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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
January 18, 2022
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
Fulton Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

PA | 001-39680 | 23-2195389 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Penn Square, | Lancaster, | PA | 17602 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

(717) 291-2411
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 18, 2022, Fulton Financial Corporation (the "Corporation") issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing its results of operations for the fourth quarter and year ended ended December 31, 2021. A copy of the Press Release and supplementary financial information which accompanied the Press Release, are attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and are incorporated herein by reference. The Corporation also posted on its Investor Relations website, www.fultonbank.com, presentation materials the Corporation intends to use during a conference call and webcast to discuss those results on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A copy of the presentation materials is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.2 referenced therein, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The information included in Exhibit 99.1 shall be considered "filed" for purposes of the Exchange Act and therefore may be incorporated by reference in filings under the Securities Act.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the 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, including future credit losses, anticipated growth strategies, descriptions of new business initiatives and anticipated trends in the Corporation’s business or financial results. Management’s "2022 Outlook" contained in Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report is comprised of forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts, nor assurance of future performance. Instead, the statements 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, 2020, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 and other current and periodic reports, which have been or will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are or will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Corporation's website (www.fultonbank.com) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (www.sec.gov).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Press release dated January 18, 2022 containing financial information for the quarter ended and year ended December 31, 2021, deemed "filed" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
99.2 | Presentation materials to be discussed during the conference call and webcast on January 19, 2022, deemed "furnished" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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: January 18, 2022 | FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
| By: /s/ Mark R. McCollom
| Mark R. McCollom
| Senior Executive Vice President and
| Chief Financial Officer