Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 9, 2007
 
United Community Banks, Inc. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Georgia
No. 0-21656
No. 58-180-7304
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
 incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
63 Highway 515, P.O. Box 398
Blairsville, Georgia 30512 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(706) 781-2265
 
Not applicable 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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ITEM 5.02. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.

On July 9, 2007, the Board of Directors of United Community Banks, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed John D. Stephens to serve as a director of the Company. To accommodate the election of Mr. Stephens, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) also adopted a resolution to increase the authorized number of directors on the Board. Section 3.2 of Article III of the Bylaws of the Company provides that the authorized number of directors of the Company shall be within a range of eight to fourteen directors, subject to determination by resolution of the Board or by the stockholders of the Company at the annual meeting. The exact number of directors of the Company was increased from eleven to twelve effective as of July 9, 2007.

Mr. Stephens has not yet been named to any committee of the Board.

 
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.
Description
   
     99.1
Press Release dated July 9, 2007

 

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.
 
 
   
/s/ Rex S. Schuette
  
   
Rex S. Schuette
  
   
Executive Vice President and
  
July 9, 2007   Chief Financial Officer