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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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | November 23, 2016 |
Fulton Financial Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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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
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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Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 23, 2016, Fulton Financial Corporation (“Fulton”) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the payment of a special cash dividend of two cents per share on its common stock. The special dividend is payable on December 15, 2016 to shareholders of record as of December 2, 2016. Fulton also announced that its Board of Directors has approved the extension, through December 31, 2017, of its previously announced share repurchase program. Fulton’s Board of Directors originally approved the current share repurchase program in October 2015. Under the program, Fulton was authorized to repurchase of up to $50 million of Fulton’s common stock through December 31, 2016. On November 23, 2016, Fulton issued a press release announcing the special cash dividend and the extension of the share repurchase program, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Form 8-K provided under Item 7.01, including all 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 Fulton 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.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits | |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 23, 2016 |
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.
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Date: November 23, 2016 | FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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| By: /s/ Patrick S. Barrett |
| Patrick S. Barrett |
| Senior Executive Vice President and |
| Chief Financial Officer |