Fulton Financial Corporation · NASDAQ:FULT

Fulton Financial — Investor Presentation (November 2004)

60 slides from Fulton Financial's investor presentation, Nov 4, 2004

  1. Slide 1: Fulton Financial Corporation Investor Presentation

    Fulton Financial Corporation Investor Presentation November 2004

  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, retur

  3. Slide 3: Presentation outline

    Presentation outline Corporate profile Strategic initiatives Asset quality Future direction Financial performance

  4. Slide 4: Fulton Financial profile

    Fulton Financial profile Regional financial holding company (formed in 1982) 12 community banks and 3 financial services affiliates in 5 states Asset size: $10.6 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 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 Corporation Skylands Community Bank Swineford National Bank First Washington State Bank (Pendi

  6. Slide 6: Assets by affiliate

    Assets by affiliate (as of 9/30/04, in thousands) Fulton Bank $ 4,020,000 Lafayette Ambassador Bank 1,191,000 Resource Bank 1,117,000 The Bank 1,064,000 Lebanon Valley Farmers Bank 766,000 Premier Bank 521,000 Hagerstown Trust Company 458,000 Skylands Community Bank 426,000 Delaware National Bank 38

  7. Slide 7: Possible Future Expansion

    Possible Future Expansion Current Markets Pending Acquisitions Future Expansion Fulton Financial Corporation Pennsylvania Maryland New Jersey Delaware Virginia North Carolina

  8. Slide 8: 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.

  9. Slide 9: Corporate ethics

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

  10. Slide 10: What have we accomplished?

    8.8% compounded annual growth rate in earnings per share 22 consecutive years of record earnings 30 consecutive years of dividend increases 10.3% compounded annual growth rate in dividends per share (approximate dividend yield: 3.10%) Proven business model Consistent performance What have we accompl

  11. Slide 11: Five-year performance

    Five-year performance 1998 2003 Net income per share $.84 $1.22 Cash dividends per share $.35 $.59 Return on assets 1.60% 1.57% Return on equity 15.06% 15.45% Efficiency ratio 55.30% 53.80% Dividend payout 41.60% 48.70% Restated for 5% stock dividend paid in June 2004.

  12. Slide 12: Wall Street Journal ranking of banks by total return

    Wall Street Journal (3/8/04) Ranking of Banks by 5-Year Average Compound Annual Total Return* 62 banks listed 43 banks had a lower total return than Fulton, including Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Marshall & Ilsley, Wilmington Trust, Mercantile, Synovus, Fifth Third, PNC, BB&T, Wachovia, J.P. Morgan

  13. Slide 13: Five-year total return peer analysis

    Five-year total return Peer analysis - 12/31/03 INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP 220.60 TCF FINANCIAL CORP 142.46 SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TX 117.92 FIRST REPUBLIC BANK 115.89 BANK OF HAWAII CORP 102.83 WHITNEY HOLDING CORP 96.03 ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP 91.25 VALLEY NATIONAL 88.61 GREATER BAY BANCORP 8

  14. Slide 14: Stock highlights

    Stock highlights (as of 09/30/04) Average daily trading volume 139,500 shares Number of analysts Number of market makers Number of shares outstanding 121.0 million Market capitalization $2.6 billion Annual meeting attendance 2,000 shareholders

  15. Slide 15: Employee stock ownership

    Employee stock ownership 80% of our employees collectively own more than 2 million shares of Fulton Financial Corporation stock Stock options help us to retain key high-performing employees

  16. Slide 16: Stock performance (1982-2003)

    Stock performance (1982 - 2003) WITHOUT dividend reinvestment: 15% compounded annual rate of return WITH dividend reinvestment: 19% compounded annual rate of return

  17. Slide 17: Employee retention

    Employee retention Exempt Non-exempt Overall

  18. Slide 18: Employee opinion survey

    Employee opinion survey Customer service Management team performance Company image and mission Team orientation Technology and systems Training and development Sales orientation Work effectiveness Pay and benefits Employee satisfaction (Survey administered by BAI Survey Services)

  19. Slide 19: Customer satisfaction

    Customer satisfaction 96% of our customers are Extremely or Very Satisfied with their Fulton Financial affiliate bank 86% of our commercial customers are Satisfied or Very Satisfied with us Compared to national average of 55% of customers who are very satisfied with their financial institution* *Sou

  20. Slide 20: Funding sources

    Funding sources as of 9/30/04 75% 10% 14% 1% Deposits and Customer Repurchase Agreements Capital (GAAP) Other Borrowings Other Liabilities

  21. Slide 21: 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

  22. Slide 22: 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

  23. Slide 23: Capital

    Capital (At September 30, 2004) Total Capital (GAAP): $1.1 billion Total Regulatory Capital (Est): $945 million Ratios: Total Risk-based Capital (Est) 12.2% Tier 1 Risk-based Capital (Est) 11.0% Leverage Capital 8.4%

  24. Slide 24: Progress of stock buyback

    Progress of Stock Buyback 2.7 million shares repurchased since January 1, 2004 Average cost $20.58 per share 4 million share buyback announced June 15, 2004 1.4 million shares repurchased as of October 5, 2004

  25. Slide 25: Acquisitions

    First Washington State Bank (pending) Resource Bank Premier Bank Drovers & Mechanics Bank 18 Sovereign Bank Branches Dearden, Maguire, Weaver and Barrett, Inc. Skylands Community Bank Ambassador Bank of the Commonwealth Lebanon Valley National Bank Peoples Bank of Elkton Woodstown National Bank Bank

  26. Slide 26: Resource Bankshares Corporation

    Resource Bankshares Corporation Acquired on April 1, 2004 Current assets of $1.1 billion; headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia The only Virginia-based bank with offices in Virginia’s three major markets Market area accounts for over 71% of all deposits in state of Virginia Senior lenders averag

  27. Slide 27: First Washington FinancialCorp

    First Washington FinancialCorp Assets of $486 million Headquartered in Windsor, NJ Banking subsidiary: First Washington State Bank 16 branches in Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey Enhances our existing northern and southern New Jersey franchise by extending our presence into the cent

  28. Slide 28: First Washington branch locations

    First Washington Branch Locations First Washington Branches Fulton Financial Branches

  29. Slide 29: What do we look for?

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

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

    Acquisitions in new markets What changes? Loan review Investments Asset/liability management Compliance Common operating platform Audit

  31. Slide 31: What stays the same?

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

  32. Slide 32: Benefits to new affiliates

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

  33. Slide 33: 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

  34. Slide 34: Fulton Financial Advisors, N.A.

    Includes Dearden Maguire Weaver and Barrett, LLC and Fulton Insurance Services Group As of September 30, 2004: $5.3 billion; $3.9 billion in assets under management Products and Services Personal trust Asset management Retirement services Brokerage Insurance Corporate trust Cash management Private b

  35. Slide 35: Fulton Mortgage Company

    Fulton Mortgage Company Coordinates residential mortgage lending throughout 11 affiliates Expanded, competitive product line to customers of all affiliates In partnership with each affiliate, focused management team on residential mortgages Entry into new markets for FFC Record originations in 2003

  36. Slide 36: Other income as a percent of total income

    Other Income As a Percent of Total Income 24.9% 27.0% 25.0% 22.9% 19.4% 17.9% 16.0% 16.2% 16.9% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0%

  37. Slide 37: Moody's and Fitch ratings

    Moody’s Investor Service Short-term rating P-1 Long-term rating: Issuer A-2 Lead Bank Deposits A-1 Outlook: Positive Fitch Ratings Short-term rating F-1 Long-term rating A Outlook: Stable

  38. Slide 38: Loan diversification

    Loan diversification (9/30/04) 11% 30% 8% 15% 36% Consumer and Other Residential Mortgage Commercial Loans Home Equity Commercial Mortgage

  39. Slide 39: Larger loan relationships

    26 relationships with commitments to lend of $20 million or more Maximum individual commitment of $30 million Average commercial loan commitment is $550,000 Loans and corresponding relationships are within Fulton’s geographical market area Summary of larger loans

  40. Slide 40: Commercial loan concentration by industry

    Commercial loan concentration by industry (as of 9/30/04) Industry % R/E - Rental 18.4 Construction 15.6 Services 13.4 Manufacturing 9.6 Health Care 8.3 Retail 8.1 Agriculture 8.1 Wholesale 5.4 Other 4.3 Arts and Entertainment 3.6 Financial Services 2.7 Transportation 2.5

  41. Slide 41: Nine months ended Sept. 30, 2004

    Nine months ended Sept. 30, 2004 $0.94 Net income per share (3.3% increase over 2003) $0.482 Cash dividends per share (9.3% increase over 2003) 1.47% Return on assets 14.34% Return on equity 18.38% Return on equity (tangible) 55.50% Efficiency ratio

  42. Slide 42: Average loan growth

    Average Loan Growth (YTD Sept) $ % Commercial $2,070 $1,700 $370 22% Comm’l Mort 2,460 1,870 32% Resid Mort 21% Consumer 1,560 1,340 16% Total Loans $6,770 $5,470 1,300 24% (dollars in millions)

  43. Slide 43: Average deposit growth

    Average Deposit Growth (YTD Sept) $ % Nonint DDA $1,360 $1,170 $190 16% Int DDA 1,340 1,120 20% Savings/MMDA 1,830 1,610 14% CD’s 2,680 2,500 7% Cash Mgt 21% Total Deposits $7,610 $6,730 $880 13% (dollars in millions)

  44. Slide 44: Loan-to-deposit ratio

    Loan-to-Deposit Ratio (avg) YTD04 FFC Peer Top 50

  45. Slide 45: Deposit composition trends

    Deposit composition trends As of September 30 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Non Int Bearing Demand NOW, MMDA, Savings Time Deposits Customer Repos

  46. Slide 46: Peer group

    Associated Banc-Corp BancorpSouth, Inc. Bank of Hawaii Corporation BOK Financial Corporation Citizens Banking Corporation City National Corporation Colonial BancGroup, Inc. Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. First Citizens BancShares, Inc. First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. First Republic

  47. Slide 47: Net charge-offs to average loans

    Source: SNL Financial Datasource Net charge-offs to average loans 0.26 0.20 0.05 - 0.30 0.60 0.90 Top 50 Peer FFC

  48. Slide 48: Non-performing assets to total assets

    Source: SNL Financial Datasource Non-performing assets to total assets 0.41 0.40 0.34 0.20 0.60 1.00 1.40 1.80 Top 50 Peer FFC

  49. Slide 49: Net interest margin vs peers

    Source: SNL Financial Datasource Net interest margin 3.65 3.77 3.80 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 Top 50 Peer FFC

  50. Slide 50: Net interest margin

    Net interest margin 3rd quarter 2003: 3.62% 2nd quarter 2004: 3.73% 3rd quarter 2004: 3.88%

  51. Slide 51: Investments/total assets

    Investments/Total Assets (avg.) YTD04 FFC Peer Top 50

  52. Slide 52: Asset/Liability management

    Asset/Liability Management Interest rate “shocks” (as of 09/30/04) Rate Change NII Change (Annual) % Change +300 bp + $22.0 million + 6.2% +200 bp + $15.3 million + 4.3% +100 bp + $9.6 million + 2.7% - 100 bp - $19.2 million - 5.4% Source: FFC Asset/Liability Modeling

  53. Slide 53: Investment portfolio

    Investment portfolio Portfolio Components Ending Bal. Average Credit Mortgage-backed securities $1,754.8 3.4 AAA - agency issued U.S. treasuries and agencies 85.1 1.3 AAA Municipals bonds 258.4 3.5 AAA—insured Corp & bank issued trust pfd 75.1 21.5 various — 5 yrs call Bank stocks 66.2 NA not rated

  54. Slide 54: Loan mix

    Loan Mix (9/30/04) Fixed rate loans = 34% Adjustable rate loans = 66%

  55. Slide 55: Bank stock gains

    Bank stock gains (percent contribution to EPS) 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9%

  56. Slide 56: Efficiency ratio

    Source: SNL Financial Datasource Efficiency ratio 55.5 57.0 57.7 45.0 50.0 55.0 60.0 65.0 Top 50 Peer FFC

  57. Slide 57: Corporate governance

    Corporate Governance Internal controls over financial reporting process SOX and NASDAQ listing standards Financial expert designated Independent directors determined Executive sessions Executive compensation and nominating committees SOX compliant written Code of Conduct Corporate disclosure committ

  58. Slide 58: 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

  59. Slide 59: Overview

    Overview Shareholders maximize shareholder value Customers create financial success Employees create career success Communities create prosperity

  60. Slide 60: Fulton Financial Corporation

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

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