Merion Road Capital, Blue Hill seek board seats at United Bancorporation of Alabama

• Merion Road Capital Management, Blue Hill Advisors requested two board seats at United Bancorporation of Alabama, seeking independent director appointments.
• Aaron Sallen, Jason Blumberg proposed as nominees, citing a need for stronger capital allocation oversight at the board level.
• Investors flagged limited progress on capital-return, expense, strategic planning proposals raised in a July 7 letter.
• They cited a proposed USD 40 million tender offer, capital ratio targets, efficiency targets as areas where the board has not responded.
• Shares rose 15% since the July 7 letter, outperforming the Nasdaq Bank Index’s 1% gain, S&P 500’s 2% rise.

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