Fulton Financial Corporation · NASDAQ:FULT

Fulton Financial — RBC Capital Markets presentation (September 2003)

62 slides from Fulton Financial's conference presentation, Sep 19, 2003

  1. Slide 1: Presentation to RBC Capital Markets

    Presentation to: RBC Capital Markets September 19, 2003

  2. Slide 2: Forward-looking statement

    Forward-looking statement ¨ The following presentation may contain forward-looking statements about Fulton Financial Corporation’s growth and acquisition strategies, new products and services, and future financial performance, including earnings and dividends per share, return on average assets, ret

  3. Slide 3: Presentation outline

    Presentation outline R. Scott Smith, Jr. President and COO ¨ Corporate profile ¨ Strategic initiatives ¨ Asset quality ¨ Future direction Charles J. Nugent Senior Exec. VP/CFO ¨ Financial performance

  4. Slide 4: Fulton Financial profile

    Fulton Financial profile ¨ Regional financial holding company (formed in 1982) ¨ 11 bank subsidiaries; 3 financial services subsidiaries ¨ Asset size: $9.2 billion ¨ Second largest commercial bank headquartered in Third Federal Reserve District ¨ Fulton Bank founded in 1882

  5. Slide 5: Where are we located?

    Where are we located? ¨ The Bank [GRAPHIC] ¨ Delaware National Bank ¨ FNB Bank ¨ Fulton Bank ¨ Hagerstown Trust ¨ Lafayette Ambassador Bank ¨ Lebanon Valley Farmers Bank ¨ The Peoples Bank of Elkton ¨ Premier Bank ¨ Resource Bankshares Corp. (Pending) ¨ Skylands Community Bank ¨ Swineford National B

  6. Slide 6: Assets by affiliate

    Assets by affiliate (as of 6/30/03, in thousands) ¨ Fulton Bank $ 3,800,000 ¨ Lafayette Ambassador Bank 1,087,000 ¨ The Bank 1,050,000 ¨ Lebanon Valley Farmers Bank 779,000 ¨ Premier Bank 607,000 ¨ Hagerstown Trust Company 451,000 ¨ Skylands Community Bank 375,000 ¨ Delaware National Bank 338,000 ¨

  7. Slide 7: Fulton Financial Advisors, N.A.

    Fulton Financial Advisors, N.A. Includes Dearden Maguire Weaver and Barrett, LLC and Fulton Insurance Services Group As of: (June 30, 2003) $4.6 billion; $3.3 billion in assets under management Products and Services ¨ Personal trust ¨ Insurance ¨ Asset management ¨ Corporate trust ¨ Retirement servi

  8. Slide 8: Fulton Mortgage Company

    Fulton Mortgage Company ¨ Established April 2001 ¨ New entity to coordinate residential mortgage lending throughout FFC n Expanded, competitive product line to customers of all affiliates n In partnership with each affiliate, focused management team on residential mortgages n Entry into new markets

  9. Slide 9: Mission statement

    Mission statement ¨ We will increase shareholder value and enrich the communities we serve by creating financial success together with our customers and career success together with our employees . We will conduct all of our business with honesty and integrity.

  10. Slide 10: Corporate ethics

    Corporate ethics ¨ Longstanding written code of conduct ¨ No “gray” areas ¨ Expectations clearly outlined

  11. Slide 11: What have we accomplished?

    What have we accomplished? ¨ 9.3% compounded annual growth rate in earnings per share ¨ 21 consecutive years of record earnings ¨ 29 consecutive years of dividend increases ¨ 10.3% compounded annual growth rate in dividends per share ¨ Proven business model ¨ Consistently high performance

  12. Slide 12: Five-year performance

    Five-year performance Net income per share $ .88 $ 1.23 Cash dividends per share $ .37 $ .56 Return on assets 1.60 % 1.68 % Return on equity 15.06 % 15.86 % Efficiency ratio 55.3 % 52.4 % Dividend payout 41.6 % 45.4 % All information is as originally reported

  13. Slide 13: Stock highlights (as of 8/31/03)

    Stock highlights (as of 8/31/03) Average daily trading volume 187,053 Number of Market Makers Number of Analysts Number of shares outstanding 109.4 million Market Capitalization $2.2 billion

  14. Slide 14: Employee stock ownership

    Employee stock ownership ¨ 70% of our employees collectively own more than 2 million shares of Fulton Financial Corporation stock. ¨ Stock options help us to retain long-term loyal employees

  15. Slide 15: Stock performance (1982-6/30/03)

    Stock performance (1982-6/30/03) ¨ WITHOUT dividend reinvestment: 1 5 % compounded annual rate of return ¨ WITH dividend reinvestment: 19 % compounded annual rate of return

  16. Slide 16: Employee retention

    Employee retention [GRAPHIC] ¨ Exempt ¨ Non-exempt ¨ Overall

  17. Slide 17: Employee opinion survey

    Employee opinion survey ¨ Customer service ¨ Training and development ¨ Management team performance ¨ Sales orientation ¨ Company image and mission ¨ Work effectiveness ¨ Team orientation ¨ Pay and benefits ¨ Technology and systems ¨ Employee satisfaction

  18. Slide 18: Retail customer satisfaction

    Retail customer satisfaction ¨ 96% of customers are Extremely or Very Satisfied with their Fulton Financial affiliate bank

  19. Slide 19: Deposit composition trends

    Deposit composition trends June ‘03 June ‘02 Non Interest-Bearing Demand 19% 17% Interest-Bearing Demand 16% 14% Money Market 13% 13% Savings 11% 11% Time Deposits 36% 40% Customer Repos 5% 5% Total Deposits 100% 100%

  20. Slide 20: Funding sources

    Funding sources as of 6/30/03 [GRAPHIC] Deposits and Customer Repurchase Agreements 79% Capital 10% Other Borrowings 9% Other Liabilities 2%

  21. Slide 21: Commercial customer satisfaction

    Commercial customer satisfaction ¨ 86% of commercial customers are satisfied or very satisfied – results compare favorably to industry benchmarks ¨ Top three rated attributes: n Services offered n Convenient bank locations n Accurate communications ¨ Corporate customers state that what makes Fulton

  22. Slide 22: Community involvement

    Community involvement ¨ Employees are actively involved in their own communities ¨ The community benefits from this support ¨ The banks receive additional business as a result of the relationships and goodwill that are developed

  23. Slide 23: Corporate strategic initiatives

    Corporate strategic initiatives ¨ Achieving consistent earnings growth ¨ Maintaining high asset quality ¨ Expanding the franchise through our well-developed acquisition strategy ¨ Diversifying revenue stream by increasing the contribution of non-interest income ¨ Managing capital

  24. Slide 24: Capital (At June 30, 2003)

    Capital (At June 30, 2003) ¨ Total Capital (GAAP): $ 874 million ¨ Total Risk-based Capital: $ 857 million ¨ Ratios: ¨ Total RB Capital 13.9 % ¨ Tier 1 RB Capital 12.7 % ¨ Leverage Capital 9.4 %

  25. Slide 25: Proforma Capital (At June 30, 2003)

    Proforma Capital (At June 30, 2003) ¨ Total Risk-based Capital: $ 960 million ¨ Ratios: ¨ Total RB Capital 12.3 % ¨ Tier 1 RB Capital 10.9 % ¨ Leverage Capital 8.0 %

  26. Slide 26: Acquisitions

    Acquisitions n Resource Bankshares (pending) n Bank of Gloucester County n Premier Bank n Delaware National Bank n Drovers & Mechanics Bank n Central Pennsylvania Savings Association n 18 Sovereign Bank Branches n Hagerstown Trust Company n Dearden, Maguire, Weaver and Barrett, Inc. n Denver Nationa

  27. Slide 27: Premier Bank

    Premier Bank ¨ A $600 million state chartered bank headquartered in Doylestown, PA ¨ Eight full-service offices serving Montgomery, Bucks and Northampton counties ¨ Historical double-digit growth in deposits, loans, fee income and net income ¨ Strong asset quality ¨ Premier branches are contiguous t

  28. Slide 28: Resource Bankshares, Inc.

    Resource Bankshares, Inc. ¨ Assets of $860 million; headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia ¨ The only Virginia-based bank with offices in Virginia’s three major markets ¨ Market area accounts for over 73% of all deposits in state of Virginia ¨ Allows for expansion of Fulton Financial Advisors, re

  29. Slide 29: What do we look for?

    What do we look for? ¨ High growth areas ¨ Dynamic market demographics ¨ Strong performance ¨ Asset quality ¨ Talented and dedicated staff ¨ Compatible corporate culture

  30. Slide 30: Acquisitions in new markets: what changes?

    Acquisitions in new markets What changes? ¨ Replicate strong credit culture ¨ Loan review ¨ Investments ¨ Asset/liability management ¨ Compliance ¨ Common operating platform ¨ Audit

  31. Slide 31: Acquisitions in new markets: what stays the same?

    Acquisitions in new markets What stays the same? ¨ Bank name ¨ Board of Directors ¨ Management team ¨ Employees

  32. Slide 32: Benefits to new affiliates

    Benefits to new affiliates ¨ Additional capital ¨ Increased lending capacity ¨ Reduced expenses ¨ Management focus on growth, customer service and sales ¨ Proven merger/conversion expertise ¨ Increased non-interest income due to introduction of new products and services

  33. Slide 33: Product availability

    Product availability ¨ Residential Mortgages ¨ On-line banking ¨ Investment Management ¨ Debit/Credit cards ¨ Brokerage Services ¨ Cash management ¨ Insurance (whole life, term life, long-term care through Advisors) ¨ Specialized lending (leasing and indirect) ¨ International Services ¨ Corresponden

  34. Slide 34: Composition of total revenues

    Composition of total revenues 16.0% 16.2% 16.9% 17.9% 19.4% 22.9% 25.0% 28.0% ¨ Other Income ¨ Net Interest Income

  35. Slide 35: Other income (YTD June)

    Other income (YTD June) $ % (dollars in thousands) Invt Mgt & Trust $ 17,152 $ 14,743 $ 2,409 % Mort. Sales & Serv. 11,792 6,064 5,728 % Service Charges 7,766 7,472 % Deposit-related fees 7,323 6,995 % Cash Mgt Fees 3,628 3,619 % Success Card Fees 2,641 2,326 % Merchant Fees 2,056 1,893 % Other 6,84

  36. Slide 36: Investment management and trust services revenue

    Investment management and trust services revenue 13.2% 22.1% 26.8% 18.0% 31.6% 7.4% 11.0%

  37. Slide 37: Growth in other income

    Growth in other income 10.6% 13.3 % 10.4 % 10.6 % 13.4 % 14.3 % 35.8 % 18.4 % 18.3 % Note: In 2001, we acquired Dearden, Maguire, Weaver & Barrett, LLC

  38. Slide 38: Moody’s Investor Service and Fitch Ratings

    Moody’s Investor Service ¨ Short-term rating P-1 ¨ Long-term rating A-1 Fitch Ratings ¨ Short-term rating F-1 ¨ Long-term rating A

  39. Slide 39: Loan diversification

    Loan diversification [CHART] Consumer and Other % Residential Mortgage % Commercial Loans % Home Equity % Commercial Mortgage %

  40. Slide 40: Summary of larger loans

    Summary of larger loans ¨ 21 relationships with commitments to lend of $20 million or more ¨ Maximum individual commitment of $30 million ¨ Average commercial loan commitment is $536,000 ¨ Loans and corresponding relationships are within Fulton’s geographical market area

  41. Slide 41: Commercial loan concentration

    Commercial loan concentration by industry (as of 6/30/03) Industry % Construction 17.2 R/E—Rental 16.6 Services 11.9 Manufacturing 10.4 Retail 8.2 Health Care 7.7 Other 7.5 Agriculture 6.4 Wholesale 5.9 Arts and Entertainment 4.1 Financial Services 2.2

  42. Slide 42: Experience of our lenders

    Experience of our lenders ¨ The officers who oversee all lending have each worked in this capacity at Fulton for more than 20 years. ¨ This consistency should enable Fulton Financial to maintain its high asset quality in the future.

  43. Slide 43: Possible Future Expansion

    Possible Future Expansion [GRAPHIC] ¨ Current Markets ¨ Future Expansion

  44. Slide 44: Looking ahead

    Looking ahead ¨ Continue to build on our strengths ¨ Continue to rely on the expertise and skill of our employees ¨ Stick to banking basics while preparing for the future ¨ Enhance customer relationship management efforts

  45. Slide 45: Board of Directors

    Board of Directors ¨ Focused on maximizing shareholder value with an annual increase in earnings per share in the range of 10%

  46. Slide 46: Financial Highlights

    Financial Highlights Performance Overview

  47. Slide 47: Six months ended June 30, 2003

    Six months ended June 30, 2003 ¨ $0.64 Net income per share (6.7% increase over 2002) ¨ $0.303 Cash dividends per share (11.4% increase over 2002) ¨ 1.64% Return on Assets ¨ 15.88% Return on Equity ¨ 52.90% Efficiency Ratio

  48. Slide 48: Average Balances (YTD June)

    Average Balances (YTD June) $ % (dollars in millions) Investments $ 2,427 $ 1,817 $ % Loans 5,366 5,421 (55 ) -1 % Deposits 6,553 6,195 % Borrowings %

  49. Slide 49: Average Loan Growth (YTD June)

    Average Loan Growth (YTD June) $ % (dollars in millions) Commercial $ 1,706 $ 1,537 $ % Comm’l Mort 1,774 1,673 % Resid Mort (263 ) -32 % Cons./Other 1,328 1,390 (62 ) -4 % Total Loans $ 5,366 $ 5,421 (55 ) -1 %

  50. Slide 50: Peer group

    Peer group n Commerce Bancorp n Provident Financial Group n First Commonwealth Financial n Riggs National Corp. n First Financial Bancorp. n Sky Financial Group Inc. n FirstMerit Corp. n Susquehanna Bancshares n Fulton Financial Corp n Trust Co. of New Jersey n Hudson United Bancorp. n TrustCo Bank

  51. Slide 51: Net charge-offs to average loans

    Net charge-offs to average loans [GRAPH] Top 50 Peer FFC Source: SNL Financial Datasource

  52. Slide 52: Non-performing assets to total assets

    Non-performing assets to total assets [GRAPHIC] Top 50 Peer FFC Source: SNL Financial Datasource

  53. Slide 53: Net interest margin

    Net interest margin [GRAPHIC] Top 50 Peer FFC Source: SNL Financial Datasource

  54. Slide 54: Asset/Liability management

    Asset/Liability management Interest rate “shocks” (as of 6/30/03) ¨ Impact on Net Interest Income: Rate Change NII Change (Annual) % Change +300 bp + $ 34.6 million +12.2% +200 bp + $ 26.5 million + 9.4% +100 bp + $ 16.7 million + 5.9% - 100 bp - $ 17.5 million - 6.2% Source: FFC Asset/Liability Mod

  55. Slide 55: Investment portfolio

    Investment portfolio Portfolio Components ( in millions) Ending Bal. 6/30/03 Average Life (yrs.) Credit Rating Mortgage-backed securities $ 1,951.4 2.3 AAA—agency issued Treasuries and agencies $ 105.5 0.3 AAA Municipals $ 269.2 3.5 AAA—insured Bank-issued Trust preferred stock $ 20.6 various/callab

  56. Slide 56: Bank stock gains

    Bank stock gains (percent contribution to EPS) [GRAPHIC]

  57. Slide 57: Efficiency ratio

    Efficiency ratio [GRAPHIC] Top 50 Peer FFC Source: SNL Financial Datasource

  58. Slide 58: Other Expenses (YTD June)

    Other Expenses (YTD June) $ % (dollars in thousands) Salaries & Benefits $ 67,814 $ 63,665 $ 4,149 % Occupancy & Equip. 15,155 14,070 1,085 % Data Processing 5,640 6,163 (523 ) -8 % Advertising 3,019 3,653 (634 ) -17 % Telecommun. 2,481 2,661 (180 ) -7 % State Tax 2,204 2,728 (524 ) -19 % Stat. & Su

  59. Slide 59: Accounting/Auditing

    Accounting/Auditing ¨ Compliance with accounting standards ¨ Designated a financial expert ¨ Disclosure committee ¨ Enhanced Audit Committee role ¨ CFO certifications ¨ Audit Committee approvals of financial filings

  60. Slide 60: Looking ahead

    Looking ahead Continued focus on: ¨ Strong asset quality ¨ Growth in non-interest income, particularly from Advisors ¨ Expansion of franchise geographically ¨ Increased loan activity ¨ Core deposit growth

  61. Slide 61: Overview

    Overview ¨ Long-term, consistent performance ¨ Talented and dedicated employees ¨ Attractive returns for shareholders ¨ Career success for employees ¨ Financial success for customers ¨ Prosperity for communities

  62. Slide 62: One Penn Square

    One Penn Square Lancaster, PA 17602 www.fult.com

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