SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-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):
December 31, 2014
United Bankshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| West Virginia | No. 0-13322 | 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) On a Form 8-K Current Report dated and filed on October 29, 2014, United announced the planned retirement of Steven E. Wilson, Chief Financial Officer of United Bankshares, Inc. (“United”) and United Bank, Inc. (the “Bank”), an indirectly-owned subsidiary of United. Mr. Wilson retired on December 31, 2014. On January 1, 2015, Mr. Wilson became an independent contractor to provide certain consulting services to United on a significantly reduced basis pursuant to the terms of a Consulting Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
(c) Also, as reported on the Form 8-K Current Report dated and filed on October 29, 2014, W. Mark Tatterson, Executive Vice-President of United succeeded Mr. Wilson as Chief Financial Officer on January 1, 2015.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 10.1 | Consulting Agreement by and between Steven E. Wilson and United Bankshares, Inc. | |
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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: | January 7, 2015 |
By: | /s/ W. Mark Tatterson | |||||
| W. Mark Tatterson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||