United Community rings opening bell, celebrates listing on the New York Stock Exchange

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United Community Bank Inc. is now listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

The company recently transferred its common stock and depositary shares from Nasdaq — where it has traded since 2002 — to the NYSE. United Community began trading as an NYSE-listed company on Aug. 6 under new ticker symbols “UCB” and “UCB PRI.”

“In joining the world’s largest stock exchange, we believe NYSE will provide greater visibility for our company and shareholders,” said United Community CEO Lynn Harton in a press release about the NYSE transfer.

To celebrate the transfer, Harton along with the United Community’s executive team and board of directors rang the NYSE opening bell on Aug. 15. Employees at the company’s headquarters in downtown Greenville held a watch party of the event on Thursday morning.

“It was so special,” said Michelle Seaver, United Community’s president for Spartanburg, Greenville and Cherokee counties. “What a big event in the history of our company to be joining the NYSE.”

Seaver attributes the company’s conservative growth for allowing them to get to the point of listing on the NYSE. United Community has 203 offices across South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. The company had $27.1 billion in assets as of June 30, 2024.

“People didn’t even know about United Community 11 and a half years ago and now our headquarters is right here in downtown Greenville,” Seaver said. “What we’ve been able to accomplish as a team and with our company, it’s just been so exciting.”