstanding               1.97%      2.26%      1.98%
Allowance for credit
 losses to non-
 performing loans        110.54%     86.55%    101.43%
Non-performing assets
 to tangible common
 shareholders' equity
 and allowance for
 credit losses            13.80%     20.37%     15.34%


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Source: Fulton Financial Corporation