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Form 8-K

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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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