UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20459 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report: August 13, 2001 --------------- Date of earliest event reported: July 31, 2001 ------------- Commission File No. 0-10587 -------- FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) PENNSYLVANIA 23-2195389 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) 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) Item 5. Other Events - -------------------- The attached unaudited financial information is filed pursuant to the requirements of Securities and Exchange Commission Accounting Series Release No. 130. This information reports the results of operations of Fulton Financial Corporation and subsidiaries for the seven months ended July 31, 2001, which has been restated to include the results of operations of Drovers Bancshares Corporation. Drovers Bancshares Corporation was acquired by the Corporation in a transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests on July 1, 2001. This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Fulton Financial Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2000. FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED) FOR THE SEVEN MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2001 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Dollars in thousands) INTEREST INCOME - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loans, including fees........................................................... $255,299 Investment securities: Taxable........................................................................ 42,227 Tax-exempt..................................................................... 5,549 Dividends...................................................................... 3,167 Other interest income........................................................... 1,589 ------------------- Total Interest Income........................................................ 307,831 INTEREST EXPENSE - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deposits........................................................................ 115,874 Short-term borrowings........................................................... 9,779 Long-term debt.................................................................. 16,365 ------------------- Total Interest Expense........................................................ 142,018 Net Interest Income........................................................... 165,813 PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES....................................................... 10,114 ------------------- Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses........................... 155,699 ------------------- OTHER INCOME - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investment management and trust services........................................ 15,666 Service charges on deposit accounts............................................. 17,532 Other service charges and fees.................................................. 10,095 Mortgage banking income......................................................... 6,276 Investment securities gains..................................................... 8,344 ------------------- 57,913 OTHER EXPENSES - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salaries and employee benefits.................................................. 67,200 Net occupancy expense........................................................... 9,860 Equipment expense............................................................... 7,335 Data processing................................................................. 6,673 Merger and restructuring-related charges........................................ 7,103 Other........................................................................... 28,309 ------------------- 126,480 Income Before Income Taxes.................................................... 87,132 INCOME TAXES.................................................................... 24,690 ------------------- Net Income.................................................................... $ 62,442 =================== PER-SHARE DATA: Net income (basic).............................................................. $0.76 Net income (diluted)............................................................ 0.75 Dividends per share............................................................. 0.322 SIGNATURES ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Fulton Financial Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Charles J. Nugent --------------------- Charles J. Nugent Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: August 13, 2001