NASDAQ: UCFC Investor Alert: Lawsuit Filed in Effort to Halt the Takeover of United Community Financial Corp.

A lawsuit was filed for investors in shares of United Community Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UCFC) in connection with the proposed takeover and NASDAQ: UCFC stockholders should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

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San Diego, CA -- (SBWire) -- 02/19/2020 --An investor, who currently holds NASDAQ: UCFC shares, filed a lawsuit against the takeover of United Community Financial Corp.

Investors who purchased shares of United Community Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UCFC) and currently hold any of those NASDAQ: UCFC shares have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554.

The plaintiff alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties owed to NASDAQ: UCFC stockholders by agreeing to sell United Community Financial Corp cheaply via an unfair process.

Youngstown, OH based United Community Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for Home Savings Bank that provides consumer and business banking services.

On September 9, 2019, First Defiance Financial Corp (Nasdaq: FDEF) and United Community Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: UCFC) announced the signing of a merger agreement under which United Community will merge into First Defiance in a stock-for-stock transaction. Under the terms of the merger agreement, shareholders of United Community will receive 0.3715 shares of First Defiance common stock for each share of United Community common stock. Based upon a closing price for First Defiance as of September 6, 2019 of $26.32, investor in NASDAQ: UCFC shares will receive a value of approximately $9.77 per share.

However, the plaintiff alleges that , in an attempt to secure shareholder support for the Proposed Transaction, defendants issued materially incomplete disclosures in a Form S-4 Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Complaint alleges that the Registration Statement omits material information with respect to, among other things, the Company's and First Defiance's financial projections and the analyses performed by United Community's financial advisor. The Complaint seeks injunctive and equitable relief and damages on behalf of holders of United Community common stock.

Shares of United Community Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UCFC) reached on September 19, 2019, as high as $10.98 per share.

Those who are current investors in United Community Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UCFC) shares have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Contact:
Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
Michael Daniels
3111 Camino Del Rio North - Suite 423
92108 San Diego
Phone: +1-(858)-779-1554
Fax: +1-(858)-605-5739
mail@shareholdersfoundation.com

About Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
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Media Relations Contact

Michael Daniels
General Manager
Shareholders Foundation
1-858-779-1554
http://www.ShareholdersFoundation.com

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