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): June 12, 2020
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia | 001-35095 | 58-1807304 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission file number) | (IRS employer |
of incorporation) | identification no.) |
125 Highway 515 East, Blairsville, Georgia | 30512 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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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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, $1 par value | UCBI | Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On June 12, 2020, United Community Banks, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a preliminary prospectus supplement for an underwritten public offering of the Company’s Fixed-to-Floating Senior Notes (the “Senior Notes”).
A copy of the investor presentation being used in connection with the offering of the Senior Notes is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The offering of the Senior Notes is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-224367) initially filed on April 20, 2018 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and subsequently amended by the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on June 3, 2020. Any offer or sale of the Senior Notes will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement relating to the offering and the accompanying prospectus.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | Investor Presentation dated June 2020. | |
104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL |
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/ Melinda Davis Lux | |
Name: Melinda Davis Lux | ||
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: June 12, 2020 |