United Community Banks, Inc. Announces Date for First Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Conference Call

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga., March 31, 2016 -- United Community Banks, Inc. (Nasdaq:UCBI) today announced it will release its first quarter financial results on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, before the stock market opens. The company also will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET on the same day to discuss its financial results, business highlights and outlook.

To access the call, dial (877) 380-5665 and use the conference number 79143447. The conference call also will be webcast and can be accessed by selecting “Events & Presentations” within the Investor Relations section of the company's website, www.ucbi.com.

About United Community Banks, Inc.
United Community Banks, Inc. (UCBI) is a bank holding company based in Blairsville, Georgia, with $9.6 billion in assets.  The company's banking subsidiary, United Community Bank, is one of the Southeast's largest full-service banks, operating 134 offices in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.  The bank specializes in personalized community banking services for individuals, small businesses and corporations.  United Community Bank offers a full range of consumer and commercial banking services including mortgage, advisory, treasury management and other products.  In 2014 and 2015, United Community Bank was ranked first in customer satisfaction in the southeast by J.D. Power and again in 2016 was ranked among the top 100 on the Forbes list of America's Best Banks.  Additional information about the company and the bank's full range of products and services can be found at www.ucbi.com. 

For more information:

Rex S. Schuette
Chief Financial Officer
706-781-2265
[email protected]