Fulton Financial (FULT) 8-K Fulton Financial Corporation declares quarterly cash dividend

Exhibit 99.1

FULTON FINANCIAL

CORPORATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Laura J. Wakeley

Office: 717-291-2616

Fulton Financial Corporation declares quarterly cash dividend

(March 21, 2017) -- LANCASTER, PA. - The Board of Directors of Fulton Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: FULT) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of eleven cents per share on its common stock, payable on April 14, 2017, to shareholders of record as of April 3, 2017. This is an increase of one cent per share over the dividend paid in January 2017.

Fulton Financial Corporation, a $19 billion Lancaster, Pa.-based financial holding company, has approximately 3,700 employees and operates more than 240 branches in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia through six subsidiary banks.

Additional information on Fulton Financial Corporation can be found on the Internet at www.fult.com.