United Bancorp lifts Q3 dividend to $0.1975
UNITED BANCORP INC (UBCP) announced that its Board declared a third-quarter 2026 cash dividend of $0.1975 per share, payable on September 18, 2026 to shareholders of record on September 10, 2026.
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UNITED BANCORP INC (UBCP) announced that its Board declared a third-quarter 2026 cash dividend of $0.1975 per share, payable on September 18, 2026 to shareholders of record on September 10, 2026. This dividend is higher by $0.01, or 5.3%, than the regular cash dividend paid in the third quarter of the prior year and also exceeds the first- and second-quarter 2026 regular dividends of $0.1925 and $0.1950, respectively.
Year-to-date, UBCP has paid total cash dividends of $0.76 per share, including a special cash dividend of $0.1750, representing a 4.1% increase over the amount paid in the same period a year earlier. Based on a share price of $15.88 at the most recent quarter-end, the third-quarter dividend implies a 5.0% forward yield. As of June 30, 2026, United Bancorp had $878.0 million in total assets and $72.1 million in total shareholders’ equity, operating through nineteen banking offices in Ohio and West Virginia.
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- Regular quarterly dividend raised to $0.1975 per share, a 5.3% increase over last year’s third quarter.
- Year-to-date cash dividends of $0.76 per share, including a $0.1750 special dividend, are up 4.1% year over year.
- Dividend level implies a 5.0% forward yield based on a $15.88 share price, signaling relatively strong income return.
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On August 20, 2026, United Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing the declaration by its Board of Directors on August 19, 2026 of the Company’s dividend for the third quarter of 2026, which will be payable on September 18, 2026 to shareholders of record on September 10, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith.
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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: August 20, 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
| Contact: | Scott A. Everson | Randall M. Greenwood |
| Chairman, President and CEO | Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer | |
| Phone: | (740) 633-0445 Ext. 6154 | (740) 633-0445 Ext. 6181 |
| ceo@unitedbancorp.com | cfo@unitedbancorp.com |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: | 11:00 AM August 20, 2026 |
| Subject: | United Bancorp, Inc. Increases its Third Quarter Cash Dividend Payment to $0.1975 per Share, which produces a Forward Yield of 5.0%. |
MARTINS FERRY, OHIO ♦♦♦ On August 19, 2026, the Board of Directors of United Bancorp, Inc. (UBCP) declared a third quarter dividend payment of $0.1975 per share for shareholders of record on September 10, 2026 with a payment date of September 18, 2026. This is an increase of $0.01, or 5.3%, over the regular cash dividend paid in the third quarter of the previous year. In addition, this payment is greater than the regular cash dividends paid in the first and second quarters of the current year, which were $0.1925 and $0.1950 respectively. With this third quarter dividend payment and year-to-date, UBCP has paid total cash dividends of $0.76 (inclusive of a special cash dividend of $0.1750 paid in the first quarter), which is an increase of $0.03, or 4.1%, over the amount paid during the same period last year. At the third quarter payment level, the regular cash dividend produces a forward yield of 5.0% based on UBCP’s market value of $15.88 at the most recent quarter-end.
United Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered in Martins Ferry, Ohio and has total assets of $878.0 million and total shareholder’s equity of $72.1 million as of June 30, 2026. Through its single bank charter, Unified Bank, the Company has nineteen banking offices that serve the Ohio Counties of Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Fairfield, Harrison, Jefferson and Tuscarawas and Ohio and Marshall 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.