EXHIBIT 99.1


                         CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                          18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                          AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
               SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of WesBanco, Inc on Form 10-K for the
period ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, in the
capacity and on the date indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:

         1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of
            Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
            of 1934; and

         2. The information contained in the Report fairly
            presents, in all material respects, the financial
            condition and results of operation of WesBanco, Inc.




Date:   March 24, 2003                 /s/ Paul M. Limbert
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                                       Paul M. Limbert
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer