Fulton Financial Reports Third Quarter Earnings of $0.28 Per Share

Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FULT) reported net income of $48.9 million, or 28 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2017.

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"Overall, we are pleased with our third quarter financial performance as we’ve hit a couple of key milestones that help us continue to drive shareholder value,” said E. Philip Wenger, Chairman, President and CEO. “I’m extremely proud of our team’s continued focus on growth, efficiency and profitability. This resulted in total revenue that hit a record level in the third quarter and helped our company reach $20 billion in assets.”

Net Interest Income and Margin

Net interest income for the third quarter of 2017 increased $5.2 million, or 3.7 percent, from the second quarter of 2017. Net interest margin decreased two basis points, or 0.6 percent, to 3.27 percent in the third quarter of 2017, from 3.29 percent in the second quarter of 2017. The average yield on interest-earning assets increased two basis points, while the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased five basis points, during the third quarter of 2017 in comparison to the second quarter of 2017. The two basis point increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets reflects a seven basis point increase in loan yields, which was partially offset by higher levels of lower-yielding other interest-earning assets in the third quarter of 2017.

Average Balance Sheet

Total average assets for the third quarter of 2017 were $19.9 billion, an increase of $571.8 million from the second quarter of 2017. Average loans, net of unearned income, increased $264.9 million, or 1.8 percent, in comparison to the second quarter of 2017. Average loans and yields, by type, for the third quarter of 2017 in comparison to the second quarter of 2017, are summarized in the following table:

Three Months EndedIncrease (decrease)
September 30, 2017June 30, 2017in Balance
BalanceYield (1)BalanceYield (1)$%
(dollars in thousands)
Average Loans, net of unearned income, by type:
Real estate - commercial mortgage $ 6,208,630 4.07 % $ 6,163,844 4.00 % $ 44,786 0.7 %
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural 4,257,075 4.08 % 4,221,025 4.00 % 36,050 0.9 %
Real estate - residential mortgage 1,841,559 3.83 % 1,707,929 3.77 % 133,630 7.8 %
Real estate - home equity 1,569,898 4.48 % 1,587,680 4.33 % (17,782 ) (1.1 %)
Real estate - construction 943,029 4.05 % 897,321 3.98 % 45,708 5.1 %
Consumer 318,546 4.94 % 300,966 5.03 % 17,580 5.8 %
Leasing and other 253,330 4.91 % 248,440 5.04 % 4,890 2.0 %
Total Average Loans, net of unearned income $ 15,392,067 4.12 % $ 15,127,205 4.05 % $ 264,862 1.8 %

(1) Presented on a fully-taxable equivalent basis using a 35% Federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.

Total average liabilities increased $537.6 million, or 3.1 percent, from the second quarter of 2017, while average deposits increased $786.4 million, or 5.2 percent. Average deposits and interest rates, by type, for the third quarter of 2017 in comparison to the second quarter of 2017, are summarized in the following table:

Three Months EndedIncrease (decrease)
September 30, 2017June 30, 2017in Balance
BalanceRateBalanceRate$%
(dollars in thousands)
Average Deposits, by type:
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 4,494,897 - % $ 4,387,517 - % $ 107,380 2.4 %
Interest-bearing demand 3,943,118 0.39 % 3,690,059 0.30 % 253,059 6.9 %
Savings and money market deposits 4,603,155 0.34 % 4,315,495 0.25 % 287,660 6.7 %
Total average demand and savings 13,041,170 0.24 % 12,393,071 0.18 % 648,099 5.2 %
Brokered deposits 89,767 1.23 % - - % 89,767 - %
Time deposits 2,744,532 1.15 % 2,696,033 1.10 % 48,499 1.8 %
Total Average Deposits $ 15,875,469 0.40 % $ 15,089,104 0.34 % $ 786,365 5.2 %

Average short-term borrowings decreased $230.8 million, or 36.4%, from the second quarter of 2017, as a portion of these borrowings were repaid with funds provided by the strong growth in deposits experienced during the third quarter of 2017.

Asset Quality

Non-performing assets were $147.0 million, or 0.73 percent of total assets, at September 30, 2017, compared to $147.2 million, or 0.75 percent of total assets, at June 30, 2017 and $150.1 million, or 0.80 percent of total assets, at September 30, 2016.

Annualized net charge-offs for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 were 0.14 percent of total average loans, compared to annualized net charge-offs of 0.11 percent for the quarters ended June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-performing loans was 128.1 percent at September 30, 2017, as compared to 128.9 percent at June 30, 2017 and 119.6 percent at September 30, 2016.

During the third quarter of 2017, the Corporation recorded a $5.1 million provision for credit losses, compared to a $6.7 million provision for credit losses in the second quarter of 2017 and a $4.1 million provision in the third quarter of 2016.

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, decreased $3.6 million, or 7.0 percent, in comparison to the second quarter of 2017. Other service charges and fees decreased $2.1 million, or 14.6 percent, due primarily to lower commercial loan interest rate swap fees. Mortgage banking income declined $1.3 million due to a reversal of the valuation allowance for mortgage servicing rights recorded in the second quarter of 2017. Also contributing to the decrease in non-interest income was lower gains from the sales of Small Business Administration loans.

Compared to the third quarter of 2016, non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, decreased $770,000, or 1.6 percent, primarily due to lower commercial loan interest rate swap fees, partially offset by an increase in investment management and trust services income.

Gains on sales of investment securities increased $3.2 million in comparison to the second quarter of 2017, and increased $4.6 million from the third quarter of 2016. These increases resulted from sales in the Corporation’s portfolio of financial institution common stocks, which has increased in value over the past twelve months.

Non-interest Expense

Non-interest expense decreased $538,000, or 0.4 percent, in the third quarter of 2017, compared to the second quarter of 2017. Salaries and employee benefits decreased $1.6 million, or 2.2 percent, largely due to adjustments made to estimates of incentive compensation expense for 2017 and a seasonal decrease in payroll taxes. Other decreases occurred in outside services, other real estate expenses and professional fees. These reductions were offset by increases in data processing and software and FDIC insurance.

Compared to the third quarter of 2016, non-interest expense increased $12.3 million, or 10.3 percent, primarily due to increases in salaries and employee benefits, amortization of tax credit investments, state taxes, data processing and software and other outside services.

Income Tax Expense

The effective income tax rate for the third quarter of 2017 was 20.5 percent, as compared to 16.6 percent for the second quarter of 2017. The increase was partially due to an increase in income before income taxes. In addition, approximately $1.6 million of excess tax benefits associated with vesting of employee stock awards and stock option exercises were recorded as a reduction to income tax expense in the second quarter of 2017.

Additional information on Fulton Financial Corporation is available on the Internet at www.fult.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to the Corporation’s financial condition, results of operations and business. Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "should," "will," "could," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "future," "intends" and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Corporation's control and ability to predict, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.

A discussion of certain risks and uncertainties affecting the Corporation, and some of the factors that could cause the Corporation's actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, can be found in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available in the Investor Relations section of the Corporation's website (www.fult.com) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (www.sec.gov). The Corporation undertakes no obligation, other than as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Corporation uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this earnings release. These non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measures in tables at the end of this release.

FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED ENDING BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands
% Change from
September 30June 30March 31December 31September 30June 30September 30
2017201720172016201620172016

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks $ 99,803 $ 94,938 $ 93,844 $ 118,763 $ 86,497 5.1 % 15.4 %
Other interest-earning assets 645,796 392,842 350,387 291,252 428,966 64.4 % 50.5 %
Loans held for sale 23,049 62,354 24,783 28,697 27,836 -63.0 % -17.2 %
Investment securities 2,561,516 2,488,699 2,506,017 2,559,227 2,508,068 2.9 % 2.1 %
Loans, net of unearned income 15,486,899 15,346,617 14,963,177 14,699,272 14,391,238 0.9 % 7.6 %
Allowance for loan losses (172,245 ) (172,342 ) (170,076 ) (168,679 ) (162,526 ) -0.1 % 6.0 %
Net loans 15,314,654 15,174,275 14,793,101 14,530,593 14,228,712 0.9 % 7.6 %
Premises and equipment 221,551 217,558 216,171 217,806 228,009 1.8 % -2.8 %
Accrued interest receivable 50,082 47,603 46,355 46,294 43,600 5.2 % 14.9 %
Goodwill and intangible assets 531,556 531,556 531,556 531,556 531,556 0.0 % 0.0 %
Other assets 614,853 637,610 616,362 620,059 617,818 -3.6 % -0.5 %
Total Assets $ 20,062,860 $ 19,647,435 $ 19,178,576 $ 18,944,247 $ 18,701,062 2.1 % 7.3 %

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Deposits $ 16,141,780 $ 15,357,361 $ 15,090,344 $ 15,012,864 $ 14,952,479 5.1 % 8.0 %
Short-term borrowings 298,751 694,859 453,317 541,317 264,042 -57.0 % 13.1 %
Other liabilities 358,384 365,484 342,323 339,548 389,819 -1.9 % -8.1 %
FHLB advances and long-term debt 1,038,159 1,037,961 1,137,909 929,403 965,286 0.0 % 7.5 %
Total Liabilities 17,837,074 17,455,665 17,023,893 16,823,132 16,571,626 2.2 % 7.6 %
Shareholders' equity 2,225,786 2,191,770 2,154,683 2,121,115 2,129,436 1.6 % 4.5 %
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $ 20,062,860 $ 19,647,435 $ 19,178,576 $ 18,944,247 $ 18,701,062 2.1 % 7.3 %

LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:

Loans, by type:
Real estate - commercial mortgage $ 6,275,140 $ 6,262,008 $ 6,118,533 $ 6,018,582 $ 5,818,915 0.2 % 7.8 %
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural 4,223,075 4,245,849 4,167,809 4,087,486 4,024,119 -0.5 % 4.9 %
Real estate - residential mortgage 1,887,907 1,784,712 1,665,142 1,601,994 1,542,696 5.8 % 22.4 %
Real estate - home equity 1,567,473 1,579,739 1,595,901 1,625,115 1,640,421 -0.8 % -4.4 %
Real estate - construction 973,108 938,900 882,983 843,649 861,634 3.6 % 12.9 %
Consumer 302,448 283,156 288,826 291,470 283,673 6.8 % 6.6 %
Leasing and other 257,748 252,253 243,983 230,976 219,780 2.2 % 17.3 %
Total Loans, net of unearned income $ 15,486,899 $ 15,346,617 $ 14,963,177 $ 14,699,272 $ 14,391,238 0.9 % 7.6 %
Deposits, by type:
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 4,363,915 $ 4,574,619 $ 4,417,733 $ 4,376,137 $ 4,210,099 -4.6 % 3.7 %
Interest-bearing demand 4,119,419 3,650,204 3,702,663 3,703,712 3,703,048 12.9 % 11.2 %
Savings and money market accounts 4,790,985 4,386,128 4,251,574 4,179,773 4,235,015 9.2 % 13.1 %
Total demand and savings 13,274,319 12,610,951 12,371,970 12,259,622 12,148,162 5.3 % 9.3 %
Brokered deposits 109,936 - - - - 0.0 % 0.0 %
Time deposits 2,757,525 2,746,410 2,718,374 2,753,242 2,804,317 0.4 % -1.7 %
Total Deposits $ 16,141,780 $ 15,357,361 $ 15,090,344 $ 15,012,864 $ 14,952,479 5.1 % 8.0 %
Short-term borrowings, by type:
Customer repurchase agreements $ 185,945 $ 174,224 $ 181,170 $ 195,734 $ 189,727 6.7 % -2.0 %
Customer short-term promissory notes 106,994 74,366 87,726 67,013 65,871 43.9 % 62.4 %
Short-term FHLB advances - 240,000 130,000 - - -100.0 % 0.0 %
Federal funds purchased 5,812 206,269 54,421 278,570 8,444 -97.2 % -31.2 %
Total Short-term Borrowings $ 298,751 $ 694,859 $ 453,317 $ 541,317 $ 264,042 -57.0 % 13.1 %
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
in thousands, except per-share data and percentages
Three Months Ended% Change fromNine Months Ended
Sep 30Jun 30Mar 31Dec 31Sep 30Jun 30Sep 30Sep 30
20172017

2017

201620162017201620172016% Change
Interest Income:
Interest income $ 171,511 $ 163,881 $ 158,487 $ 153,012 $ 151,468 4.7 % 13.2 % $ 493,879 $ 450,088 9.7 %
Interest expense 24,702 22,318 20,908 20,775 20,903 10.7 % 18.2 % 67,928 61,553 10.4 %
Net Interest Income 146,809 141,563 137,579 132,237 130,565 3.7 % 12.4 % 425,951 388,535 9.6 %
Provision for credit losses 5,075 6,700 4,800 5,000 4,141 (24.3 %) 22.6 % 16,575 8,182 102.6 %
Net Interest Income after Provision 141,734 134,863 132,779 127,237 126,424 5.1 % 12.1 % 409,376 380,353 7.6 %
Non-Interest Income:
Service charges on deposit accounts 13,022 12,914 12,400 12,814 13,078 0.8 % (0.4 %) 38,336 38,532 (0.5 %)
Other service charges and fees 12,251 14,342 12,437 13,333 14,407 (14.6 %) (15.0 %) 39,030 38,140 2.3 %
Investment management and trust services 12,157 12,132 11,808 11,610 11,425 0.2 % 6.4 % 36,097 33,660 7.2 %
Mortgage banking income 4,805 6,141 4,596 6,959 4,529 (21.8 %) 6.1 % 15,542 12,456 24.8 %
Other 5,142 5,406 4,326 6,514 4,708 (4.9 %) 9.2 % 14,874 13,610 9.3 %
Non-Interest Income before Investment Securities Gains 47,377 50,935 45,567 51,230 48,147 (7.0 %) (1.6 %) 143,879 136,398 5.5 %
Investment securities gains 4,597 1,436 1,106 1,525 2 N/M N/M 7,139 1,025 N/M
Total Non-Interest Income 51,974 52,371 46,673 52,755 48,149 (0.8 %) 7.9 % 151,018 137,423 9.9 %
Non-Interest Expense:

Salaries and employee benefits 72,894 74,496 69,236 73,256 70,696 (2.2 %) 3.1 % 216,626 210,097 3.1 %
Net occupancy expense 12,180 12,316 12,663 11,798 11,782 (1.1 %) 3.4 % 37,159 35,813 3.8 %
Data processing and software 10,301 9,054 8,979 9,442 8,727 13.8 % 18.0 % 28,334 27,477 3.1 %
Other outside services 6,582 7,708 5,546 6,536 5,783 (14.6 %) 13.8 % 19,836 17,347 14.3 %
Amortization of tax credit investments 3,503 3,151 998 - - 11.2 % 100.0 % 7,652 - 100.0 %
Professional fees 3,388 2,931 2,737 2,783 2,535 15.6 % 33.6 % 9,056 8,221 10.2 %
Equipment expense 3,298 3,034 3,359 3,408 3,137 8.7 % 5.1 % 9,691 9,380 3.3 %
FDIC insurance expense 3,007 2,366 2,058 2,067 1,791 27.1 % 67.9 % 7,431 7,700 (3.5 %)
Marketing 2,089 2,234 1,986 1,730 1,774 (6.5 %) 17.8 % 6,309 5,314 18.7 %
Other 14,915 15,405 14,713 16,601 13,623 (3.2 %) 9.5 % 45,033 40,549 11.1 %
Total Non-Interest Expense 132,157 132,695 122,275 127,621 119,848 (0.4 %) 10.3 % 387,127 361,898 7.0 %
Income before Income Taxes 61,551 54,539 57,177 52,371 54,725 12.9 % 12.5 % 173,267 155,878 11.2 %
Income tax expense 12,646 9,072 13,797 10,221 13,257 39.4 % (4.6 %) 35,515 36,403 (2.4 %)
Net Income $ 48,905 $ 45,467 $ 43,380 $ 42,150 $ 41,468 7.6 % 17.9 % $ 137,752 $ 119,475 15.3 %

PER SHARE:

Net income:
Basic $ 0.28 $ 0.26 $ 0.25 $ 0.24 $ 0.24 7.7 % 16.7 % $ 0.79 $ 0.69 14.5 %
Diluted 0.28 0.26 0.25 0.24 0.24 7.7 % 16.7 % 0.78 0.69 13.0 %
Cash dividends $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.12 $ 0.10 - 10.0 % $ 0.33 $ 0.29 13.8 %
Shareholders' equity 12.71 12.54 12.36 12.19 12.30 1.4 % 3.3 % 12.71 12.30 3.3 %
Shareholders' equity (tangible) 9.68 9.50 9.31 9.13 9.23 1.9 % 4.9 % 9.68 9.23 4.9 %
Weighted average shares (basic) 174,991 174,597 174,150 173,554 173,020 0.2 % 1.1 % 174,582 173,248 0.8 %
Weighted average shares (diluted) 176,216 175,532 175,577 174,874 174,064 0.4 % 1.2 % 175,776 174,265 0.9 %
Shares outstanding, end of period 175,057 174,740 174,343 174,040 173,144 0.2 % 1.1 % 175,057 173,144 1.1 %

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:

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Return on average assets 0.98 % 0.94 % 0.92 % 0.89 % 0.89 % 0.95 % 0.87 %
Return on average shareholders' equity 8.76 % 8.36 % 8.22 % 7.86 % 7.78 % 8.45 % 7.64 %
Return on average shareholders' equity (tangible) 11.52 % 11.06 % 10.93 % 10.47 % 10.38 % 11.18 % 10.24 %
Net interest margin 3.27 % 3.29 % 3.26 % 3.15 % 3.14 % 3.27 % 3.19 %
Efficiency ratio 64.30 % 65.33 % 64.23 % 67.60 % 65.16 % 64.63 % 67.01 %
N/M - Not meaningful
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2017June 30, 2017September 30, 2016
AverageYield/AverageYield/AverageYield/
BalanceInterest (1)RateBalanceInterest (1)RateBalanceInterest (1)Rate

ASSETS

Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income $ 15,392,067 $ 159,454 4.12 % $ 15,127,205 $ 152,649 4.05 % $ 14,212,250 $ 140,434 3.93 %
Taxable investment securities 2,115,931 11,423 2.01 % 2,090,120 11,473 2.12 % 2,110,084 10,872 2.06 %
Tax-exempt investment securities 408,594 4,492 4.40 % 404,680 4,394 4.34 % 344,231 3,923 4.56 %
Equity securities 8,709 143 6.52 % 10,759 148 5.52 % 14,209 196 5.50 %
Total Investment Securities 2,533,234 16,058 2.53 % 2,505,559 16,015 2.56 % 2,468,524 14,991 2.43 %
Loans held for sale 22,456 243 4.33 % 19,750 201 4.07 % 22,593 210 3.72 %
Other interest-earning assets 590,676 1,667 1.12 % 324,719 802 0.99 % 501,666 1,051 0.84 %
Total Interest-earning Assets 18,538,433 177,422 3.80 % 17,977,233 169,667 3.78 % 17,205,033 156,686 3.63 %
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks 101,643 103,078 101,927
Premises and equipment 220,129 218,075 227,906
Other assets 1,186,622 1,174,745 1,219,844
Less: allowance for loan losses (174,101 ) (172,156 ) (163,074 )
Total Assets $ 19,872,726 $ 19,300,975 $ 18,591,636

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits $ 3,943,118 $ 3,847 0.39 % $ 3,690,059 $ 2,780 0.30 % $ 3,602,448 $ 1,706 0.19 %
Savings deposits 4,603,155 3,962 0.34 % 4,315,495 2,710 0.25 % 4,078,942 2,042 0.20 %
Brokered deposits 89,767 277 1.23 % 0 - 0.00 % - - 0.00 %
Time deposits 2,744,532 7,937 1.15 % 2,696,033 7,394 1.10 % 2,814,258 7,562 1.07 %
Total Interest-bearing Deposits 11,380,572 16,023 0.56 % 10,701,587 12,884 0.48 % 10,495,648 11,310 0.43 %
Short-term borrowings 402,341 578 0.57 % 633,102 974 0.61 % 426,369 254 0.23 %
FHLB advances and long-term debt 1,038,062 8,100 3.11 % 1,070,845 8,460 3.16 % 965,228 9,338 3.86 %
Total Interest-bearing Liabilities 12,820,975 24,701 0.77 % 12,405,534 22,318 0.72 % 11,887,245 20,902 0.70 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits 4,494,897 4,387,517 4,227,639
Other 341,465 326,735 356,156
Total Liabilities 17,657,337 17,119,786 16,471,040
Shareholders' equity 2,215,389 2,181,189 2,120,596
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $ 19,872,726 $ 19,300,975 $ 18,591,636
Net interest income/net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent) 152,721 3.27 % 147,349 3.29 % 135,784 3.14 %
Tax equivalent adjustment (5,912 ) (5,786 ) (5,219 )
Net interest income $ 146,809 $ 141,563 $ 130,565
(1) Presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis using a 35% Federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.
Note: The weighted average interest rate on total average interest-bearing liabilities and average non-interest bearing demand deposits (“cost of funds”) was 0.57%, 0.53% and 0.52% for the three months ended September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, respectively.

AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:

Three Months Ended% Change from
September 30June 30March 31December 31September 30June 30September 30
2017201720172016201620172016
Loans, by type:
Real estate - commercial mortgage $ 6,208,630 $ 6,163,844 $ 6,039,140 $ 5,828,313 $ 5,670,888 0.7 % 9.5 %
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural 4,257,075 4,221,025 4,205,070 4,081,498 4,066,275 0.9 % 4.7 %
Real estate - residential mortgage 1,841,559 1,707,929 1,637,669 1,572,895 1,503,209 7.8 % 22.5 %
Real estate - home equity 1,569,898 1,587,680 1,613,249 1,633,668 1,640,913 (1.1 %) (4.3 %)
Real estate - construction 943,029 897,321 840,968 845,528 837,920 5.1 % 12.5 %
Consumer 318,546 300,967 284,352 289,864 281,517 5.8 % 13.2 %
Leasing and other 253,330 248,440 237,114 224,050 211,528 2.0 % 19.8 %
Total Loans, net of unearned income $ 15,392,067 $ 15,127,205 $ 14,857,562 $ 14,475,816 $ 14,212,250 1.8 % 8.3 %
Deposits, by type:
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 4,494,897 $ 4,387,517 $ 4,301,727 $ 4,331,894 $ 4,227,639 2.4 % 6.3 %
Interest-bearing demand 3,943,118 3,690,059 3,650,931 3,714,391 3,602,448 6.9 % 9.5 %
Savings and money market accounts 4,603,155 4,315,495 4,194,216 4,216,090 4,078,942 6.7 % 12.9 %
Total demand and savings 13,041,170 12,393,071 12,146,874 12,262,375 11,909,029 5.2 % 9.5 %
Brokered deposits 89,767 - - - - - -
Time deposits 2,744,532 2,696,033 2,739,453 2,777,203 2,814,258 1.8 % (2.5 %)
Total Deposits $ 15,875,469 $ 15,089,104 $ 14,886,327 $ 15,039,578 $ 14,723,287 5.2 % 7.8 %
Short-term borrowings, by type:
Customer repurchase agreements $ 176,415 $ 199,657 $ 199,403 $ 200,126 $ 187,587 (11.6 %) (6.0 %)
Customer short-term promissory notes 80,147 77,554 79,985 67,355 70,072 3.3 % 14.4 %
Federal funds purchased 90,453 242,375 308,220 40,613 148,546 (62.7 %) (39.1 %)
Short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings 55,326 113,516 124,889 - 20,163 (51.3 %) N/M
Total Short-term Borrowings $ 402,341 $ 633,102 $ 712,497 $ 308,094 $ 426,368 (36.4 %) (5.6 %)
N/M - Not meaningful
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands
Nine Months Ended September 30
20172016
AverageAverage
BalanceInterest (1)Yield/RateBalanceInterest (1)Yield/Rate

ASSETS

Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income $ 15,127,569 $ 458,753 4.05 % $ 14,011,301 $ 416,646 3.97 %
Taxable investment securities 2,117,127 34,811 2.11 % 2,139,378 34,034 2.12 %
Tax-exempt investment securities 405,728 13,268 4.36 % 306,298 10,631 4.63 %
Equity securities 10,391 467 6.01 % 14,272 599 5.60 %
Total Investment Securities 2,533,246 48,546 2.56 % 2,459,948 45,264 2.45 %
Loans held for sale 19,378 631 4.34 % 18,114 529 3.90 %
Other interest-earning assets 410,250 3,311 1.08 % 406,163 2,813 0.92 %
Total Interest-earning Assets 18,090,443 511,241 3.78 % 16,895,526 465,252 3.68 %
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks 107,029 100,417
Premises and equipment 218,700 227,237
Other assets 1,170,466 1,182,260
Less: allowance for loan losses (172,145 ) (164,999 )
Total Assets $ 19,414,493 $ 18,240,441

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits $ 3,762,439 $ 8,865 0.32 % $ 3,498,659 $ 4,727 0.18 %
Savings deposits 4,372,453 8,883 0.27 % 4,000,871 5,732 0.19 %
Brokered deposits 30,251 277 1.23 % - - 0.00 %
Time deposits 2,726,693 22,684 1.11 % 2,842,011 22,465 1.06 %
Total Interest-bearing Deposits 10,891,836 40,709 0.50 % 10,341,541 32,924 0.43 %
Short-term borrowings 581,511 2,407 0.55 % 425,151 739 0.23 %
FHLB advances and long-term debt 1,033,159 24,812 3.21 % 962,997 27,889 3.86 %
Total Interest-bearing Liabilities 12,506,506 67,928 0.73 % 11,729,689 61,552 0.70 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits 4,395,421 4,091,555
Other 333,250 329,315
Total Liabilities 17,235,177 16,150,559
Shareholders' equity 2,179,316 2,089,882
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $ 19,414,493 $ 18,240,441
Net interest income/net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent) 443,313 3.27 % 403,700 3.19 %
Tax equivalent adjustment (17,362 ) (15,165 )
Net interest income $ 425,951 $ 388,535
(1) Presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis using a 35% Federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.
Note: The weighted average interest rate on total average interest-bearing liabilities and average non-interest bearing demand deposits (“cost of funds”) was 0.54% and 0.52% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:

Nine Months Ended

September 30

20172016% Change
Loans, by type:
Real estate - commercial mortgage $ 6,137,824 $ 5,572,356 10.1 %
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural 4,227,918 4,080,638 3.6 %
Real estate - residential mortgage 1,729,799 1,428,430 21.1 %
Real estate - home equity 1,590,117 1,656,969 (4.0 %)
Real estate - construction 894,146 817,014 9.4 %
Consumer 301,414 272,402 10.7 %
Leasing and other 246,351 183,492 34.3 %
Total Loans, net of unearned income $ 15,127,569 $ 14,011,301 8.0 %
Deposits, by type:
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 4,395,421 $ 4,091,555 7.4 %
Interest-bearing demand 3,762,439 3,498,659 7.5 %
Savings and money market accounts 4,372,453 4,000,871 9.3 %
Total demand and savings 12,530,313 11,591,085 8.1 %
Brokered deposits 30,251 - -
Time deposits 2,726,693 2,842,011 (4.1 %)
Total Deposits $ 15,287,257 $ 14,433,096 5.9 %
Short-term borrowings, by type:
Customer repurchase agreements $ 192,015 $ 179,892 6.7 %
Customer short-term promissory notes 78,955 73,859 6.9 %
Federal funds purchased 212,885 156,812 35.8 %
Short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings 97,656 14,588 N/M
Total Short-term Borrowings $ 581,511 $ 425,151 36.8 %
N/M - Not meaningful
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
Sep 30Jun 30Mar 31Dec 31Sep 30Sep 30Sep 30
2017201720172016201620172016

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES:

Balance at beginning of period $ 174,998 $ 172,647 $ 171,325 $ 165,169 $ 165,108 $ 171,325 $ 171,412
Loans charged off:
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural (2,714 ) (5,353 ) (5,527 ) (1,319 ) (3,144 ) (13,594 ) (13,957 )
Consumer and home equity (920 ) (1,022 ) (1,554 ) (2,156 ) (1,394 ) (3,496 ) (5,556 )
Real estate - construction (2,744 ) (774 ) (247 ) 0 (150 ) (3,765 ) (1,218 )
Real estate - commercial mortgage (483 ) (242 ) (1,224 ) (174 ) (1,350 ) (1,949 ) (3,406 )
Real estate - residential mortgage (195 ) (124 ) (216 ) (116 ) (802 ) (535 ) (2,210 )
Leasing and other (739 ) (1,200 ) (639 ) (589 ) (832 ) (2,578 ) (3,226 )
Total loans charged off (7,795 ) (8,715 ) (9,407 ) (4,354 ) (7,672 ) (25,917 ) (29,573 )
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural 665 1,974 4,191 2,192 1,539 6,830 6,789
Consumer and home equity 445 685 373 580 463 1,503 1,886
Real estate - construction 629 373 548 1,080 898 1,550 2,844
Real estate - commercial mortgage 106 934 450 885 296 1,490 2,488
Real estate - residential mortgage 219 151 230 288 228 600 784
Leasing and other 407 249 137 485 168 793 357
Recoveries of loans previously charged off 2,471 4,366 5,929 5,510 3,592 12,766 15,148
Net loans (charged off) recovered (5,324 ) (4,349 ) (3,478 ) 1,156 (4,080 ) (13,151 ) (14,425 )
Provision for credit losses 5,075 6,700 4,800 5,000 4,141 16,575 8,182
Balance at end of period $ 174,749 $ 174,998 $ 172,647 $ 171,325 $ 165,169 $ 174,749 $ 165,169
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (annualized) 0.14 % 0.11 % 0.09 % (0.03 %) 0.11 % 0.12 % 0.14 %

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS:

Non-accrual loans $ 123,345 $ 122,600 $ 117,264 $ 120,133 $ 124,017
Loans 90 days past due and accruing 13,124 13,143 14,268 11,505 14,095
Total non-performing loans 136,469 135,743 131,532 131,638 138,112
Other real estate owned 10,542 11,432 11,906 12,815 11,981
Total non-performing assets $ 147,011 $ 147,175 $ 143,438 $ 144,453 $ 150,093

NON-PERFORMING LOANS, BY TYPE:

Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural $ 54,209 $ 51,320 $ 43,826 $ 43,460 $ 47,330
Real estate - commercial mortgage 34,650 32,576 36,713 39,319 39,631
Real estate - residential mortgage 21,643 21,846 23,597 23,655 23,451
Real estate - construction 13,415 16,564 13,550 9,842 11,223
Consumer and home equity 12,472 13,156 13,408 15,045 16,426
Leasing 80 281 438 317 51
Total non-performing loans $ 136,469 $ 135,743 $ 131,532 $ 131,638 $ 138,112

TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS (TDRs), BY TYPE:

Real-estate - residential mortgage $ 26,193 $ 26,368 $ 27,033 $ 27,617 $ 26,854
Real-estate - commercial mortgage 14,439 13,772 15,237 15,957 16,085
Consumer and home equity 14,822 12,064 9,638 8,633 7,707
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural 7,512 8,086 7,441 6,627 7,488
Real estate - construction 169 1,475 273 726 843
Total accruing TDRs 63,135 61,765 59,622 59,560 58,977
Non-accrual TDRs (1) 28,742 29,373 27,220 27,850 27,904
Total TDRs $ 91,877 $ 91,138 $ 86,842 $ 87,410 $ 86,881
(1) Included within non-accrual loans above.
Total Delinquency %

DELINQUENCY RATES, BY TYPE:

Sep 30Jun 30Mar 31Dec 31Sep 30
20172017201720162016
Real estate - commercial mortgage 0.75 % 0.66 % 0.78 % 0.78 % 0.87 %
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural 1.54 % 1.43 % 1.25 % 1.31 % 1.48 %
Real estate - construction 1.50 % 1.82 % 1.99 % 1.29 % 1.61 %
Real estate - residential mortgage 2.25 % 2.08 % 2.44 % 2.74 % 2.67 %
Consumer, home equity, leasing and other 1.38 % 1.34 % 1.22 % 1.45 % 1.53 %
Total 1.28 % 1.20 % 1.23 % 1.27 % 1.38 %

ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:

Sep 30Jun 30Mar 31Dec 31Sep 30
20172017201720162016
Non-accrual loans to total loans 0.80 % 0.80 % 0.78 % 0.82 % 0.86 %
Non-performing loans to total loans 0.88 % 0.88 % 0.88 % 0.90 % 0.96 %
Non-performing assets to total loans and OREO 0.95 % 0.96 % 0.96 % 0.98 % 1.04 %
Non-performing assets to total assets 0.73 % 0.75 % 0.75 % 0.76 % 0.80 %
Allowance for credit losses to loans outstanding 1.13 % 1.14 % 1.15 % 1.17 % 1.15 %
Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans 128.05 % 128.92 % 131.26 % 130.15 % 119.59 %

Non-performing assets to tangible common shareholders' equity and allowance for credit losses

7.87 % 8.02 % 7.99 % 8.20 % 8.51 %
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
in thousands, except per share data and percentages

Explanatory note:

This press release contains supplemental financial information, as detailed below, which has been derived by methods other than Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). The Corporation has presented these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes that these measures provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Corporation's results of operations. Presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is consistent with how the Corporation evaluates its performance internally and these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in the Corporation's industry. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP measures, are also useful to investors to evaluate the Corporation's results. Investors should recognize that the Corporation's presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures might not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures, and the Corporation strongly encourages a review of its condensed consolidated financial statements in their entirety. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure follow:
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30June 30March 31December 31September 30September 30September 30
2017201720172016201620172016

Shareholders' equity (tangible), per share

Shareholders' equity $ 2,225,786 $ 2,191,770 $ 2,154,683 $ 2,121,115 $ 2,129,436
Less: Goodwill and intangible assets (531,556 ) (531,556 ) (531,556 ) (531,556 ) (531,556 )
Tangible shareholders' equity (numerator) $ 1,694,230 $ 1,660,214 $ 1,623,127 $ 1,589,559 $ 1,597,880
Shares outstanding, end of period (denominator) 175,057 174,740 174,343 174,040 173,144
Shareholders' equity (tangible), per share $ 9.68 $ 9.50 $ 9.31 $ 9.13 $ 9.23

Return on average shareholders' equity (tangible)

Net Income - Numerator $ 48,905 $ 45,467 $ 43,380 $ 42,150 $ 41,468 $ 137,752 $ 119,475
Average shareholders' equity $ 2,215,389 $ 2,181,189 $ 2,140,547 $ 2,132,655 $ 2,120,596 $ 2,179,316 $ 2,089,882
Less: Average goodwill and intangible assets (531,556 ) (531,556 ) (531,556 ) (531,556 ) (531,556 ) (531,556 ) (531,556 )
Average tangible shareholders' equity (denominator) $ 1,683,833 $ 1,649,633 $ 1,608,991 $ 1,601,099 $ 1,589,040 $ 1,647,760 $ 1,558,326
Return on average shareholders' equity (tangible), annualized 11.52 % 11.06 % 10.93 % 10.47 % 10.38 % 11.18 % 10.24 %

Efficiency ratio

Non-interest expense $ 132,157 $ 132,695 $ 122,275 $ 127,621 $ 119,848 $ 387,127 $ 361,898
Less: Amortization of tax credit investments (1) (3,503 ) (3,151 ) (998 ) - - (7,652 ) -
Non-interest expense - Numerator $ 128,654 $ 129,544 $ 121,277 $ 127,621 $ 119,848 $ 379,475 $ 361,898
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent) $ 152,721 $ 147,349 $ 143,243 $ 137,571 $ 135,784 $ 443,313 $ 403,700
Plus: Total Non-interest income 51,974 52,371 46,673 52,755 48,149 151,018 137,423
Less: Investment securities gains (4,597 ) (1,436 ) (1,106 ) (1,525 ) (2 ) (7,139 ) (1,025 )
Denominator $ 200,098 $ 198,284 $ 188,810 $ 188,801 $ 183,931 $ 587,192 $ 540,098
Efficiency ratio 64.30 % 65.33 % 64.23 % 67.60 % 65.16 % 64.63 % 67.01 %

Non-performing assets to tangible shareholders' equity and allowance for credit losses

Non-performing assets (numerator) $ 147,011 $ 147,175 $ 143,438 $ 144,453 $ 150,093
Tangible shareholders' equity $ 1,694,230 $ 1,660,214 $ 1,623,127 $ 1,589,559 $ 1,597,880
Plus: Allowance for credit losses 174,749 174,998 172,647 171,325 165,169
Tangible shareholders' equity and allowance for credit losses (denominator) $ 1,868,979 $ 1,835,212 $ 1,795,774 $ 1,760,884 $ 1,763,049
Non-performing assets to tangible shareholders' equity and allowance for credit losses 7.87 % 8.02 % 7.99 % 8.20 % 8.51 %

Pre-provision net revenue

Net interest income $ 146,809 $ 141,563 $ 137,579 $ 132,237 $ 130,565 $ 425,951 $ 388,535
Non-interest income 51,974 52,371 46,673 52,755 48,149 151,018 137,423
Less: Investment securities gains (4,597 ) (1,436 ) (1,106 ) (1,525 ) (2 ) (7,139 ) (1,025 )
Total revenue $ 194,186 $ 192,498 $ 183,146 $ 183,467 $ 178,712 $ 569,830 $ 524,933
Non-interest expense $ 132,157 $ 132,695 $ 122,275 $ 127,621 $ 119,848 $ 387,127 $ 361,898
Less: Amortization of tax credit investments (1) $ (3,503 ) (3,151 ) (998 ) - - (7,652 ) -
Total non-interest expense $ 128,654 $ 129,544 $ 121,277 $ 127,621 $ 119,848 $ 379,475 $ 361,898
Pre-provision net revenue $ 65,532 $ 62,954 $ 61,869 $ 55,846 $ 58,864 $ 190,355 $ 163,035
(1) Amortization expense for tax credit investments that are considered to be affordable housing projects under applicable accounting guidance is included in income taxes. Amortization expense for other tax credit investments that are not considered to be affordable housing projects is included in non-interest expense.

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