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 3, 2010
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)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
United Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on May 3, 2010 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Two proposals were voted upon at the Meeting, which were: (1) the election of fourteen (14) persons to serve as directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the 2011 Annual Meeting; and (2) the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP, Charleston, West Virginia, as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The proposals are described in detail in the Proxy Statement mailed to shareholders on or about March 25, 2010 (the “Proxy Statement”). The results of the proposals appear below.
Proposal 1. Election of Directors:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| Richard M. Adams |
26,937,584 | 1,472,016 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| Robert G. Astorg |
26,934,930 | 1,474,670 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| W. Gaston Caperton, III |
25,033,277 | 3,376,323 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| Lawrence K. Doll |
27,062,220 | 1,347,380 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| Theodore J. Georgelas |
21,708,589 | 6,701,011 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| F. T. Graff, Jr. |
26,779,435 | 1,630,165 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| John M. McMahon |
25,144,451 | 3,265,149 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| J. Paul McNamara |
27,083,868 | 1,325,732 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| G. Ogden Nutting |
25,088,105 | 3,321,495 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| William C. Pitt, III |
26,983,796 | 1,425,804 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| Donald L. Unger |
26,980,254 | 1,429,346 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| Mary K. Weddle |
28,012,484 | 397,116 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| Gary G. White |
28,034,217 | 375,383 | — | 6,787,871 | ||||
| P. Clinton Winter, Jr. |
24,983,544 | 3,426,056 | — | 6,787,871 |
Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants:
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 33,836,300 |
1,303,360 | 57,811 | — |
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 7, 2010 | By: | /S/ STEVEN E. WILSON | ||
| Steven E. Wilson, Executive Vice President, | ||||
| Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer | ||||