{"url_path":"/sec/ubsi/8-k/2026-05-18/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729986/0001193125-26-228386-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-228386","cik":"0000729986","ticker":"UBSI","issuer_name":"UNITED BANKSHARES INC/WV","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729986/0001193125-26-228386-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000729986","primary_entity_name":"UNITED BANKSHARES INC/WV"},"word_count":448,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders\n\nOn 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.\n\nProposal 1. Election of Directors:\n\n \n\n \n  \nVotes For\n \n  \nVotes\nWithheld\n \n  \nAbstentions\n  \nBroker\nNon-Votes\n \n  \nVotes\nUncast\n \n\nRichard M. Adams\n\n  \n \n101,776,402\n \n  \n \n3,263,939\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nRichard M. Adams, Jr.\n\n  \n \n103,197,469\n \n  \n \n1,842,872\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nCharles L. Capito, Jr.\n\n  \n \n104,648,915\n \n  \n \n391,426\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nPeter A. Converse\n\n  \n \n101,924,359\n \n  \n \n3,115,982\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nDr. Sara DuMond\n\n  \n \n104,650,248\n \n  \n \n390,093\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nMichael P. Fitzgerald\n\n  \n \n101,975,626\n \n  \n \n3,064,715\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nDr. Patrice A. Harris\n\n  \n \n102,337,206\n \n  \n \n2,703,135\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nDiana Lewis Jackson\n\n  \n \n104,699,097\n \n  \n \n341,244\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nMark R. Nesselroad\n\n  \n \n100,767,717\n \n  \n \n4,272,624\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nLacy I. Rice, III\n\n  \n \n104,721,468\n \n  \n \n318,873\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nAlbert H. Small, Jr.\n\n  \n \n104,723,305\n \n  \n \n317,036\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nMary K. Weddle\n\n  \n \n101,176,608\n \n  \n \n3,863,733\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nGary G. White\n\n  \n \n100,737,051\n \n  \n \n4,303,290\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nP. Clinton Winter\n\n  \n \n98,714,925\n \n  \n \n6,325,416\n \n  \n— \n  \n \n17,740,845\n \n  \n \n41,615\n \n\nProposal 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:\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstentions\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n \n\nVotes Uncast\n\n118,925,575\n \n3,680,997\n \n216,229\n \n— \n \n— \n\nProposal 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, the compensation of United’s named executive officers:\n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstentions\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n \n\nVotes Uncast\n\n100,970,987\n \n3,536,801\n \n574,168\n \n17,740,845\n \n— \n\n \n\nSIGNATURES\n\nPursuant 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.\n\n \n\n \n\n \nUNITED BANKSHARES, INC.\n\nDate:  May 18, 2026\n \n\n \nBy:\n \n\n/s/ W. Mark Tatterson\n\n \n\n \nW. Mark Tatterson, Executive Vice\n\n \n\n \nPresident and Chief Financial Officer"}