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

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM8-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)

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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 30, 2018 in McLean, Virginia. At the Meeting, shareholders voted on the following three matters outlined in the Company’s proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”): (1) to elect ten (10) persons to serve as directors of the Company for aone-year term expiring at the 2019 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, 2018; 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 10, 2018. The shareholders elected each of the ten (10) persons listed below as directors of the Company for aone-year term expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting; 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 voting results for the matters appear below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors:

		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes		Votes Uncast
Richard M. Adams			74,837,507		1,441,920		—		18,898,207		15,195
Robert G. Astorg			63,230,236		13,049,191		—		18,898,207		15,195
Peter A. Converse			74,962,961		1,316,466		—		18,898,207		15,195
Michael P. Fitzgerald			74,963,014		1,316,413		—		18,898,207		15,195
Theodore J. Georgelas			74,698,244		1,581,182		—		18,898,207		15,195
J. Paul McNamara			73,409,481		2,869,946		—		18,898,207		15,195
Mark R. Nesselroad			75,114,673		1,164,754		—		18,898,207		15,195
Mary K. Weddle			74,702,428		1,576,999		—		18,898,207		15,195
Gary G. White			75,115,866		1,163,561		—		18,898,207		15,195
P. Clinton Winter	��		62,576,957		13,702,470		—		18,898,207		15,195

Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018:

For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes	Votes Uncast
93,615,655	1,405,774	171,129	—	272

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

For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes	Votes Uncast
72,378,636	2,559,906	1,355,849	18,898,207	230

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: June 1, 2018	By:	/s/ W. Mark Tatterson
	W. Mark Tatterson, Executive Vice
	President and Chief Financial Officer