WesBanco Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

WHEELING, W.Va., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of WesBanco, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSBC) approved the declaration and payment of a regular dividend for the fourth quarter of $0.26 per share on its common stock. According to Paul M. Limbert, President and Chief Executive Officer of WesBanco, Inc., the cash dividend will be paid on January 3, 2006, to shareholders of record as of December 9, 2005.

WesBanco, Inc. is a multi-state bank holding company with total assets of approximately $4.4 billion, currently operating through 85 banking offices, 1 loan production office, and 124 ATMs in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. WesBanco's banking subsidiary is WesBanco Bank, Inc., headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. In addition, WesBanco operates an insurance brokerage agency, WesBanco Insurance Services, Inc. and a full service broker/dealer, WesBanco Securities that also operates Mountaineer Securities, WesBanco's discount brokerage operation.

SOURCE  WesBanco, Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Paul M. Limbert President & CEO of WesBanco, Inc.,
+1-304-234-9206/
    (WSBC)

CO:  WesBanco, Inc.; WesBanco Bank, Inc.
ST:  West Virginia
IN:  FIN
SU:  DIV

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