ThZeal - The Zeal

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	UCBI	Nasdaq Global Select Market
Depositary shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series I Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock	UCBIO	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

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. ☐

The 2022 annual meeting of shareholders of United Community Banks, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), was held on May 18, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”). As of March 21, 2022, the record date of the Annual Meeting, 106,022,633 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A total of 93,459,198 shares of United’s common stock, constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The Company’s shareholders voted on four proposals at the Annual Meeting. The final results of the votes, including the votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, relating to each matter are as follows:

Proposal 1. The election of eleven directors to constitute the Board of Directors to serve until the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified:


	For	Withheld
Jennifer M. Bazante	85,237,688	1,664,867
Robert H. Blalock	82,896,997	4,005,558
James P. Clements	83,289,205	3,613,350
Kenneth L. Daniels	84,620,740	2,281,815
Lance F. Drummond	80,838,921	6,063,634
H. Lynn Harton	82,699,464	4,203,091
Jennifer K. Mann	84,787,598	2,114,957
Thomas A. Richlovsky	81,192,894	5,709,661
David C. Shaver	84,618,631	2,283,924
Tim R. Wallis	82,898,124	4,004,431
David H. Wilkins	80,815,425	6,087,130

Proposal 3. The approval of an advisory “say on pay” resolution supporting the compensation plan for executive officers:

Proposal 4. The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2022:

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: May 19, 2022


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes

81,320,562	4,217,065	1,364,928	6,556,643


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes

83,210,561	1,927,649	1,764,345	6,556,643


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes

92,135,905	1,276,992	46,301	—