Bankshares, - United Bankshares, Inc. to Present at Sandler O’Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference

United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI), will be presenting at the Sandler O?Neill & Partners 2009 East Coast Financial Services Conference on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:20 a.m. (Eastern), at the Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach, Florida.

Speaking on behalf of United will be Steven E. Wilson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The presentation will include, among other things, discussions of United?s financial performance and corporate objectives.

The presentation, which is expected to last 20 minutes, may be viewed live and will be available for thirty days after the event by accessing: http://www.sandleroneill.com. The presentation will also be available via audio conference at 1-617-614-2710 (Passcode: Session Three).

United Bankshares, with $8.1 billion in assets, has 113 full-service offices in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. United Bankshares stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the quotation symbol ?UBSI?.

The presentation may contain certain forward-looking statements, including certain plans, expectations, goals and projections, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in or implied by such statements for a variety of factors including: changes in economic conditions; movements in interest rates; competitive pressures on product pricing and services; success and timing of business strategies; the nature and extent of governmental actions and reforms; and rapidly changing technology and evolving banking industry standards.