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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 


FORM 8-K
 

 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 20, 2012
 
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia
No. 001-35095
No. 58-180-7304
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
 incorporation)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
125 Highway 515 East, P.O. Box 398
Blairsville, Georgia  30512
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(706) 781-2265
 
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On March 20, 2012, United Community Banks, Inc.’s (the “Registrant”) board of directors appointed Steven J. Goldstein, former executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, and Thomas A. Richlovsky, former executive vice president at PNC Financial Services Group Inc., to serve as directors of the Registrant and also as directors of the Registrant’s wholly-owned subsidiary, United Community Bank, effective as of March 21, 2012.  Messrs. Goldstein and Ricklovsky have both also been appointed to the Audit, Compensation and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees of the Registrant.

Also on March 20, 2012, the Registrant accepted the retirement of Director Hoyt O. Holloway and Director Emeritus Senator Zell B. Miller effective at the end of their current terms on May 16, 2012. Mr. Holloway and Senator Miller’s decisions to retire were not a result of any disagreement between Mr. Holloway or Senator Miller and the Registrant on any matter relating to the Registrant’s operations, policies or practices.

The text of the Registrant’s press release related to this announcement is set forth as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
   
(d)
Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
       
99.1
 
Press Release, dated March 21, 2012
 

 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
  UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Rex S. Schuette  
    Rex S. Schuette  
    Executive Vice President and  
    Chief Financial Officer  
       
       
Date: March 21, 2012      
 
 
 

 
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
       
99.1
 
Press Release, dated March 21, 2012