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United Bancorp, Inc. filings document the regulatory record of an Ohio bank holding company with common stock listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under UBCP. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish press releases on results of operations and financial condition, including quarterly and annual banking performance, and disclose board actions on regular and special cash dividends.
The company’s proxy materials and shareholder-vote filings cover annual meeting proposals, director elections and governance matters. Its filings also identify its registered common stock, par value, state of incorporation, commission file number and exhibit materials, including earnings releases, dividend announcements and Inline XBRL cover page data.
United Bancorp Inc. (UBCP) director Bethany E. Schunn purchased 1,175 shares of Common Stock in an open-market transaction. The shares were bought at a price of $14.93 per share on May 28, 2026. Following this purchase, Schunn directly owns 20,457 shares of United Bancorp common stock. This filing reflects a relatively small, routine increase in her personal stake in the company rather than a change in corporate strategy or operations.
United Bancorp, Inc. reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $1.9 million, slightly above $1.87 million a year earlier. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.33, up from $0.32, as net interest income increased to $6.5 million from $6.2 million.
Total assets were $858.5 million at March 31, 2026, with net loans of $496.1 million and deposits of $666.7 million. Credit quality remained controlled, with an allowance for credit losses of $4.25 million and nonperforming loans of $6.5 million. The bank paid dividends of $0.3675 per share, including a special dividend.
Despite positive net income, rising longer-term interest rates drove unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities, producing other comprehensive loss of $2.46 million and a total comprehensive loss of $0.55 million. Cash and cash equivalents declined to $27.2 million from $46.5 million as the bank increased securities, loans, and bank-owned life insurance while reducing Federal Home Loan Bank advances.
United Bancorp, Inc. reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $1.91 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.33, slightly higher than a year ago. Net interest income rose as total interest income increased and interest expense fell, lifting the net interest margin to 3.72%.
Total assets reached $858.5 million, with growth in loans, securities and bank-owned life insurance funded largely by a 6.8% rise in deposits to $666.7 million. Credit metrics showed higher nonaccrual and delinquent loans year over year, mainly from one commercial relationship, while charge-offs remained minimal and capital ratios stayed strong.
The company continued investing in technology, a new Wheeling, West Virginia regional hub, mortgage and treasury management services, and a centralized customer care center. Shareholders received combined regular and special dividends of $0.3675 per share in the quarter, and management highlighted a forward dividend yield above 6% based on the $15.21 quarter-end share price.
UNITED BANCORP INC /OH/ director Clark Jonathan Chase has filed an initial Form 3 reporting his ownership in the company. The filing shows he holds 54,127 shares of Common Stock directly. This is a baseline disclosure of his beneficial holdings and does not report any recent share purchases or sales.
United Bancorp, Inc. (UBCP) director Erin S. Ball has filed an initial Form 3, reporting holdings of the company’s common stock. The filing shows Ms. Ball directly owns 17,180 shares of Common Stock following the reported position, with no specific purchase or sale transaction disclosed.
United Bancorp, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 22, 2026. Shareholders elected directors including Scott A. Everson, who received 3,325,423.69 votes cast for, with 57,922.00 votes withheld and 1,120,693.00 broker non-votes.
Shareholders also approved a separate proposal with 4,397,016.69 votes cast for, 47,291.00 votes against, 59,731.01 abstentions and no broker non-votes, indicating broad support for the item presented.
United Bancorp, Inc. reported that its Board of Directors declared a second-quarter 2026 cash dividend of $0.1950 per share, payable on June 19, 2026 to shareholders of record on June 10, 2026. This dividend is $0.01, or 5.4%, higher than the regular cash dividend paid in the same quarter last year.
Across the first two quarters of 2026, the company has paid total cash dividends of $0.5625 per share, including a special cash dividend of $0.1750 in the first quarter. At the new quarterly level, the regular dividend implies a forward yield of 5.13% based on a share price of $15.21 at the most recent quarter-end.
At the annual meeting held on April 22, 2026, shareholders elected directors for the coming year, including Chairman, President and CEO Scott A. Everson and four other board members. United Bancorp is headquartered in Martins Ferry, Ohio, with total assets of $857.4 million, total shareholders’ equity of $70.5 million as of December 31, 2025, and nineteen banking offices operating under its Unified Bank charter.
United Bancorp, Inc. filed Amendment No. 1 to its Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The amendment is being filed solely to correct a typographical error in the date of the CFO Section 1350 certification furnished as Exhibit 32.2, and makes no other changes.
As of June 30, 2025, the aggregate market value of common stock held by non‑affiliates was $66,087,390. The company had 5,756,852 common shares outstanding as of March 11, 2026. The filing also lists exhibits, including stock incentive plans, subordinated notes, compensation and benefit plans, and the company’s clawback policy.
United Bancorp, Inc. is asking shareholders to vote at its April 22, 2026 annual meeting on electing five directors for one-year terms and ratifying S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as independent auditor for 2026. Shareholders of record on March 10, 2026, with 5,756,852 common shares outstanding, are entitled to one vote per share.
The board is majority independent; Scott A. Everson serves as Chairman, President and CEO. An ESOP holds 395,312 shares, or 6.9% of the company. All directors and executive officers as a group beneficially own 13.86% of shares. The board maintains Executive, Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees, all with written charters.
In 2025 the CEO received total compensation of $650,373, including $137,117 in non-equity incentive pay, while two other named executives earned between about $288,000 and $311,000. Pay includes salary, cash incentives tied mainly to earnings per share and bank performance, long-term restricted stock, retirement plans and split-dollar life insurance. Diluted EPS was $1.34 in 2025 versus $1.27 in 2024, a 5% increase used to fund incentive payouts. Audit fees to Snodgrass were $181,251 in 2025. The company has adopted a clawback policy for incentive compensation and insider trading controls, and outlines detailed procedures for proxy voting, revocation, and shareholder proposals.