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United Bankshares, Inc. Holds Its Annual Meeting of Shareholders
WASHINGTON & CHARLESTON, W. Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- United Bankshares, Inc. (“United”) (NASDAQ: UBSI), a $25 billion regional financial services company,
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[{"type":"text","content":" WASHINGTON & CHARLESTON, W. Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nUnited Bankshares, Inc. (“United”) (NASDAQ: UBSI), a $25 billion regional financial services company, virtually held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 12, 2020.\n\n\nUnited is the parent company of United Bank, comprising 211 full-service banking offices and 19 loan origination offices in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. During the 42 years of the current administration, United has grown from a single office, $100 million bank to one of the most successful regional financial services companies in the USA.\n\n\n“2019 marked a significant milestone in United Bankshares’ history,” United Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Adams said. “We celebrated the 35th anniversary of the formation of UBSI and the 180th anniversary of the company. It is during difficult times, such as these, that it is important to reflect on the safe, sound, and secure banking practices that have enabled us to survive and thrive during periods of uncertainty. We continue to focus on our mission of providing excellence in service to our employees, customers, shareholders and communities.”\n\n\nRecently, United completed its acquisition of Carolina Financial Corporation, the parent company of CresCom Bank with $4.8 billion in assets, headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. This transaction marked the 32nd acquisition of the current administration and expanded United’s presence in some of the most desirable banking markets in the nation.\n\n\nPrior to this, and in less than three and a half years and through three acquisitions, United more than doubled the size of its company and substantially increased its market share in the Washington, D.C. MSA, one of the most affluent and fastest growing major markets in the nation. In January 2014, United closed its acquisition of Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc., followed by the November 2015 announcement of the Bank of Georgetown transaction which closed June 2016. In August 2016, United announced the Cardinal Financial Corporation acquisition which closed April 2017.\n\n\nIn 2019, United increased dividends to $1.37 per share, which represented the 46th consecutive year of dividend increases to its shareholders. This is a record only one other major ...