-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, AnCzQkpusZSoibBr0qaokexD0pYwm61QREq2wQmdy35/ipfxthwH2+22wHfdp6aM URmroqH/yXOgX4r3k76vFQ== 0000950152-03-004388.txt : 20030421 0000950152-03-004388.hdr.sgml : 20030421 20030421121844 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-03-004388 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030421 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 20030421 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000707886 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036] IRS NUMBER: 341856319 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-24399 FILM NUMBER: 03656551 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 275 FEDERAL PLAZA WEST CITY: YOUNGSTOWN STATE: OH ZIP: 44503-1203 BUSINESS PHONE: 3307420500 8-K 1 l00471ae8vk.txt UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP. 8-K 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: April 21, 2003 -------------- United Community Financial Corp. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio 0-24399 34-1856319 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification Number) 275 Federal Plaza West Youngstown, Ohio 44503-1203 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (330) 742-0500 ----------------------------- Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changes since last report.) Item 5: Other Events United Community Financial Corp. Announces Share Repurchase Program Youngstown, OH (April 21, 2003) - United Community Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: UCFC), holding company of The Home Savings and Loan Co. and Butler Wick Corp., today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a plan to repurchase an additional 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The shares will be purchased through open market transactions. Currently, there are 276,247 shares remaining to be purchased from the repurchase program that was previously announced on October 23, 2000. Douglas M. McKay, chairman and chief executive officer of UCFC, said, "We continue to look for opportunities to profitably deploy our excess capital. We feel that at current prices, the purchase of UCFC stock represents great value while also supplying additional liquidity to our shareholder base." Home Savings and Butler Wick are wholly owned subsidiaries of United Community Financial Corp. Home Savings operates 34 full service banking offices and 4 loan production offices located throughout Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Butler Wick has 12 office locations providing full service retail brokerage, capital markets and trust services throughout Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Additional information on United Community may be found on United Community's web site: www.ucfconline.com. Contact: Patrick A. Kelly Chief Financial Officer (330) 742-0500, Ext. 2592 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 thereunto duly authorized. UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP. By: /s/ Patrick A. Kelly ------------------------ Patrick A. Kelly Chief Financial Officer Dated: April 21, 2003 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----