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

July 2122, 2026

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

Fulton Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania

001-39680

23-2195389

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Penn Square,

P.O. Box 4887

Lancaster,

Pennsylvania

17604

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(717) 291-2411

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $2.50	FULT	The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/40th Interest in a Share of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A	FULTP	The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 52.02 ~~Departure~~Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Condition.

On July 21 22, 2026, ~~the~~ Fulton Financial Corporation (~~“Fulton”) board of directors (~~the ~~“Board”~~"Corporation") ~~elected~~issued ~~David~~a S.press ~~Schulz~~release (~~“Mr.~~the ~~Schulz”~~"Press Release"), ~~age~~announcing ~~60,~~its toresults ~~the~~of ~~Board~~operations for athe ~~term~~second ~~commencing~~quarter ~~September~~ended 14June 30, 2026. ~~and~~A ~~expiring~~copy ~~at Fulton’s 2027 annual meeting~~ of ~~shareholders.~~the ~~Mr.~~Press ~~Schulz~~Release ~~served as Senior Vice President~~ and ~~Chief~~supplementary ~~Financial~~financial ~~Officer~~information ofwhich ~~Wesco~~accompanied ~~International,~~the ~~Inc.~~Press ~~(“Wesco”)~~Release ~~(NYSE:~~are ~~WCC)~~attached ~~from~~as ~~2016~~Exhibit 99.1 to ~~June~~this ~~2020,~~Current ~~Executive~~Report ~~Vice~~on ~~President~~Form ~~and~~8-K ~~Chief~~(this ~~Financial~~"Current ~~Officer~~Report") ~~of Wesco from June 2020 to February 2026~~ and asare ~~Executive~~incorporated ~~Vice~~herein ~~President~~by ~~and~~reference. ~~Special~~The ~~Advisor~~Corporation toalso ~~the~~posted ~~CEO~~on ofits ~~Wesco~~Investor ~~from~~Relations ~~February 2026 until his retirement on May 31~~website, ~~2026~~www. ~~Prior to joining Wesco~~fultonbank.com, ~~Schulz~~presentation ~~served~~materials asthe ~~Senior~~Corporation ~~Vice~~intends ~~President~~to ~~and~~use ~~Chief~~during ~~Operating~~a ~~Officer~~conference ofcall ~~Armstrong Flooring, Inc.~~ and ~~was~~webcast ~~previously~~to ~~Senior~~discuss ~~Vice~~those ~~President~~results ~~and~~on ~~Chief~~Thursday, ~~Financial~~July 23, ~~Officer~~2026 ofat ~~Armstrong~~10:00 ~~World~~a.m. ~~Industries,~~eastern ~~Inc~~time. ~~and~~A ~~Vice~~copy ~~President~~ of ~~Finance of~~ the ~~Armstrong~~presentation ~~Building~~materials ~~Products~~is ~~division.~~attached ~~Before~~as ~~joining~~Exhibit ~~Armstrong~~99.2 ~~World~~to ~~Industries~~this inCurrent ~~2011,~~Report ~~he held various financial leadership roles with Procter & Gamble~~ and ~~The~~is ~~J.M.~~incorporated ~~Smucker~~herein ~~Company.~~by ~~He was also an officer in the United States Marine Corps~~reference.

~~Prior~~The toinformation ~~his~~in ~~election~~this Item 2.02, ~~the~~including ~~Board~~Exhibit ~~determined~~99.1 ~~that~~and MrExhibit 99.2 ~~Schulz~~attached hereto, is ~~independent~~being ~~pursuant~~furnished toand ~~NASDAQ~~shall ~~and~~not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and ~~Exchange~~such ~~Commission~~information ~~rules.~~shall ~~Mr.~~not ~~Schulz~~be ~~will~~deemed ~~also~~incorporated ~~serve~~by asreference ainto ~~member~~any filing under the Securities Act of ~~Fulton’s~~1933, ~~Audit~~as ~~Committee~~amended, ~~and~~except ~~Risk~~as ~~Committee~~shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

~~There~~Item ~~is no arrangement or understanding between Mr~~9.01 ~~Schulz~~Financial Statements and ~~any other person pursuant to which Mr~~Exhibits. ~~Schulz was selected as a director.~~

Mr. Schulz will receive the compensatory and other agreements and arrangements provided to other Fulton non-employee directors, including a cash retainer and equity awards described in Fulton’s Proxy Statement dated April 1, 2026 under the heading “Director Compensation,” except that, effective January 1, 2026, the annual cash retainer and annual equity award provided to Fulton non-employee directors were increased to $80,000 and $90,000, respectively. Concurrently with the commencement of Mr. Schulz’s term as a Fulton director, Mr. Schulz will receive a pro rata grant of restricted stock units (~~“RSUs”~~d) ~~under Fulton’s Amended and Restated 2023 Director Equity Plan having a grant date fair value equal to approximately $64,400~~ Exhibits. ~~The RSUs will vest on June 1, 2027.~~

There are no related party transactions in which Mr. Schulz or any of his immediate family members have a direct or indirect material interest that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.


Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press release dated July 22, 2026 containing financial information for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, deemed furnished under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
99.2			Presentation materials to be discussed during the conference call and webcast on July 23, 2026, deemed furnished under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
104			Cover page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

On July 21, 2026, the Fulton Bank, National Association (the “Bank”) board of directors (the “Bank Board”) also elected Mr. Schulz to the Bank Board for a term commencing September 14, 2026 and expiring at the Bank’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders.

On July 21, 2026, Fulton issued a press release, attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference to this Current Report on Form 8-K, to announce the election of Mr. Schulz.

Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press Release dated July 21, 2026
104			Cover page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: July 21, 2026			FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: July 22, 2026			FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
			By: /s/ Natasha R. Luddington
			By: /s/ Richard S. Kraemer
			Natasha R. Luddington
			Richard S. Kraemer
			Senior Executive Vice President,
			Senior Executive Vice President and
			Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
			Chief Financial Officer

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