{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"83923","rtpr_id":"nPnwCSQ7a","ticker":"UBAB","exchange":"OTC","all_tickers":["UBAB"],"title":"UNITED BANCORPORATION OF ALABAMA, INC. ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING MERION ROAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND BLUE HILL ADVISORS","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-08T23:28:56.603Z","article_body":"UNITED BANCORPORATION OF ALABAMA, INC. ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING MERION ROAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND BLUE HILL ADVISORS\n\nPR Newswire\n\nATMORE, Ala., July 8, 2026\n\nATMORE, Ala., July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- (OTCQX: UBAB) - United\nBancorporation of Alabama, Inc. (the \"Company\"), the parent company of United\nBank (the \"Bank\"), confirmed that it has received the letter jointly issued by\nMerion Road Capital Management and Blue Hill Advisors LLC on July 7, 2026.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2969187/UBAB_Logo.html)\n\nThe Company's Board of Directors and management team value constructive input\nand dialogue from investors. The Board and management team are always willing\nto evaluate the viewpoints of any investor. The Company's continued focus will\nbe to optimize long-term shareholder value through execution of its strategic\nplan, capital deployment objectives, and amid the regulatory environment\napplicable to the Company as a Community Development Financial Institution\n(\"CDFI\") and participant in the U.S. Treasury's Emergency Capital Investment\nProgram (\"ECIP\").\n\nManagement will be discussing these topics and other updates during our next\nscheduled earnings call on August 6, 2026.\n\nThis news release may contain \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning\nof the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking\nstatements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on the beliefs and\nassumptions of the Company's management and the information available to it at\nthe time that this press release was prepared. Therefore, the Company can give\nno assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements\nwill be realized. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the\nforward-looking statements.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-bancorporation-of-alabama-inc-issues-statement-regarding-merion-road-capital-management-and-blue-hill-advisors-302821324.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-bancorporation-of-alabama-inc-issues-statement-regarding-merion-road-capital-management-and-blue-hill-advisors-302821324.html)\n\nSOURCE United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc.\n\n\n\nBrooke Marsh, Corporate Secretary, Phone: (251) 446-6001, Email: brooke.marsh@unitedbank.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2969187/UBAB_Logo.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPnwCSQ7a","title":"UNITED BANCORPORATION OF ALABAMA, INC. ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING MERION ROAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND BLUE HILL ADVISORS","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"UBAB","created":"2026-07-08T23:28:56.603Z","tickers":["UBAB"],"exchange":"OTC","article_body":"UNITED BANCORPORATION OF ALABAMA, INC. ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING MERION ROAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND BLUE HILL ADVISORS\n\nPR Newswire\n\nATMORE, Ala., July 8, 2026\n\nATMORE, Ala., July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- (OTCQX: UBAB) - United\nBancorporation of Alabama, Inc. (the \"Company\"), the parent company of United\nBank (the \"Bank\"), confirmed that it has received the letter jointly issued by\nMerion Road Capital Management and Blue Hill Advisors LLC on July 7, 2026.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2969187/UBAB_Logo.html)\n\nThe Company's Board of Directors and management team value constructive input\nand dialogue from investors. The Board and management team are always willing\nto evaluate the viewpoints of any investor. The Company's continued focus will\nbe to optimize long-term shareholder value through execution of its strategic\nplan, capital deployment objectives, and amid the regulatory environment\napplicable to the Company as a Community Development Financial Institution\n(\"CDFI\") and participant in the U.S. Treasury's Emergency Capital Investment\nProgram (\"ECIP\").\n\nManagement will be discussing these topics and other updates during our next\nscheduled earnings call on August 6, 2026.\n\nThis news release may contain \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning\nof the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking\nstatements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on the beliefs and\nassumptions of the Company's management and the information available to it at\nthe time that this press release was prepared. Therefore, the Company can give\nno assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements\nwill be realized. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the\nforward-looking statements.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-bancorporation-of-alabama-inc-issues-statement-regarding-merion-road-capital-management-and-blue-hill-advisors-302821324.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-bancorporation-of-alabama-inc-issues-statement-regarding-merion-road-capital-management-and-blue-hill-advisors-302821324.html)\n\nSOURCE United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc.\n\n\n\nBrooke Marsh, Corporate Secretary, Phone: (251) 446-6001, Email: brooke.marsh@unitedbank.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2969187/UBAB_Logo.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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