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FULTON FINANCIAL CORP

For the period ended Sep 30, 2026. Filed Nov 6, 2026.

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Sep 30, 2026 · Filed Nov 6, 2026

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Item 2. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2025

Net Interest Income

FTE net interest income was $294.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, an increase of $25.7 million, compared to $268.6 million for the same period in 2025. For the three months ended September 30, 2026, NIM increased to 3.58%, or one bp, compared to the same period in 2025. The Corporation manages the risk associated with changes in interest rates through the techniques described within Part I, "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 the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. Interest income and yields are presented on an FTE basis using a 21% federal tax rate as well as statutory interest expense disallowances. The discussion following this table is based on these taxable-equivalent amounts.

Three months ended September 30,
2026 · 2025
AverageBalance · Interest · Yield/Rate · AverageBalance · Interest · Yield/Rate
ASSETS · (dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Net loans(1)$25,973,093$380,5645.82%$24,020,322$358,4435.93%
Investment securities(2)5,537,86851,9403.755,330,90549,4423.70
Other interest-earning assets1,228,13012,7114.11622,8327,5574.83
Total interest-earning assets32,739,091445,2155.4129,974,059415,4425.51
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks314,436312,578
Premises and equipment184,787181,116
Other assets1,985,9501,837,179
Less: ACL - loans(3)(387,637)(380,894)
Total Assets$34,836,627$31,924,038
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits$8,318,136$33,3021.59%$7,876,227$36,3691.83%
Savings and money market deposits9,706,04853,9222.208,391,37948,2372.28
Brokered deposits812,5568,1103.96694,4867,6894.39
Time deposits4,712,22140,4273.404,097,19537,9423.67
Total interest-bearing deposits23,548,961135,7612.2921,059,287130,2372.45
Borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities1,566,22515,1123.831,564,99616,5714.20
Total interest-bearing liabilities25,115,186150,8732.3822,624,283146,8082.57
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits5,222,0235,239,393
Other liabilities691,690698,994
Total Liabilities31,028,89928,562,670
Total deposits28,770,9841.87%26,298,6801.96%
Total interest-bearing liabilities and non-interest bearing deposits (cost of funds)30,337,2091.97%27,863,6762.09%
Shareholders’ equity3,807,7283,361,368
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$34,836,627$31,924,038
Net interest income/net interest margin (FTE)294,3423.58%268,6343.57%
Tax equivalent adjustment(4,307)(4,436)
Net interest income$290,035$264,198

(1)Average balance includes non-performing loans and leases and loan fees.

(2) Average balances include amortized historical cost for AFS investment securities; the related unrealized holding gains (losses) are included in other assets.

(3) 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, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025:

2026 versus 2025Increase (decrease) dueto change in
VolumeYield/RateNet
(dollars in thousands)
FTE Interest income on:
Net loans(1)$28,856$(6,735)$22,121
Investment securities1,8536452,498
Other interest-earning assets6,429(1,275)5,154
Total interest income$37,138$(7,365)$29,773
Interest expense on:
Demand deposits$1,936$(5,003)$(3,067)
Savings and money market deposits7,410(1,725)5,685
Brokered deposits1,222(801)421
Time deposits5,410(2,925)2,485
Borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities13(1,472)(1,459)
Total interest expense$15,991$(11,926)$4,065

(1) Average balance includes non-performing loans and leases.

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 2025, FTE total interest income for the third quarter of 2026 increased $29.8 million, or 7.2%, due to a $37.1 million increase attributable to changes in volume, partially offset by a $7.4 million decrease attributable to changes in yield. The increase due to changes in volume was largely due to an increase in average net loans and was primarily due to $1.6 billion of loans acquired in the Blue Foundry Merger. The decrease due to changes in yield was primarily due to lower interest rates on average net loans.

The yield on average total interest-earning assets decreased ten bps to 5.41% for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to lower interest rates.

In the third quarter of 2026, interest expense increased $4.1 million compared to the third quarter of 2025, primarily driven by a $16.0 million increase attributable to changes in volume, partially offset by an $11.9 million decrease attributable to changes in rate. The increase in interest expense attributable to changes in volume was primarily due to $1.5 billion of deposits assumed in the Blue Foundry Merger. The decrease in interest expense attributable to changes in rate was primarily due to lower interest rates.

The rate on average total interest-bearing liabilities decreased 19 bps to 2.38% for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to lower interest rates.

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

Three months ended September 30,
2026 · 2025 · Increase (Decrease)
BalanceYieldBalanceYield$%
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate – commercial mortgage$10,906,9645.92%$9,721,3956.28%$1,185,56912.2%
Commercial and industrial4,572,7546.354,494,6626.3978,0921.7
Real estate – residential mortgage7,301,2344.816,560,4134.62740,82111.3
Real estate – home equity1,324,8226.931,191,4656.90133,35711.2
Real estate – construction918,0366.501,125,1306.94(207,094)(18.4)
Consumer593,2028.66590,6587.822,5440.4
Leases and other loans(1)356,0816.35336,5995.1419,4825.8
Total loans$25,973,0935.82%$24,020,3225.93%$1,952,7718.1%

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

During the third quarter of 2026, average net loans increased $2.0 billion, or 8.1%, compared to the same period in 2025. The increase in average net loans was primarily due to a $1.2 billion increase in average commercial mortgage loans and a $740.8 million increase in average residential mortgage loans, partially offset by a $207.1 million decrease in average construction loans. The increase in average net loans was primarily driven by $1.6 billion of loans acquired in the Blue Foundry Merger. See "Note 2 - Business Combinations" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, "Item 1. Financial Statements."

The yield on average net loans decreased 11 bps to 5.82% for the third quarter of 2026 compared to 5.93% for the same period in 2025 primarily due to lower interest rates.

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

Three months ended September 30,
2026 · 2025 · Increase (Decrease)
BalanceRateBalanceRate$%
(dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand$5,222,023—%$5,239,393—%$(17,370)(0.3)%
Interest-bearing demand8,318,1361.597,876,2271.83441,9095.6
Savings and money market deposits9,706,0482.208,391,3792.281,314,66915.7
Total demand deposits and savings and money market deposits23,246,2071.4921,506,9991.561,739,2088.1
Brokered deposits812,5563.96694,4864.39118,07017.0
Time deposits4,712,2213.404,097,1953.67615,02615.0
Total deposits$28,770,9841.87%$26,298,6801.96%$2,472,3049.4%

Average total deposits increased $2.5 billion, or 9.4%, in the third quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. The increase in average total deposits was primarily due to increases of $1.3 billion, $615.0 million and $441.9 million in average savings and money market deposits, average time deposits and average interest-bearing demand deposits, respectively. The increase in average total deposits was primarily driven by $1.5 billion of deposits assumed in the Blue Foundry Merger. See "Note 2 - Business Combinations" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, "Item 1. Financial Statements."

The cost of deposits decreased nine bps to 1.87% in the third quarter of 2026 compared to 1.96% for the same period in 2025 primarily due to lower interest rates.

Average borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities and interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:

Three months ended September 30,
2026 · 2025 · Increase (Decrease)
BalanceRateBalanceRate$%
(dollars in thousands)
FHLB advances$241,0324.06%$484,0224.71%$(242,990)(50.2)%
Senior debt and subordinated debt469,7875.37367,5175.40102,27027.8
Other borrowings and interest-bearing liabilities(1)855,4062.94713,4563.24141,95019.9
Total borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities$1,566,2253.83%$1,564,9954.20%$1,2300.1%

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

Average total borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities increased $1.2 million, or 0.1%, in the third quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. The increase in average total borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities was due to a $142.0 million increase in average other borrowings and interest-bearing liabilities and a $102.3 million increase in average senior debt and subordinated debt, partially offset by a $243.0 million decrease in average FHLB advances.

In May 2026, the Corporation issued $300.0 million of subordinated notes due May 15, 2036 with a fixed-to-floating rate of 5.95% and an effective rate of 6.27% due to issuance costs. On June 15, 2026, the Corporation redeemed $195.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Notes due 2030. See "Note 8 - Borrowings" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, "Item 1. Financial Statements."

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses was $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 resulting in a $375.6 million ACL attributable to net loans, or 1.45% of total net loans as of September 30, 2026, compared to a provision for credit losses of $10.2 million for the same period in 2025, resulting in a $376.3 million ACL attributable to net loans, or 1.57% of total net loans as of September 30, 2025.

Non-Interest Income

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

Three months ended September 30, · Increase (Decrease)
20262025$%
(dollars in thousands)
Wealth management$25,257$22,639$2,61811.6%
Commercial banking:
Merchant and card7,2987,327(29)N/M
Cash management8,8908,3355556.7
Capital markets3,6752,90876726.4
Other commercial banking5,1134,59551811.3
Total commercial banking24,97623,1651,8117.8
Consumer banking:
Card8,6738,2464275.2
Overdraft4,2654,1531122.7
Other consumer banking2,7222,775(53)(1.9)
Total consumer banking15,66015,1744863.2
Mortgage banking5,1103,7111,39937.7
Other6,2225,7185048.8
Non-interest income before investment securities (losses) gains, net77,22570,4076,8189.7
Investment securities (losses) gains, net————
Total Non-Interest Income$77,225$70,407$6,8189.7%

Non-interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2026 increased $6.8 million, or 9.7%, compared to the same period in 2025. The increase in non-interest income was primarily attributable to a $2.6 million increase in wealth management revenues as a result of an increase in assets under management, a $1.8 million increase in commercial banking fees, a $1.4 million increase in mortgage banking income due to higher loan spreads and a $1.0 million increase in income from equity method investments, reflected in other non-interest income.

Non-Interest Expense

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

Three months ended September 30, · Increase (Decrease)
20262025$%
(dollars in thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits$125,730$110,855$14,87513.4%
Data processing and software20,89818,5352,36312.7
Net occupancy18,71415,9542,76017.3
Other outside services14,79412,8221,97215.4
Intangible amortization5,5615,3681933.6
FDIC insurance4,4655,089(624)(12.3)
Equipment3,8323,926(94)(2.4)
Marketing3,6362,4701,16647.2
Professional fees3,2292,32090939.2
Other15,90319,442(3,539)(18.2)
Subtotal216,762196,78119,98110.2
FultonFirst implementation and asset disposals15(207)222(107.2)
Acquisition-related expenses1,740—1,740N/M
Total non-interest expense$218,517$196,574$21,94311.2%

Non-interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2026 increased $21.9 million, or 11.2%, compared to the same period in 2025. Excluding FultonFirst implementation and asset disposals and acquisition-related expenses, non-interest expense increased $20.0 million, or 10.2%. The increase in non-interest expense before FultonFirst implementation and asset disposals and acquisition-related expenses was primarily driven by an $8.3 million increase as a result of the Blue Foundry Merger. Excluding FultonFirst implementation and asset disposals, acquisition-related expenses and the Blue Foundry Merger impact, the remaining $11.6 million increase in non-interest expense was driven by an $11.9 million increase in salaries and employee benefits expense, a $2.0 million increase in data processing and software expense, a $1.5 million increase in other outside services expense and a $0.9 million increase in marketing expense, partially offset by a $4.7 million decrease in state taxes, reflected in other expense. The increase in salaries and employee benefits expense was attributable to base salaries, including merit increases and incentive compensation expense.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was $28.0 million, a $0.7 million increase compared to the same period in 2025. The Corporation's ETR was 19.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to 21.4% for the same period in 2025.

Nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2025

Net Interest Income

FTE net interest income was $849.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, an increase of $65.8 million, compared to $783.5 million for the same period in 2025. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, NIM increased to 3.58%, or nine bps, compared to the same period in 2025. The following table provides a comparative average balance sheet and net interest income analysis for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. Interest income and yields are presented on an FTE basis using a 21% federal tax rate as well as statutory interest expense disallowances. The discussion following this table is based on these taxable-equivalent amounts.

Nine months ended September 30,
2026 · 2025
AverageBalance · Interest · Yield/Rate · AverageBalance · Interest · Yield/Rate
ASSETS · (dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Net loans(1)$25,367,258$1,096,8315.78%$23,975,693$1,055,5585.88%
Investment securities(2)5,259,513144,3723.665,307,436146,1473.67
Other interest-earning assets1,001,29530,8334.11698,72724,9194.76
Total interest-earning assets31,628,0661,272,0365.3729,981,8561,226,6245.46
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks308,524297,491
Premises and equipment182,637186,414
Other assets1,954,0381,850,254
Less: ACL - loans(3)(386,382)(383,776)
Total Assets$33,686,883$31,932,239
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits$8,126,056$94,7821.56%$7,810,681$105,3031.80%
Savings and money market deposits9,176,718145,8842.138,195,790140,8002.30
Brokered deposits852,14624,9083.91761,95225,2224.43
Time deposits4,425,284112,7293.414,112,258118,9983.87
Total interest-bearing deposits22,580,204378,3032.2420,880,681390,3232.50
Borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities1,557,49744,5053.821,691,35152,8304.18
Total interest-bearing liabilities24,137,701422,8082.3422,572,032443,1532.62
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits5,173,8755,317,851
Other liabilities660,987735,460
Total Liabilities29,972,56328,625,343
Total deposits27,754,0791.8226,198,5321.99
Total interest-bearing liabilities and non-interest-bearing deposits (cost of funds)29,311,5761.9327,889,8832.12
Shareholders’ equity3,714,3203,306,896
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity$33,686,883$31,932,239
Net interest income/net interest margin (FTE)849,2283.58%783,4713.49%
Tax equivalent adjustment(12,919)(13,166)
Net interest income$836,309$770,305

(1) Average balance includes non-performing loans and leases and loan fees.

(2) Average balances include amortized historical cost for AFS investment securities; the related unrealized holding gains (losses) are included in other assets.

(3) 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, 2026 in comparison to the same period in 2025:

2026 versus 2025Increase (Decrease) dueto change in
VolumeYield/RateNet
(dollars in thousands)
FTE interest income on:
Net loans(1)$59,657$(18,384)$41,273
Investment securities(1,364)(411)(1,775)
Other interest-earning assets9,661(3,747)5,914
Total interest income$67,954$(22,542)$45,412
Interest expense on:
Demand deposits$4,072$(14,593)$(10,521)
Savings and money market deposits16,028(10,944)5,084
Brokered deposits2,818(3,132)(314)
Time deposits8,600(14,869)(6,269)
Borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities(3,987)(4,338)(8,325)
Total interest expense$27,531$(47,876)$(20,345)

(1) Average balance includes non-performing loans and leases.

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 2025, FTE total interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 increased $45.4 million, or 3.7%, due to a $68.0 million increase attributable to changes in volume, partially offset by a $22.5 million decrease attributable to changes in yield. The increase due to changes in volume was largely due to an increase in average net loans and was primarily due to $1.6 billion of loans acquired in the Blue Foundry Merger. The decrease due to changes in yield was primarily due to lower interest rates on average net loans.

The yield on average total interest-earning assets decreased nine bps for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to a lower yield on average net loans.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, interest expense decreased $20.3 million, or 4.6%, compared to the same period in 2025, primarily driven by a $47.9 million decrease attributable to changes in rate, partially offset by a $27.5 million increase attributable to changes in volume. The decrease in interest expense attributable to changes in rate was primarily due to lower interest rates. The increase in interest expense attributable to changes in volume was primarily due to $1.5 billion of deposits assumed in the Blue Foundry Merger.

The rate on average total interest-bearing liabilities decreased 28 bps for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to lower interest rates and a favorable shift in the mix of interest-bearing liabilities.

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

Nine months ended September 30,
2026 · 2025 · Increase (Decrease)
BalanceYieldBalanceYield$%
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate – commercial mortgage$10,573,3855.94%$9,676,5746.23%$896,8119.3%
Commercial and industrial4,571,8006.244,543,9676.3727,8330.6
Real estate - residential mortgage7,064,8224.756,459,6494.55605,1739.4
Real estate - home equity1,286,8026.741,177,2096.87109,5939.3
Real estate – construction935,4136.441,197,1596.95(261,746)(21.9)
Consumer587,4478.44601,8777.47(14,430)(2.4)
Leases and other loans (1)347,5895.92319,2585.0228,3318.9
Total loans$25,367,2585.78%$23,975,6935.88%$1,391,5655.8%

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

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, average net loans increased $1.4 billion, or 5.8%, compared to the same period in 2025. The increase in average net loans was primarily due to increases of $896.8 million, $605.2 million and $109.6 million in average commercial mortgage loans, average residential mortgage loans and average home equity loans, respectively, partially offset by a $261.7 million decrease in average construction loans.

The increase in average net loans was largely driven by $1.6 billion of loans acquired in the Blue Foundry Merger. See "Note 2 - Business Combinations" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, "Item 1. Financial Statements."

The yield on total loans decreased ten bps for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to lower interest rates.

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

Nine months ended September 30,
2026 · 2025 · Increase (Decrease)
BalanceRateBalanceRate$%
(dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand$5,173,875—%$5,317,851—%$(143,976)(2.7)%
Interest-bearing demand8,126,0561.567,810,6811.80315,3754.0
Savings and money market deposits9,176,7182.138,195,7902.30980,92812.0
Total demand deposits and savings and money market deposits22,476,6491.4321,324,3221.541,152,3275.4
Brokered deposits852,1463.91761,9524.4390,19411.8
Time deposits4,425,2843.414,112,2583.87313,0267.6
Total deposits$27,754,0791.82%$26,198,5321.99%$1,555,5475.9%

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, average total deposits increased $1.6 billion, or 5.9%, compared to the same period in 2025. The increase in average total deposits was primarily due to increases of $980.9 million, $315.4 million and $313.0 million in average savings and money market deposits, average interest-bearing demand deposits and average time deposits, respectively, partially offset by a $144.0 million decrease in noninterest-bearing demand deposits.

The increase in average total deposits was primarily driven by $1.5 billion of deposits assumed in the Blue Foundry Merger. See "Note 2 - Business Combinations" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, "Item 1. Financial Statements."

The cost of total deposits decreased 17 bps to 1.82% for the first nine months of 2026 compared to 1.99% for the same period in 2025 primarily due to lower interest rates.

Average borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities and interest rates, by type, are summarized in the following table:

Nine months ended September 30,
2026 · 2025 · Increase (Decrease)
BalanceRateBalanceRate$%
(dollars in thousands)
Federal funds purchased$——%$3664.47%$(366)N/M
FHLB advances312,7584.15634,3704.58(321,612)(50.7)
Senior debt and subordinated debt449,3615.38367,4384.9381,92322.3
Other borrowings and interest-bearing liabilities(1)795,3782.81689,1773.39106,20115.4
Total borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities$1,557,4973.82%$1,691,3514.18%$(133,854)(7.9)%

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

Average total borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities decreased $133.9 million, or 7.9%, in the first nine months of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. The decrease in average total borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities was primarily due to a $321.6 million decrease in average FHLB advances, partially offset by increases of $106.2 million and $81.9 million in average other borrowings and interest-bearing liabilities and average senior debt and subordinated debt, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Corporation issued $300.0 million of subordinated notes due May 15, 2036 with a fixed-to-floating rate of 5.95% and an effective rate of 6.27% due to issuance costs. On June 15, 2026, the Corporation redeemed $195.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Notes due 2030. See "Note 8 - Borrowings" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, "Item 1. Financial Statements."

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses was $23.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 resulting in a $375.6 million ACL attributable to net loans, or 1.45% of total net loans as of September 30, 2026, compared to a provision for credit losses of $32.7 million for the same period in 2025, resulting in a $376.3 million ACL attributable to net loans, or 1.57% of total net loans as of September 30, 2025.

Non-Interest Income

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

Nine months ended September 30, · Increase (Decrease)
20262025$%
(dollars in thousands)
Wealth management$72,891$66,705$6,1869.3%
Commercial banking:
Merchant and card21,13721,294(157)(0.7)
Cash management26,07024,5101,5606.4
Capital markets10,8198,2642,55530.9
Other commercial banking14,57813,8577215.2
Total commercial banking72,60467,9254,6796.9
Consumer banking:
Card25,15623,7481,4085.9
Overdraft11,92111,2656565.8
Other consumer banking8,1047,7573474.5
Total consumer banking45,18142,7702,4115.6
Mortgage banking14,00310,8413,16229.2
Other21,69318,5473,14617.0
Non-interest income before investment securities (losses) gains, net226,372206,78819,5849.5
Investment securities (losses) gains, net—(2)2N/M
Total Non-Interest Income$226,372$206,786$19,5869.5%

Non-interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 increased $19.6 million, or 9.5%, compared to the same period in 2025. The increase in non-interest income was primarily attributable to a $6.2 million increase in wealth management revenues as a result of an increase in assets under management, a $4.7 million increase in commercial banking income driven by commercial customer derivative fee income, reflected in capital markets, a $4.3 million increase in income from equity method investments, reflected in other income, a $3.2 million increase in mortgage banking income due to higher loan sales volumes and spreads, and a $1.4 million increase in consumer card fees.

Non-Interest Expense

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

Nine months ended September 30, · Increase (Decrease)
20262025$%
(dollars in thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits$355,613$321,726$33,88710.5%
Data processing and software59,97955,3964,5838.3
Net occupancy54,78450,5714,2138.3
Other outside services41,80236,3075,49515.1
Intangible amortization16,82117,097(276)(1.6)
FDIC insurance13,14415,638(2,494)(15.9)
Equipment11,84212,175(333)(2.7)
Marketing8,7857,5951,19015.7
Professional fees7,8073,2334,574141.5
Other59,58259,2513310.6
Subtotal630,159578,98951,1708.8
FultonFirst implementation and asset disposals1,382(524)1,906N/M
Acquisition-related expenses18,22338017,843N/M
Total non-interest expense$649,764$578,845$70,91912.3%

Non-interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 increased $70.9 million, or 12.3%, compared to the same period in 2025. Excluding FultonFirst implementation and asset disposals and acquisition-related expenses, non-interest expense increased $51.2 million, or 8.8%. The increase in non-interest expense before FultonFirst implementation and asset disposals and acquisition-related expenses was primarily driven by a $20.3 million increase as a result of the Blue Foundry Merger. Excluding FultonFirst implementation and asset disposals, acquisition-related expenses and the Blue Foundry Merger impact, the remaining $30.9 million increase in non-interest expense was driven by a $24.7 million increase in salaries and employee benefits expense, a $4.5 million increase in professional fees, a $4.0 million increase in other outside services expense, a $3.6 million increase in data processing and software expense and a $0.7 million increase in marketing expense, partially offset by a $2.9 million decrease in FDIC insurance expense and a $1.4 million decrease in state taxes, reflected in other expense. The increase in salaries and employee benefits expense was attributable to base salaries, including merit increases, healthcare expenses and incentive compensation expense.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was $75.7 million, a $2.8 million increase compared to the same period in 2025. The Corporation's ETR was 19.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to 19.9% for the same period in 2025.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

The table below presents condensed consolidated ending balance sheets:

September 30,2026 · December 31,2025 · Increase (Decrease)
$ · %
Assets · (dollars in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents$1,113,212$1,061,609$51,6034.9%
FRB and FHLB Stock128,757121,0097,7486.4
Loans held for sale16,04416,316(272)(1.7)
Investment securities5,321,7734,833,744488,02910.1
Net loans, less ACL - loans25,602,28923,780,4221,821,8677.7
Net premises and equipment181,019175,2405,7793.3
Goodwill and intangibles627,923612,99614,9272.4
Other assets1,784,3531,517,064267,28917.6
Total Assets$34,775,370$32,118,400$2,656,9708.3%
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Deposits$28,821,365$26,589,407$2,231,9588.4%
Borrowings1,232,8691,297,375(64,506)(5.0)
Other liabilities1,034,384741,171293,21339.6
Total Liabilities31,088,61828,627,9532,460,6658.6
Total Shareholders' Equity3,686,7523,490,447196,3055.6
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity$34,775,370$32,118,400$2,656,9708.3%

Investment Securities

The following table presents the carrying amount of investment securities:

September 30,2026 · December 31,2025 · Increase (Decrease)
$ · %
Available for Sale · (dollars in thousands)
State and municipal securities$709,167$826,693$(117,526)(14.2)%
Corporate debt securities165,292214,921(49,629)(23.1)
Collateralized mortgage obligations1,211,4781,040,078171,40016.5
Residential mortgage-backed securities968,362766,717201,64526.3
Commercial mortgage-backed securities574,526559,45015,0762.7
Total AFS investment securities3,628,8253,407,859220,9666.5
Held to Maturity
Residential mortgage-backed securities582,503573,6368,8671.5
Collateralized mortgage obligations234,758—234,758N/M
Commercial mortgage-backed securities875,687852,24923,4382.8
Total HTM securities1,692,9481,425,885267,06318.7
Total Investment Securities$5,321,773$4,833,744$488,02910.1%

Compared to December 31, 2025, total AFS investment securities at September 30, 2026 increased $221.0 million, or 6.5%. The increase in AFS investment securities at September 30, 2026 compared to December 31, 2025 was primarily due to increases of $201.6 million in residential mortgage-backed securities and $171.4 million in collateralized mortgage obligations, partially offset by decreases of $117.5 million in state and municipal securities and $49.6 million in corporate debt securities. The increase in AFS investment securities was partially driven by $84.3 million of AFS investment securities acquired and retained in the Blue Foundry Merger.

Compared to December 31, 2025, total HTM investment securities at September 30, 2026 increased $267.1 million, or 18.7%. The increase in HTM investment securities at September 30, 2026 compared to December 31, 2025 was driven by a $234.8 million increase in collateralized mortgage obligations.

Loans

The following table presents ending net loans outstanding by type:

September 30,2026 · December 31,2025 · Increase (Decrease)
$ · %
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$10,915,582$9,820,944$1,094,63811.1%
Commercial and industrial4,547,3154,539,0608,2550.2%
Real estate - residential mortgage7,332,0346,669,993662,0419.9%
Real estate - home equity1,355,9401,242,831113,1099.1%
Real estate - construction881,493970,298(88,805)(9.2)%
Consumer574,893564,34910,5441.9%
Leases and other loans(1)370,667337,40933,2589.9%
Net loans$25,977,924$24,144,884$1,833,0407.6%

(1) Includes unearned income of $41.3 million and $36.8 million as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, net loans increased $1.8 billion compared to December 31, 2025. The increase in net loans during the nine months of 2026 was primarily due to a $1.5 billion increase in loans, based on fair values, as a result of the Blue Foundry Merger. Additionally, the Bank purchased $207.7 million of in-market loans during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, which consisted primarily of commercial mortgage loans.

The Corporation does not have a significant concentration of credit risk with any single borrower. As of September 30, 2026, approximately $11.8 billion, or 45.4%, of the loan portfolio was comprised of commercial mortgage loans and construction loans.

The Corporation adheres to loan portfolio management practices, which include requiring an annual review of the majority of commercial loans. Additionally, management monitors the loan portfolio throughout the year taking into account, among other things, the size, complexity and 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. The Corporation takes a risk-based approach when reviewing a specific loan portfolio, such as the commercial office loan portfolio or multi-family loan portfolio. 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:

September 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Real estate(1)44.6%42.3%
Health care6.77.0
Manufacturing6.67.0
Retail5.46.0
Agriculture5.05.2
Construction(2)4.84.6
Wholesale trade4.44.2
Hospitality and food services4.13.9
Other services3.84.5
Educational services2.93.0
Arts, entertainment and recreation2.82.4
Professional, scientific and technical services2.52.6
Transportation and warehousing1.31.3
Public administration1.21.3
Finance and insurance1.11.4
Administrative and support0.91.0
Other1.92.3
Total100.0%100.0%

(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 42.4% owner occupied commercial mortgage loans and 57.6% of non-owner occupied commercial mortgage loans as of September 30, 2026. The following table summarizes the non-owner occupied commercial mortgage loan portfolio outstanding balance and the percent to total net loans.

September 30, 2026December 31, 2025
$% of Total Net Loans$% of Total Net Loans
(dollars in thousands)
Multi-family$1,874,4067.2%$1,589,8026.6%
Retail trade1,241,3014.81,109,6124.6
Industrial1,239,6794.8944,8073.9
Office770,8393.0730,8033.0
Hospitality and food services486,4681.9450,2731.9
Other674,4802.6571,3712.4
Total non-owner occupied commercial mortgage loans$6,287,17324.3%$5,396,66822.4%

Compared to December 31, 2025, non-owner occupied multi-family loans increased $284.6 million, or 17.9%, to $1.9 billion as of September 30, 2026, primarily due to loans acquired in the Blue Foundry Merger.

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

September 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Outstanding BalanceTotal CommitmentWeighted Average LTV(1)Outstanding BalanceTotal CommitmentWeighted Average LTV(1)
(dollars in thousands)
Philadelphia(2)$372,424$395,59764%$345,981$357,19063%
Washington, D.C.(3)90,128100,6286677,90880,94372
New York (4)77,43279,2346169,21371,37060
Baltimore (5)73,75074,8326373,16174,21463
Other157,105168,95360164,540190,32560
Total office non-owner occupied commercial real estate$770,839$819,24463%$730,803$774,04263%

(1)Weighted average LTV as of origination.

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

(3)Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

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

(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 $2.3 million and outstanding loan commitments of $25.0 million as of September 30, 2026.

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

September 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Outstanding BalanceTotal CommitmentWeighted Average LTV(1)Outstanding BalanceTotal CommitmentWeighted Average LTV(1)
(dollars in thousands)
Philadelphia(2)$587,560$597,12164%$706,637$723,13361%
New York(3)537,983565,51079117,055118,81959
Lancaster, PA152,096153,26550157,997159,48547
Baltimore(4)84,24884,24855114,523114,52354
Washington, D.C.(5)74,81175,1375367,66672,19051
Other437,708496,17161425,924477,16257
Total multi-family non-owner occupied commercial real estate$1,874,406$1,971,45265%$1,589,802$1,665,31258%

(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 $254.7 million and outstanding loan commitments of $472.1 million as of September 30, 2026.

Compared to December 31, 2025, the non-owner occupied multi-family total loan commitment balance in the New York-Newark-Jersey City Metropolitan Statistical Area increased $446.7 million to $565.5 million as of September 30, 2026, primarily due to loans acquired in the Blue Foundry Merger. Compared to December 31, 2025, the non-owner occupied multi- family loan outstanding balance in the New York-Newark-Jersey City Metropolitan Statistical Area increased $420.9 million to $538.0 million as of September 30, 2026, primarily due to loans acquired in the Blue Foundry Merger.

The following tables present the changes in non-accrual loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026:

Commercial and IndustrialReal Estate -CommercialMortgageReal Estate -ConstructionReal Estate -ResidentialMortgageConsumer and Real Estate -HomeEquityLeases and other loansTotal
(dollars in thousands)
Balance at June 30, 2026$39,368$63,939$1,559$33,475$8,098$18$146,457
Additions8,68216,106—4,0002,037—30,825
Payments(10,117)(13,739)(6)(1,799)(336)(7)(26,004)
Charge-offs(1)(2,107)(5,839)—(2,347)(968)—(11,261)
Transfers to accrual status—(490)—(3,417)(20)—(3,927)
Transfers to OREO and held for sale————(37)—(37)
Balance at September 30, 2026$35,826$59,977$1,553$29,912$8,774$11$136,053
Balance at December 31, 2025$44,103$72,050$1,661$27,751$7,129$1,178$153,872
Additions42,897103,26915813,8047,025265167,418
Payments(26,507)(88,537)(266)(4,419)(1,734)(1,167)(122,630)
Charge-offs(1)(24,667)(20,730)—(2,859)(3,483)(265)(52,004)
Transfers to accrual status—(490)—(3,960)(126)—(4,576)
Transfers to OREO and held for sale—(5,585)—(405)(37)—(6,027)
Balance at September 30, 2026$35,826$59,977$1,553$29,912$8,774$11$136,053
(1) Overdrafts excluded from charge-offs.

During the three months ended September 30, 2026, non-accrual loans decreased by approximately $10.4 million, or 7.1%, primarily due to $26.0 million in payments and $11.3 million in net charge-offs, partially offset by $30.8 million in additions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, non-accrual loans decreased by approximately $17.8 million, or 11.6%, primarily due to $122.6 million in payments and $52.0 million in net charge-offs, partially offset by $167.4 million in additions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, non-accrual loans as a percentage of total net loans decreased to 0.52% compared to 0.64% as of December 31, 2025. Non-accrual loans as of September 30, 2026 included $8.8 million acquired in the Blue Foundry Merger.

The following table presents non-performing assets for the periods shown below:

September 30, 2026December 31, 2025
(dollars in thousands)
Non-accrual loans$136,053$153,872
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing37,71029,924
Total non-performing loans and leases173,763183,796
OREO(1)5,6451,365
Total non-performing assets$179,408$185,161
Non-accrual loans and leases to total net loans0.52%0.64%
Non-performing loans and leases to total net loans0.67%0.76%
Non-performing assets to total assets0.52%0.58%
ACL - loans to non-performing loans and leases216%198%

(1) Excludes $20.5 million and $19.1 million of residential mortgage properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

Non-performing loans and leases as of September 30, 2026 were $173.8 million, a $10.0 million decrease, or 5.5%, compared to $183.8 million as of December 31, 2025. The decrease in non-performing loans and leases during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was primarily due to payments and charge-offs, partially offset by additions. Non-performing loans and leases as a percentage of total net loans was 0.67% and 0.76% as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Non-performing loans and leases as of September 30, 2026 included $9.4 million acquired in the Blue Foundry Merger.

The Corporation's ability to identify potential problem loans in a timely manner is important to maintaining an adequate ACL. For commercial and industrial loans, commercial mortgage loans, commercial construction loans and leases and other loans, 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 and consumer loans is based on payment history through the monitoring of delinquency levels and trends.

Internally risk-rated loans totaled $16.4 billion and $15.4 billion as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, of which $1.2 billion were criticized and classified loans at September 30, 2026 compared to $1.5 billion at December 31, 2025.

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

Special Mention(1) · Increase (Decrease) · Substandard or Lower(2) · Increase (Decrease) · Total Criticized and Classified Loans
September 30,2026 · December 31, 2025 · $ · % · September 30, 2026 · December 31, 2025 · $ · % · September 30,2026 · December 31, 2025
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$363,384$412,685$(49,301)(11.9)%$411,269$531,491$(120,222)(22.6)%$774,653$944,176
Commercial and industrial161,817220,022(58,205)(26.5)199,703243,786(44,083)(18.1)361,520463,808
Real estate -construction(3)12,16730,416(18,249)(60.0)10,1449,1421,00211.022,31139,558
Leases and other loans3,2623,415(153)(4.5)2,5126,487(3,975)(61.3)5,7749,902
Total$540,630$666,538$(125,908)(18.9)%$623,628$790,906$(167,278)(21.2)%$1,164,258$1,457,444
% of total risk rated loans3.3%4.3%3.8%5.1%7.1%9.4%

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

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

(3) Excludes residential real estate - construction.

Compared to December 31, 2025, total criticized and classified loans as of September 30, 2026 decreased $293.2 million driven by a decrease in substandard or lower and special mention loans of $167.3 million and $125.9 million, respectively.

Total criticized and classified loans as of September 30, 2026 included $40.4 million acquired in the Blue Foundry Merger.

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:

Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2026202520262025
(dollars in thousands)
Average balance of net loans$25,973,093$24,020,322$25,367,258$23,975,693
Balance of ACL at beginning of period$382,580$377,337$364,462$379,156
Initial allowance for credit losses on purchased loans——34,344—
Loans charged off:
Real estate - commercial mortgage(5,839)(3,906)(20,730)(22,414)
Commercial and industrial(2,107)(5,847)(24,667)(15,492)
Real estate - residential mortgage(2,347)(394)(2,859)(995)
Consumer and real estate - home equity(1,936)(2,527)(6,219)(6,605)
Real estate - construction—(5,286)—(5,387)
Leases and other loans(1,100)(1,479)(3,180)(4,495)
Total loans charged off(13,329)(19,439)(57,655)(55,388)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
Real estate - commercial mortgage3094,3072,6394,814
Commercial and industrial2,5663,2054,58611,785
Real estate - residential mortgage17033439410
Consumer and real estate - home equity4957261,5612,285
Real estate - construction—47884228
Leases and other loans3321921,165633
Total recoveries of loans previously charged-off3,8728,51011,27420,155
Net loans charged off (recoveries)(9,457)(10,929)(46,381)(35,233)
Provision for credit losses(1)(2)2,7619,85023,65332,335
Other(249)—(443)—
Balance of ACL at end of period$375,635$376,258$375,635$376,258
Provision for OBS credit exposures(1)$1,298$395$(256)$414
Reserve for OBS credit exposures(3)$14,813$14,575$14,813$14,575
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)0.14%0.18%0.24%0.20%

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

(2) Provision for credit losses includes only the portion related to net loans.

(3) Reserve for OBS credit exposures is recorded within other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The provision for credit losses for the portion related to net loans for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was $2.8 million compared to $9.9 million for the same period in 2025. The provision for credit losses for the portion related to net loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was $23.7 million compared to $32.3 million for the same period in 2025.

A $3.4 million initial ACL on purchased loans was recorded during the first quarter of 2026 due to the $207.7 million in-market commercial loan portfolio purchase. A $31.0 million initial ACL on purchased loans was recorded during the second quarter of 2026, including $4.1 million identified for PCD Loans, in connection with the Blue Foundry Merger.

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" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional details.

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

September 30, 2026December 31, 2025
ACL - loans% to Total ACL - loans(1)% to Total Net loans(2)ACL - loans% to Total ACL - loans(1)% to Total Net loans(2)
(dollars in thousands)
Real estate - commercial mortgage$156,02541.5%42.0%$157,30243.2%40.7%
Commercial and industrial75,60320.117.577,74021.318.8
Real estate - residential mortgage101,33327.028.288,96124.427.6
Consumer, home equity and leases and other loans33,7979.08.929,5638.18.9
Real estate - construction8,8772.43.410,8963.04.0
Total ACL - loans$375,635100.0%100.0%$364,462100.0%100.0%

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

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

Deposits and Borrowings

The following table presents ending deposits by type:

September 30,2026 · December 31,2025 · Increase (Decrease)
$ · %
(dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand$5,199,747$5,256,096$(56,349)(1.1)%
Interest-bearing demand8,470,1427,970,188499,9546.3
Savings and money market deposits9,878,1858,512,8291,365,35616.0
Total demand and savings23,548,07421,739,1131,808,9618.3
Brokered deposits546,707855,042(308,335)(36.1)
Time deposits4,726,5843,995,252731,33218.3
Total deposits$28,821,365$26,589,407$2,231,9588.4%

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, total deposits increased by $2.2 billion compared to December 31, 2025. The increase in total deposits was primarily due to a $1.4 billion increase in savings and money market deposits, a $731.3 million increase in time deposits and a $500.0 million increase in interest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by a $308.3 million decrease in brokered deposits.

The increase in total deposits was primarily driven by a $1.1 billion increase as a result of the Blue Foundry Merger.

Total uninsured deposits (excluding intra-Company deposits) were estimated to be $10.9 billion as of September 30, 2026 and $9.7 billion as of December 31, 2025.

Time deposits of $250 thousand or more were $1.4 billion at September 30, 2026 and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2025.

The following table presents ending borrowings by type:

September 30,2026 · December 31,2025 · Increase (Decrease)
$ · %
(dollars in thousands)
FHLB advances$—$250,000$(250,000)N/M
Senior debt and subordinated debt469,876367,637102,23927.8
Other borrowings(1)762,993679,73883,25512.2
Total borrowings$1,232,869$1,297,375$(64,506)(5.0)%

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

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, total borrowings decreased $64.5 million, or 5.0%, compared to December 31, 2025. The decrease in total borrowings was attributable to a $250.0 million decrease in FHLB advances, offset by a $102.2 million increase in senior debt and subordinated debt and an $83.3 million increase in other borrowings. The increase in senior debt and subordinated debt was due to the issuance of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.950% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2036 in May 2026 and the redemption of $195.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Notes due 2030 in June 2026. See "Note 8 - Borrowings" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional details.

Shareholders' Equity

Accumulated other comprehensive loss increased to $369.7 million at September 30, 2026 from $198.7 million at December 31, 2025. The $171.1 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss was driven by $164.1 million net unrealized losses on investment securities.

On the Acquisition Date, the Corporation issued 12,435,551 shares of common stock as consideration in connection with the Blue Foundry Merger with a fair value of$252.9 million.

On December 16, 2025, the Corporation announced that its board of directors approved the 2026 Repurchase Program. The 2026 Repurchase Program will expire on January 31, 2027. Under the 2026 Repurchase Program, the Corporation is authorized to repurchase up to$150.0 million of shares of its common stock. Under this authorization, up to $25.0 million of the $150.0 million authorization may be used to repurchase the Corporation's preferred stock and outstanding subordinated notes. The 2026 Repurchase Program may be discontinued at any time.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, 4,062,650 shares of the Corporation's common stock were repurchased under the 2026 Repurchase Program at a cost of $91.8 million or an average of $22.58 per share.

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, 2026, 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, 2026, 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 1 risk-based, Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the Capital Rules. There were no other conditions or events since September 30, 2026 that management believes have changed the Corporation's capital categories.

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

September 30,2026December 31, 2025RegulatoryMinimumfor CapitalAdequacyWith Capital Conservation Buffer
Total Risk-Based Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)16.0%15.2%8.0%10.5%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)13.0%12.6%6.0%8.5%
Common Equity Tier 1 (to Risk-Weighted Assets)12.2%11.8%4.5%7.0%
Tier 1 Leverage Capital (to Average Assets)9.9%9.7%4.0%4.0%
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