Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On February 4, 2013, Fulton Financial Corporation ("Fulton") promoted Beth Ann L. Chivinski to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Audit Executive, effective April 1, 2013. Ms. Chivinski has been with Fulton since 1994 and currently serves as Fulton's Executive Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Fulton, she worked for one of the nation's leading auditing and accounting firms in their audit practice. Ms. Chivinski will replace Jerome Furman, Senior Vice President and Chief Auditor, who has announced his decision to retire at the end of 2013. Upon assuming her new position, Ms. Chivinski will relinquish her responsibilities as Fulton's Principal Accounting Officer. Effective on April 1, 2013, Charles J. Nugent, Fulton's Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will also serve as Fulton's Principal Accounting Officer. No new compensatory arrangements will be made with Mr. Nugent in connection with his additional role as Fulton's Principal Accounting Officer.

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