Form 8-K
8-K — UNITED BANKSHARES INC/WV
Accession: 0001193125-26-228386
Filed: 2026-05-18
Period: 2026-05-13
CIK: 0000729986
SIC: 6022 (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED BANKSHARES INC/WV false 0000729986 0000729986 2026-05-13 2026-05-13
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 13, 2026
United Bankshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
West Virginia
No. 002-86947
55-0641179
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
300 United Center
500 Virginia Street, East
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(304) 424-8800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share
UBSI
NASDAQ Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 13, 2026, United Bankshares, Inc. (“United” or the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, shareholders voted on the following three matters outlined in the Company’s Proxy Statement: (1) to elect fourteen (14) persons to serve as directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting; (2) to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and (3) to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of United’s named executive officers. The matters are described in detail in the Proxy Statement mailed to shareholders on or about April 1, 2026. The shareholders elected each of the fourteen (14) persons listed below as directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting; ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of United’s named executive officers. The voting results for the matters appear below.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors:
Votes For
Votes
Withheld
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
Votes
Uncast
Richard M. Adams
101,776,402
3,263,939
—
17,740,845
41,615
Richard M. Adams, Jr.
103,197,469
1,842,872
—
17,740,845
41,615
Charles L. Capito, Jr.
104,648,915
391,426
—
17,740,845
41,615
Peter A. Converse
101,924,359
3,115,982
—
17,740,845
41,615
Dr. Sara DuMond
104,650,248
390,093
—
17,740,845
41,615
Michael P. Fitzgerald
101,975,626
3,064,715
—
17,740,845
41,615
Dr. Patrice A. Harris
102,337,206
2,703,135
—
17,740,845
41,615
Diana Lewis Jackson
104,699,097
341,244
—
17,740,845
41,615
Mark R. Nesselroad
100,767,717
4,272,624
—
17,740,845
41,615
Lacy I. Rice, III
104,721,468
318,873
—
17,740,845
41,615
Albert H. Small, Jr.
104,723,305
317,036
—
17,740,845
41,615
Mary K. Weddle
101,176,608
3,863,733
—
17,740,845
41,615
Gary G. White
100,737,051
4,303,290
—
17,740,845
41,615
P. Clinton Winter
98,714,925
6,325,416
—
17,740,845
41,615
Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Votes Uncast
118,925,575
3,680,997
216,229
—
—
Proposal 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, the compensation of United’s named executive officers:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Votes Uncast
100,970,987
3,536,801
574,168
17,740,845
—
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
UNITED BANKSHARES, INC.
Date: May 18, 2026
By:
/s/ W. Mark Tatterson
W. Mark Tatterson, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
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