CORRECTING and REPLACING United Bankshares, Inc. to Present at Raymond James 36th Annual Institutional Investors Conference

First paragraph, first sentence of release dated Feb. 26, 2015 should read: United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBSI), will be presenting at the Raymond James 36th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 8:05 a.m. (Eastern), at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida (instead of: United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBSI), will be presenting at the Raymond James 36th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 5, 2015 at 8:05 a.m. (Eastern), at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida).

The corrected release reads:

United Bankshares, Inc. to Present at Raymond James 36th Annual Institutional Investors Conference

United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBSI), will be presenting at the Raymond James 36th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 8:05 a.m. (Eastern), at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida.

Speaking on behalf of United will be W. Mark Tatterson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The presentation will include, among other things, discussions of United’s financial performance, corporate objectives and United’s merger with Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

The presentation, which is expected to last 30 minutes, may be viewed live by accessing the Investor Relations section of United’s website at http://www.ubsi-inc.com or the event website, http://wsw.com/webcast/rj95/ubsi. The archived webcast will be available for 7 days following the event.

United Bankshares, with $12.3 billion in assets, has 130 full-service offices in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. United Bankshares stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the quotation symbol “UBSI”.

The presentation may contain certain forward-looking statements, including certain plans, expectations, goals and projections, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in or implied by such statements for a variety of factors including: changes in economic conditions; movements in interest rates; competitive pressures on product pricing and services; success and timing of business strategies; the nature and extent of governmental actions and reforms; and rapidly changing technology and evolving banking industry standards.

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