 GREENVILLE, S.C. and BRENTWOOD, Tenn., July 14, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- United Community Banks, Inc. NASDAQGS: UCBI United and Reliant Bancorp, Inc. NASDAQCM: RBNC Reliant announced today the execution of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which United will acquire Reliant, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Reliant Bank the Merger, in an all-stock transaction with an aggregate value of approximately 517 million, or 30.58 per share of Reliant common stock, based on Uniteds closing stock price of 31.07 on July 13, 2021. 