Form 8-A12B - Registration of securities [Section 12(b)]

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia						58-1807304
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
200 East Camperdown Way Greenville, South Carolina						29601
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class to be registered						Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Common stock, par value $1 per share						New York Stock Exchange
Depositary shares, each representing 1/1000th interest in a share of Series I Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock						New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: Not Applicable

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement on Form 8-A is being filed by United Community Banks, Inc. (the “Registrant”), a Georgia corporation, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with the registration of its (a) common stock, par value $1 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (b) depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of its Series I Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $1 per share (the “Series I Preferred Stock”), under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), and the transfer of the listing of the Common Stock and the Depositary Shares from the Nasdaq Global Select Market to the New York Stock Exchange.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1.     Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

For a description of the Common Stock being registered hereunder, reference is made to the information set forth in Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on February 23, 2024, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

For a description of the Depositary Shares being registered hereunder and the underlying Series I Preferred Stock, reference is made to the information set forth in Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on February 23, 2024, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.     Exhibits.

Pursuant to the “Instructions as to Exhibits” for Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the New York Stock Exchange and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.

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    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

			UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
Dated: July 26, 2024			By:			/s/ Jefferson L. Harralson
			Name:			Jefferson L. Harralson
			Title:			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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