Fulton Financial Corporation · NASDAQ:FULT

Fulton Financial — Ferris Baker Watts October 2005

61 slides from Fulton Financial's conference presentation, Oct 26, 2005

  1. Slide 1: Fulton Financial Corporation, Ferris Baker Watts October 2005

    Fulton Financial Corporation Ferris Baker Watts October 2005

  2. Slide 2: Presentation Outline

    Presentation Outline Corporate profile Strategic initiatives Capital Acquisition strategy Loan summary Relationship banking strategy Financial performance

  3. Slide 3: Fulton Financial Profile

    Fulton Financial Profile Regional financial holding company (formed in 1982) 14 community banks and 3 financial services affiliates in 5 states 232 community banking offices Asset size: $12.3 billion Market capitalization: $2.5 billion

  4. Slide 4: Proven business model

    Proven business model Consistent performance 8.8% compounded annual growth rate in earnings per share 23 consecutive years of record earnings 31 consecutive years of dividend increases 10.3% compounded annual growth rate in dividends per share What have we accomplished?

  5. Slide 5: Where are we located

    Where are we located Pennsylvania [Resource Bankshares Corporation 1M Skylans Comm Delaware 1 Columbia Bank ay FULTON FINANCIAL ‘CORPORATION 2 2 8 8 & & FoltonFinancial Copontion | © 2 oo

  6. Slide 6: Current Markets and Possible Future Expansion

    Possible —_ “oP a Future Expansion = _ - CS Current Markets if a

  7. Slide 7: 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.

  8. Slide 8: Peer Group Five-Year Total Return

    17 South Financial Group, Inc. (The) 18 First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. 19 Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. 20 United Bankshares, Inc. 21 Sky Financial Group Inc. 22 Mercantile Bankshares Corporation 23 Citizens Banking Corporation 24 Valley National Bancorp 25 Wilmington Trust Corporation 26 BancorpSouth,

  9. Slide 9: Stock Performance (1982 - 2004)

    Stock Performance (1982 - 2004) WITHOUT dividend reinvestment: 15% compounded annual rate of return WITH dividend reinvestment: 19% compounded annual rate of return

  10. Slide 10: Corporate Strategic Initiatives

    Corporate Strategic Initiatives Expanding the franchise through our disciplined acquisition strategy Diversifying revenue stream by increasing the contribution of non-interest income Deploying capital Maintaining high asset quality Achieving consistent earnings growth Sound risk management

  11. Slide 11: Recent Acquisitions

    Recent Acquisitions First Washington State Bank - Windsor, NJ Acquired on 12/31/04 Assets of $598 million Somerset Valley Bank Acquired on 7/1/05 Assets of $540 million Headquartered in Somerville, NJ 12 branches in Somerset, Hunterdon and Middlesex counties

  12. Slide 12: What do we look for?

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

  13. Slide 13: Acquisitions In New Markets

    Acquisitions In New Markets What changes? Loan review Investments Asset/liability management Compliance Common operating platform Audit Accounting What stays the same? Bank name Board of Directors Management team Employees

  14. Slide 14: In-Market Consolidation

    In-Market Consolidation 24 acquisitions since 1982 14 affiliate banks today Potential consolidation as market coverage increases Lehigh Valley - four prior acquisitions now comprise our second largest affiliate

  15. Slide 15: Benefits To New Affiliates

    Continued local autonomy and decision-making Increased lending capacity Additional capital Proven merger/conversion expertise Reduced expenses Increased income diversification due to introduction of new products and services Benefits To New Affiliates

  16. Slide 16: Product Availability

    Investment management Brokerage services Insurance (whole life, term life, long-term care through advisors) Cash management On-line banking Debit/credit cards Residential mortgages Specialized lending (leasing and indirect) International services Correspondent banking Product Availability

  17. Slide 17: Other Income As a Percent of Total Income

    Other Income As a Percent of Total Income (9/30/05)

  18. Slide 18: Capital (9/30/05 - Estimates)

    Capital (9/30/05 - Estimates) Total Capital (GAAP): $1.3 billion Total Regulatory Capital (est): $1.1 billion Ratios (est): Total Risk-Based Capital 12.00% Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital 9.90% Leverage Capital 7.60%

  19. Slide 19: Stock Buyback

    Stock Buyback Completed accelerated repurchase in May 2005 of 4.3 million share board-authorized program

  20. Slide 20: Loan Diversification

    Loan Diversification (9/30/05) Commercial Commercial Mortgage Residential Mortgage Construction Home Equity Consumer and other East 2376.6 2734.4 593.2 843.7 1183.6 594.2 West 30.6 38.6 34.6 31.6 North 45.9 46.9 45 43.9

  21. Slide 21: Summary of Larger Loans

    27 relationships with commitments to lend of $20 million or more Maximum individual commitment of $30 million Average commercial loan size is $575,000 Loans and corresponding relationships are within Fulton's geographical market area Summary of Larger Loans

  22. Slide 22: Commercial Loan Concentration By Industry

    Commercial Loan Concentration By Industry (as of 9/30/05)

  23. Slide 23: Credit Ratings

    Short-term rating P-1 Long-term rating Issuer A-2 Lead Bank Deposits A-1 Outlook Stable Credit Ratings Moody's Investor Services Short-term rating F-1 Long-term rating A Outlook Stable Fitch Ratings Standard & Poors Credit rating BBB+ Outlook Stable Dominion Bond Rating Service Credit rating A Outlo

  24. Slide 24: Our Relationship Strategy

    Our Relationship Strategy Long-term successful employees Long-term successful customers Long-term successful shareholders

  25. Slide 25: Employee Retention

    Employee Retention 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Exempt 88 88.8 91.1 92.4 87.6 Non-exempt 75 77.3 78.8 78.4 73.5 Overall 78.7 79.7 81.2 82.6 78.2

  26. Slide 26: Employee Stock Ownership

    Employee Stock Ownership 80% of our employees collectively own approximately 4 million shares of Fulton Financial Corporation stock Stock options help us to retain key high-performing employees

  27. Slide 27: Employee Opinion Survey

    Employee Opinion Survey Quality and Improvement Commitment Immediate Supervisor Job Satisfaction Service Climate Company Image Training and Development Organizational Leadership Work Process Communication Pay and Benefits Teamwork and Collaboration (Survey administered by BAI Survey Services)

  28. Slide 28: Employee Opinion Survey

    Employee Opinion Survey Conducted every three years Over 3,000 employees surveyed (85%) Completed in June 2005 FFC responses exceed BAI national averages in 10 of the 12 categories

  29. Slide 29: Customer Satisfaction

    Customer Satisfaction *Retail: 90% extremely/very satisfied Commercial: 90% extremely/very satisfied Fulton Financial Advisors: 80+% very satisfied/satisfied Fulton Mortgage Company: 99% of expectations met/exceeded 98% would recommend FMC to others *Compared to national average of 62% Source: 2005

  30. Slide 30: Quarter ended September 30, 2005

    Quarter ended September 30, 2005 $42.1 million Net income (17.0% increase over restated 2004) (7.7% over originally reported 2004) $ 0.27 Net income per share (17.4% increase over restated 2004) (3.8% over originally reported 2004) $ 0.145 Cash dividends per share (9.8% increase over 2004) 1.37% Ret

  31. Slide 31: Income Statement Summary

    Income Statement Summary (9/30/05)

  32. Slide 32: Average Loan Growth

    Average Loan Growth (9/30/05)

  33. Slide 33: Internal Loan Growth

    Internal Loan Growth (9/30/05)

  34. Slide 34: Funding Sources

    Funding Sources (9/30/05) Deposits and Customer Repurchase Agreements Borrowings GAAP Capital Other Liabilities East 75 13 11 1 West 30.6 38.6 34.6 31.6 North 45.9 46.9 45 43.9

  35. Slide 35: Average Deposit Growth

    Average Deposit Growth (9/30/05)

  36. Slide 36: Internal Deposit Growth

    Internal Deposit Growth (9/30/05)

  37. Slide 37: Net Interest Margin (quarterly)

    Net Interest Margin (quarterly) 3/02 6/02 9/02 12/02 3/03 6/03 9/03 12/03 3/04 6/04 9/04 12/04 3/05 6/05 9/05 FFC 4.44 4.48 4.33 4.17 4.06 3.91 3.62 3.73 3.79 3.73 3.88 3.92 3.95 3.92 3.92

  38. Slide 38: Net Interest Margin vs Peers

    Net Interest Margin (9/30/05) 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 6/05 9/05 FFC 4.73 4.68 4.73 4.72 4.58 4.56 4.31 4.27 4.35 3.82 3.83 3.94 3.93 Peer 4.62 4.55 4.52 4.58 4.33 4.28 4.08 4.09 4.29 3.91 3.82 3.78 Top 50 4.54 4.46 4.36 4.36 4.11 4.02 3.86 4.03 4.23 3.8 3.68 3.67

  39. Slide 39: Asset/Liability Management

    Asset/Liability Management 9/30/05 Rate Change NII Change (Annual) % Change +300 bp + $ 22.9 million + 5.6% +200 bp + $ 15.5 million + 3.8% +100 bp + $ 8.2 million + 2.0% - 100 bp - $ 12.4 million - 3.0% - 200 bp - $ 24.4 million - 6.0% Interest rate "shocks"

  40. Slide 40: Treasury Yields at Different Rate Shocks

    Treasury Yields at Different Rate Shocks Quarter Ending 9/30/05 8.00 7.00 200 6.00 —_ = -100 — 8000 se rat 2400 ———~* —— e100 it = + a 3.00 — -=-200 2.00 300 41.00 0.00 N o = oa ~ 3s 8

  41. Slide 41: Loan Mix

    Loan Mix (9/30/05) Fixed Floating Adjustable FFC 32 41 27 West 30.6 38.6 34.6 North 45.9 46.9 45

  42. Slide 42: Investment Portfolio

    Investment Portfolio (9/30/05)

  43. Slide 43: Bank Stock Gains

    Bank Stock Gains (9/30/05 percent contribution to EPS) 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 YTD05 East 3.8 4.6 3.9 5.8 7.7 4.9 5.4 6 3.6 6.6 6.2 2.5

  44. Slide 44: Net Charge-Offs To Loans

    Net Charge-Offs To Loans (9/30/05) 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 6/05 9/05 FFC 0.15 0.17 0.16 0.18 0.08 0.11 0.06 0.17 0.14 0.19 0.19 0.2 0.22 0.17 0.06 0.02 0.02 Peer 0.49 0.51 0.57 0.24 0.16 0.18 0.2 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.27 0.34 0.32 0.26 0.2 0.18 Top 50 0.66 0.75 0.7 0.43 0.22 0.24 0.3

  45. Slide 45: Nonperforming Assets To Assets

    Nonperforming Assets To Assets (9/30/05) 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 6/05 9/05 FFC 0.62 0.55 0.65 0.65 0.73 0.62 0.57 0.58 0.54 0.46 0.42 0.44 0.47 0.33 0.3 0.27 0.39 Peer 1.14 1.39 1.07 0.95 0.64 0.56 0.53 0.47 0.44 0.42 0.45 0.53 0.54 0.46 0.39 0.33 Top 50 1.59 1.65 1.25 0.92 0.65

  46. Slide 46: Other Income Detail

    Other Income Detail (9/30/05)

  47. Slide 47: Other Income Detail Table

    2005 2004 $ (dollars in thousands) Invt Mgt & Trust $ 25,510 $ 25,620 $ (110) 0% Mort. Sales Gains 6,360 5,640 720 13% Overdraft Fees 12,650 12,250 400 3% Service Charges 10,230 11,410 (1,180) -10% Cash Mgt Fees 5,880 5,830 50 1% Success Card Fees 4,640 4,090 550 13% Other 17,700 14,210 3,490 25% To

  48. Slide 48: Efficiency Ratio

    Efficiency Ratio (9/30/05) 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 6/05 9/05 FFC 61.7 60.9 60.1 56.2 54 54.1 51.5 51.1 53.1 52.2 53.5 55.1 55.4 55.1 Peer 61.7 61.6 60.5 58.6 57.1 55.3 55.7 54.9 55.7 57.1 57.7 58.8 57.3 Top 50 60.7 61.2 59.8 58.1 57.9 57 56.2 56 55.2 54.7 57.9 58.6 57.3

  49. Slide 49: Other Expense Detail

    Other Expense Detail (9/30/05)

  50. Slide 50: Other Expense Detail Table

    2005 2004 $ % (dollars in thousands) Salaries & Benefits $ 115,720 $ 115,290 $ 430 0% Occupancy & Equip. 24,980 23,580 1,400 6% DPSoftware/Telecom 14,580 14,220 360 3% Amortization 2,680 3,330 (650) = -20% Other Expenses 35,210 34,600 610 2% Total $ 193170 $ 191,020 $ 2,150 1%

  51. Slide 51: Looking Ahead

    Looking Ahead Continued focus on: Strong asset quality Continued strong loan growth Growth in net interest margin Growth in non-interest income Core deposit growth Expansion of franchise geographically Consistent EPS growth

  52. Slide 52: Columbia Bancorp, John M. Bond, Jr. Chairman and CEO

    Columbia Bancorp John M. Bond, Jr. Chairman and CEO

  53. Slide 53: Forward-looking statements

    This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements are based on Columbia Bancorp's current intent, belief and expectation

  54. Slide 54: Company Overview

    Company Overview $1.3 billion community bank holding company for The Columbia Bank, headquartered in Columbia, MD Consistently one of the fastest growing and most profitable de novo institutions since its founding in 1987 Focused entirely on building a premier community banking franchise in the Balt

  55. Slide 55: Financial Performance (9/30/05)

    Financial Performance (9/30/05) Assets: $1.31 billion Net income: $11.84 million / up 23.1% Earnings per share (diluted): Up 26.2% Return on equity: 17.32% Return on average assets: 1.27%

  56. Slide 56: Asset Quality

    Asset Quality Non-performing assets and past-due loans ..04% of total assets Ratio of non-performing assets to past due loans ..07% (9/30/04) to .06% (9/30/05)

  57. Slide 57: Footprint

    Footprint MARYLAND Home Market Areas Target Market Areas Branch office Headquarters office Washington D.C Full Service Retirement Branches Branches Baltimore County/City 3 3 Howard County 8 2 Montgomery County 3 -- Prince George's County 5 -- Total 19 5 Avg. customer funding $54,047 $10,809 per bran

  58. Slide 58: Demographics

    Demographics Vibrant and diverse Baltimore / Washington corridor economy providing excellent growth opportunities Affluent, well-educated retail customer base Concentration of small and mid-sized businesses Large, stable government employment base Attractive location for "new economy" firms Median h

  59. Slide 59: Franchise Value: Core Market Share

    Franchise Value: Core Market Share Howard County Deposits Market Share as of June 30, 2005: (dollars in millions)

  60. Slide 60: Talented and dedicated staff, compatible culture

    Talented and dedicated staff Compatible corporate culture People and relationships first Fulton and Columbia

  61. Slide 61: Fulton Financial Corporation contact

    Fulton Financial Corporation One Penn Square Lancaster, PA 17602 www.fult.com

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