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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GILLILAND THOMAS C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC [UCBI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Corp Sec & General Couns (Last) (First) (Middle) PO BOX 398 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/31/2005 (Street) BLAIRSVILLE, GA 30514 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 10/31/2005   M   13,422 A $ 13.33 79,722 D   Common Stock 10/31/2005   M   8,958 A $ 12.67 88,680 D   Common Stock 10/31/2005   M   8,586 A $ 11.67 97,266 D   Common Stock 10/31/2005   M   5,706 A $ 13 102,972 D   Common Stock 10/31/2005   F   16,112 D $ 28.97 86,860 D   Common Stock               19,004.393 I By 401k Common Stock               10,225 I Cust FBO Thomas C. Gilliland, Jr. (Son) Common Stock               10,225 I Cust FBO Jason W. Gilliland (Son) Common Stock               415,556 (1) I Candace W. Gilliland (Spouse)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 13.33

10/31/2005

M

13,422

01/01/1999(2)

01/01/2009

Common Stock

13,422

$ 13.33

0

D

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 12.67

10/31/2005

M

8,958

04/20/2000(3)

04/20/2010

Common Stock

8,958

$ 12.67

0

D

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 11.67

10/31/2005

M

8,586

04/18/2001(4)

04/18/2011

Common Stock

8,586

$ 11.67

0

D

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 13

10/31/2005

M

5,706

03/11/2002(5)

03/11/2012

Common Stock

5,706

$ 13

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GILLILAND THOMAS C PO BOX 398 BLAIRSVILLE, GA 30514	X		EVP, Corp Sec & General Couns

Signatures

Lois J. Rich by Power of Attorney		10/31/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 415,556 shares owned by Mr. Gilliland's spouse for which he claims beneficial ownership.
(2)	1999 Options were 20% vested on date of grant, then vested an additional 20% each annual anniversary.
(3)	2000 Options were 20% vested on date of grant, then vested an additional 20% each annual anniversary.
(4)	2001 Options were 20% vested on date of grant, then vested an additional 20% each annual anniversary.
(5)	2002 Options were 20% vested on date of grant, then vested an additional 20% each annual anniversary.

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