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Issuer:     UNITED BANKSHARES INC/WV (UBSI)
CIK:        0000729986
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-24T18:45:26+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-363214
Event type: dividend
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

United Bankshares declares $0.38 dividend, launches 6.8M-share buyback plan
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- Q3 dividend $0.38/share; record date Sept 11, 2026; payable Oct 1, 2026; payout ~$51.8M on 136.2M shares.
- New 2026 plan authorizes repurchase of up to 6.8M shares (~5% of outstanding), replacing Nov 2025 plan.
- From Jul 1 to Aug 24, 2026, bought 768,811 shares at weighted avg $46.54 under prior plan.
- 2025 marked 52nd consecutive year of dividend increases for shareholders.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729986/000119312526363214/0001193125-26-363214-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729986/000119312526363214/d120605d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-363214

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