SEC Company Response from UNITED BANKSHARES (UBSI) — Jul 17, 2024
UNITED BANKSHARES INC/WV (UBSI) (CIK 0000729986)
Date: July 17, 2024 · CIK: 0000729986 · Accession: 0001193125-24-180223
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File numbers found in text: 333-280677
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Re: United Bankshares, Inc.
July 17, 2024
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Robert Arzonetti
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as amended)
File No. 333-280677
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, United Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 be accelerated to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on July 19, 2024, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
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 July 17, 2024 VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn: Robert Arzonetti Re: United Bankshares, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as amended) File No. 333-280677 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, United Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 be accelerated to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on July 19, 2024, or as soon as practicable thereafter. 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, Jr. Richard M. Adams, Jr. Chief Executive Officer cc: Sandra M. Murphy, Bowles Rice LLP