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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 24, 2008

                            UNITED COMMUNITY BANCORP
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         UNITED STATES                    0-51800             36-4587081
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(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission          (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)         File Number)        Identification No.)


92 WALNUT STREET, LAWRENCEBURG, INDIANA                       47025
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(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (812) 537-4822
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                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 8.01       OTHER EVENTS
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         On January 24, 2008, the Board of Directors of United Community Bancorp
declared a cash dividend on the Company's outstanding shares of stock. The
dividend of $0.08 per share will be paid on or about February 29, 2008 to
stockholders of record on February 11, 2008. A copy of the press release
announcing the dividend declaration is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 9.01       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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        (d)     Exhibits

                Number             Description
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                99.1               Press Release dated January 24, 2008



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                                   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.


                                       UNITED COMMUNITY BANCORP
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                                       (Registrant)


Date: January 24, 2008                 By: /s/ William F. Ritzmann
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                                           William F. Ritzmann
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer