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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC | t1600426_ex99-1.htm |
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): July 1, 2016
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
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 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 1, 2016, United Community Banks, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of the merger on July 1, 2016, of Tidelands Bancshares, Inc. (“Tidelands”) with and into the Company and Tidelands Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tidelands, with and into United Community Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 4, 2016, as amended, by and between Tidelands and the Company.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 1, 2016 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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: July 1, 2016
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 1, 2016 |