Business Combinations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Business Combinations

On July 1, 2022, the Corporation completed its acquisition of Prudential Bancorp, a Pennsylvania chartered bank holding company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that primarily served the Greater Philadelphia region. On that date, the Corporation acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of Prudential Bancorp, Prudential Bancorp was merged with and into the Corporation, and Prudential Bancorp's wholly-owned subsidiary, Prudential Bank, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation. The Corporation merged Prudential Bank with and into Fulton Bank in the fourth quarter of 2022. Results of the operations of the acquired entity were included in the Corporation's consolidated financial statements beginning on July 1, 2022.

In accordance with the terms of the definitive merger agreement, each share of Prudential Bancorp's common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. In the aggregate, approximately eighty percent (80%) of the Merger Consideration consisted of the Corporation's common stock with the remaining approximately twenty percent (20%) paid in cash.

The acquisition of Prudential Bancorp was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting, and accordingly, the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and consideration transferred were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the Merger date. The $19.1 million excess of the Merger Consideration over the fair value of assets acquired was recorded as goodwill and is not amortizable or deductible for tax purposes.

The following table summarizes the consideration transferred and the fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed on July 1, 2022:

	Fair Value
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
Consideration transferred:
Common stock shares issued (6,208,516)	$	89,713
Cash paid to Prudential Bancorp shareholders	29,343
Value of consideration	119,056
Assets acquired:
Cash and due from banks	7,533
Investment securities	287,126
Loans	554,091
Premises and equipment	8,574
Other assets	73,303
Total assets	930,627
Liabilities assumed:
Deposits	532,170
Borrowings(1)	284,000
Other liabilities	14,482
Total liabilities	830,652
Net assets acquired:	99,975
Goodwill resulting from the Merger	$	19,081

(1) Included a $30.5 million intercompany borrowing between Prudential Bank and Fulton Bank.

While the valuation of the acquired assets and liabilities were completed, fair value estimates related to the assets and liabilities from Prudential Bancorp were subject to adjustment for up to one year after the closing date of the Merger as additional information became available. Included in the above table are adjustments of $2.8 million that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2023 resulting in a change to goodwill resulting from the Merger.

The amount of goodwill recorded reflects the increased market share and related synergies that are expected to result from the acquisition and represents the excess purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired from Prudential Bancorp.

The following table presents the change in goodwill during the period:

	(dollars in thousands)
Goodwill at December 31, 2021	$	534,266
Goodwill from the Merger	16,273
Goodwill at December 31, 2022	550,539
Adjustments to goodwill from the Merger	2,807
Goodwill at December 31, 2023	$	553,346