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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): October 7, 2020

 

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, 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:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
   
  On October 7, 2020, United issued a press release announcing the dates for its third quarter 2020 earnings announcement and third quarter conference call. That press release included updated information on the amount of loan payment deferrals United had granted to customers experiencing financial difficulty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The press release also contains information about how to access the conference call and webcast. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
   
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.

 

 

  EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No. Description
   
99.1   United Community Banks, Inc. Press Release, dated October 7, 2020.
   
104   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/ Jefferson L. Harralson  
    Jefferson L. Harralson
    Executive Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer
   
Date: October 7, 2020