Item 5.07Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to Vote
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 Abstentions Broker Votes
Withheld Non-Votes Uncast
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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
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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
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100,970,987 3,536,801 574,168 17,740,845 —