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0001202932
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000729986
UNITED BANKSHARES INC/WV
002-86947
300 UNITED CTR
500 VIRGINIA ST E
CHARLESTON
WV
25301
3044248800
NESSELROAD MARK R
Member of immediate family of any of the foregoing
Common
The Charles Schwab Corporation
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
6000
240300.00
135220358
12/18/2024
NASDAQ
Common
09/15/2009
Stock Award
Issuer
N
4988
09/15/2009
N/A
Common
12/30/2009
Stock Award
Issuer
N
532
12/30/2009
N/A
Common
04/01/2011
Stock Award
Issuer
N
480
04/01/2011
N/A
Y
Shares being sold out of account titled: Peggy A. Nesselroad Ttee Peggy A. Nesselroad Revocable Trust U/A Dtd 12/08/2021
12/18/2024
Mark Nesselroad