SEC Company Response from UNITED BANKSHARES (UBSI) — Oct 1, 2021
UNITED BANKSHARES INC/WV (UBSI) (CIK 0000729986)
Date: Oct. 1, 2021 · CIK: 0000729986 · Accession: 0001193125-21-289557
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File numbers found in text: 333-258967
Letter
Re: United Bankshares, Inc.
Acceleration Request
October 1, 2021
Division of Corporation Finance VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as amended)
File No. 333-258967
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. 333-258967) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 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 Acceleration Request October 1, 2021 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. 333-258967 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. 333-258967) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 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.