UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP. (NASDAQ:UCFC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP. (NASDAQ:UCFC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) On April27, 2017, United Community Financial Corp. (UCFC)
held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Annual
Meeting). At the close of business on March8, 2017, the voting
record date, there were 49,697,647 UCFC shares outstanding and
entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 38,362,912, or 77.19%,
of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote were
represented by proxy or in person.

(b) (i)The following directors were elected at the Annual Meeting
for a three year term to expire at the 2019 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders based on the following vote:

Number of Votes Cast:
For Withheld BrokerNon-Votes

Richard J. Schiraldi

27,572,557 1,111,209 9,679,146

Gary M. Small

27,730,922 952,844 9,679,146

Ellen J. Tressel

27,653,216 1,030,550 9,679,146

Other directors whose term of office continued after the Annual
Meeting:

Marty E. Adams

Zahid Afzal

Louis M. Altman

Patrick W. Bevack

Lee Burdman

Scott N. Crewson

Scott D. Hunter

(ii) With respect to the advisory vote to approve the
compensation of UCFCs named executive officers as disclosed in
the proxy statement, the compensation was approved based on the
following:

Number of Votes Cast:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

27,138,925

869,235 675,606 9,679,146

(iii) The selection of Crowe Horwath LLP as the independent
registered public accounting firm of UCFC for the current fiscal
year was approved based on the following:

Number of Votes Cast:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

37,557,148

748,593 57,171 N/A


About UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP. (NASDAQ:UCFC)

United Community Financial Corp. is a unitary thrift holding company for The Home Savings and Loan Company of Youngstown, Ohio (the Bank). The Bank operates through banking services segment. The Bank conducts its business through over 30 retail banking offices and loan production centers located throughout Ohio and western Pennsylvania. The Bank is engaged in the origination of mortgage loans, including construction loans on residential and nonresidential real estate located in Home Savings’ primary market area, which consists of Ashland, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Erie, Franklin, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Mahoning, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit and Trumbull Counties in Ohio and Allegheny and Beaver Counties in Pennsylvania. In addition to real estate lending, the Bank originates commercial loans and consumer loans.

UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP. (NASDAQ:UCFC) Recent Trading Information

UNITED COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP. (NASDAQ:UCFC) closed its last trading session 00.00 at 8.58 with 50,061 shares trading hands.