8-K

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) February 19, 2004

WesBanco, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

West Virginia	0-8467	55-0571723
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

1 Bank Plaza, Wheeling, WV 26003

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (304) 234-9000

Former name or former address, if changed since last report Not Applicable

ITEM 5. Other Events

WesBanco, Inc. announced on February 19, 2004, that its Board of Directors approved an increase in the quarterly cash dividends to be paid to its shareholders, increasing the quarterly cash dividend to $.25 per common share. A copy of the News Release containing the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

WesBanco, Inc. announced on February 26, 2004, that its Board of Directors has elected Vaughn L. Kiger and Robert E. Kirkbride to the holding company board at their February meeting.  A copy of the News Release containing the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this report.

ITEM 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

                    99.1 - Press Release issued by WesBanco, Inc., dated February 19, 2004.

     99.2 - Press Release issued by WesBanco, Inc., dated February 26, 2004. 

Signatures

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.

	WesBanco, Inc.
	(Registrant)
February 26, 2004	/s/ Robert H. Young
Date	Robert H. Young
	Executive Vice President & Chief
	Financial Officer

EX-99

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 19,  2004	For Further Information Contact:
	Paul M. Limbert
	President & CEO (304) 234-9000
	or
	Robert H. Young
	Executive Vipe President & CFO
	(304) 234-9000
	Nasdaq Trading Symbol: WSBC

WesBanco Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend To Its Shareholders

Wheeling, WV. . . WesBanco, Inc. (Nasdaq:WSBC) today announced an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to be paid to its shareholders, increasing the quarterly cash dividend to $.25 per common share from $.24 per common share. Paul M. Limbert, President and Chief Executive Officer of the multi-state bank holding company headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia, said that the increased dividend would be paid on April 1, 2004 to shareholders of record on March 8, 2004.

This cash dividend increase marks the nineteenth consecutive year of common stock cash dividend increases for WesBanco. Over the past ten years, the quarterly cash dividend has increased 79%, from the $.14 paid per common share for the first quarter of 1994, to the current quarter cash dividend of $.25 per share.

The WesBanco Board of Directors approved this most recent cash dividend increase based in part on record earnings in 2003 and WesBanco’s strong capital position. The cash dividend increase represents an annualized cash dividend of $1.00 per common share, or a 4.2% increase over cash dividends paid during 2003.

WesBanco is a multi-state bank holding company presently operating through 72 banking offices in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Its banking subsidiary is WesBanco Bank, Inc., headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. In addition, WesBanco operates an insurance company, WesBanco Insurance Services, Inc., and a full service broker/dealer, WesBanco Securities, Inc. that also operates Mountaineer Securities, WesBanco’s discount brokerage operation.

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EX-99

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 26,  2004	For Further Information Contact:
	Paul M. Limbert
	President & CEO (304) 234-9000
	Nasdaq Trading Symbol: WSBC

WesBanco, Inc. Announces the Election of Vaughn L. Kiger and Robert E. Kirkbride

to the Board of Directors

Wheeling, WV. Edward M. George, Chairman of the Board of WesBanco, Inc., a Wheeling, West Virginia based multi-state bank holding company, today announced that the WesBanco Board of Directors recently elected Vaughn L. Kiger and Robert E. Kirkbride to the holding company board at the February meeting.

Mr. Kiger, President, Dorsey & Kiger Realtors, Morgantown, West Virginia, had served WesBanco as a member of the WesBanco affiliate, WesBanco Bank, Inc, board since December 31, 1996. He is a member and past chairman of the West Virginia University Board of Governors, a member of the Greater Morgantown Community Trust, the George Hott Foundation and a member of the Salvation Army Board of Advisors. Mr. Kiger is the past president of the West Virginia University Alumni Association and the West Virginia Association of Realtors. He is the past chairman of the Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce and the West Virginia University Board of Advisors.

Awards received by Mr. Kiger include: Realtor of the Year, Distinguished West Virginian, Most Loyal Mountaineer and the West Virginia University Outstanding Alumni. He is married to the former Meredith Evans and they have three children.

Mr. Kirkbride, Vice President, Christy & Associates, Inc., Marietta, Ohio, had served WesBanco as a member of the WesBanco Bank, Inc. board since March 31, 1998. A native of Marietta, he received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio. He received his MBA from California State University at Long Beach, Long Beach, California.

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WesBanco Elects Kiger and Kirkbride

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Mr. Kirkbride is an active member of several community organizations. He presently serves on the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Ohio Port Authority and the Board of Governors of the Marietta Community Foundation where he was past chairman. He is a member of the State of Ohio Third Frontier Advisory Board and the Ohio Leadership Council of the National Federation of Independent Business. He was designated the 2003-2004 Small Business Champion for the state of Ohio by the NFIB. Mr. Kirkbride has previously served as Vice President of Administration and Finance at Marietta College and was Cashier and Assistant Controller of the University of Houston, Houston, Texas.

Mr. Kirkbride attained the rank of Captain having served for eight years in the United States Air Force where his active duty included three years with the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston and two years at the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Organization in Los Angeles, California.

WesBanco is a multi-state bank holding company presently operating through 72 banking offices and 105 ATM machines in West Virginia, Central and Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. WesBanco is the second largest bank holding company headquartered in West Virginia with the third overall deposit market share. Its banking subsidiary is WesBanco Bank, Inc., headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. In addition, WesBanco operates an insurance brokerage company, WesBanco Insurance Services, Inc. and a full service broker/dealer, WesBanco Securities, Inc. that also operates Mountaineer Securities, WesBanco’s discount brokerage operation.

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