Capital Repurchase Program

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Treasury Stock Disclosure [Abstract]

Treasury Stock [Text Block]

NOTE 23 — CAPITAL PURCHASE PROGRAM

On January 16, 2009, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), pursuant to which United issued and sold (a) 20,600 shares of our Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (“Preferred Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $20,600,000 and (b) a 10-year warrant (“Warrant”) to purchase 311,492 shares of our common stock at an aggregate exercise price of $3,090,000.

The Preferred Stock qualifies as Tier I capital and will pay cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% per annum for the first five years and 9% per annum thereafter. The Preferred Stock is non-voting except with respect to certain matters affecting the rights of the holders, and may be redeemed by United after three years. The Warrant has a ten year term and is immediately exercisable with an exercise price of $9.92 per share of the Company’s common stock. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Treasury has agreed not to exercise voting power with respect to any shares of United common stock issued upon exercise of the Warrant.

In the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed that, until such time as Treasury ceases to own any debt or equity securities of the Company acquired pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, United will take all necessary action to ensure that its benefit plans with respect to its senior executive officers comply with Section 111(b) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (“EESA”) as implemented by any guidance or regulation under EESA that has been issued and is in effect as of the date of issuance of the Preferred Stock and the Warrant, and has agreed to not adopt any benefit plans with respect to, or which cover, its senior executive officers that do not comply with the EESA, and the applicable executives have consented to the foregoing.

As a result of issuance of the Preferred Stock on January 16, 2009, the ability of United to declare or pay dividends on, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration, shares of its common stock will be subject to restrictions. The Company may not pay any dividends on its common stock unless the Company is current on its dividend payments on the TARP CPP preferred stock. As of December 31, 2010 and 2011, the Company was current on its dividend payments on the TARP CPP preferred stock.