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Strength in Numbers

In today's economy, the strength of your banking company shouldn't be in question. At United, we don't just claim to be financially strong - we have the numbers to prove it.

A High Performance Banking Company with a Low-Risk Profile
  • 36 consecutive years of dividend increases for shareholders - only one other major banking company in the USA has achieved such a record

  • Member of Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index, which tracks the top 100 highest dividend-paying U.S. companies derived from the Dow Jones U.S. Index

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"United is a well-managed institution that has earned its reputation as one of the top performing regional banks of its size in the country."

~Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, New York, NY

“United Bankshares...was able to thrive by expanding into growth markets while keeping a conservative balance sheet and maintaining a low percentage of bad loans.”
~Jaime Peters, Morningstar, Chicago, IL

“I think you've got a good one. This is a very strong bank that didn't make a lot of mistakes like everyone else.”
~ Jim Cramer, CNBC Mad Money





Highly Rated - Highly Regarded

  • In November 2009, The Street.com recommended United as one of three banking companies in the U.S. as a compelling investment based upon price-to-book ratio, asset quality, consistency of earnings, and dividend.

  • In December 2009, United was recognized on the Fox News "Bulls and Bears" program with a "buy" recommendation and an upside as much as 50% in the next two years.

  • Ranked 22nd top performing banking company by the ABA Banking Journal based on return on average equity with an asset size over $3 billion.

  • Ranked the 51st largest bank holding company based on market capitalization.

Corporate Overview

  • United Bankshares, Inc. is an $7.8 billion regional bank holding company

  • Headquartered in Charleston, WV and Washington, DC

  • 113 full-service offices in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC and Ohio

  • Founded in 1839 – serving our communities for more than 170 years

  • High level of insider ownership – 20%

  • Publicly traded on NASDAQ for more than 20 years

  • Member of the S&P Small Cap 600 and Russell 2000 Indexes

  • Employing 1,500 knowledgeable financial professionals



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