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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GILBERT BILL M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC [UCBI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Retail Banking (Last) (First) (Middle) 97 BROOK GREEN COURT 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/20/2011 (Street) BLAIRSVILLE, GA 30512 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               3,308 (1) (2) D   Common Stock (RSU's) 06/20/2011   A   13,500 A $ 0 13,629 (1) (3) (2) D   Common Shares Issuable               580 (1) (2) (4) D   Common Stock               1,804 (1) I 401(k) Plan Common Stock               177 (1) (5) I Joanna R. Gilbert (Spouse)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GILBERT BILL M 97 BROOK GREEN COURT BLAIRSVILLE, GA 30512			SVP, Retail Banking

Signatures

Lois J. Rich		06/22/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Adjusted pursuant to a 1 for 5 reverse stock split effective at close of business on June 17, 2011.
(2)	Includes the following reclassifications from RSUs: 25 RSUs to Direct registration upon vesting of RSUs on June 29, 2010; 103 RSUs to Direct Registration upon vesting of RSUs on January 31, 2011; and 78 RSUs to Common Shares Issuable under the Deferred Compensation Plan upon vesting of the RSUs on January 31, 2011.
(3)	2011 Restricted Stock Units vest equally at one third on July 9, 2012, June 20, 2013, and June 20, 2014.
(4)	Acquired pursuant to The United Community Banks Deferred Compensation Plan. The number of shares can fluctuate with the stock's market price. The units are to be settled in United Community Banks common stock at the NAV after termination of employment, or earlier if so indicated.
(5)	Includes 177 shares owned by Mr. Gilbert's spouse for which he claims beneficial ownership.

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