United Bankshares (UBSI) 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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 21, 2014

United Bankshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

West Virginia	No. 0-13322	55-0641179
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		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:

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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 21, 2014 in McLean, Virginia. At the Meeting, shareholders voted on all proposals outlined in the Company’s proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) which were: (1) to elect fifteen (15) persons to serve as directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the 2015 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, 2014; 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 4, 2014. The voting results for the proposals appear below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors:

	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Richard M. Adams		44,544,976		1,749,494		—		12,979,518
Robert G. Astorg		44,584,402		1,710,068		—		12,979,518
W. Gaston Caperton, III		44,398,574		1,895,896		—		12,979,518
Peter A. Converse		44,523,636		1,770,834		—		12,979,518
Lawrence K. Doll		44,597,826		1,696,644		—		12,979,518
W. Douglas Fisher		45,602,044		692,426		—		12,979,518
Theodore J. Georgelas		44,661,200		1,633,270		—		12,979,518
Douglas J. Leech		44,419,793		1,874,677		—		12,979,518
John M. McMahon		42,754,429		3,540,041		—		12,979,518
J. Paul McNamara		44,613,770		1,680,700		—		12,979,518
Mark R. Nesselroad		45,626,750		667,720		—		12,979,518
William C. Pitt, III		44,598,658		1,695,812		—		12,979,518
Mary K. Weddle		45,635,516		658,954		—		12,979,518
Gary G. White		45,608,169		686,301		—		12,979,518
P. Clinton Winter, Jr.		44,561,915		1,732,555		—		12,979,518

Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014:

For		Against		Abstentions		��	Broker Non-Votes
	56,956,876		2,164,485		153,736			—

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

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
	43,364,971		1,911,562		1,019,046		12,979,518

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 23, 2014	By:	/s/ Steven E. Wilson
		Steven E. Wilson, Executive Vice
		President, Treasurer, Secretary and
		Chief Financial Officer