Company: UBCP
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-023904
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Company: UNITED BANCORP INC /OH/
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
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 the shareholders ratify on an advisory basis the selection by the Committee of the firm of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. to serve as its independent registered public accounting firm for the Corporation for the year 2025. The firm has served as independent auditors for the Corporation since 2022. Action by the shareholders is not required by law in the appointment of an independent registered public accounting firm, but their appointment is submitted by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors in order to give the shareholders a voice in the designation of auditors. If the resolution approving Snodgrass as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm is rejected by the shareholders then the Committee will reconsider its choice of independent auditors. Even if the resolution is approved, the Audit Committee in its discretion may direct the appointment of different independent auditors at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Corporation and its shareholders. VOTE REQUIRED Shareholders may vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” this proposal or may indicate their intention to “ABSTAIN” from voting thereon. The affirmative vote of the holders of Shares entitling them to exercise a majority of the voting power of the Corporation is required to adopt this advisory resolution. As a consequence, abstentions and broker non-votes effectively constitute votes cast “Against” such proposal.

| ​ | ​ | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSRECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ADOPTION OF THISNON-BINDING ADVISORY PROPOSAL. | ​ | ​ |

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
AND OTHER INFORMATION The following information relates to compensation of management for the year ended December 31, 2024, unless otherwise noted below. During 2024, Mr. Everson principally served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Unified Bank, which is the wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation. Compensation Overview Introduction . The Compensation Committee administers our executive compensation program. The committee, which is composed entirely of independent directors, is responsible for reviewing and determining executive officer compensation, for evaluating the President and Chief Executive Officer, for overseeing the evaluation of all other officers and employees, for administering our incentive compensation programs, for providing insight and guidance to management with respect to employee compensation generally, and for reviewing and making recommendations to the board with respect to director compensation. Scott A. Everson, the Corporation’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, participated with respect to decisions concerning other executive officers