United Bankshares Inc.

05/18/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/18/2026 10:01

Proxy Results (Form 8-K)

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 13, 2026, United Bankshares, Inc. ("United" or the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"). At the Meeting, shareholders voted on the following three matters outlined in the Company's Proxy Statement: (1) to elect fourteen (14) persons to serve as directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 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, 2026; 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 1, 2026. The shareholders elected each of the fourteen (14) persons listed below as directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting; ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; 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

101,776,402 3,263,939 -  17,740,845 41,615

Richard M. Adams, Jr.

103,197,469 1,842,872 -  17,740,845 41,615

Charles L. Capito, Jr.

104,648,915 391,426 -  17,740,845 41,615

Peter A. Converse

101,924,359 3,115,982 -  17,740,845 41,615

Dr. Sara DuMond

104,650,248 390,093 -  17,740,845 41,615

Michael P. Fitzgerald

101,975,626 3,064,715 -  17,740,845 41,615

Dr. Patrice A. Harris

102,337,206 2,703,135 -  17,740,845 41,615

Diana Lewis Jackson

104,699,097 341,244 -  17,740,845 41,615

Mark R. Nesselroad

100,767,717 4,272,624 -  17,740,845 41,615

Lacy I. Rice, III

104,721,468 318,873 -  17,740,845 41,615

Albert H. Small, Jr.

104,723,305 317,036 -  17,740,845 41,615

Mary K. Weddle

101,176,608 3,863,733 -  17,740,845 41,615

Gary G. White

100,737,051 4,303,290 -  17,740,845 41,615

P. Clinton Winter

98,714,925 6,325,416 -  17,740,845 41,615

Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026:

For

Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Votes Uncast

118,925,575 3,680,997 216,229 -  - 

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

For

Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Votes Uncast

100,970,987 3,536,801 574,168 17,740,845 - 
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