Summary of UNITED BANKSHARES INC/WV

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

United Bankshares, Inc. ("United" or the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") on May 21, 2012 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. At the Meeting, shareholders voted on all proposals outlined in the Company's proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") which were: (1) to elect fifteen (15) persons to serve as directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the 2013 Annual Meeting; (2) to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP, as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012; and (3) to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of United's named executive officers. The proposals are described in detail in the Proxy Statement mailed to shareholders on or about April 9, 2012. The voting results for the proposals appear below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors:



                                                 Votes                            Broker
                              Votes For        Withheld        Abstentions       Non-Votes

   Richard M. Adams            33,461,412       1,206,434                -        7,507,726
   Robert G. Astorg            33,574,997       1,092,849                -        7,507,726
   W. Gaston Caperton, III     33,534,338       1,133,508                -        7,507,726
   Lawrence K. Doll            33,429,094       1,238,752                -        7,507,726
   Theodore J. Georgelas       33,641,056       1,026,790                -        7,507,726
   F. T. Graff, Jr.            32,633,907       2,033,939                -        7,507,726
   Douglas J. Leech            28,399,931       6,267,915                -        7,507,726
   John M. McMahon             33,607,244       1,060,602                -        7,507,726
   J. Paul McNamara            34,400,905         266,941                -        7,507,726
   Mark R. Nesselroad          34,240,798         427,048                -        7,507,726
   William C. Pitt, III        33,575,239       1,092,607                -        7,507,726
   Donald L. Unger             33,353,787       1,314,059                -        7,507,726
   Mary K. Weddle              34,392,663         275,183                -        7,507,726
   Gary G. White               34,372,185         295,661                -        7,507,726
   P. Clinton Winter, Jr.      33,747,776         920,070                -        7,507,726

Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2012:

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 40,921,537 1,148,607 105,428 -

Proposal 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, the compensation of United's named executive officers:

For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 32,970,240 1,057,714 639,892 7,507,726