UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): July ~~April~~ 27, 2017

HCSB FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)

South Carolina

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-26995	57-1079444
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3640 Ralph Ellis Blvd, Loris, South Carolina	29569
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(843) 756-6333

(Registrant'’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

x☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (~~17CFR~~17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (~~17 CFR~~ §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (~~17 CFR~~ §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging ~~growth company~~ Growth Company o

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. o

Item 25.0207. ~~Results~~ Submission of ~~Operations~~Matters ~~and~~to ~~Financial~~a ~~Condition~~Vote of Security Holders.

On ~~April~~July 27, 2017, HCSB Financial Corporation (the “~~Company~~HCSB”) ~~issued~~held a ~~press~~special ~~release~~meeting ~~announcing~~of its ~~financial~~shareholders ~~results~~(the ~~for~~“Special Meeting”). Of the ~~period~~405,232,383 shares ~~ended~~of ~~March~~voting 31common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, ~~2017.~~383,573,987 Awere ~~copy~~present ofin person or by proxy, and the ~~press~~following ~~release~~matters iswere ~~attached~~voted ~~hereto~~upon asand ~~Exhibit~~approved ~~99.1.~~by our shareholders at the Special Meeting:

~~Additional Information~~1. To consider and ~~Where~~vote toon ~~Find~~the ItAgreement and Plan of Merger, under which HCSB will merge with and into United Community Banks, Inc.:

This communication is being made in respect of the Merger involving the Company and United Community Banks, Inc. (“United”). Investors and security holders are urged to carefully review and consider each of United’s and the Company’s public filings with the SEC, including but not limited to their Annual Reports on Form 10-K, their proxy statements, their Current Reports on Form 8-K and their Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The documents filed by United with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at United’s website at http://www.ucbi.com or at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. These documents may also be obtained free of charge from United by requesting them in writing to Investor Relations, United Community Banks, Inc., 125 Highway 515 East, Blairsville, Georgia 30514-0398, or by telephone to Investor Relations at (706) 781-2265. The documents filed by the Company with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the Company’s website at https://www.hcsbaccess.com, or at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. These documents may also be obtained free of charge from the Company by requesting them in writing to HCSB Financial Corporation, 3640 Ralph Ellis Blvd., Loris, South Carolina 29569 Attn: Jan H. Hollar, or by telephone to Mrs. Hollar at (843) 716-6117.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
383,333,411	231,625	8,951	—

~~United plans~~2. toTo ~~file~~cast a ~~registration statement on Form S~~non-4binding ~~with~~advisory ~~the~~vote ~~Securities and Exchange Commission~~ to ~~register~~approve the ~~shares~~compensation ~~of United’s common stock~~ that ~~will~~certain beexecutive ~~issued~~officers toof ~~the~~HCSB ~~Company’s shareholders in connection with the proposed merger. The registration statement~~ will ~~include~~receive aunder ~~joint~~existing ~~proxy~~agreements ~~statement~~or ofarrangements ~~the~~with ~~Company~~HCSB ~~and prospectus of United and other relevant materials~~ in connection with the ~~proposed~~ merger. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND JOINT PROXY/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED MERGER OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR JOINT PROXY/PROSPECTUS BECAUSE SUCH DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER. A definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to the shareholders of the Company seeking the required shareholder approval. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus free of charge from the SEC’s website or from United or the Company as described above.:

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
382,756,453	788,670	28,864	—

~~Participants~~A proposal to approve the adjournment or postponement of the inSpecial Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies to approve the Merger ~~Solicitation~~Agreement was not voted on because the proposal to approve the Merger Agreement had passed.

~~United,~~Of the ~~Company~~ 90,531,557 ~~and~~shares ~~certain~~ of ~~their~~non-voting ~~respective~~common ~~directors~~stock outstanding and ~~executive~~entitled ~~officers may be deemed~~ to bevote ~~participants~~at in the ~~solicitation of~~Special ~~proxies~~Meeting ~~from~~solely the Company’s shareholders in connection with the proposed merger. Information regarding the directors and executive officers of United and their ownership of United common stock is set forth in its 2016 Annual Report on ~~Form~~proposal ~~10-K,~~number ~~definitive proxy statement for United’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders~~1, ~~as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24~~90, ~~2017~~531,557 ~~and~~were ~~other~~present ~~documents subsequently filed by United with the SEC. Information regarding the directors and executive officers of the Company and their ownership of the Company’s common stock is set forth~~ in ~~its~~person ~~Definitive~~or ~~Proxy Statement on Form DEF14A filed on June 20, 2016 and other documents subsequently filed~~ by ~~the Company with the SEC. Such information will also be included in the registration statement and joint~~ proxy ~~statement/prospectus for the Company’s special meeting of shareholders~~, ~~which~~and ~~will be filed by United with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of~~ such ~~participants~~ ~~will~~matter bewas ~~included~~voted inupon ~~the registration statement~~ and ~~joint~~approved ~~proxy~~by ~~statement/prospectus~~our ~~and~~non-voting ~~other~~shareholders ~~relevant~~at ~~documents regarding~~ the ~~proposed~~ ~~merger~~Special ~~filed with the SEC when they become available. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described above.~~Meeting:

~~Item 8~~1.~~01.~~ ~~Other Events~~To consider and vote on the Agreement and Plan of Merger, under which HCSB will merge with and into United Community Banks, Inc.:

The information set forth in Item 2.02 is incorporated by reference in this Item 8.01.

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
90,531,557	—	—	—

~~Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~SIGNATURES

~~(d)~~Pursuant ~~Exhibits~~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.

Exhibit Number	Description
	HCSB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
99.1	Press Release dated April 27, 2017
Dated: July 27, 2017	By:	/s/ Jan H. Hollar
	Name:	Jan H. Hollar
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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.

	HCSB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Dated: April 27, 2017	By:	/s/ Jan H. Hollar
		Name: Jan H. Hollar
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

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