UNITED STATES
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): October 29, 2019
Wesbanco, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
West Virginia | 000-08467 | 55-0571723 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1 Bank Plaza, Wheeling, WV | | 26003 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (304) 234-9000
Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report: Not Applicable
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock $2.0833 Par Value | | WSBC | | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On October 29, 2019, Wesbanco, Inc. (“Wesbanco”) held a special meeting of shareholders to consider and vote upon the following matters: (i) a proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 23, 2019, as it may be amended from time to time (“Merger Agreement”), by and among Wesbanco, Wesbanco Bank, Inc., a West Virginia corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wesbanco, Old Line Bancshares, Inc. a Maryland corporation (“Old Line Bancshares”), and Old Line Bank, a Maryland-chartered trust company exercising the powers of a commercial bank and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Line Bancshares, (ii) a proposal to approve the issuance of shares of Wesbanco common stock, par value $2.0833 per share, pursuant to the Merger Agreement and (iii) a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Wesbanco special meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies if there were not sufficient votes at the time of the Wesbanco special meeting to approve the Merger Agreement and the issuance of shares of Wesbanco common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
All three proposals were approved by the required vote of Wesbanco’s shareholders at the special meeting.
On the record date for the special meeting, Wesbanco had 54,690,225 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting. The shareholders’ vote was as follows:
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| | WesBanco, Inc (Registrant) |
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Date: October 30, 2019 | | By: | /s/ Robert H. Young |
| | | Robert H. Young |
| | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
