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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

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Your Vote Counts!

        
 

 

UNITED BANKSHARES, INC.

 

2025 Annual Meeting

 

 Vote by May 13, 2025 

 

11:59 PM ET

 

     
     
 

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You invested in UNITED BANKSHARES, INC. and it’s time to vote!

You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the shareholder meeting to be held on May 14, 2025.

Get informed before you vote

View the Notice & Proxy Statement, Form 10-K, Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to April 30, 2025. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.

 

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*If you choose to vote these shares in person at the meeting, you must request a “legal proxy.” To do so, please follow the instructions at www.ProxyVote.com or request a paper copy of the materials, which will contain the appropriate instructions. Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance.


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 THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT

 

This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters.

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 Voting Items

 

           

Board

Recommends

 
 1.   

Election of Directors

 

Nominees:

        LOGO For
  

 

01   Richard M. Adams

  

 

06   Michael P. Fitzgerald

  

 

11   Lacy I. Rice, III

  

 

02   Richard M. Adams, Jr.

  

 

07   Patrice A. Harris, MD

  

 

12   Albert H. Small, Jr.

  

 

03   Charles L. Capito, Jr.

  

 

08   Diana Lewis Jackson

  

 

13   Mary K. Weddle

  

 

04   Peter A. Converse

  

 

09   J. Paul McNamara

  

 

14   Gary G. White

    

 

05   Sara DuMond, MD, FAAP

  

 

10   Mark R. Nesselroad

  

 

15   P. Clinton Winter

 
 2    To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP to act as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.   LOGO For
 
 3    To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of United’s named executive officers.   LOGO For
 
 4    To approve the United Bankshares, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan.   LOGO For

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.