PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 22, 2021
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
001-35095
58-1807304
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission file number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
125 Highway 515 East
Blairsville, Georgia30512
(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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, par value $1 per share
UCBI
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Depositary shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series I Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock
UCBIO
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On April 22, 2021, United Community Banks, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “United”) filed with the Georgia Secretary of State:
•Articles of Correction to its Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”), which corrected scrivener’s errors in certain previously filed amendments to the Articles; and
•Articles of Amendment to the Articles eliminating previously designated series of preferred stock that no longer are issued or outstanding.
The Articles of Correction and Articles of Amendment were effective upon filing with the Georgia Secretary of State.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit index lists the exhibits that are either filed or furnished with the Current Report on Form 8-K.
The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.
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/ Melinda Davis Lux
Name:
Melinda Davis Lux
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
