H. Lynn Harton compensation by year
United Community Banks Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $1,050,000 | $1,103,250 | $1,125,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,091,698 | $2,149,958 | $2,723,792 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $486,000 | $1,545,177 | $2,179,212 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $34,711 | $0 | $42,144 |
| All other | $78,061 | $120,863 | $118,565 |
| Total | $3,740,470 | $4,919,248 | $6,188,713 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: United Community Banks Inc DEF 14A filed April 1, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-038366, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the United Community Banks Inc filed document, accession 0001104659-26-038366. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 1, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 47,203 | $1,473,678 | — |
| RSU | 33,216 | $1,037,004 | — |
| RSU | 32,973 | $1,029,417 | — |
| PSU | 22,500 | $702,450 | — |
| RSU | 19,410 | $605,980 | — |
| PSU | 10,950 | $341,859 | — |
| RSU | 4,328 | $135,120 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in United Community Banks Inc's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments United Community Banks discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement | — | — | — | $0 |
| Involuntary for cause | — | — | — | $0 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $6,328,125 | $3,543,025 | $56,040 | $12,106,402 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $7,593,750 | $5,322,698 | $442,665 | $15,650,825 |
| Death | — | $5,322,698 | — | $7,501,910 |
| Disability | — | $5,322,698 | $56,040 | $7,501,910 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in United Community Banks Inc's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
United Community Banks’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| H. Lynn Harton · this page | Chief Executive Officer & President | $6,188,713 |
| Richard Bradshaw | Chief Banking Officer | $2,777,036 |
| Jefferson Harralson | Chief Financial Officer | $1,955,450 |
| Melinda Davis Lux | Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel | $1,807,025 |
| Robert Edwards | Chief Risk Officer | $1,567,821 |
Board service
United Community Banks board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: United Community Banks pays directors a $55,000 cash retainer and $75,022 in RSUs. As stated in United Community Banks's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
Executive (Chair)
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