Form 8-K

 

 

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 21, 2014

 

 

United Bankshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

West Virginia   No. 0-13322   55-0641179
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)     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:

 

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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 21, 2014 in McLean, 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 2015 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, 2014; 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 4, 2014. The voting results for the proposals appear below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors:

 

     Votes For      Votes
Withheld
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Richard M. Adams

     44,544,976         1,749,494         —           12,979,518   

Robert G. Astorg

     44,584,402         1,710,068         —           12,979,518   

W. Gaston Caperton, III

     44,398,574         1,895,896         —           12,979,518   

Peter A. Converse

     44,523,636         1,770,834         —           12,979,518   

Lawrence K. Doll

     44,597,826         1,696,644         —           12,979,518   

W. Douglas Fisher

     45,602,044         692,426         —           12,979,518   

Theodore J. Georgelas

     44,661,200         1,633,270         —           12,979,518   

Douglas J. Leech

     44,419,793         1,874,677         —           12,979,518   

John M. McMahon

     42,754,429         3,540,041         —           12,979,518   

J. Paul McNamara

     44,613,770         1,680,700         —           12,979,518   

Mark R. Nesselroad

     45,626,750         667,720         —           12,979,518   

William C. Pitt, III

     44,598,658         1,695,812         —           12,979,518   

Mary K. Weddle

     45,635,516         658,954         —           12,979,518   

Gary G. White

     45,608,169         686,301         —           12,979,518   

P. Clinton Winter, Jr.

     44,561,915         1,732,555         —           12,979,518   

Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014:

 

For     Against     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes  
  56,956,876        2,164,485        153,736        —     

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

 

For     Against     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes  
  43,364,971        1,911,562        1,019,046        12,979,518   


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 23, 2014             By:  

/s/ Steven E. Wilson

 

 

      Steven E. Wilson, Executive Vice  
      President, Treasurer, Secretary and  
      Chief Financial Officer