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 20, 2015

 

 

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))

 

 

 


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, 2015 in Washington D.C. At the Meeting, shareholders voted on all proposals outlined in the Company’s proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) which were: (1) to elect thirteen (13) persons to serve as directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the 2016 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, 2015; 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 3, 2015. The voting results for the proposals appear below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors:

 

     Votes For      Votes
Withheld
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Richard M. Adams

     46,746,585         1,047,624         —           12,514,640   

Robert G. Astorg

     46,674,202         1,120,007         —           12,514,640   

Peter A. Converse

     46,910,756         883,453         —           12,514,640   

Lawrence K. Doll

     46,938,296         855,913         —           12,514,640   

W. Douglas Fisher

     47,553,135         241,074         —           12,514,640   

Theodore J. Georgelas

     46,952,685         841,524         —           12,514,640   

John M. McMahon

     44,300,346         3,493,863         —           12,514,640   

J. Paul McNamara

     46,938,110         856,099         —           12,514,640   

Mark R. Nesselroad

     47,583,374         210,835         —           12,514,640   

William C. Pitt, III

     46,933,006         861,203         —           12,514,640   

Mary K. Weddle

     46,946,737         847,472         —           12,514,640   

Gary G. White

     47,582,833         211,376         —           12,514,640   

P. Clinton Winter, Jr.

     46,826,444         967,765         —           12,514,640   

Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

58,820,353   1,284,271   204,225   —  

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

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

45,697,748   1,429,347   667,114   12,514,640


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 26, 2015

By:

/s/ W. Mark Tatterson

W. Mark Tatterson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer