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: November 20, 1998 ------------------ Date of earliest event reported: October 31, 1998 ------------------ 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 ten months ended October 31, 1998, which includes the combined operations of Fulton Financial Corporation and Ambassador Bank of the Commonwealth from September 11, 1998. This information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Fulton Financial Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1997. 2 FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE TEN MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1998 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Dollars in thousands) INTEREST INCOME - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loans, including fees............................................ $ 282,423 Investment securities: Taxable........................................................ 49,202 Tax-exempt..................................................... 3,721 Dividends...................................................... 2,860 Federal funds sold............................................... 1,515 Interest-bearing deposits with other banks....................... 187 ---------- Total Interest Income....................................... 339,908 INTEREST EXPENSE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deposits......................................................... 134,029 Short-term borrowings............................................ 7,404 Long-term debt................................................... 6,253 ---------- Total Interest Expense...................................... 147,686 Net Interest Income......................................... 192,222 PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES........................................ 4,727 ---------- Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses......... 187,495 ---------- OTHER INCOME - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trust department................................................. 10,449 Service charges on deposit accounts.............................. 16,184 Other service charges and fees................................... 10,662 Gain on sale of mortgage loans................................... 2,762 Investment securities gains...................................... 10,481 ---------- 50,538 OTHER EXPENSES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salaries and employee benefits................................... 69,371 Net occupancy expense............................................ 11,038 Equipment expense................................................ 8,001 FDIC assessment expense.......................................... 609 Special services................................................. 8,605 Other............................................................ 34,502 ---------- 132,126 Income Before Income Taxes.................................. 105,907 INCOME TAXES..................................................... 33,386 ---------- Net Income.................................................. $ 72,521 ========== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PER-SHARE DATA: Net income (basic)............................................... $ 1.16 Net income (diluted)............................................. $ 1.15 Dividends per share.............................................. $ 0.431 3 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 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: November 20, 1998 4