UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC 8-K

What Happened United Community Banks, Inc. announced the results of its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders held on May 13, 2026. As of the record date (March 16, 2026) there were 119,684,031 shares outstanding; 106,268,386 shares were represented at the meeting (a quorum). All nominated directors were elected to serve until the 2027 annual meeting, and shareholders approved the non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2026.

Key Details

• Record date and quorum: 119,684,031 shares outstanding; 106,268,386 shares represented at the meeting.
• Director elections: Each nominee was elected to serve until the 2027 meeting. Example tallies include Jennifer M. Bazante (95,302,576 For; 2,550,021 Withheld) and David H. Wilkins (90,022,278 For; 7,830,319 Withheld). There were 8,415,789 broker non-votes recorded for each director vote.
• Say-on-pay (advisory): Approved — For 93,772,437; Against 3,966,076; Abstain 114,084; Broker non-votes 8,415,789.
• Auditor ratification: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified — For 104,796,700; Against 1,376,095; Abstain 95,591.

Why It Matters These results confirm the company’s board composition through the 2027 annual meeting and show clear shareholder support for the company’s executive compensation program (non-binding) and for continuing PwC as auditor. Broker non-votes on director and advisory matters indicate a portion of shares were held by brokers who did not exercise discretionary voting, but a quorum was achieved and all proposals were approved per the vote tallies provided.