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Fulton Financial Reports Third Quarter Earnings of $0.20 per Share and Announces Approval for $50 Million Share Repurchase Program

10/20/2015

LANCASTER, PA -- (Marketwired) -- 10/20/15 -- Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT)

  • Diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2015 was 20 cents, compared to 21 cents in both the second quarter of 2015 and the third quarter of 2014.
  • In July 2015, the Corporation redeemed $150.0 million of trust preferred securities. In connection with this redemption, a loss of $5.6 million was recognized as a component of non-interest expense. This loss reduced diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2015 by approximately 2 cents.
  • Net interest income for the third quarter of 2015 increased $2.8 million, or 2.3 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2015 and decreased $3.7 million, or 2.8 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2014. The net interest margin of 3.18 percent decreased two basis points compared to the second quarter of 2015, and was down 21 basis points compared to the third quarter of 2014.
  • Ending loans increased $292.1 million, or 2.2 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2015 and $506.0 million, or 3.9 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2014, while average loans increased 1.3 percent and 3.5 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2015 and the third quarter of 2014, respectively.
  • Ending deposits increased $578.7 million, or 4.3 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2015 and $750.8 million, or 5.6 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2014, while average deposits increased 3.1 percent and 6.6 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2015 and the third quarter of 2014, respectively.
  • The provision for credit losses in the third quarter of 2015 was $1.0 million, compared to a $2.2 million provision in the second quarter of 2015 and a $3.5 million provision in the third quarter of 2014.
  • Non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, decreased $1.0 million, or 2.3 percent, in comparison to the second quarter of 2015, and increased $1.2 million, or 2.9 percent, in comparison to the third quarter of 2014.
  • Non-interest expense, excluding the loss on redemption of trust preferred securities, increased $909,000, or 0.8 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2015 and increased $3.5 million, or 3.0 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2014.
  • In October 2015, the Corporation's Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to $50 million of the Corporation's common stock, or approximately 2.3 percent of outstanding shares. In addition, during the third quarter of 2015, the Corporation completed the $50 million share repurchase program announced in April 2015. A total of approximately 4.0 million shares were repurchased under that program at an average cost of $12.57 per share.

Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT) reported net income of $34.3 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $36.7 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2015.

"We had a good third quarter with strong loan and related net interest income growth. At the same time, we saw further improvement across all of our asset quality metrics," said E. Philip Wenger, Chairman, President and CEO. "During the quarter, we completed the $50 million share repurchase program announced in April of 2015. Today, our Board of Directors approved an additional $50 million share repurchase program."

Net Interest Income and Margin
Net interest income for the third quarter of 2015 increased $2.8 million, or 2.3 percent, from the second quarter of 2015. Net interest margin decreased two basis points, or 0.6 percent, to 3.18 percent in the third quarter of 2015 from 3.20 percent in the second quarter of 2015. Average yields on interest-earning assets decreased six basis points, while the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased five basis points during the third quarter of 2015 in comparison to the second quarter of 2015.

Average Balance Sheet
Total average assets for the third quarter of 2015 were $17.5 billion, an increase of $324.3 million from the second quarter of 2015. Average loans, net of unearned income, increased $177.3 million, or 1.3 percent, in comparison to the second quarter of 2015. Average loans and yields, by type, for the third quarter of 2015 in comparison to the second quarter of 2015, are summarized in the following table:

Three Months EndedIncrease (decrease)
September 30, 2015June 30, 2015in Balance
BalanceYield (1)BalanceYield (1)$%
(dollars in thousands)
Average Loans, net of unearned income, by type:
Real estate - commercial mortgage$5,242,0214.09%$5,210,5404.15%$31,4810.6%
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural3,887,1613.78%3,836,3973.79%50,7641.3%
Real estate - home equity1,692,8604.08%1,695,1714.11%(2,311)(0.1%)
Real estate - residential mortgage1,381,1413.78%1,356,4643.82%24,6771.8%
Real estate - construction753,5843.88%698,6853.97%54,8997.9%
Consumer270,3915.81%265,3545.48%5,0371.9%
Leasing and other142,7166.79%129,9896.94%12,7279.8%
Total Average Loans, net of unearned income$13,369,8744.02%$13,192,6004.05%$177,2741.3%
(1) Presented on a fully-taxable equivalent basis using a 35% Federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.

Total average liabilities increased $333.3 million, or 2.2 percent, from the second quarter of 2015, including a $415.1 million, or 3.1 percent, increase in average deposits. Average deposits and interest rates, by type, for the third quarter of 2015 in comparison to the second quarter of 2015, are summarized in the following table:

Three Months EndedIncrease (decrease)
September 30, 2015June 30, 2015in Balance
BalanceRateBalanceRate$%
(dollars in thousands)
Average Deposits, by type:
Noninterest-bearing demand$3,904,176-%$3,734,880-%$169,2964.5%
Interest-bearing demand3,316,5320.13%3,152,6970.13%163,8355.2%
Savings deposits3,714,2820.15%3,568,5790.14%145,7034.1%
Total average demand and savings10,934,9900.09%10,456,1560.09%478,8344.6%
Time deposits2,963,7741.03%3,027,5201.04%(63,746)(2.1%)
Total Average Deposits$13,898,7640.29%$13,483,6760.30%$415,0883.1%

Asset Quality
Non-performing assets were $155.6 million, or 0.87 percent of total assets, at September 30, 2015, compared to $162.3 million, or 0.93 percent of total assets, at June 30, 2015 and $157.3 million, or 0.91 percent of total assets, at September 30, 2014.

Annualized net charge-offs for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 were 0.03 percent of total average loans, compared to 0.38 percent for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and 0.18 percent for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-performing loans was 116.8 percent at September 30, 2015, as compared to 113.3 percent at June 30, 2015 and 132.9 percent at September 30, 2014.

During the third quarter of 2015, the Corporation recorded a $1.0 million provision for credits losses, compared to a $2.2 million provision for credit losses in the second quarter of 2015.

Non-interest Income
Non-interest income, excluding investment securities gains, decreased $1.0 million, or 2.3 percent, in comparison to the second quarter of 2015. Mortgage banking income decreased $1.5 million, or 27.6 percent, due to decreases in both origination volumes and spreads on new loan commitments.

Gains on sales of investment securities decreased $685,000 in comparison to the second quarter of 2015. Gains in the third quarter of 2015 were primarily realized gains on sales of equity securities.

Non-interest Expense
Non-interest expense increased $6.5 million, or 5.5 percent, in the third quarter of 2015, compared to the second quarter of 2015. In the third quarter of 2015, the Corporation incurred a $5.6 million loss on the redemption of trust preferred securities. Excluding this loss, non-interest expense increased $909,000, or 0.8 percent in the third quarter, compared to the second quarter 2015. A number of other expense categories increased during the third quarter of 2015, most notably, other real estate owned and repossession expense, software and operating risk loss. Partially offsetting these increases were decreases in occupancy and other outside services expenses.

During the first nine months of 2015, the Corporation implemented several cost savings initiatives, including the consolidation of eleven branches, the modification of certain retirement benefits and the elimination of certain positions. Annualized expense reductions from these cost savings initiatives are expected to be approximately $6.5 million. Implementation expenses associated with these initiatives were approximately $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, recognized primarily in the first and second quarters of 2015.

Share Repurchase Program
As previously noted, the Corporation's board of directors today approved the repurchase of up to $50 million of shares of the Corporation's common stock, or approximately 2.3 percent of the Corporation's outstanding shares, based on the closing price of the Corporation's common stock on October 19, 2015. This approval expires on December 31, 2016. As of September 30, 2015, the Corporation had approximately 174 million shares of common stock outstanding.

As permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements and subject to market conditions and other factors, purchases may be made from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, including without limitation, through accelerated share repurchase transactions. The repurchase program may be discontinued at any time.

About Fulton Financial
Fulton Financial Corporation is a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based financial holding company that has banking offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia through the following affiliates, headquartered as indicated: Fulton Bank, N.A., Lancaster, PA; Swineford National Bank, Middleburg, PA; Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Bethlehem, PA; FNB Bank, N.A., Danville, PA; Fulton Bank of New Jersey, Mt. Laurel, NJ; and The Columbia Bank, Columbia, MD.

The Corporation's investment management and trust services are offered at all banks through Fulton Financial Advisors, a division of Fulton Bank, N.A. Residential mortgage lending is offered by all banks under the Fulton Mortgage Company brand.

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, 2014 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, 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 30September 30June 30September 30June 30
20152014201520142015
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks$93,803$220,946$100,455(57.5%)(6.6%)
Other interest-earning assets579,920377,579387,32453.6%49.7%
Loans held for sale26,93725,21233,9806.8%(20.7%)
Investment securities2,436,3372,470,6092,440,492(1.4%)(0.2%)
Loans, net of unearned income13,536,36113,030,40513,244,2303.9%2.2%
Allowance for loan losses(167,136)(189,477)(167,485)(11.8%)(0.2%)
Net loans13,369,22512,840,92813,076,7454.1%2.2%
Premises and equipment225,705224,441226,7940.6%(0.5%)
Accrued interest receivable42,84643,54441,193(1.6%)4.0%
Goodwill and intangible assets531,562532,117531,567(0.1%)(0.0%)
Other assets531,724502,798526,9235.8%0.9%
Total Assets$17,838,059$17,238,174$17,365,4733.5%2.7%
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits$14,084,394$13,333,627$13,505,7095.6%4.3%
Short-term borrowings431,631564,952409,035(23.6%)5.5%
Other liabilities316,697243,300293,27130.2%8.0%
FHLB advances and long-term debt979,4331,018,2891,132,641(3.8%)(13.5%)
Total Liabilities15,812,15515,160,16815,340,6564.3%3.1%
Shareholders' equity2,025,9042,078,0062,024,817(2.5%)0.1%
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity$17,838,059$17,238,174$17,365,4733.5%2.7%
LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:
Loans, by type:
Real estate - commercial mortgage$5,339,928$5,156,979$5,237,8003.5%1.9%
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural3,929,9083,691,2623,806,6996.5%3.2%
Real estate - home equity1,693,6491,733,0361,689,688(2.3%)0.2%
Real estate - residential mortgage1,382,0851,372,0331,369,1030.7%0.9%
Real estate - construction769,565687,728731,92511.9%5.1%
Consumer271,696278,219272,494(2.3%)(0.3%)
Leasing and other149,530111,148136,52134.5%9.5%
Total Loans, net of unearned income$13,536,361$13,030,405$13,244,2303.9%2.2%
Deposits, by type:
Noninterest-bearing demand$3,906,228$3,556,810$3,805,1659.8%2.7%
Interest-bearing demand3,362,3363,164,5143,129,9036.3%7.4%
Savings deposits3,880,1033,620,9193,566,8887.2%8.8%
Time deposits2,935,7272,991,3843,003,753(1.9%)(2.3%)
Total Deposits$14,084,394$13,333,627$13,505,7095.6%4.3%
Short-term borrowings, by type:
Customer repurchase agreements$145,225$195,121$169,918(25.6%)(14.5%)
Customer short-term promissory notes80,87978,22574,0593.4%9.2%
Short-term FHLB advances200,000285,000160,000(29.8%)25.0%
Federal funds purchased5,5276,6065,058(16.3%)9.3%
Total Short-term Borrowings$431,631$564,952$409,035(23.6%)5.5%
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 30Sep 30Jun 30Sep 30Jun 30Sep 30
2015201420152014201520152014% Change
Interest Income:
Interest income$146,228$149,790$144,229(2.4%)1.4%$436,229$446,484(2.3%)
Interest expense20,53420,42421,3090.5%(3.6%)64,03459,6557.3%
Net Interest Income125,694129,366122,920(2.8%)2.3%372,195386,829(3.8%)
Provision for credit losses1,0003,5002,200(71.4%)(54.5%)(500)9,500N/M
Net Interest Income after Provision124,694125,866120,720(0.9%)3.3%372,695377,329(1.2%)
Non-Interest Income:
Service charges on deposit accounts12,98212,80112,6371.4%2.7%37,18837,0640.3%
Investment management and trust services11,23711,12011,0111.1%2.1%33,13733,417(0.8%)
Other service charges and fees10,9659,95410,98810.2%(0.2%)31,31629,4076.5%
Mortgage banking income3,8644,0385,339(4.3%)(27.6%)13,89113,3843.8%
Investment securities gains1,730812,415N/M(28.4%)8,2901,193594.9%
Other3,9963,9064,0992.3%(2.5%)12,17810,81312.6%
Total Non-Interest Income44,77441,90046,4896.9%(3.7%)136,000125,2788.6%
Non-Interest Expense:
Salaries and employee benefits65,30862,43465,0674.6%0.4%195,365185,6235.2%
Net occupancy expense10,71011,58211,809(7.5%)(9.3%)36,21136,649(1.2%)
Other outside services7,3738,6328,125(14.6%)(9.3%)21,24819,6847.9%
Loss on redemption of trust preferred securities5,626--N/MN/M5,626-N/M
Data processing5,1054,6894,8948.9%4.3%14,76712,81615.2%
Software3,9843,3533,37618.8%18.0%10,6789,48712.6%
Equipment expense3,5953,3073,3358.7%7.8%10,88810,2696.0%
FDIC insurance expense2,8672,8822,885(0.5%)(0.6%)8,5748,1864.7%
Professional fees2,8283,2522,731(13.0%)3.6%8,4309,715(13.2%)
Marketing2,1021,7982,23516.9%(6.0%)5,5705,719(2.6%)
Operating risk loss1,1361,242674(8.5%)68.5%2,6373,786(30.3%)
Other real estate owned and repossession expense1,0161,303129(22.0%)687.6%2,5073,034(17.4%)
Intangible amortization5314106(98.4%)(95.3%)241944(74.5%)
Other13,23411,01012,98820.2%1.9%38,97935,6149.4%
Total Non-Interest Expense124,889115,798118,3547.9%5.5%361,721341,5265.9%
Income Before Income Taxes44,57951,96848,855(14.2%)(8.8%)146,974161,081(8.8%)
Income tax expense10,32813,40212,175(22.9%)(15.2%)36,00741,136(12.5%)
Net Income$34,251$38,566$36,680(11.2%)(6.6%)$110,967$119,945(7.5%)
PER SHARE:
Net income:
Basic$0.20$0.21$0.21(4.8%)(4.8%)$0.63$0.64(1.6%)
Diluted0.200.210.21(4.8%)(4.8%)0.630.64(1.6%)
Cash dividends$0.09$0.08$0.0912.5%-$0.27$0.2412.5%
Shareholders' equity11.6611.2211.503.9%1.4%11.6611.223.9%
Shareholders' equity (tangible)8.608.358.483.0%1.4%8.608.353.0%
Weighted average shares (basic)174,338186,109176,433(6.3%)(1.2%)176,399187,893(6.1%)
Weighted average shares (diluted)175,342186,955177,531(6.2%)(1.2%)177,428188,863(6.1%)
Shares outstanding, end of period173,771185,158176,019(6.1%)(1.3%)173,771185,158(6.1%)
SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:
Return on average assets0.78%0.90%0.86%0.86%0.95%
Return on average shareholders' equity6.72%7.32%7.24%7.33%7.72%
Return on average shareholders' equity (tangible)9.11%9.88%9.83%9.96%10.43%
Net interest margin3.18%3.39%3.20%3.22%3.42%
Efficiency ratio68.82%65.80%68.94%69.30%65.02%
N/M - Not meaningful
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015September 30, 2014June 30, 2015
AverageYield/AverageYield/AverageYield/
BalanceInterest (1)RateBalanceInterest (1)RateBalanceInterest (1)Rate
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income$13,369,874$135,2684.02%$12,922,821$136,7734.20%$13,192,600$133,3394.05%
Taxable investment securities2,148,40311,2522.09%2,181,09912,2782.25%2,048,55810,9442.14%
Tax-exempt investment securities230,1782,9295.09%256,3033,4145.33%216,3552,8945.35%
Equity securities18,2802575.58%34,0024385.12%27,6183795.50%
Total Investment Securities2,396,86114,4382.41%2,471,40416,1302.61%2,292,53114,2172.48%
Loans held for sale20,7041943.74%23,6992374.01%26,3352654.03%
Other interest-earning assets477,1458840.74%293,2869761.33%439,4259330.85%
Total Interest-earning Assets16,264,584150,7843.68%15,711,210154,1163.90%15,950,891148,7543.74%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks104,622203,134104,723
Premises and equipment226,446224,241226,569
Other assets1,097,6001,055,5211,094,071
Less: allowance for loan losses(168,770)(192,163)(176,085)
Total Assets$17,524,482$17,001,943$17,200,169
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits$3,316,532$1,1220.13%$3,047,191$9530.12%$3,152,697$9870.13%
Savings deposits3,714,2821,4360.15%3,468,9581,0610.12%3,568,5791,2470.14%
Time deposits2,963,7747,6591.03%3,009,2256,9840.92%3,027,5207,8191.04%
Total Interest-bearing Deposits9,994,58810,2170.41%9,525,3748,9980.37%9,748,79610,0530.41%
Short-term borrowings324,685920.11%667,3972970.18%379,9881030.11%
FHLB advances and long-term debt996,24710,2254.09%995,48611,1294.45%1,026,98711,1534.35%
Total Interest-bearing Liabilities11,315,52020,5340.72%11,188,25720,4240.73%11,155,77121,3090.77%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits3,904,1763,514,0333,734,880
Other281,957210,194277,730
Total Liabilities15,501,65314,912,48415,168,381
Shareholders' equity2,022,8292,089,4592,031,788
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity$17,524,482$17,001,943$17,200,169
Net interest income/net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent)130,2503.18%133,6923.39%127,4453.20%
Tax equivalent adjustment(4,556)(4,326)(4,525)
Net interest income$125,694$129,366$122,920
(1) Presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35% Federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.
AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:
Three Months Ended% Change from
September 30September 30June 30September 30June 30
20152014201520142015
Loans, by type:
Real estate - commercial mortgage$5,242,021$5,114,221$5,210,5402.5%0.6%
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural3,887,1613,657,0473,836,3976.3%1.3%
Real estate - home equity1,692,8601,727,2531,695,171(2.0%)(0.1%)
Real estate - residential mortgage1,381,1411,369,0871,356,4640.9%1.8%
Real estate - construction753,584663,922698,68513.5%7.9%
Consumer270,391284,630265,354(5.0%)1.9%
Leasing and other142,716106,661129,98933.8%9.8%
Total Loans, net of unearned income$13,369,874$12,922,821$13,192,6003.5%1.3%
Deposits, by type:
Noninterest-bearing demand$3,904,176$3,514,033$3,734,88011.1%4.5%
Interest-bearing demand3,316,5323,047,1913,152,6978.8%5.2%
Savings deposits3,714,2823,468,9583,568,5797.1%4.1%
Time deposits2,963,7743,009,2253,027,520(1.5%)(2.1%)
Total Deposits$13,898,764$13,039,407$13,483,6766.6%3.1%
Short-term borrowings, by type:
Customer repurchase agreements$149,415$202,809$179,804(26.3%)(16.9%)
Customer short-term promissory notes79,30883,73480,073(5.3%)(1.0%)
Federal funds purchased85,092224,930108,078(62.2%)(21.3%)
Short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings10,870155,92412,033(93.0%)(9.7%)
Total Short-term Borrowings$324,685$667,397$379,988(51.4%)(14.6%)
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands
Nine Months Ended September 30
20152014
AverageAverage
BalanceInterest (1)Yield/RateBalanceInterest (1)Yield/Rate
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income$13,220,339$401,6624.06%$12,827,563$405,9044.23%
Taxable investment securities2,068,02533,4782.16%2,216,34437,9622.28%
Tax-exempt investment securities225,2099,0355.35%268,60410,5615.24%
Equity securities25,9851,0865.59%33,9491,2865.06%
Total Investment Securities2,319,21943,5992.51%2,518,89749,8092.64%
Loans held for sale21,3606323.94%18,2595854.27%
Other interest-earning assets463,5453,9221.13%263,7973,0651.55%
Total Interest-earning Assets16,024,463449,8153.75%15,628,516459,3633.93%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks104,870200,368
Premises and equipment226,469225,033
Other assets1,101,8561,041,834
Less: allowance for loan losses(176,205)(197,235)
Total Assets$17,281,453$16,898,516
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits$3,202,380$3,0920.13%$2,969,470$2,7660.12%
Savings deposits3,600,6953,8020.14%3,392,6813,1270.12%
Time deposits3,017,27123,1991.03%2,984,86119,6860.88%
Total Interest-bearing Deposits9,820,34630,0930.41%9,347,01225,5790.37%
Short-term borrowings338,0192720.11%972,6941,4700.20%
FHLB advances and long-term debt1,048,63433,6694.29%924,92032,6064.71%
Total Interest-bearing Liabilities11,206,99964,0340.76%11,244,62659,6550.71%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits3,767,9193,360,876
Other282,983214,826
Total Liabilities15,257,90114,820,328
Shareholders' equity2,023,5522,078,188
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity$17,281,453$16,898,516
Net interest income/net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent)385,7813.22%399,7083.42%
Tax equivalent adjustment(13,586)(12,879)
Net interest income$372,195$386,829
(1) Presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35% Federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.
AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:
Nine Months Ended
September 30
20152014% Change
Loans, by type:
Real estate - commercial mortgage$5,205,755$5,112,7351.8%
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural3,831,6783,637,4405.3%
Real estate - home equity1,703,0061,739,352(2.1%)
Real estate - residential mortgage1,369,3671,348,2691.6%
Real estate - construction713,893609,80317.1%
Consumer265,002278,697(4.9%)
Leasing and other131,638101,26730.0%
Total Loans, net of unearned income$13,220,339$12,827,5633.1%
Deposits, by type:
Noninterest-bearing demand$3,767,919$3,360,87612.1%
Interest-bearing demand3,202,3802,969,4707.8%
Savings deposits3,600,6953,392,6816.1%
Time deposits3,017,2712,984,8611.1%
Total Deposits$13,588,265$12,707,8886.9%
Short-term borrowings, by type:
Customer repurchase agreements$167,526$202,184(17.1%)
Customer short-term promissory notes81,85489,119(8.2%)
Federal funds purchased72,961361,162(79.8%)
Short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings15,678320,229(95.1%)
Total Short-term Borrowings$338,019$972,694(65.2%)
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
Sep 30Sep 30Jun 30Sep 30Sep 30
20152014201520152014
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES:
Balance at beginning of period$169,453$193,442$179,658$185,931$204,917
Loans charged off:
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural(1,640)(5,167)(11,166)(14,669)(15,804)
Real estate - commercial mortgage(660)(1,557)(1,642)(3,011)(5,084)
Consumer and home equity(1,590)(2,030)(1,227)(4,365)(6,115)
Real estate - residential mortgage(1,035)(231)(783)(3,099)(2,166)
Real estate - construction(114)(313)(87)(201)(745)
Leasing and other(522)(306)(467)(1,352)(1,434)
Total loans charged off(5,561)(9,604)(15,372)(26,697)(31,348)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural1,5981,0131,4713,8552,532
Real estate - commercial mortgage8421,1674511,7291,641
Consumer and home equity6187845571,6671,928
Real estate - residential mortgage20195187547319
Real estate - construction8984702312,276852
Leasing and other34624170587767
Recoveries of loans previously charged off4,5033,7702,96710,6618,039
Net loans charged off(1,058)(5,834)(12,405)(16,036)(23,309)
Provision for credit losses1,0003,5002,200(500)9,500
Balance at end of period$169,395$191,108$169,453$169,395$191,108
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)0.03%0.18%0.38%0.16%0.24%
NON-PERFORMING ASSETS:
Non-accrual loans$132,154$126,420$129,152
Loans 90 days past due and accruing12,86717,42820,353
Total non-performing loans145,021143,848149,505
Other real estate owned10,56113,48912,763
Total non-performing assets$155,582$157,337$162,268
NON-PERFORMING LOANS, BY TYPE:
Real estate - commercial mortgage$49,021$44,602$49,932
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural38,03233,27735,839
Real estate - residential mortgage27,70728,13531,562
Consumer and home equity15,18617,58617,215
Real estate - construction14,98919,86014,884
Leasing8638873
Total non-performing loans$145,021$143,848$149,505
TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS (TDRs), BY TYPE:
Real-estate - residential mortgage$29,330$30,850$31,584
Real-estate - commercial mortgage17,28218,86917,482
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural7,3995,1156,591
Real estate - construction4,3639,2514,482
Consumer and home equity3,9832,9273,330
Total accruing TDRs62,35767,01263,469
Non-accrual TDRs (1)27,61827,72427,230
Total TDRs$89,975$94,736$90,699
(1) Included within non-accrual loans above.

DELINQUENCY RATES, BY TYPE:
Sep 30, 2015Sep 30, 2014Jun 30, 2015
31-89 Days≥90 Days (2)Total31-89 Days≥90 Days (2)Total31-89 Days≥90 Days (2)Total
Real estate - commercial mortgage0.16%0.92%1.08%0.48%0.86%1.34%0.34%0.96%1.30%
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural0.35%0.97%1.32%0.28%0.91%1.19%0.22%0.94%1.16%
Real estate - construction0.30%1.95%2.25%0.03%2.89%2.92%0.02%2.03%2.05%
Real estate - residential mortgage1.27%2.00%3.27%1.81%2.06%3.87%1.53%2.30%3.83%
Consumer, home equity, leasing and other0.69%0.72%1.41%0.74%0.85%1.59%0.69%0.83%1.52%
Total0.42%1.07%1.49%0.58%1.11%1.69%0.47%1.13%1.60%
(2) Includes non-accrual loans
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:
Sep 30Sep 30Jun 30
201520142015
Non-accrual loans to total loans0.98%0.97%0.98%
Non-performing assets to total loans and OREO1.15%1.21%1.22%
Non-performing assets to total assets0.87%0.91%0.93%
Allowance for credit losses to loans outstanding1.25%1.47%1.28%
Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans116.81%132.85%113.34%
Non-performing assets to tangible common shareholders' equity and allowance for credit losses
9.35
%
9.06
%
9.76
%
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO 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 30September 30June 30September 30September 30
20152014201520152014
Shareholders' equity (tangible), per share
Shareholders' equity$2,025,904$2,078,006$2,024,817
Less: Goodwill and intangible assets(531,562)(532,117)(531,567)
Tangible shareholders' equity (numerator)$1,494,342$1,545,889$1,493,250
Shares outstanding, end of period (denominator)173,771185,158176,019
Shareholders' equity (tangible), per share$8.60$8.35$8.48
Return on average common shareholders' equity (tangible)
Net income$34,251$38,566$36,680$110,967$119,945
Plus: Intangible amortization, net of tax320369157614
Numerator$34,254$38,769$36,749$111,124$120,559
Average shareholders' equity$2,022,829$2,089,4592,031,7882,023,5522,078,188
Less: Average goodwill and intangible assets(531,564)(532,271)(531,618)(531,638)(532,584)
Average tangible shareholders' equity (denominator)$1,491,265$1,557,188$1,500,170$1,491,914$1,545,604
Return on average common shareholders' equity (tangible), annualized9.11%9.88%9.83%9.96%10.43%
Efficiency ratio
Non-interest expense$124,889$115,798$118,354$361,721$341,526
Less: Intangible amortization(5)(314)(106)(241)(944)
Less: Loss on redemption of trust preferred securities(5,626)--(5,626)-
Numerator$119,258$115,484$118,248$355,854$340,582
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent)$130,250$133,692$127,445$385,781$399,708
Plus: Total Non-interest income44,77441,90046,489136,000125,278
Less: Investment securities gains(1,730)(81)(2,415)(8,290)(1,193)
Denominator$173,294$175,511$171,519$513,491$523,793
Efficiency ratio68.82%65.80%68.94%69.30%65.02%
Non-performing assets to tangible common shareholders' equity and allowance for credit losses
Non-performing assets (numerator)$155,582$157,337$162,268
Tangible shareholders' equity$1,494,342$1,545,889$1,493,250
Plus: Allowance for credit losses169,395191,108169,453
Tangible shareholders' equity and allowance for credit losses (denominator)$1,663,737$1,736,997$1,662,703
Non-performing assets to tangible common shareholders' equity and allowance for credit losses9.35%9.06%9.76%

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