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):
May 2, 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)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 2, 2016, United Community Banks, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (the “Underwriter”) and Corsair Capital, LLC (the “Selling Shareholder”), pursuant to which the Selling Shareholder agreed to sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter agreed to purchase from the Selling Shareholder, 7,300,047 voting shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Offering”), subject to and upon terms and conditions set forth therein. No shares are being sold by the Company. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy thereof, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Offering was made pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3/A (Registration No. 333-175226) which became effective with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2012.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated May 2, 2016 | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 2, 2016 |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Rex S. Schuette | |
| Rex S. Schuette | ||
| Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: May 3, 2016
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated May 2, 2016 | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 2, 2016 |