SEC Company Response from UNITED BANKSHARES (UBSI) — Feb 7, 2020
UNITED BANKSHARES INC/WV (UBSI) (CIK 0000729986)
Date: Feb. 7, 2020 · CIK: 0000729986 · Accession: 0001193125-20-028289
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File numbers found in text: 333-235944
Letter
Re: United Bankshares, Inc.
February 7, 2020
Division of Corporation Finance
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as amended)
File No. 333-235944
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, United Bankshares, Inc., a West Virginia corporation (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-235944) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company hereby authorizes Sandra M. Murphy of Bowles Rice LLP, the Company’s counsel, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Ms. Murphy at (304) 347-1131 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
Respectfully,
UNITED BANKSHARES, INC.
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP February 7, 2020 Division of Corporation Finance VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: United Bankshares, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as amended) File No. 333-235944 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, United Bankshares, Inc., a West Virginia corporation (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-235944) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Company hereby authorizes Sandra M. Murphy of Bowles Rice LLP, the Company’s counsel, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Ms. Murphy at (304) 347-1131 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing. Respectfully, UNITED BANKSHARES, INC. By: /s/ Richard M. Adams Richard M. Adams Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer cc: Sandra M. Murphy, Esq.