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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-_______</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WESBANCO, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>West Virginia</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">55-0571723</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1 Bank Plaza </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wheeling, West Virginia 26003 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WESBANCO, INC. 401(K) PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jeffrey H. Jackson </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>President and Chief Executive Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wesbanco, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Bank
Plaza </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wheeling, West Virginia 26003 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(304) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">234-9000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>James C. Gardill, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser&nbsp;&amp; Altmeyer, PLLC</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>61 Fourteenth Street</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wheeling, WV 26003</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(304) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">232-6810</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jeffrey W. Acre, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>K&amp;L Gates LLP</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>K&amp;L
Gates Center</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>210 Sixth Avenue</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pittsburgh, PA 15222</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(412) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">355-6500</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> is filed by Wesbanco, Inc., a West Virginia corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;), relating to 1,000,000 shares of its common stock, par
value $2.0833 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), issuable under the Wesbanco, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), which shares of Common Stock are in addition to the 750,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Corporation&#146;s
Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed on April&nbsp;24, 2009 (Commission File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-158749),</FONT> 500,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Corporation&#146;s Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed on July&nbsp;31, 2006 (Commission File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-136179),</FONT> 200,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Corporation&#146;s Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed on October&nbsp;17, 2003 (Commission File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-109777)</FONT> and 25,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Corporation&#146;s Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed on June&nbsp;25, 1996 (collectively, the &#147;Prior Registration Statements&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration Statements relate, and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> regarding
Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to Instruction E of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration
Statement, except as amended hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;1. PLAN INFORMATION.* </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;2.
REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN INFORMATION* </B></P> <P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:11%">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and the Note to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> The document containing the information
specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the Wesbanco, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) as required by Rule 428(b)(1). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) and the instructions to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/203596/000095017024020323/wsbc-20231231.htm">Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for its fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023,</A> as filed on February&nbsp;26, 2024 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-39442);</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), since January&nbsp;
1, 2024 (except to the extent of any information furnished in a Current Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/203596/000095017024001899/wsbc-20240104.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT></A> under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 and exhibits furnished therein that relate to such items); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement filed by the
Registrant under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of
this Registration Statement, but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Registrant is not incorporating by reference any information furnished (but not filed) under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of
any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> or any exhibit furnished therein that relates to such items. Each document incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a part of this
Registration Statement from the date of filing of such document with the Commission until the information contained therein is superseded or updated by any subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement or by any document that constitutes part of the prospectus relating to the Plan, each meeting the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Denise Knouse-Snyder is a member of the law firm of Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser&nbsp;&amp; Altmeyer, PLLC, whose legal opinion with respect to
the securities registered hereunder is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto. Denise Knouse-Snyder serves on the board of directors of the Corporation. As of June&nbsp;27, 2024, the members of Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser&nbsp;&amp; Altmeyer, PLLC owned an
aggregate of approximately 50,264 shares of Common Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Bylaws provide, and West Virginia law permits, the indemnification of directors and officers against certain liabilities.
Officers and directors of Wesbanco and its subsidiaries are indemnified, to the maximum extent permitted under the West Virginia Business Corporation Act (including advanced indemnification payments), against liabilities incurred in connection with
proceedings in which they are made parties by reason of their being or having been directors or officers of the corporation, except for certain prohibitions set forth in the Registrant&#146;s Bylaws regarding &#147;prohibited indemnification
payments.&#148; The Registrant does provide indemnity insurance to its officers and directors. Such insurance will not, however, indemnify officers or directors for willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of a duty to the
Registrant. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Article VI of the Bylaws of the Registrant provides: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Indemnification of Directors and Officers </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 1. Indemnification. Each director and officer, whether or not then in office, shall be indemnified by the corporation against liability
incurred by and imposed upon him in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding, to which he may be made a party by reason of his being or having been a director or officer of the corporation, or of any other company which he
served at the request of the corporation, to the maximum extent permitted under the West Virginia Business Corporation Act, except as prohibited by Section&nbsp;2 and Section&nbsp;4 of this Article VI. The foregoing right of indemnification shall
not be exclusive of other rights to which he may be entitled as a matter of law. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding as authorized by the board of directors in accordance with the provisions of the West Virginia Business Corporation Act. </P>
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Section&nbsp;1 of this Article VI, no director or officer shall receive a &#147;prohibited indemnification payment,&#148; which is any payment or agreement to make a payment to pay or reimburse such director or officer for any liability or legal
expenses in any administrative proceeding brought by the appropriate federal banking agency that results in a final order or settlement in which the director or officer is assessed a civil money penalty, is removed or prohibited from conducting the
business of banking, or is required to cease an action or take any affirmative action, including making restitution, with respect to Wesbanco Bank, Inc. or the corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 3. Insurance. The corporation may purchase commercial insurance to cover certain costs that the corporation incurs under the
indemnification provisions of Section&nbsp;1 of this Article VI. Costs that may be covered include legal expenses and restitution that an individual may be ordered to make to the corporation. Such insurance may not, however, pay or reimburse a
director or officer for any final judgment or civil money penalty assessed against such individual. Furthermore, partial indemnification for legal expenses is permitted in connection with a settlement when there is a formal and final finding that
the director or officer has not breached a fiduciary duty, engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, and is not subject to a final prohibition order. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECTION 4. Determination that Indemnification is Proper. The corporation may make or agree to make a reasonable indemnification payment if all
of the following conditions are met: (i)&nbsp;the board of directors investigates and determines in writing that the director or officer acted in good faith and in the best interests of Wesbanco Bank, Inc.; (ii) the board of directors investigates
and determines that the payment will not materially adversely affect the safety and soundness of Wesbanco Bank, Inc. or the corporation; (iii)&nbsp;the payment does not fall within the definition of a prohibited indemnification payment; and
(iv)&nbsp;the director or officer agrees in writing to reimburse the corporation, to the extent not covered by permissible insurance, for advanced indemnification payments that subsequently become prohibited indemnification payments. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">W. Va. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;31D-8-851.&nbsp;Permissible</FONT></FONT> Indemnification. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a corporation may indemnify an individual who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is
a director against liability incurred in the proceeding if: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) (A) He or she conducted himself or herself in good faith; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B) He or she reasonably believed: (i)&nbsp;In the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, that his or her conduct was in the best
interests of the corporation; and (ii)&nbsp;in all other cases, that his or her conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(C) In the case of any criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) He or she engaged in conduct for which broader indemnification has been made permissible or obligatory under a provision of the articles
of incorporation as authorized by subdivision (5), subsection (b), section two hundred two, article two of this chapter. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) A
director&#146;s conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose he or she reasonably believed to be in the interests of the participants in, and the beneficiaries of, the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirement of subparagraph
(ii), paragraph (B), subdivision (1), subsection (a)&nbsp;of this section. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, is not determinative that the director did not meet the relevant standard of conduct described in this section. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Unless ordered by a court under subdivision (3), subsection (a), section eight hundred fifty-four of this article, a corporation may not
indemnify a director: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) In connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, except for reasonable expenses incurred
in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the director has met the relevant standard of conduct under subsection (a)&nbsp;of this section; or </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) In connection with any proceeding with respect to conduct for which he or she was
adjudged liable on the basis that he or she received a financial benefit to which he or she was not entitled, whether or not involving action in his or her official capacity. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;31D-8-852.&nbsp;Mandatory</FONT></FONT> Indemnification. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A corporation must indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or
she was a party because he or she was a director of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;31D-8-853.&nbsp;Advance</FONT></FONT> for Expenses. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) A corporation may, before final disposition of a proceeding, advance funds to pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a
director who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is a director if he or she delivers to the corporation: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) A written
affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the relevant standard of conduct described in section eight <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">hundred&nbsp;fifty-one&nbsp;of</FONT> this article or that the proceeding involves
conduct for which liability has been eliminated under a provision of the articles of incorporation as authorized by subdivision (4), subsection (b), section two hundred two, article two of this chapter; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) His or her written undertaking to repay any funds advanced if he or she is not entitled to mandatory indemnification under section eight <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">hundred&nbsp;fifty-two&nbsp;of</FONT> this article and it is ultimately determined under section eight hundred fifty-four or eight hundred fifty-five of this article that he or she has not met the relevant standard of
conduct described in section eight <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">hundred&nbsp;fifty-one&nbsp;of</FONT> this article. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The
undertaking required by subdivision (2), subsection (a)&nbsp;of this section must be an unlimited general obligation of the director but need not be secured and may be accepted without reference to the financial ability of the director to make
repayment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Authorizations under this section are to be made: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) By the board of directors: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A) If there are two or more disinterested directors, by a majority vote of all the disinterested directors, a majority of whom constitute a
quorum for this purpose, or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more disinterested directors appointed by a vote; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B) If there are fewer than two disinterested directors, by the vote necessary for action by the board in accordance with subsection (c),
section eight hundred twenty-four of this article in which authorization directors who do not qualify as disinterested directors may participate; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) By the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested
director may not be voted on the authorization; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) By special legal counsel selected in a manner in accordance with subdivision (2),
subsection (b), section eight hundred fifty-five of this article. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;31D-8-854.&nbsp;Circuit</FONT></FONT> Court-Ordered Indemnification and
Advance for Expenses. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) A director who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is a director may apply for indemnification
or an advance for expenses to the circuit court conducting the proceeding or to another circuit court of competent jurisdiction. After receipt of an application and after giving any notice it considers necessary, the circuit court shall: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) Order indemnification if the circuit court determines that the director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under section eight <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">hundred&nbsp;fifty-two&nbsp;of</FONT> this article; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) Order indemnification or advance for expenses if the
circuit court determines that the director is entitled to indemnification or advance for expenses pursuant to a provision authorized by subsection (a), section eight hundred fifty-eight of this article; or </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) Order indemnification or advance for expenses if the circuit court determines, in view
of all the relevant circumstances, that it is fair and reasonable: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A) To indemnify the director; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B) To advance expenses to the director, even if he or she has not met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in subsection (a), section
eight <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">hundred&nbsp;fifty-one&nbsp;of</FONT> this article, failed to comply with section eight hundred fifty-three of this article or was adjudged liable in a proceeding referred to in subdivision (1)&nbsp;or (2),
subsection (d), section eight <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">hundred&nbsp;fifty-one&nbsp;of</FONT> this article, but if he or she was adjudged so liable his or her indemnification is to be limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with
the proceeding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) If the circuit court determines that the director is entitled to indemnification under subdivision (1), subsection
(a)&nbsp;of this section or to indemnification or advance for expenses under subdivision (2)&nbsp;of said subsection, it shall also order the corporation to pay the director&#146;s reasonable expenses incurred in connection with obtaining circuit
court-ordered indemnification or advance for expenses. If the circuit court determines that the director is entitled to indemnification or advance for expenses under subdivision (3)&nbsp;of said subsection, it may also order the corporation to pay
the director&#146;s reasonable expenses to obtain circuit court-ordered indemnification or advance for expenses. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;31D-8-855.&nbsp;Determination</FONT></FONT> and Authorization of Indemnification. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) A
corporation may not indemnify a director under section eight <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">hundred&nbsp;fifty-one&nbsp;of</FONT> this article unless authorized for a specific proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification of
the director is permissible because he or she has met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in section eight <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">hundred&nbsp;fifty-one&nbsp;of</FONT> this article. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The determination is to be made: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) If there are two or more disinterested directors, by the board of directors by a majority vote of all the disinterested directors, a
majority of whom constitute a quorum for this purpose, or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more disinterested directors appointed by a vote; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) By special legal counsel: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A) Selected in the manner prescribed in subdivision (1)&nbsp;of this subsection; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B) If there are fewer than two disinterested directors, selected by the board of directors in which selection directors who do not qualify as
disinterested directors may participate; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) By the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who at
the time does not qualify as a disinterested director may not be voted on the determination. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Authorization of indemnification is to
be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible, except that if there are fewer than two disinterested directors or if the determination is made by special legal counsel, authorization of indemnification is to be
made by those entitled under paragraph (B), subdivision (2), subsection (b)&nbsp;of this section to select special legal counsel. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;31D-8-856.&nbsp;Indemnification</FONT></FONT> of Officers. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) A corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under this part to an officer of the corporation who is a party to a proceeding because he
or she is an officer of the corporation: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)To the same extent as a director; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) If he or she is an officer but not a director, to a further extent as may be provided by the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a
resolution of the board of directors or contract except for: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A) Liability in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Receipt by him or her of a financial benefit to which he or she is not entitled; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) An intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or the shareholders; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) An intentional violation of criminal law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The provisions of subdivision (2), subsection (a)&nbsp;of this section apply to an officer who is also a director if the basis on which he
or she is made a party to the proceeding is an act or omission solely as an officer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) An officer of a corporation who is not a
director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under section eight <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">hundred&nbsp;fifty-two&nbsp;of</FONT> this article and may apply to a court under section eight hundred fifty-four of this article for
indemnification or an advance for expenses in each case to the same extent to which a director may be entitled to indemnification or advance for expenses under those provisions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain rules of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit the ability of certain depository institutions, their subsidiaries and their
affiliated depository institution holding companies to indemnify affiliated parties, including institution directors. In general, subject to the ability to purchase directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance and to advance professional
expenses under certain circumstances, the rules prohibit such institutions from indemnifying a director for certain costs incurred with regard to an administrative or enforcement action commenced by any federal banking agency that results in a final
order or settlement pursuant to which the director is assessed a civil money penalty, removed from office, prohibited from participating in the affairs of an insured depository institution or required to cease and desist from or take an affirmative
action described in Section&nbsp;8(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. &#167; 1818(b)). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
CLAIMED. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;8. EXHIBITS.
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/203596/000156459020007827/wsbc-ex32_693.htm">Restated Articles of Incorporation of Wesbanco, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February<U></U>&nbsp;28, 2020).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/203596/000119312520216296/d76551dex31.htm">Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Wesbanco, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August<U></U>&nbsp;11, 2020).</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">i. To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ii. To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Filing Fee Tables&#148; or &#147;Calculation
of Registration Fee&#148; table, as applicable, in the effective Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">iii. To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Wheeling,
State of West Virginia, on June&nbsp;28, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Jeffrey H. Jackson</TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">POWER OF ATTORNEY </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Jackson and Daniel K.
Weiss, Jr., and each of them, his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documentation in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in or
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents,
or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on June&nbsp;28, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Daniel K. Weiss, Jr.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Executive Vice President &amp; Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Christopher V. Criss</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Rosie Allen-Herring</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Todd F. Clossin</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Todd F. Clossin</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">James W. Cornelsen</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Michael J. Crawford</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">D. Bruce Knox</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Lisa A. Knutson</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jay T. McCamic</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">F. Eric Nelson, Jr.</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Gregory S. Proctor, Jr.</P></TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2024
Registration
No. 333-_______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WESBANCO, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
West Virginia
55-0571723
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1 Bank Plaza
Wheeling, West Virginia 26003
(Address of principal executive offices)
WESBANCO, INC. 401(K) PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Jeffrey H. Jackson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Wesbanco, Inc.
One Bank
Plaza
Wheeling, West Virginia 26003
(304)
234-9000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
James C. Gardill, Esq.
Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser & Altmeyer, PLLC
61 Fourteenth Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304)
232-6810
Jeffrey W. Acre, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
K&L
Gates Center
210 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412)
355-6500
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This
Registration Statement on Form
S-8
is filed by Wesbanco, Inc., a West Virginia corporation (the "Corporation" or the "Registrant"), relating to 1,000,000 shares of its common stock, par
value $2.0833 per share (the "Common Stock"), issuable under the Wesbanco, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan"), which shares of Common Stock are in addition to the 750,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Corporation's
Form
S-8
filed on April 24, 2009 (Commission File
No. 333-158749),
500,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Corporation's Form
S-8
filed on July 31, 2006 (Commission File
No. 333-136179),
200,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Corporation's Form
S-8
filed on October 17, 2003 (Commission File
No. 333-109777)
and 25,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Corporation's Form
S-8
filed on June 25, 1996 (collectively, the "Prior Registration Statements").
This
Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration Statements relate, and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form
S-8
regarding
Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to Instruction E of Form
S-8,
the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration
Statement, except as amended hereby.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.*
ITEM 2.
REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN INFORMATION*
*
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8.
The document containing the information
specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the Wesbanco, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan") as required by Rule 428(b)(1). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") and the instructions to Form
S-8,
such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
1.
The Registrant's
Annual Report on Form
10-K
for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2023,
as filed on February 26, 2024 (File
No. 001-39442);
2.
All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since January 
1, 2024 (except to the extent of any information furnished in a Current Report on
Form
8-K
under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 and exhibits furnished therein that relate to such items); and
3.
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement filed by the
Registrant under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of
this Registration Statement, but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Registrant is not incorporating by reference any information furnished (but not filed) under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of
any Current Report on Form
8-K
or any exhibit furnished therein that relates to such items. Each document incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a part of this
Registration Statement from the date of filing of such document with the Commission until the information contained therein is superseded or updated by any subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement or by any document that constitutes part of the prospectus relating to the Plan, each meeting the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Denise Knouse-Snyder is a member of the law firm of Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser & Altmeyer, PLLC, whose legal opinion with respect to
the securities registered hereunder is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto. Denise Knouse-Snyder serves on the board of directors of the Corporation. As of June 27, 2024, the members of Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser & Altmeyer, PLLC owned an
aggregate of approximately 50,264 shares of Common Stock.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The Registrant's Bylaws provide, and West Virginia law permits, the indemnification of directors and officers against certain liabilities.
Officers and directors of Wesbanco and its subsidiaries are indemnified, to the maximum extent permitted under the West Virginia Business Corporation Act (including advanced indemnification payments), against liabilities incurred in connection with
proceedings in which they are made parties by reason of their being or having been directors or officers of the corporation, except for certain prohibitions set forth in the Registrant's Bylaws regarding "prohibited indemnification
payments." The Registrant does provide indemnity insurance to its officers and directors. Such insurance will not, however, indemnify officers or directors for willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of a duty to the
Registrant.
I.
Article VI of the Bylaws of the Registrant provides:
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
SECTION 1. Indemnification. Each director and officer, whether or not then in office, shall be indemnified by the corporation against liability
incurred by and imposed upon him in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding, to which he may be made a party by reason of his being or having been a director or officer of the corporation, or of any other company which he
served at the request of the corporation, to the maximum extent permitted under the West Virginia Business Corporation Act, except as prohibited by Section 2 and Section 4 of this Article VI. The foregoing right of indemnification shall
not be exclusive of other rights to which he may be entitled as a matter of law. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding as authorized by the board of directors in accordance with the provisions of the West Virginia Business Corporation Act.
SECTION 2. Prohibited Indemnification Payment. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 1 of this Article VI, no director or officer shall receive a "prohibited indemnification payment," which is any payment or agreement to make a payment to pay or reimburse such director or officer for any liability or legal
expenses in any administrative proceeding brought by the appropriate federal banking agency that results in a final order or settlement in which the director or officer is assessed a civil money penalty, is removed or prohibited from conducting the
business of banking, or is required to cease an action or take any affirmative action, including making restitution, with respect to Wesbanco Bank, Inc. or the corporation.
SECTION 3. Insurance. The corporation may purchase commercial insurance to cover certain costs that the corporation incurs under the
indemnification provisions of Section 1 of this Article VI. Costs that may be covered include legal expenses and restitution that an individual may be ordered to make to the corporation. Such insurance may not, however, pay or reimburse a
director or officer for any final judgment or civil money penalty assessed against such individual. Furthermore, partial indemnification for legal expenses is permitted in connection with a settlement when there is a formal and final finding that
the director or officer has not breached a fiduciary duty, engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, and is not subject to a final prohibition order.
SECTION 4. Determination that Indemnification is Proper. The corporation may make or agree to make a reasonable indemnification payment if all
of the following conditions are met: (i) the board of directors investigates and determines in writing that the director or officer acted in good faith and in the best interests of Wesbanco Bank, Inc.; (ii) the board of directors investigates
and determines that the payment will not materially adversely affect the safety and soundness of Wesbanco Bank, Inc. or the corporation; (iii) the payment does not fall within the definition of a prohibited indemnification payment; and
(iv) the director or officer agrees in writing to reimburse the corporation, to the extent not covered by permissible insurance, for advanced indemnification payments that subsequently become prohibited indemnification payments.
II.
W. Va.
Code Section 31D-8-851 through Section 31D-8-856 provides:
Section 31D-8-851. Permissible
Indemnification.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a corporation may indemnify an individual who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is
a director against liability incurred in the proceeding if:
(1) (A) He or she conducted himself or herself in good faith; and
(B) He or she reasonably believed: (i) In the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, that his or her conduct was in the best
interests of the corporation; and (ii) in all other cases, that his or her conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and
(C) In the case of any criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; or
(2) He or she engaged in conduct for which broader indemnification has been made permissible or obligatory under a provision of the articles
of incorporation as authorized by subdivision (5), subsection (b), section two hundred two, article two of this chapter.
(b) A
director's conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose he or she reasonably believed to be in the interests of the participants in, and the beneficiaries of, the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirement of subparagraph
(ii), paragraph (B), subdivision (1), subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, is not determinative that the director did not meet the relevant standard of conduct described in this section.
(d) Unless ordered by a court under subdivision (3), subsection (a), section eight hundred fifty-four of this article, a corporation may not
indemnify a director:
(1) In connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, except for reasonable expenses incurred
in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the director has met the relevant standard of conduct under subsection (a) of this section; or
(2) In connection with any proceeding with respect to conduct for which he or she was
adjudged liable on the basis that he or she received a financial benefit to which he or she was not entitled, whether or not involving action in his or her official capacity.
Section 31D-8-852. Mandatory
Indemnification.
A corporation must indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or
she was a party because he or she was a director of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding.
Section 31D-8-853. Advance
for Expenses.
(a) A corporation may, before final disposition of a proceeding, advance funds to pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a
director who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is a director if he or she delivers to the corporation:
(1) A written
affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the relevant standard of conduct described in section eight
hundred fifty-one of
this article or that the proceeding involves
conduct for which liability has been eliminated under a provision of the articles of incorporation as authorized by subdivision (4), subsection (b), section two hundred two, article two of this chapter; and
(2) His or her written undertaking to repay any funds advanced if he or she is not entitled to mandatory indemnification under section eight
hundred fifty-two of
this article and it is ultimately determined under section eight hundred fifty-four or eight hundred fifty-five of this article that he or she has not met the relevant standard of
conduct described in section eight
hundred fifty-one of
this article.
(b) The
undertaking required by subdivision (2), subsection (a) of this section must be an unlimited general obligation of the director but need not be secured and may be accepted without reference to the financial ability of the director to make
repayment.
(c) Authorizations under this section are to be made:
(1) By the board of directors:
(A) If there are two or more disinterested directors, by a majority vote of all the disinterested directors, a majority of whom constitute a
quorum for this purpose, or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more disinterested directors appointed by a vote; or
(B) If there are fewer than two disinterested directors, by the vote necessary for action by the board in accordance with subsection (c),
section eight hundred twenty-four of this article in which authorization directors who do not qualify as disinterested directors may participate; or
(2) By the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested
director may not be voted on the authorization; or
(3) By special legal counsel selected in a manner in accordance with subdivision (2),
subsection (b), section eight hundred fifty-five of this article.
Section 31D-8-854. Circuit
Court-Ordered Indemnification and
Advance for Expenses.
(a) A director who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is a director may apply for indemnification
or an advance for expenses to the circuit court conducting the proceeding or to another circuit court of competent jurisdiction. After receipt of an application and after giving any notice it considers necessary, the circuit court shall:
(1) Order indemnification if the circuit court determines that the director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under section eight
hundred fifty-two of
this article;
(2) Order indemnification or advance for expenses if the
circuit court determines that the director is entitled to indemnification or advance for expenses pursuant to a provision authorized by subsection (a), section eight hundred fifty-eight of this article; or
(3) Order indemnification or advance for expenses if the circuit court determines, in view
of all the relevant circumstances, that it is fair and reasonable:
(A) To indemnify the director; or
(B) To advance expenses to the director, even if he or she has not met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in subsection (a), section
eight
hundred fifty-one of
this article, failed to comply with section eight hundred fifty-three of this article or was adjudged liable in a proceeding referred to in subdivision (1) or (2),
subsection (d), section eight
hundred fifty-one of
this article, but if he or she was adjudged so liable his or her indemnification is to be limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with
the proceeding.
(b) If the circuit court determines that the director is entitled to indemnification under subdivision (1), subsection
(a) of this section or to indemnification or advance for expenses under subdivision (2) of said subsection, it shall also order the corporation to pay the director's reasonable expenses incurred in connection with obtaining circuit
court-ordered indemnification or advance for expenses. If the circuit court determines that the director is entitled to indemnification or advance for expenses under subdivision (3) of said subsection, it may also order the corporation to pay
the director's reasonable expenses to obtain circuit court-ordered indemnification or advance for expenses.
Section 31D-8-855. Determination
and Authorization of Indemnification.
(a) A
corporation may not indemnify a director under section eight
hundred fifty-one of
this article unless authorized for a specific proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification of
the director is permissible because he or she has met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in section eight
hundred fifty-one of
this article.
(b) The determination is to be made:
(1) If there are two or more disinterested directors, by the board of directors by a majority vote of all the disinterested directors, a
majority of whom constitute a quorum for this purpose, or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more disinterested directors appointed by a vote;
(2) By special legal counsel:
(A) Selected in the manner prescribed in subdivision (1) of this subsection; or
(B) If there are fewer than two disinterested directors, selected by the board of directors in which selection directors who do not qualify as
disinterested directors may participate; or
(3) By the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who at
the time does not qualify as a disinterested director may not be voted on the determination.
(c) Authorization of indemnification is to
be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible, except that if there are fewer than two disinterested directors or if the determination is made by special legal counsel, authorization of indemnification is to be
made by those entitled under paragraph (B), subdivision (2), subsection (b) of this section to select special legal counsel.
Section 31D-8-856. Indemnification
of Officers.
(a) A corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under this part to an officer of the corporation who is a party to a proceeding because he
or she is an officer of the corporation:
(1)To the same extent as a director; and
(2) If he or she is an officer but not a director, to a further extent as may be provided by the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a
resolution of the board of directors or contract except for:
(A) Liability in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the
corporation other than for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding; or
(B) Liability arising out of conduct that constitutes:
(i) Receipt by him or her of a financial benefit to which he or she is not entitled;
(ii) An intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or the shareholders; or
(iii) An intentional violation of criminal law.
(b) The provisions of subdivision (2), subsection (a) of this section apply to an officer who is also a director if the basis on which he
or she is made a party to the proceeding is an act or omission solely as an officer.
(c) An officer of a corporation who is not a
director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under section eight
hundred fifty-two of
this article and may apply to a court under section eight hundred fifty-four of this article for
indemnification or an advance for expenses in each case to the same extent to which a director may be entitled to indemnification or advance for expenses under those provisions.
Certain rules of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit the ability of certain depository institutions, their subsidiaries and their
affiliated depository institution holding companies to indemnify affiliated parties, including institution directors. In general, subject to the ability to purchase directors' and officers' liability insurance and to advance professional
expenses under certain circumstances, the rules prohibit such institutions from indemnifying a director for certain costs incurred with regard to an administrative or enforcement action commenced by any federal banking agency that results in a final
order or settlement pursuant to which the director is assessed a civil money penalty, removed from office, prohibited from participating in the affairs of an insured depository institution or required to cease and desist from or take an affirmative
action described in Section 8(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. § 1818(b)).
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
CLAIMED.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Wesbanco, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February
28, 2020).
4.2
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Wesbanco, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August
11, 2020).
4.3
Bylaws of Wesbanco, Inc. (As Amended and Restated May
4, 2021) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March
31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May
6, 2021).
5.1
Opinion of Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser & Altmeyer, PLLC, regarding the legality of the shares being registered hereunder (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser & Altmeyer, PLLC (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
107
Filing Fee Table (filed herewith).
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
i. To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
ii. To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" or "Calculation
of Registration Fee" table, as applicable, in the effective Registration Statement.
iii. To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Wheeling,
State of West Virginia, on June 28, 2024.
WESBANCO, INC.
By:
/s/ Jeffrey H. Jackson
Jeffrey H. Jackson
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Jackson and Daniel K.
Weiss, Jr., and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documentation in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents with full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in or
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents,
or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on June 28, 2024.
Signature
Title
/s/ Jeffrey H. Jackson
Jeffrey H. Jackson
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Daniel K. Weiss, Jr.
Daniel K. Weiss, Jr.
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Christopher V. Criss
Christopher V. Criss
Chairman of the Board
/s/ Rosie Allen Herring
Rosie Allen-Herring
Director
/s/ Todd F. Clossin
Todd F. Clossin
Director
/s/ James W. Cornelsen
James W. Cornelsen
Director
/s/ Michael J. Crawford
Michael J. Crawford
Director
/s/ Abigail M. Feinknopf
Abigail M. Feinknopf
Director
/s/ Robert J. Fitzsimmons
Robert J. Fitzsimmons
Director
/s/ Denise Knouse-Snyder
Denise Knouse-Snyder
Director
/s/ D. Bruce Knox
D. Bruce Knox
Director
/s/ Lisa A. Knutson
Lisa A. Knutson
Director
/s/ Jay T. McCamic
Jay T. McCamic
Director
/s/ F. Eric Nelson, Jr.
F. Eric Nelson, Jr.
Director
/s/ Gregory S. Proctor, Jr.
Gregory S. Proctor, Jr.
Director
/s/ Joseph R. Robinson
Joseph R. Robinson
Director
/s/ Kerry M. Stemler
Kerry M. Stemler
Director