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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Fulton Financial (FULT)

Fulton Financial elects 10 directors, approves pay and auditor; director George Martin retires

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

At its May 28, 2026 Annual Meeting, Fulton Financial shareholders elected all 10 director nominees to one-year terms and approved the advisory vote on executive compensation and the ratification of KPMG LLP as auditor for 2026. Director George K. Martin did not stand for re-election and retired from the board effective immediately after the meeting, under the company's age-based governance guidelines.

Key points

  • All 10 director nominees were elected; Jennifer Craighead Carey received 138,371,551 votes for and 1,308,732 withheld, and Michael F. Shirk received 139,108,770 votes for and 571,513 withheld
  • Advisory vote on executive compensation was approved with 136,017,805 for and 2,704,141 against
  • KPMG LLP was ratified as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with 150,683,271 votes for and 2,191,088 against
  • George K. Martin retired from the board after reaching age 72, which made him ineligible for re-election under the Corporate Governance Guidelines

The filing

CompanyFulton Financial (FULT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 28, 2026, 12:18 PM ET
Accession number0000700564-26-000019

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 28, 2026.

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