secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FULTON FINANCIAL CORP (FULT)
CIK:        0000700564
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-292249
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Fulton Financial to acquire Blue Foundry Bancorp in $243M all-stock merger
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- All-stock deal valued at ~$243M; exchange ratio of 0.6500 Fulton shares per Blue Foundry share.
- Deal is over 5% accretive to first full-year earnings and immediately accretive to tangible book value.
- Expected close in Q2 2026; requires regulatory approvals and Blue Foundry stockholder approval.
- Expands Fulton's presence in northern New Jersey; $1.5M contribution to Fulton Forward Foundation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/700564/000119312525292249/0001193125-25-292249-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/700564/000119312525292249/d72292d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-292249

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