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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC | tv496843_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): June 20, 2018
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:
(864) 240-6208
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 June 20, 2018, United Community Banks, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Jennifer Mann and Lance F. Drummond to serve as Board members, effective immediately, until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders.
Ms. Mann is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of SAS Institute, Inc., a global leader in analytics, business intelligence and data management software.
Mr. Drummond currently serves on the board of Freddie Mac, GSE and chairs its technology working group. Mr. Drummond was formerly the Executive Vice President of Operations and Technology at TD Canada Trust and Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Shared Services for Fiserv Inc.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit | ||
| No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 20, 2018 |
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/ Jefferson L. Harralson | |
| Jefferson L. Harralson | ||
| Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: June 20, 2018