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

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 3, 2019

Fulton Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania		0-10587	23-2195389
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Penn Square			17604
Lancaster	Pennsylvania
(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	Nasdaq

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.

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Item 8.01 - Other Events.

On October 3, 2019, Fulton Financial Corporation and its bank subsidiary, Fulton Bank, N.A. received a letter from the United States Department of Justice (the “Department”), which indicates that the Department has completed its review of possible discriminatory lending by Fulton Financial Corporation and Fulton Bank, N.A. under the Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and determined that the circumstances do not require enforcement action by the Department at this time.

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: October 4, 2019	FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
	By:  /s/ Daniel R. Stolzer
	Daniel R. Stolzer
	Senior Executive Vice President,
	Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary