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      <issuerName>WESBANCO INC</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-39442</secFileNumber>
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        <com:street1>1 BANK PLAZA</com:street1>
        <com:city>WHEELING</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>WV</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>26003</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>3042349000</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Pattishall-Krupinski Jan</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Member of immediate family of any of the foregoing</relationshipToIssuer>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>900 Salem Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>Smithfield</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>RI</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>02917</com:zipCode>
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      <noOfUnitsSold>2250</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>93254.28</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>96180560</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>07/28/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>07/28/2026</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock Option Exercise</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
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      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>2250</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>07/28/2026</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
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    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
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      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Mark D. Krupinski</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>1 Bank Plaza</com:street1>
          <com:city>Wheeling</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>WV</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>26003</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>06/22/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>4500</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>165195.00</grossProceeds>
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    <remarks>This sale and the securities sold during the past 3 months occurred in the account of Mark D. Krupinski who is the spouse of Jan M. Pattishall-Krupinski an officer of the company.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>07/28/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/ Jennifer Ruchti, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Jan M. Pattishall-Krupinski</signature>
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