Registration Statement No. 333-104268
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 6720 23-2195389
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.)
One Penn Square
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604
717-291-2411
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Rufus A. Fulton, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
One Penn Square
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604
717-291-2411
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(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Paul G. Mattaini, Esquire Nicholas Bybel, Jr., Esquire
Kimberly J. Decker, Esquire Jean Svoboda, Esquire
Barley, Snyder, Senft & Cohen, LLC Shumaker Williams, P.C.
126 East King Street 3245 Simpson Ferry Road
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604-2893 Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the
public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes
effective.
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If the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered in connection
with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General
Instruction G, check the following box:[_]
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If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier registration
statement for the same offering.[_]
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If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under
the Securities Act, check the following box, and list Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering.[_]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title Of Each Amount To Proposed Proposed Maximum Amount Of
Class Of Securities Be Registered Maximum Offering Aggregate Offering Registration
To Be Registered Price Per Unit Price Fee
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**PREVIOUSLY PAID**(1)
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(1) The Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price was incorrectly reported in
the Calculation of Registration Fee table, as originally filed. The
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price was incorrectly shown as
$119,442,089 when it should have correctly been shown as $89,135,886. No
additional fee is payable as a result of the change in Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price.
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The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file
a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall
become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section
8(a), may determine.
The Registrant has filed this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 solely to correct
the typographical error contained in the Calculation of Registration Fee table.
Specifically, the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price was incorrectly
reported in the Calculation of Registration Fee table as originally filed. The
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price was incorrectly shown as $119,442,089
when it should have correctly been shown as $89,135,886.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
has duly caused this Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Lancaster, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on April 7, 2003.
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Rufus A. Fulton, Jr.
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Rufus A. Fulton, Jr., Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE CAPACITY DATE
* Director April 7, 2003
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Jeffrey A. Albertson
Director April 7, 2003
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Donald W. Bowman, Jr.
Senior Vice President and April 7, 2003
* Controller (Principal Accounting
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Beth Ann L. Chivinski
Director April 7, 2003
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Harold D. Chubb
Director April 7, 2003
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William H. Clark, Jr.
Director April 7, 2003
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Craig A. Dally
Director April 7, 2003
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Frederick B. Fichthorn
Director April 7, 2003
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Patrick J. Freer
* Chairman of the Board, Chief April 7, 2003
--------------------------- Executive Officer, and Director
Rufus A. Fulton, Jr. (Principal Executive Officer)
* Director April 7, 2003
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Eugene H. Gardner
Director April 7, 2003
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Robert D. Garner
Director April 7, 2003
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J. Robert Hess
Director April 7, 2003
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George W. Hodges
Director April 7, 2003
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Carolyn R. Holleran
* Director April 7, 2003
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Clyde W. Horst
Director April 7, 2003
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Samuel H. Jones, Jr.
Director April 7, 2003
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Donald W. Lesher, Jr.
Director April 7, 2003
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Joseph J. Mowad, M.D.
* Senior Executive Vice President April 7, 2003
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Charles J. Nugent and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
* Director April 7, 2003
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Mary Ann Russell
Director April 7, 2003
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John O. Shirk
President, Chief Operating April 7, 2003
* Officer and Director
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R. Scott Smith, Jr.
Director April 7, 2003
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James K. Sperry
Director April 7, 2003
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Kenneth G. Stoudt
* By: _________________________________
George R. Barr, Attorney in Fact