form8k.htm

Michigan	0-16640	38-2606280
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	Commission File Number	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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 December 8, 2009, Len M. Middleton was appointed to the Board of Directors of United Bancorp, Inc. ("United") effective January 1, 2010. Mr. Middleton has not yet been appointed to any committees of United's Board of Directors.

Mr. Middleton is a director of United's subsidiary bank, United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw. Mr. Middleton serves as Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He has held this position since 1999. He is also a Trustee at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum.

Mr. Middleton is not a party to any transaction, or series of transactions, required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no agreement, arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Middleton was selected as a director.

Mr. Middleton will be entitled to receive compensation for his service as a director consistent with the compensation paid to other directors as described in United's Proxy Statement for its April 28, 2009 annual meeting.

Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On December 8, 2009, the Board of Directors adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws, amending and restating the Bylaws in their entirety. Following is a summary of the material provisions of the Amended and Restated Bylaws. The summary below is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which are filed with this report as Exhibit 3.1 and are here incorporated by reference.

·	Section 2. This section provides that the annual meeting of shareholders will be held on a date and at a time designated by the Board of Directors,

·	Section 3. This section provides that the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President may call a special meeting of shareholders.

·	Section 6. This section provides that the chairman of the meeting has the power to adjourn the meeting if no quorum is present.

·	Section 9. This section permits the Board of Directors to authorize shareholder participation in a meeting by remote communication and allows the Board of Directors to hold a shareholder meeting by remote communication.

·	Sections 10 and 11. These sections govern procedural and other aspects of shareholder meetings.

·	Section 6. The section provides that the Chairman of the Board is not an "officer" of the Corporation unless so designated by the Board of Directors.

·	This article governs committees of the Board of Directors, including specific provisions for the Audit Committee and the Compensation & Governance Committee.

·	Sections 5 and 9. These sections permit notice of Board of Directors meetings by electronic mail and board action by consent by electronic mail.

·	This article implements indemnification for directors and officers of United and any bank subsidiary of United.

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 Bancorp, Inc. (Registrant)
	By:


Date: December 9, 2009	/s/ Randal J. Rabe
	Randal J. Rabe Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer