United Bancorp lifts dividend, adds special payout
United Bancorp, Inc. announced that its board declared a higher regular first-quarter 2026 cash dividend of $0.1925 per common share, payable on March 20, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 10, 2026.
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United Bancorp, Inc. announced that its board declared a higher regular first-quarter 2026 cash dividend of $0.1925 per common share, payable on March 20, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 10, 2026. This dividend is $0.01, or 5.5%, above the first-quarter dividend paid last year.
At this new level, the regular dividend equals $0.77 annually, which the company states represents a 5.4% forward yield based on the market value at the most recent quarter-end. The board also approved a one-time special dividend of $0.1750 per share, payable on the same record and payment dates.
Inclusive of this special payment, United Bancorp projects total cash dividends of $0.9450 per share in the current year. The company cites continued solid earnings, ample liquidity and a strong capital position as of year-end 2025, when it reported $857.4 million in total assets and $70.5 million in shareholders’ equity.
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United Bancorp boosts its regular dividend and adds a special payout backed by solid capital.
United Bancorp’s board raised the quarterly dividend to $0.1925 per share and added a one-time special dividend of $0.1750. Together, management projects total cash dividends of $0.9450 per share for the current year, implying an increased cash return to shareholders.
The company links the special dividend to “continued solid earnings, ample liquidity and strong capital” as of year-end 2025, when total assets were $857.4 million and shareholders’ equity was $70.5 million. The indicated regular annual dividend of $0.77 represents a forward yield of 5.4% based on the most recent quarter-end market value.
Future disclosures in periodic reports will show whether earnings and capital remain supportive of this higher dividend level beyond 2026, and whether special dividends recur or remain one-time events.
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On February 19, 2026, United Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing the declarations by its Board of Directors on February 18, 2026 of the Company’s regular dividend for the first quarter of 2026 along with a one-time special dividend, both of which will be payable on March 20, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 10, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith.
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| 99 | Registrant’s press release dated February 19, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). |
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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.
| Dated: February 19, 2026 | United Bancorp, Inc. | |
| /s/ Scott A. Everson | ||
| Scott A. Everson, Chief Executive Officer | ||
EXHIBIT 99
PRESS RELEASE
United Bancorp, Inc. 201 South 4th at Hickory Street, Martins Ferry, OH 43935
| Contacts: | Scott A. Everson | Randall M. Greenwood |
| Chairman, President and CEO | Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer | |
| (740) 633-0445, ext. 6154 | (740) 633-0445, ext. 6181 | |
| ceo@unitedbancorp.com | cfo@unitedbancorp.com |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: | 11:00 AM February 19, 2026 |
United Bancorp, Inc. Declares a Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.1925 per Common Share Producing a Forward Yield of 5.6% and Announces a Special Dividend Payment of $0.1750 per Common Share
MARTINS FERRY, OHIO ¨¨¨ On February 18, 2026, the Board of Directors of United Bancorp, Inc. (UBCP) declared a first quarter cash dividend of $0.1925, which is payable on March 20, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 10, 2026. This is an increase of $0.01, or 5.5%, over the cash dividend paid in the first quarter of last year. At this new level and on a forward basis, the regular cash dividend is $0.77, which produces a forward yield of 5.4% based on the market value at the most recent quarter-end.
In addition to this regular cash dividend payment, the Board of Directors of United Bancorp, Inc. also approved a one-time, special dividend of $0.1750 per common share, which is payable on March 20, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 10, 2026. The Board of Directors approved this special cash dividend based on the Company’s continued solid earnings, ample liquidity and strong capital position as of year-end 2025. At the current quarterly cash dividend payment level on a forward basis and inclusive of this special dividend payment, United Bancorp, Inc. is projected to pay cash dividends of $0.9450 in the current year.
United Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered in Martins Ferry, Ohio and has total assets of $857.4 million and total shareholder’s equity of $70.5 million as of December 31, 2025. Through its single bank charter, Unified Bank, the Company currently has nineteen banking centers that serve the Ohio Counties of Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Fairfield, Harrison, Jefferson and Tuscarawas and Marshall and Ohio Counties in West Virginia. United Bancorp, Inc. trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market tier of the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol UBCP, Cusip #909911109.