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): July 1, 2016

 

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:
(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)

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Item 8.01Other Events.

 

On July 1, 2016, United Community Banks, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of the merger on July 1, 2016, of Tidelands Bancshares, Inc. (“Tidelands”) with and into the Company and Tidelands Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tidelands, with and into United Community Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 4, 2016, as amended, by and between Tidelands and the Company.

 

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press Release, dated July 1, 2016

 

 

 

 

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/ Rex S. Schuette
    Rex S. Schuette
    Executive Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: July 1, 2016

 

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press Release, dated July 1, 2016