UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC 8-KCurrent Reports (8-K / ad hoc)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On August 13, 2026, the Board of Directors of United Community Banks, Inc. (the “ Company ”) approved the hiring of Tom Speir to succeed Jefferson L. Harralson as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“ CFO ”) effective September 8, 2026 (the “ Transition Date ”). Mr. Harralson will continue as CFO until the Transition Date and, thereafter, in order to ensure an orderly transition of his duties and responsibilities, will continue in his employment with the Company from the Transition Date through December 31, 2026. Mr. Harralson’s continued employment is pursuant to his a greement dated April 28, 2026, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed with the Commission on April 28, 2026, which is incorporated herein by this reference . Mr. Speir, age 44, has more than 20 years of experience in financial services, having held a diverse array of roles in corporate treasury, strategy, corporate development and portfolio management. Since April 2026, Mr. Speir has served as Head of Investor Relations, Strategy and Corporate Development for Regions Financial Corp. (Regions Bank), having previously led Regions’ Strategy and Corporate Development group, responsibilities retained when he assumed the role as Head of Investor Relations. After joining Regions in 2009, he served in various leadership roles in Corporate Treasury, including Assistant Treasurer and head of Balance Sheet Management from 2018 until 2022, when he was appointed to lead the Strategy and Corporate Development team. Prior to joining Regions, he served in Wachovia Bank’s Treasury organization as Securitized Products Portfolio Manager. Speir holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a Finance concentration from North Carolina State University. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Speir and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Speir was selected to become CFO, nor are there any family relationships between Mr. Speir and any of the Company’s directors or other executive officers. Neither Mr. Speir nor any person related to Mr. Speir has a direct or indirect material interest in any existing or currently proposed transaction to which the Company is or may beco