UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 23,
2009
WesBanco,
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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West
Virginia
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000-08467
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55-0571723
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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1
Bank Plaza, Wheeling, WV
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26003
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area
code (304)
234-9000
Former
name or former address, if changed since last report Not
Applicable
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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CFR 230.425)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 Other
Events
WesBanco,
Inc. issued a press release today announcing that WesBanco, Inc. (the "Company")
repurchased from the United States Department of the Treasury ("the Treasury")
the warrant to purchase 439,282 shares of the Company’s common stock ("the
Warrant") that was issued pursuant to the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program
established as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The
purchase price paid by the Company to the Treasury for the Warrant was
$950,000. The press release announcing the repurchase is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference
herein.
Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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d)
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Exhibits
- 99.1 - Press release of the Company dated December 23,
2009.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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WesBanco, Inc.
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(Registrant)
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Date: December
23, 2009
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/s/ Robert H. Young |
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Robert
H. Young
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Executive
Vice President and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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