ucbi-20240904

Georgia

001-35095

58-1807304

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission file number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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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	UCB	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series I Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock	UCB PRI	New York Stock Exchange

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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.

Effective September 4, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of United Community Banks, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Sally Pope Davis to serve as a Board member until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders. The Board increased the size of the Board from 12 to 13 directors and appointed Ms. Davis as a director to fill the vacancy created by the increase. Ms. Davis was also appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company’s wholly-owned banking subsidiary, United Community Bank (the “Bank”).

The Board has not yet determined any committees to which Ms. Davis will be appointed. Ms. Davis will participate in the current director compensation arrangements generally applicable to the Company’s non-employee directors as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed in connection with the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Davis and other persons pursuant to which she was selected as a director. Ms. Davis has not engaged in any transaction with the Company or the Bank that would be reportable as a related party transaction under Item 404(a) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K.

Ms. Davis retired in April 2024 from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. following a 35-year career with that firm where she served most recently as a Managing Director and co-lead portfolio manager for Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value and Mid Cap Value strategies. She is also a member of the boards of directors of First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and Core Specialty Holdings, Inc.

In connection with the appointment of Ms. Davis to the Board, the Company issued the press release that is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press Release dated September 4, 2024 (furnished only)

104			The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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
	Name:	Jefferson L. Harralson
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Date: September 4, 2024


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