UNITED BANKSHARES INCWV
For the period ended May 15, 2024. Filed Apr 2, 2024.
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May 15, 2024 · Filed Apr 2, 2024
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule
14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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NOTICE OF 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the call of its Board of Directors, the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of UNITED BANKSHARES, INC. (“United”) will be held at the Congressional Country Club, 8500 River Road, Bethesda, Maryland on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., local time, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the following matters:
At the Annual Meeting, shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following matters:
To elect fourteen (14) persons to serve as directors of United. The nominees selected by the current Board of Directors are listed in the accompanying Proxy Statement for this Annual Meeting.
To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP to act as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.
To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of United’s named executive officers.
The close of business on March 7, 2024, has been fixed by the Board of Directors as the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at this Annual Meeting. To participate in the Annual Meeting, you will need to review the information included on your Notice, on your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials.
Your vote is extremely important to us. You may vote via telephone or over the internet as directed in the proxy materials. If you received a printed copy of the proxy materials, you may also vote by mailing the enclosed proxy card. Please see the proxy card or page 1 of the attached proxy statement for instructions on these methods of voting.
WE URGE YOU TO SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY OR VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR OVER THE INTERNET AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE REGARDLESS OF YOUR PLANS TO ATTEND THE MEETING. YOU MAY WITHDRAW YOUR PROXY AT ANY TIME IN WRITING, BY VALIDLY SUBMITTING ANOTHER PROXY OR BY VOTING IN PERSON AT THE MEETING.
TWO INDIVIDUALS, WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS OF UNITED, HAVE BEEN NAMED IN THE PROXY TO VOTE THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY PROXY. IF YOU WISH TO CHOOSE SOME OTHER PERSON TO ACT AS YOUR PROXY, MARK OUT THE PRINTED NAME AND WRITE IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON YOU SELECT.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Richard M. Adams
Executive Chairman
April 2, 2024
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 15, 2024
Our proxy statement, along with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and our 2023 Annual Report, are available free of charge on the following website: www.ubsi-inc.com.
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