25
20
15
10
5
0
9.33%
2008 2009 2010
5.96%
0.75
0.50
0.25
0.00
$0.60
2008 2009 2010
$0.12
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
($0.03)
2008 2009 2010
$0.31
Return on Average Common Equity (tangible)*
Cash Dividends Per Common Share Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share (diluted)
*Net income (loss) available to common shareholders, adjusted for intangible amortization (net of tax) and goodwill impairment charges, divided by average common shareholders’ equity, net of goodwill and intangible assets.
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as a decorated war veteran and as the CEO of The
Ravens Group, coupled with his expertise in strategy,
management and business practices, will be great assets
to our company.
In April, Donald M. Bowman, Jr. will retire from our
board of directors after 30 years of service to Hagerstown
Trust, The Columbia Bank and Fulton Financial
Corporation. Don is a partner in the Bowman Group,
which is active in trucking and transportation, commercial
real estate development, and in the operation of hotels
and restaurants. As a result of decades of success in a
wide range of business ventures, Don has provided our
company with vast experience in operating a business
successfully in upward and downward economic cycles.
In addition to Don’s business expertise and knowledge
of our industry, we will miss his warmth and enthusiasm
which have added so much to our company. We wish him
all the best in his future endeavors.
You are no doubt hearing a great deal in the news about
the Dodd-Frank nancial reform legislation that was
signed into law in July 2010. The nearly 1,000 pages of
this Act are expected to produce at least 250-300 new
regulations with which banks will need to comply, some
in 2011 and others in the future. While we support
the intent of the Act, which was to curb the actions
that contributed to the national nancial crisis, we are
very concerned that some of its provisions will have
an adverse impact on customers. We are working both
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Fulton Financial Corporation Annual Report
9.39%
"As we move into the post-recession era, and as
consumer and business confidence increases, we
remain focused on growing your company’s earnings.
I am optimistic about our ability to do so."
$0.12
$0.59
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Financial HigHligHts
AS OF OR FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data) Percent Change
Balance sHeet Data 2010 2009 2008 2010/2009 2009/2008
Total assets $16,275,000 $16,636,000 $16,185,000 (2.2%) 2.8%
Loans, net of unearned income 11,933,000 11,972,000 12,043,000 (0.3%) (0.6%)
Deposits 12,389,000 12,098,000 10,552,000 2.4% 14.7%
Common shareholders’ equity 1,880,000 1,566,000 1,491,000 20.1% 5.0%
per common sHare Data
Net income (loss) (diluted) $0.59 $0.31 $(0.03) 90.3% N/M
Common stock cash dividends 0.12 0.12 0.60 - (80.0%)
Shareholders’ equity (tangible) 6.69 5.75 5.33 16.3% 7.9%
N/M - Not meaningful
independently and in conjunction with national nancial
services trade organizations to voice our concerns to our
elected ofcials in Washington, D.C. with the hope of
minimizing the Act’s potential negative impact on customers
and your company. Overall, we believe that we are
responding effectively to this new regulatory environment.
We also view its implementation as an opportunity, as we
believe we are better positioned to comply with the new rules
than many of our competitors.
As we move into the post-recession era, and as consumer and
business condence increases, we remain focused on growing
your company’s earnings. I am condent in our ability to
do so. Our investments in technology, brand awareness,
marketing, employee training, customer and new prospect
outreach efforts and in providing a superior experience to our
customers are all producing market share growth.
Even though the acceptance and utilization of electronic
banking services is rapidly increasing, traditional branches
remain important to many of our customers as well as an
integral part of our organic growth strategy. In recent
years, we have added new locations and, as our earnings
improve, we plan to increase our pace of new branch
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