Announcement • Apr 03

Fulton Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS:FULT) completed the acquisition of Blue Foundry Bancorp (NasdaqGS:BLFY).

Fulton Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS:FULT) entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Blue Foundry Bancorp (NasdaqGS:BLFY) for approximately $240 million on November 24, 2025. Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, each share of Blue Foundry common stock will be exchanged for 0.65 shares of Fulton common stock. Based on Fulton’s share price as of November 21, 2025, the transaction is valued at approximately $243 million, or $11.67 per share of Blue Foundry common stock. Following the closing, Blue Foundry Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Foundry, will merge into Fulton Bank, N.A., the wholly owned bank subsidiary of Fulton, with Fulton Bank as the surviving bank. A termination fee of $9.7 million will be paid by Blue Foundry Bank. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, approval by Blue Foundry's stockholders and the effectiveness of the registration statement. The boards of directors of both Fulton and Blue Foundry have unanimously approved the definitive merger agreement and it is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026. As of December 12, 2025, Fulton filed for registration statement. The transaction is expected to be accretive to first full-year earnings by over 5%, immediately accretive to tangible book value per share and neutral to regulatory capital ratios at close. As of January 29, 2026, Blue Foundry Bancorp shareholders approved the transaction. As of February 19, 2026 the transaction has been approved by The Federal Reserve Board. As on February 23, 2026, the transaction has received all required regulatory approvals and is expected to close on or around April 1, 2026. Frank Sorrentino VI, Thad Olchowski, Annie Shelley and Tyler Klaus of Stephens Inc. acted as financial advisor for Fulton Financial Corporation. Holland & Knight LLP acted as legal advisor for Fulton Financial Corporation. Piper Sandler & Co. acted as financial advisor and fairness provider for Blue Foundry Bancorp. Luse Gorman, P.C acted as legal advisor for Blue Foundry Bancorp. Fulton Financial Advisors acted as transfer agent to Fulton Financial. Georgeson acted as proxy solicitor to Blue Foundry. PSC’s fee was approximately $3.57 million. PSC also received a $750,000 fee from Blue Foundry upon rendering its opinion. Fulton Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS:FULT) completed the acquisition of Blue Foundry Bancorp (NasdaqGS:BLFY) on April 1, 2026.

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