United Bankshares, Inc., a West Virginia corporation, is registered as a financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act, as amended in 1956. The company was established on March 26, 1982 and reorganized on September 9, 1982. After acquiring three wholly-owned subsidiaries, the company started business operations on May 1, 1984. Since its establishment in 1982, the company has acquired 33 banking institutions. The Company has a banking subsidiary called United Bank, which operates under the laws of the State of Virginia. United Bank offers a full range of commercial and retail banking services and products. The Company also has non-bank subsidiaries engaged in other community banking services such as asset management, real estate title insurance, financial planning, mortgage banking and brokerage services.