FULTON FINANCIAL CORP

Three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023

Net Interest Income

FTE net interest income was $262.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $44.1 million, compared to $218.3 million for the same period in 2023. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, NIM increased to 3.49%, or 9 bps, compared to the same period in 2023. The Corporation manages the risk associated with changes in interest rates through the techniques described within Part 1, "Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following table provides a comparative average balance sheet and net interest income analysis for those periods. Interest income and yields are presented on an FTE basis, using a 21% federal tax rate, and statutory interest expense disallowances. The discussion following this table is based on these taxable-equivalent amounts.

(1) Presented on a FTE basis using a 21% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.

(2)Average balance includes non-performing loans.

(3) Balances include amortized historical cost for AFS. The related unrealized holding gains (losses) are included in other assets.

(4) ACL - loans relates to the ACL specifically for net loans and does not include the ACL for OBS credit exposures, which is included in other liabilities.

The following table summarizes the changes in FTE interest income and interest expense resulting from changes in average balances (volume) and changes in yields and rates for the three months ended September 30, 2024 in comparison to the same period in 2023:

(1) Average balance includes non-performing loans.

Note: Changes which are partially attributable to both volume and rate are allocated to the volume and rate components presented above based on the percentage of direct changes that are attributable to each component.

Compared to the third quarter of 2023, FTE total interest income for the third quarter of 2024 increased $97.3 million, or 29.1%, primarily due to an increase of $62.2 million attributable to changes in volume, of which $45.4 million related to average net loans. Also contributing to the increase in FTE total interest income was $35.1 million attributable to changes in yield, of which $26.6 million related to net loans. The yield on average interest-earning assets increased 54 bps in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Overall, the increase in FTE interest income was largely due to net loans acquired and cash received in the Republic First Transaction.

In the third quarter of 2024, interest expense increased $53.1 million compared to the third quarter of 2023, primarily driven by an increase in the rate on interest-bearing liabilities resulting in a $28.8 million increase in interest expense. The increase in interest expense attributable to rate was driven by increases in the rates on demand deposits, savings and money market deposits and time deposits. The increase in interest expense attributable to volume was primarily due to increases in average time deposits. The increase in interest expense on deposits was in part due to deposits assumed in the Republic First Transaction.

Average loans and average FTE yields, by type, are summarized in the following table:

(1) Consists of equipment lease financing, overdrafts and net origination fees and costs.

During the third quarter of 2024, average netloans increased $3.0 billion, or 14.3%, compared to the same period in 2023. The increase in average net loans was primarily due to $2.5 billion of average net loans acquired in the Republic First Transaction. Excluding the Republic First Transaction, average net loans increased $514.4 million largely due to increases of $371.1 million and $321.0 million in average commercial mortgage loans and average residential mortgage loans, respectively, partially offset by a decrease of $111.0 million in average commercial and industrial loans.

The yield on total loans increased 48 bps to 6.20% for the third quarter of 2024, compared to 5.72% for the same period in 2023, primarily due to net loans acquired in the Republic First Transaction being accounted for at current market interest rates.

Average deposits and average interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:

The cost of deposits increased 68 bps, to 2.24%, for the third quarter of 2024 compared to 1.56% for the same period in 2023, primarily due to an increase in rates and a change in the mix of deposits.

Average deposits increased $4.4 billion during the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to $3.8 billion of average deposits assumed in the Republic First Transaction. Excluding the Republic First Transaction, average deposits increased $632.2 million largely due to increases of $1.1 billion, $377.0 million, $127.5 million in average time deposits, average savings and money market deposits, and average interest-bearing demand deposits, respectively, partially offset by decreases of $868.3 million and $128.0 million in average noninterest-bearing demand deposits and average brokered deposits, respectively.

Average borrowings and interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:

(1) Includes repurchase agreements, short-term promissory notes, capital leases and collateral liabilities.

Average borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities decreased $461.7 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease in average borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities was primarily due to decreases in average Federal funds purchased and average FHLB advances of $634.2 million and $39.0 million, respectively, partially offset by an increase in average other borrowings and interest-bearing liabilities of $215.6 million.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses was $11.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a $2.0 million increase compared to $9.9 million in the same period in 2023.

Non-Interest Income

The following table presents the components of non-interest income:

Compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, non-interest income before gain on acquisition, net of tax, and investment securities (losses) increased $11.4 million, or 20.4%. The increase in non-interest income was primarily due to a $3.0 million reduction to other non-interest income to reflect market valuation movement in certain of the Corporation's legacy commercial customer back-to-back interest rate swap transactions resulting from the transition from LIBOR to SOFR in the third quarter of 2023 and $2.6 million from acquired operations in the Republic First Transaction. Also contributing to the increase in non-interest income were increases of $2.2 million in wealth management revenues due to an increase in assets under management, $1.2 million in cash management fee income due to an increase in account analysis fees with customers electing to move funds to interest-bearing deposit accounts and $1.1 million in other commercial banking income driven by $0.5 million in gains on SBA loan sales.

Non-Interest Expense

The following table presents the components of non-interest expense:

Non-interest expense increased $55.1 million, or 32.2%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Excluding FultonFirst implementation and asset disposal costs and acquisition-related expenses, non-interest expense increased $31.5 million, or 18.4%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The increase in non-interest expense was primarily due to $28.7 million from the acquired operations in the Republic First Transaction and $5.2 million in salaries and benefits expense driven by annual merit increases, an increase in the number of employees and higher incentive compensation expense.

Income Taxes

The Corporation's ETR was 20.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Excluding the impact from the $(7.7) million adjustment on the gain on acquisition, net of tax, the Corporation's ETR was 18.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to 18.9% for the same period in 2023.

Nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023

Net Interest Income

FTE net interest income increased $64.7 million to $720.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, from $655.5 million for the same period in 2023. NIM decreased 2 bps to 3.42%, compared to 3.44% for the same period in 2023. The following table provides a comparative average balance sheet and net interest income analysis for those periods. Interest income and yields are presented on an FTE basis, using a 21% federal tax rate, and statutory interest expense disallowances. The discussion following this table is based on these taxable-equivalent amounts.

(1) Presented on a FTE basis using a 21% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.

(2) Average balance includes non-performing loans.

(3) Balances include amortized historical cost for AFS. The related unrealized holding gains (losses) are included in other assets.

(4) ACL - loans relates to the ACL specifically for net loans and does not include the ACL for OBS credit exposures, which is included in other liabilities.

The following table summarizes the changes in FTE interest income and interest expense resulting from changes in average balances (volume) and changes in yields and rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 in comparison to the same period in 2023:

(1) Average balance includes non-performing loans.

Note: Changes which are partially attributable to both volume and rate are allocated to the volume and rate components presented above based on the percentage of direct changes that are attributable to each component.

Compared to the same period in 2023, FTE total interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased $233.0 million due to increases of $121.9 million attributable to changes in yield, of which $99.4 million was attributable to net loans, and $111.2 million attributable to changes in volume, of which $91.8 million was attributable to average net loans. The yield on average interest-earning assets increased 63 bps in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The increase in FTE interest income was largely due to net loans and cash acquired in the Republic First Transaction.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, interest expense increased $168.3 million comp ared to the same period in 2023, primarily driven by an increase in the rate on interest-bearing liabilities resulting in an $112.8 million increase in interest expense. The increase in interest expense attributable to rate was driven by increases in the rates on average savings and money market deposits, average demand deposits and average time deposits. The increase in interest expense attributable to volume was $55.6 million primarily driven by increases in average time deposits and average demand deposits. The increase in interest expense on deposits was in part due to deposits assumed in the Republic First Transaction.

Average loans and average FTE yields, by type, are summarized in the following table:

(1) Consists of equipment lease financing, overdrafts and net origination fees and costs.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, average net loans increased $2.1 billion, or 10.1%, comparedto the same period in 2023. The increase in average net loans was primarily due to $1.4 billion of average net loans acquired in the Republic First Transaction. Excluding the Republic First Transaction, average net loans increased $690.3 million largely due to increases of $437.3 million and $430.9 million in average residential mortgage loans and average commercial mortgage loans, respectively, partially offset by decreases of $101.0 million, $56.6 million and $18.6 million in average commercial and industrial loans, average consumer loans and average home equity loans, respectively.

The yield on total loans increased 60 bps for the first nine months of 2024 primarily due to net loans acquired in the Republic First Transaction being accounted for at current market interest rates.

Average deposits and average interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:

The cost of total deposits increased 88 bps to 2.12% for the first nine months of 2024 compared to 1.24% for the same period of 2023, primarily due to higher interest rates and a change in the mix of deposits.

Average deposits increased $2.9 billion largely due to $2.2 billion of average deposits assumed in the Republic First Transaction. Excluding the Republic First Transaction, average deposits increased $694.5 million largely due to increases of $1.2 billion, $270.0 million, $216.2 million and $195.4 million in average time deposits, average savings and money market deposits, average brokered deposits and average interest-bearing demand deposits, respectively, partially offset by a decrease of $1.2 billion in noninterest-bearing demand deposits.

Average borrowings and interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:

(1) Includes repurchase agreements, short-term promissory notes and capital leases.

Average borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities decreased $423.0 million during the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease in average borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities was primarily due to decreases in average Federal funds purchased and average FHLB advances of $538.2 million and $146.8 million, respectively, partially offset by an increase in average other borrowings and interest-bearing liabilities of $266.3 million.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses was $54.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $44.2 million for the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily due to the Republic First Transaction, which included a provision for credit losses of $23.4 million for non-PCD Loans, partially offset by an elevated level of provision for credit losses in the same period in 2023 due to a $13.3 million charge-off for a commercial office loan.

Non-Interest Income

The following table presents the components of non-interest income:

Non-interest income before investment securities gains (losses) and gain on acquisition, net of tax, increased $22.1 million or 13.1%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The increase in non-interest income was partially due to $5.4 million from acquired operations in the Republic First Transaction. The remaining increase of $16.7 million included a $6.6 million increase in wealth management revenues due to an increase in assets under management, a $3.2 million increase in cash management fee income due to an increase in account analysis fees with customers electing to move funds to interest-bearing deposit accounts, a $3.0 million reduction to other non-interest income to reflect market valuation movement in certain of the Corporation's legacy commercial customer back-to-back interest rate swap transactions resulting from the transition from LIBOR to SOFR in the third quarter of 2023, a $2.1 million increase in mortgage banking income primarily due to higher loan sale volumes and a $1.5 million increase in income from bank owned life insurance.

In May 2024, the Corporation sold $345.7 million of available for sale securities and recorded a pre-tax loss of $20.3 million. The proceeds from the sale were reinvested into higher-yielding securities of a similar type and similar duration.

Non-Interest Expense

The following table presents the components of non-interest expense:

Non-interest expense increased $104.5 million, or 21.0%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Excluding the gain on the Sale-Leaseback Transaction, acquisition-related expenses and FultonFirst implementation and asset disposal costs, non-interest expense increased $74.7 million, or 15.0%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The increase in non-interest expense was largely due to $49.4 million from acquired operations in the Republic First Transaction and $25.8 million in salaries and benefits expense driven by annual merit increases, an increase in the number of employees, higher incentive compensation expense and lower deferred costs from loan origination activities.

Income Taxes

The Corporation's ETR was 14.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Excluding the impact from the $39.7 million gain on acquisition, net of tax, the Corporation's ETR was 17.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to 17.8% for the same period in 2023.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

The table below presents condensed consolidated ending balance sheets:

Investment Securities

The following table presents the carrying amount of investment securities:

Compared to December 31, 2023, total AFS securities at September 30, 2024 increased $914.9 million, or 38.1%. The increase in AFS securities at September 30, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023 was primarily due to increases in residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations of $698.8 million and $638.0 million, respectively, partially offset by decreases in state and municipal securities and corporate debt securities of $220.7 million and $144.0 million, respectively.

At September 30, 2024, total HTM securities decreased $35.9 million compared to December 31, 2023, primarily driven by a decrease of $33.8 million in residential mortgage-backed securities due to payments.

Loans

The following table presents ending net loans outstanding by type:

(1) Includes unearned income of $2.0 thousand for September 30, 2024 and $41.0 thousand for December 31, 2023.

(2) Includes unearned income of $34.8 million for September 30, 2024 and $38.0 million for December 31, 2023.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net loans increased $2.8 billion, or 13.2%, compared to December 31, 2023. The increase in net loans during the first nine months of 2024 was primarily due to net loans acquired in the Republic First Transaction of $2.5 billion based on preliminary fair values as of the Acquisition Date. Excluding net loans acquired in the Republic First Transaction, net loans increased $340.1 million, or 1.6%, largely due to increases of $341.7 million and $241.5 million in commercial mortgage loans and residential mortgage loans, respectively, partially offset by decreases of $116.0 million, $94.7 million and $61.5 million in commercial and industrial loans, consumer loans and construction loans, respectively.

The Corporation does not have a significant concentration of credit risk with any single borrower. As of September 30, 2024, approximately $10.8 billion, or 44.8%, of the loan portfolio was comprised of commercial mortgage loans and construction loans.

The Corporation has established lower total lending limits for certain types of commercial lending commitments and lower total lending limits based on the Corporation's internal risk rating of an individual borrower at the time the lending commitment is approved. The Corporation adheres to loan portfolio management practices, which include requiring an annual review of the majority of loans. Additionally, management monitors the loan portfolio throughout the year taking into account, among other things, the size, complexity and level risk of loans and individual borrowers. An independent loan review function assesses the portfolio for internal risk rating accuracy and loan servicing policy requirements. The Corporation consolidates risk migrations to identify emerging risks by industry and real estate property types, taking into consideration economic forecasts and industry trends. Recently, the Corporation identified the office and multi-family commercial mortgage loan portfolios as posing heightened risks and consequently moderated the volume of new loan originations. The Corporation takes a risk-based approach when reviewing a specific loan portfolio, such as the office loan or multi-family loan portfolios. The Corporation reviews portfolio concentrations and adjusts the lending limits based on asset quality, economic forecasts and industry outlook.

The following table summarizes the industry concentrations within the commercial mortgage and the commercial and industrial loan portfolios:

(1) Includes commercial loans to borrowers engaged in the business of renting, leasing or managing real estate for others; selling and/or buying real estate for

others; and appraising real estate.

(2) Includes commercial loans to borrowers engaged in the construction industry.

The commercial mortgage loan portfolio consists of 44.1% owner occupied commercial mortgage loans and 55.9% of non-owner occupied commercial mortgage loans as of September 30, 2024. The following table summarizes the non-owner occupied commercial mortgage loan portfolio and the percent to total net loans.

The following table summarizes the commercial mortgage office non-owner occupied loan portfolio outstanding balance, total commitment and LTV ratio by Metropolitan Statistical Area:

(1)Weighted Average LTV as of origination.

(2)Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

(3) New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

(4)Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

(5) Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

The non-owner occupied commercial mortgage office loan portfolio table above excludes commercial construction loans secured by office property collateral with a total outstanding balance of $50.7 million and outstanding loan commitment of $57.4 million as of September 30, 2024.

The following table summarizes the commercial mortgage multi-family non-owner occupied loan portfolio outstanding balance, total commitment and LTV ratio by Metropolitan Statistical Area:

(1) Weighted Average LTV as of origination.

(2)Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

(3) New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

(4) Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

(5)Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

The non-owner occupied commercial mortgage multi-family loan table above excludes commercial construction loans secured by multi-family property collateral with a total outstanding loan balance of $373.2 million and outstanding loan commitment of $732.5 million as of September 30, 2024.

The following table presents the changes in non-accrual loans for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024:

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, non-accrual loans increased by approximately $54.2 million, or 44.6%, largely due to additions to non-accrual loans acquired in the Republic First Transaction of $25.6 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, non-accrual loans as a percentage of total net loans increased to 0.73%, compared to 0.57% as of December 31, 2023.

The following table summarizes non-performing assets as of the periods shown below:

(1) Excludes $15.1 million and $10.9 million of residential mortgage properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Non-performing loans at September 30, 2024 increased $48.8 million, or 31.8%, compared to $153.3 million as of December 31, 2023. The increase in non-performing loans during the first nine months of 2024 was primarily due to additions to non-performing loans from the Republic First Transaction of $26.6 million. Non-performing loans as a percentage of total net loans were 0.84% and 0.72% at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. See "Note 5 - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details on non-performing loans.

The ability to identify potential problem loans in a timely manner is important to maintaining an adequate ACL. For commercial and industrial loans, commercial mortgages and commercial construction loans to commercial borrowers, an internal risk rating process is used to monitor credit quality. The evaluation of credit risk for residential mortgages, home equity loans, construction loans to individuals, consumer loans and leases and other loans is based on payment history, through the monitoring of delinquency levels and trends.

Total internally risk-rated loans were $15.5 billion and $13.7 billion as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, of which $2.1 billion and $0.9 billion were criticized and classified, respectively. For a description of the Corporation's risk ratings, see "Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Allowance for Credit Losses" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The following table presents criticized and classified loans, or those with internal risk ratings of special mention or substandard or lower for commercial mortgages, commercial and industrial loans and construction loans to commercial borrowers, by class segment:

(1) Considered "criticized" loans by banking regulators.

(2) Considered "classified" loans by banking regulators.

(3) Excludes construction - other.

The increase of $858.2 million in special mention loans as of September 30, 2024 was primarily due to loans acquired in the Republic First Transaction with a balance of $721.0 million as of September 30, 2024. The increase of $336.1 million in substandard or lower loans as of September 30, 2024 was primarily due to loans acquired in the Republic First Transaction with a balance of $171.7 million as of September 30, 2024.

The Corporation accounts for the credit risk associated with lending activities through the ACL and the provision for credit losses.

The following table presents the activity in the ACL:

(1) These amounts are reflected in the provision for credit losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(2) Provision included in the table only includes the portion related to Net loans.

(3) Reserve for OBS credit exposures is recorded with other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

The provision for credit losses, specific to loans, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $12.3 million compared to a provision of $10.4 million recorded for the same period in 2023. The provision for credit losses, specific to loans, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $35.4 million compared to a provision of $44.4 million recorded for the same period in 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a provision for credit losses of $23.4 million was recorded for non-PCD Loans acquired in the Republic First Transaction. Additionally, included in the ACL as of September 30, 2024 was $54.8 million recorded for PCD Loans acquired in the Republic First Transaction.

The ACL includes qualitative adjustments, as appropriate, intended to capture the impact of uncertainties not reflected in the quantitative models. See "Note 5 - Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details on the provision for credit losses.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the ACL - loans:

(1) Ending ACL - loan portfolio segment balance as a % of total ACL - loans.

(2) Ending loan portfolio segment balances as a % of total net loans for the periods presented.

Deposits and Borrowings

The following table presents ending deposits by type:

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, total deposits increased by $4.6 billion, or 21.4%, compared to December 31, 2023. The increase in total deposits was largely due to $3.9 billion of deposits assumed in the Republic First Transaction. Excluding the Republic First Transaction, total deposits increased approximately $750.8 million largely due to increases of $898.2 million, $506.4 million and $185.8 million in time deposits, savings and money market deposits and interest-bearing demand deposits, respectively, partially offset by decreases of $505.9 million and $333.8 million in noninterest-bearing demand deposits and brokered deposits, respectively.

Total uninsured deposits were estimated to be $9.5 billion and $7.2 billion at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Time deposits of $250 thousand or more were $1.1 billion and $551.2 million at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

The following table presents ending borrowings by type:

(1) Includes repurchase agreements, short-term promissory notes and capital leases.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, total borrowings decreased $435.3 million, or 17.5%, compared to December 31, 2023. The decrease in total borrowings during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was due to decreases in Federal funds purchased, FHLB advances and other borrowings of $240.0 million, $150.0 million and $45.8 million, respectively.

Shareholders' Equity

On December 19, 2023, the Corporation announced that its Board of Directors approved the 2024 Repurchase Program. The 2024 Repurchase Program will expire on December 31, 2024. Under the 2024 Repurchase Program, the Corporation is authorized to repurchase up to $125.0 million of shares of its common stock through December 31, 2024. Under this authorization, up to $25.0 million of the $125 million authorization may be used to repurchase shares of the Corporation's preferred stock and outstanding subordinated notes.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, 1,934,297 shares were repurchased under the 2024 Repurchase Program at a total cost of $30.3 million, or $15.69 per share. No shares were repurchased during the third quarter of 2024.

On May 1, 2024, the Corporation completed its previously announced underwritten public offering of 19,166,667 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $15.00 per share, before underwriting discounts. The net proceeds to the Corporation from the offering after deducting underwriting discounts and transaction expenses were approximately $272.6 million.

The Corporation intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, including to support new opportunities in connection with the Republic First Transaction.

Regulatory Capital

The Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary bank, Fulton Bank, are subject to the Capital Rules administered by banking regulators. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can trigger certain actions by regulators that could have a material effect on the Corporation's financial statements.

The Capital Rules require the Corporation and Fulton Bank to:

•Meet a minimum Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.50% of risk-weighted assets;

•Meet a minimum Tier 1 Leverage capital ratio of 4.00% of average assets;

•Meet a minimum Total capital ratio of 8.00% of risk-weighted assets and a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.00% of risk-weighted assets;

•Maintain a "capital conservation buffer" of 2.50% above the minimum risk-based capital requirements, which must be maintained to avoid restrictions on capital distributions and certain discretionary bonus payments; and

•Comply with a revised definition of capital to improve the ability of regulatory capital instruments to absorb losses. Certain non-qualifying capital instruments, including cumulative preferred stock and TruPS, are excluded as a component of Tier 1 capital for institutions of the Corporation's size.

As of September 30, 2024, the Corporation's capital levels met the minimum capital requirements, including the capital conservation buffers, as prescribed in the Capital Rules.

As of September 30, 2024, Fulton Bank met the well-capitalized requirements under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well-capitalized, a bank must maintain minimum Total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, Common Equity Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the Capital Rules. There were no other conditions or events since September 30, 2024 that management believes have changed the Corporation's capital categories.

The following table summarizes the Corporation's capital ratios in comparison to regulatory requirements: