BLAIRSVILLE, Ga., Jan. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) (“United”), the holding company
of United Community Bank, today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of $100,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of 4.500% Fixed to Floating Rate Subordinated notes due January 30, 2028 (the “Notes”). Due to market demand, United
increased the aggregate amount of the Notes to $100.0 million from the previously announced amount of $85.0 million. The
Notes will initially bear interest at a rate of 4.500% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears, with interest commencing on the
issue date, to, but excluding, January 30, 2023, and, thereafter, payable quarterly in arrears at an annual floating rate equal to
three-month LIBOR as determined for the applicable quarterly period, plus 2.120%. The Notes have been offered to the public at par.
The offering is expected to close on or about January 18, 2018, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. are acting as joint book-running managers for the
offering. Troutman Sanders LLP served as counsel to United in connection with the offering. Kilpatrick Townsend &
Stockton LLP served as counsel to the underwriters.
The Notes will be issued pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (File No. 333-203548) (including
base prospectus), a preliminary prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and available on
the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov and a final prospectus supplement to be filed with the SEC. The offering may be made
only by means of a prospectus and a related prospectus supplement and pricing supplement, copies of which may be obtained, when
available, from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, by calling 1-866-718-1649, or Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., by calling 1-866-805-4128
or emailing syndicate@sandleroneill.com.
THIS NEWS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OF
UNITED, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION.
About United Community Banks, Inc.
United Community Banks, Inc. (UCBI) is a bank holding company based in Blairsville, Georgia, with $11.9 billion in assets. The
company’s banking subsidiary, United Community Bank, is one of the Southeast’s largest full-service banks, operating 156 offices in
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The bank specializes in personalized community banking services for
individuals, small businesses and corporations. Services include a full range of consumer and commercial banking products
including a mortgage, advisory and treasury management. Respected national research firms consistently recognize United Community
Bank for outstanding customer service. For the last four years, J.D. Power has ranked United Community Bank first in customer
satisfaction in the Southeast. In 2017, for the fourth consecutive year, Forbes magazine included United on its list of the 100
Best Banks in America. Additional information about the company and the bank's full range of products and services can be found at
www.ucbi.com.
Caution About Forward-Looking Statements
Certain Statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations,
or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise and are not statements of historical fact. Such statements are often
characterized by the use of qualified words (and their derivatives) such as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,”
“will,” “should,” “plan,” “estimate,” “predict,” “continue” and “potential” or the negative of these terms or words of similar
meaning or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of United and its management about future events. Although United
believes that its expectations with respect to forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds
of its existing knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance, or
achievements of United will not differ materially from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements; such statements are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements are subject
to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that change over time and could cause actual results or financial condition to
differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. Actual future results and trends may differ materially
from historical results and or those anticipated depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to the factors and
risk influences contained in the cautionary language included under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” in United’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and other
periodic reports subsequently filed by United with the SEC, available on the SEC website, www.sec.gov. United does not intend to or
assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of
United. For any forward-looking statements made in this presentation, United claims the protection of the safe harbor for
forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
For more information:
Jefferson Harralson
Chief Financial Officer
(864) 240-6208
Jefferson_Harralson@ucbi.com