FULTON FINANCIAL CORP

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

Filed by the Registrantx

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Fulton Financial Corporation

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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**P.O. Box 4887

One Penn Square

Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604

**NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD

MONDAY, MAY 20, 2024 AT 10:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the call of its Board of Directors, the 2024 Annual Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of the shareholders of Fulton Financial Corporation (“Fulton”) will be held on Monday, May 20, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. eastern time, at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square, 25 South Queen Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the following matters:

**OTHER BUSINESS.**Such other business as may properly be brought before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.

Only those shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2024 will be entitled to be given notice of, to attend and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. Please take a moment to cast your vote online using your computer, by mobile device or by telephone in accordance with the instructions set forth on the enclosed proxy card or, alternatively, if you received paper copies of this proxy statement (this “Proxy Statement”) and proxy card, then complete, sign and date the proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope. If you attend the Annual Meeting, you may vote during the meeting in person or online by using the control number that appears on your proxy card even if you previously voted.

**Your vote is important.**Voting online using your computer, by mobile device or by telephone prior to the Annual Meeting is fast and convenient, and your vote is immediately confirmed and tabulated. Your proxy is revocable and may be withdrawn at any time before it is voted at the Annual Meeting.You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting on May 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. If you plan on attending the Annual Meeting in person, then please see the instructions contained in this Proxy Statement.

A copy of Fulton’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”) accompanies this Proxy Statement.

**IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 20, 2024.**Our Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available online at www.proxyvote.com. We will mail to certain shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials which contains instructions on how to access these materials and vote online. We expect to mail this notice and to begin mailing our proxy materials on or about April 1, 2024.

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