Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 16, 2009, the Board of Directors of Fulton Financial Corporation ("Fulton") accepted the resignation of Abraham S. Opatut, a member of the Fulton Board of Directors. Mr. Opatut was also the Vice Chair of Fulton's Human Resources Committee and served as a director of The Bank, Fulton's South Jersey affiliate bank. Mr. Opatut's resignation from the board of directors of Fulton and The Bank was tendered in accordance with Fulton's non-employee director voluntary resignation policy and was effective June 16, 2009. The resignation was not the result of any disagreement with Fulton on any matter relating to Fulton's operations, policies or practices.

Mr. Opatut became a director of Fulton in 2005 when Fulton acquired First Washington Financial Corp. Mr. Opatut's service and dedication to Fulton is greatly appreciated.

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