Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):	November 18, 2015

Fulton Financial Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



Pennsylvania	0-10587	23-2195389
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
One Penn Square Lancaster, Pennsylvania		17604
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 717-291-2411

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 18, 2015, Fulton Financial Corporation (“Fulton”) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the payment of a special cash dividend of two cents per share on its common stock. The special dividend is payable on December 15, 2015 to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2015.

On November 18, 2015, Fulton issued a press release announcing the special cash dividend, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Form 8-K provided under Item 7.01, including all exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of Fulton under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits
	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	Press Release dated November 18, 2015

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Date: November 18, 2015	FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
	By: /s/ Daniel R. Stolzer
	Daniel R. Stolzer
	Executive Vice President and
	General Counsel

Exhibit 99.1

FULTON FINANCIAL

CORPORATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura J. Wakeley

Office: 717-291-2616

Fulton Financial Corporation declares special cash dividend

(November 18, 2015) -- LANCASTER, PA. -- Fulton Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: FULT) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the payment of a special cash dividend of two cents per share on its common stock. The special dividend is payable on December 15, 2015 to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2015.

Fulton Financial paid regular quarterly cash dividends of eight cents per share in the first quarter of 2015 and nine cents per share in each of the three subsequent quarters in 2015. The Board of Directors is expected to consider the next regular quarterly cash dividend at its December meeting.

Fulton Financial Corporation, a $17.8 billion Lancaster, Pa.-based financial holding company, has approximately 3,700 employees and operates more than 240 branches in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia through six subsidiary banks.

Additional information on Fulton Financial Corporation can be found on the Internet at www.fult.com.

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