FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION -------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania --------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 23-2195389 --------------------------------- (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) One Penn Square P.O. Box 4887 Lancaster, PA 17604 -------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Fulton Financial Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan ---------------------------------------------------------- (Full title of the plan) with copy to: Rufus A. Fulton, Jr., Chairman, Nancy Mayer Hughes, Esquire President and Chief Executive Officer Barley, Snyder, Senft & Cohen, LLC Fulton Financial Corporation 126 East King Street One Penn Square, P.O. Box 4887 Lancaster, PA 17602-2893 Lancaster, PA 17604 (717) 299-5201 -------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) (717) 291-2411 ------------------------------------------ (Telephone number of agent for service) Calculation of Registration Fee ------------------------------- ================================================================================================== Proposed Proposed Amount Amount maximum maximum of Title of securities to be offering aggregate registration to be registered registered price per unit* offering price fee - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 550,000 $ 20.50 $11,275,000.00 $ 3134.45 $2.50 par value per share ================================================================================================== * Determined, in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h), upon the basis of the average of the high and low prices reported on the NASDAQ National Market System as of June 21, 1999, of the $2.50 par value per share common stock of Fulton Financial Corporation. The contents of the earlier Registration Statement No. 33 -5965 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby incorporated by reference. SIGNATURES ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lancaster, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 27, 1999. FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION Attest: /s/ William R. Colmery By: /s/ Rufus A. Fulton, Jr. --------------------------- ------------------------------------ William R. Colmery, Rufus A. Fulton, Jr., President Secretary and Chief Financial Officer (corporate seal) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment to registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Capacity Date --------- -------- ---- /s/ Jeffrey G. Albertson Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Jeffrey G. Albertson) Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (James R. Argires) /s/ Richard J. Ashby, Jr Executive Vice President April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Richard J. Ashby, Jr.) /s/ Donald M. Bowman, Jr Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Donald M. Bowman, Jr.) /s/ Beth Ann L. Chivinski Senior Vice President and April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ Controller (Principal (Beth Ann L. Chivinski) Accounting Officer /s/ Harold D. Chubb Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Harold D. Chubb) /s/ William H. Clark, Jr. Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (William H. Clark, Jr.) /s/ Martin D. Cohen Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Martin D. Cohen) /s/ Frederick B. Fichthorn Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Frederick B. Fichthorn) Signature Capacity Date --------- -------- ---- /s/ Patrick J. Freer Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Patrick J. Freer) /s/ Rufus A. Fulton, Jr Chairman, President, Chief April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ Executive Officer and Director (Rufus A. Fulton, Jr.) (Principal Executive Officer /s/ Eugene H. Gardner Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Eugene H. Gardner) /s/ Robert D. Garner Chairman of the Board April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ and Director (Robert D. Garner) /s/ Daniel M. Heisey Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Daniel M. Heisey) /s/ Charles V. Henry III Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Charles V. Henry, III) /s/ J. Robert Hess Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (J. Robert Hess) /s/ Carolyn R. Holleran Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Carolyn R. Holleran) /s/ Clyde W. Horst Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Clyde W. Horst) /s/ Samuel H. Jones, Jr. Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Samuel H. Jones, Jr.) /s/ Donald W. Lesher, Jr. Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Donald W. Lesher, Jr.) /s/ Joseph J. Mowad, M.D. Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Joseph J. Mowad, M.D.) /s/ Charles J. Nugent Executive Vice President April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ and Chief Financial Officer (Charles J. Nugent) (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ Stuart H. Raub, Jr. Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Stuart H. Raub, Jr.) /s/ William E. Rusling Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (William E. Rusling) Signature Capacity Date --------- -------- ---- /s/ Mary Ann Russell Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Mary Ann Russell) /s/ John O. Shirk Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (John O. Shirk) /s/ R. Scott Smith, Jr, Executive Vice President April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (R. Scott Smith, Jr.) /s/ James K. Sperry Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (James K. Sperry) /s/ Kenneth G. Stoudt Director April 27, 1999 - ------------------------------ (Kenneth G. Stoudt)