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 20, 2013

 

 

United Bankshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

West Virginia		No. 0-13322		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))

 

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

United Bankshares, Inc. (“United” or the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on May 20, 2013 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. At the Meeting, shareholders voted on all proposals outlined in the Company’s proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) which were: (1) to elect fifteen (15) persons to serve as directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the 2014 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, 2013; and (3) to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of United’s named executive officers. The proposals are described in detail in the Proxy Statement mailed to shareholders on or about April 5, 2013. The voting results for the proposals appear below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors:

 

		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
Richard M. Adams			30,995,872				1,325,165				—				9,150,718
Robert G. Astorg			31,046,701				1,274,336				—				9,150,718
W. Gaston Caperton, III			31,268,028				1,053,009				—				9,150,718
Lawrence K. Doll			31,166,285				1,154,752				—				9,150,718
Theodore J. Georgelas			31,348,837				972,200				—				9,150,718
F. T. Graff, Jr.			30,797,565				1,523,472				—				9,150,718
Douglas J. Leech			31,027,126				1,293,911				—				9,150,718
John M. McMahon			31,334,364				986,673				—				9,150,718
J. Paul McNamara			32,139,156				181,881				—				9,150,718
Mark R. Nesselroad			32,128,244				192,793				—				9,150,718
William C. Pitt, III			31,334,732				986,305				—				9,150,718
Donald L. Unger			31,281,379				1,039,658				—				9,150,718
Mary K. Weddle			32,126,754				194,283				—				9,150,718
Gary G. White			32,121,565				199,472				—				9,150,718
P. Clinton Winter, Jr.			31,219,595				1,101,422				—				9,150,718

Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
40,222,046		1,131,680		118,029		—

Proposal 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, the compensation of United’s named executive officers:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
30,543,789		1,264,435		512,813		9,150,718

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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 24, 2013						By:		/s/ Steven E. Wilson
								Steven E. Wilson, Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer