LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Community Bancorp (Nasdaq: "UCBA") (the "Company") announced today that United Community Bancorp, an Indiana corporation, the proposed successor holding company to the Company in connection with the Company's pending conversion from mutual holding company to stock holding company form ("new United Community"), has received orders to purchase common stock sufficient to complete the conversion and has therefore terminated the community offering. The conversion and offering are expected to be completed during the week of January 7, 2013. The closing of the transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

United Community Bancorp is the holding company of United Community Bank, headquartered in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.  United Community Bank currently operates eight offices in Dearborn County and Ripley County, Indiana. 

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements about the conversion and offering.  Forward-looking statements include statements regarding anticipated future events and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.  They often include words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," and "intend" or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may."  Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties.  Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include delays in consummation of the conversion and offering, increased competitive pressures, changes in the interest rate environment, general economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets, and legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business in which the Company and United Community Bank are engaged.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock. The offer will be made only by means of the written prospectus forming part of the registration statement.

The shares of common stock of new United Community Bancorp are not savings accounts or savings deposits, may lose value and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

SOURCE United Community Bancorp