Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  MILLER BRADLEY J
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2014		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC [UCBI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC., PO BOX 398		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, CRO & GENERAL COUNSEL
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BLAIRSVILLE, GA 30514		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
COMMON STOCK 1,976
D
 
COMMON STOCK (RSUs) 27,938 (1)
D
 
COMMON STOCK 937
I
By 401(k)
COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE 5,015 (2)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to Purchase Common Stock 10/09/2008 10/09/2017 Common Stock 416 $ 114.6 D  
Option to Purchase Common Stock 05/05/2009 05/05/2018 Common Stock 727 $ 66.4 D  
Option to Purchase Common Stock 06/22/2010 06/22/2019 Common Stock 1,008 $ 31.5 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MILLER BRADLEY J
C/O UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC.
PO BOX 398
BLAIRSVILLE, GA 30514		       SVP, CRO & GENERAL COUNSEL  

Signatures

Lois J. Rich as Attorney-in-Fact 12/03/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Under the United Community Banks, Inc. 2000 Key Employee Stock Option Plan (as Amended and Restated effective as of March 15, 2007), 17,250 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") were granted on August 12, 2013, and 15,000 RSUs were granted on December 1, 2014. 2013 RSUs vested at 33.3% on September 12, 2014, with the remaining 2013 RSUs scheduled to vest at 33.3% on August 12, 2015, and August 12, 2016. 2014 RSUs vest at 25% on January 1, 2016, then at 25% on three subsequent anniversaries from the date of grant, commencing December 1, 2016.
(2) Acquired pursuant to the United Community Banks Deferred Compensation Plan. The Common Shares Issuable are to be settled in UCBI common stock upon termination of employment.

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