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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
23-2195389
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
One Penn Square
P.O. Box 4887
Lancaster, PA 17604
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Fulton Financial Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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(Full title of the plan)
with copy to:
Rufus A. Fulton, Jr., Chairman, Nancy Mayer Hughes, Esquire
President and Chief Executive Officer Barley, Snyder, Senft & Cohen, LLC
Fulton Financial Corporation 126 East King Street
One Penn Square, P.O. Box 4887 Lancaster, PA 17602-2893
Lancaster, PA 17604 (717) 299-5201
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(Name and address of agent for service)
(717) 291-2411
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(Telephone number of agent for service)
Calculation of Registration Fee
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Proposed Proposed Amount
Amount maximum maximum of
Title of securities to be offering aggregate registration
to be registered registered price per unit* offering price fee
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Common Stock 550,000 $ 20.50 $11,275,000.00 $ 3134.45
$2.50 par value per share
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* Determined, in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h), upon the basis of the
average of the high and low prices reported on the NASDAQ National Market
System as of June 21, 1999, of the $2.50 par value per share
common stock of Fulton Financial Corporation.
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The contents of the earlier Registration Statement No. 33 -5965 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission are hereby incorporated by
reference.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Lancaster, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 27,
1999.
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Attest: /s/ William R. Colmery By: /s/ Rufus A. Fulton, Jr.
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William R. Colmery, Rufus A. Fulton, Jr., President
Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
(corporate seal)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment
to registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature Capacity Date
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/s/ Jeffrey G. Albertson Director April 27, 1999
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(Jeffrey G. Albertson)
Director April 27, 1999
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(James R. Argires)
/s/ Richard J. Ashby, Jr Executive Vice President April 27, 1999
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(Richard J. Ashby, Jr.)
/s/ Donald M. Bowman, Jr Director April 27, 1999
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(Donald M. Bowman, Jr.)
/s/ Beth Ann L. Chivinski Senior Vice President and April 27, 1999
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(Beth Ann L. Chivinski) Accounting Officer
/s/ Harold D. Chubb Director April 27, 1999
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(Harold D. Chubb)
/s/ William H. Clark, Jr. Director April 27, 1999
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(William H. Clark, Jr.)
/s/ Martin D. Cohen Director April 27, 1999
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(Martin D. Cohen)
/s/ Frederick B. Fichthorn Director April 27, 1999
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(Frederick B. Fichthorn)
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Signature Capacity Date
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<S> <C> <C>
/s/ Patrick J. Freer Director April 27, 1999
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(Patrick J. Freer)
/s/ Rufus A. Fulton, Jr Chairman, President, Chief April 27, 1999
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(Rufus A. Fulton, Jr.) (Principal Executive Officer
/s/ Eugene H. Gardner Director April 27, 1999
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(Eugene H. Gardner)
/s/ Robert D. Garner Chairman of the Board April 27, 1999
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(Robert D. Garner)
/s/ Daniel M. Heisey Director April 27, 1999
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(Daniel M. Heisey)
/s/ Charles V. Henry III Director April 27, 1999
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(Charles V. Henry, III)
/s/ J. Robert Hess Director April 27, 1999
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(J. Robert Hess)
/s/ Carolyn R. Holleran Director April 27, 1999
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(Carolyn R. Holleran)
/s/ Clyde W. Horst Director April 27, 1999
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(Clyde W. Horst)
/s/ Samuel H. Jones, Jr. Director April 27, 1999
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(Samuel H. Jones, Jr.)
/s/ Donald W. Lesher, Jr. Director April 27, 1999
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(Donald W. Lesher, Jr.)
/s/ Joseph J. Mowad, M.D. Director April 27, 1999
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(Joseph J. Mowad, M.D.)
/s/ Charles J. Nugent Executive Vice President April 27, 1999
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(Charles J. Nugent) (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Stuart H. Raub, Jr. Director April 27, 1999
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(Stuart H. Raub, Jr.)
/s/ William E. Rusling Director April 27, 1999
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(William E. Rusling)
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Signature Capacity Date
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/s/ Mary Ann Russell Director April 27, 1999
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(Mary Ann Russell)
/s/ John O. Shirk Director April 27, 1999
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(John O. Shirk)
/s/ R. Scott Smith, Jr, Executive Vice President April 27, 1999
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(R. Scott Smith, Jr.)
/s/ James K. Sperry Director April 27, 1999
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(James K. Sperry)
/s/ Kenneth G. Stoudt Director April 27, 1999
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(Kenneth G. Stoudt)
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EXHIBIT 5
OPINION OF BARLEY, SNYDER, SENFT & COHEN, LLC RE: LEGALITY
Paul G. Mattaini
Direct Dial Number: (717) 399-1519
E-mail: [email protected]
June 1, 1999
Fulton Financial Corporation
One Penn Square
P.O. Box 4887
Lancaster, PA 17604
Re: Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Fulton Financial Corporation ("FFC") in
connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
of an additional 550,000 shares of the $2.50 par value common stock of FFC (the
"FFC Common Stock"), to be issued pursuant to the Fulton Financial Corporation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan").
This Opinion Letter is provided pursuant to the requirements of Item
601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission for
inclusion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
This Opinion Letter is governed by, and shall be interpreted in accordance
with, the Legal Opinion Accord (the "Accord") of the American Bar Association's
Section of Business Law (1991), as supplemented or modified by the Pennsylvania
Third-Party Legal Opinion Supplement (the "Pennsylvania Supplement") of the
Pennsylvania Bar Association's Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law
(1992). As a consequence, this Opinion Letter is subject to a number of
qualifications, exceptions, definitions, limitations on coverage and other
limitations, all as more particularly described in the Accord and the
Pennsylvania Supplement, and this Opinion Letter shall be read in conjunction
therewith. The Law covered by the opinions expressed herein is limited to the
federal law of the United States of America and the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and subject to the condition that
the terms of the Plan will be strictly complied with, we are of the opinion that
the shares of the FFC Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Plan have
been duly authorized and, when issued, will be legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
Very truly yours,
BARLEY, SNYDER, SENFT & COHEN, LLC
By: /s/ Paul G. Mattaini
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Paul G. Mattaini, Esquire
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EXHIBIT 23(a)
CONSENT OF BARLEY, SNYDER, SENFT & COHEN, LLC
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We hereby consent to the use in this registration of the opinion filed
as Exhibit 5 hereto and to the reference to this firm under the caption "Legal
Opinion" in the related prospectus.
LANCASTER, PA BARLEY, SNYDER, SENFT & COHEN, LLC
June 1, 1999
By: /s/ Paul G. Mattaini
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Paul G. Mattaini
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EXHIBIT 23(b)
CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
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As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this registration statement of our report dated
January 22, 1999 included in Fulton Financial Corporation's Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1998.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Date: June 21, 1999
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