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 30, 2018
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)) |
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. ☐
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
United Bankshares, Inc. (“United” or the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on May 30, 2018 in McLean, Virginia. At the Meeting, it was announced that the following directors were elected by the shareholders to serve on the board of directors until the 2019 annual meeting: Richard M. Adams, Robert G. Astorg, Peter A. Converse, Michael P. Fitzgerald, Theodore J. Georgelas, J. Paul McNamara, Mark R. Nesselroad, Mary K. Weddle, Gary G. White, and P. Clinton Winter. In addition, shareholders of United ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 and approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of United’s named executive officers.
The final voting results for the matters voted upon by United’s shareholders will be filed in a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5.07 within four business days of the Meeting.
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 30, 2018 | By: | /s/ W. Mark Tatterson | ||||
| W. Mark Tatterson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||