Effective December 30, 2015, Samuel J. Jones retired from the Boards of Directors of both United Bancorp Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Citizens Savings Bank, pursuant to the terms of the mandatory retirement provisions contained in the United Bancorp Inc. Corporate Governance Guidelines. Mr. Jones has been a valued member of the company's Board of Directors since 2007. Effective January 4, 2016, Matthew C. Thomas retired from the Boards of Directors of both the Company and the Bank.
Mr. Thomas has been a valued member of the company's Board of Directors since 1988.
United Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company. The Company has one wholly owned subsidiary bank, Unified Bank, Martins Ferry, Ohio (the Bank). The Bank serves customers in northeastern, eastern, southeastern and south-central Ohio and the Northern panhandle of West Virginia and is engaged in the business of commercial and retail banking in Belmont, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Athens, Hocking, and Fairfield counties and the surrounding localities. The bank also operates in Marshall County West Virginia. The Bank provides a range of banking and financial services, which includes accepting demand, savings and time deposits and granting commercial, real estate and consumer loans. The Bank's loan portfolio includes commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, residential real estate loans and installment loans. The Bank conducts its business through its main office and standalone operations center in Martins Ferry, Ohio and about 18 branches located in the counties.