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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) July 25, 2007 (July 20, 2007)
 

WesBanco, Inc.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


West Virginia
0-8467
55-0571723
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
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

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On July 19, 2007, WesBanco, Inc. (“WessBanco”) and Oak Hill Financial, Inc. (“Oak Hill”) entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) providing for the merger of Oak Hill with and into WesBanco.  Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, WesBanco will exchange a combination of its common stock and cash for Oak Hill common stock. Oak Hill shareholders will be entitled to receive either 1.256 shares of WesBanco common stock or cash in the amount of $38.00 per share for each share of Oak Hill common stock held subject to an overall allocation of 90% stock and 10% cash in the exchange.

Representatives of WesBanco and Oak Hill hosted a conference call and webcast, relating to the execution of the Merger Agreement, for investors, analysts and other interested parties on July 20, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. EDT.  A recording of the webcast is available via WesBanco’s website.  A transcript of the webcast is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Additional Information and Where to Find it

Shareholders of WesBanco and Oak Hill and other interested parties are urged to read the joint proxy statements/prospectus that will be included in the Form S-4 registration statement that WesBanco will file with the SEC in connection with the merger because it will contain important information about WesBanco, Oak Hill, the merger and other related matters. A joint proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of WesBanco and Oak Hill prior to their respective shareholder meetings, which have not yet been scheduled. In addition, when the registration statement, which will include the joint proxy statements/prospectus and other related documents are filed by WesBanco with the SEC, they may be obtained for free at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, on the NASDAQ website at http://www.nasdaq.com and from either the WesBanco or Oak Hill websites at http://www.wesbanco.com or at http://www.oakhillbanks.com.

WesBanco, Oak Hill and their respective executive officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of WesBanco and Oak Hill and information about any other persons who may be deemed participants in this transaction will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus. You can find information about WesBanco’s directors and executive officers in the proxy statement for WesBanco’s annual meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on March 16, 2007.  You can find information about Oak Hill’s directors and executive officers in the proxy statement for Oak Hill’s annual meeting of shareholders filed with the SEC on March 20, 2007. You can obtain free copies of these documents from the SEC, WesBanco or Oak Hill using the website information above.

INVESTORS SHOULD READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BEFORE MAKING ANY INVESTMENT DECISIONS.

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
 
Forward-looking Statements

Matters set forth in this filing contain certain forward-looking statements, including certain plans, expectations, goals, and projections, and including statements about the benefits of the merger between WesBanco and Oak Hill, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those contained or implied by such statements for a variety of factors including: the businesses of WesBanco and Oak Hill may not be integrated successfully or such integration may take longer to accomplish than expected; the expected cost savings and any revenue synergies from the merger may not be fully realized within the expected timeframes; disruption from the merger may make it more difficult to maintain relationships with clients, associates, or suppliers; the required governmental approvals of the merger may not be obtained on the proposed terms and schedule; WesBanco’s or Oak Hill’s stockholders may not approve the merger; changes in economic conditions; movements in interest rates; competitive pressures on product pricing and services; success and timing of other business strategies; the nature, extent, and timing of governmental actions and reforms; and extended disruption of vital infrastructure; and other factors described in WesBanco’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Oak Hill’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and documents subsequently filed by WesBanco and Oak Hill with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including both companies’ Form 10-Q’s as of March 31, 2007. All forward-looking statements included in this filing are based on information available at the time of the release. Neither WesBanco nor Oak Hill assumes any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)   Exhibits -  99.1 -  Transcript of July 20, 2007 conference call and webcast by WesBanco, Inc., and Oak Hill Financial, Inc.




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.


 
WesBanco, Inc.
 
(Registrant)
   
Date:  July 25, 2007
 /s/ Paul M. Limbert
 
Paul M. Limbert
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
   

 


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WSBC - WesBanco & Oak Hill Financial - A Strategic Expansion Into Ohio Markets
Event Date/Time: Jul. 20. 2007 / 11:00AM ET
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
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CORPORATE PARTICIPANTS
 
 Paul Limbert
 WesBanco, Inc. - President and CEO
 
 Jack Kidd
 Oak Hill Financial, Inc. - Chairman
 
 Jim Gardill
 WesBanco, Inc. - Chairman
 
 Gene Coffman
 Oak Hill Financial, Inc. - President and CEO
 
 Bob Young
 WesBanco, Inc. - EVP and CFO
 

 
CONFERENCE CALL PARTICIPANTS
 
 Katherine Sexton
 Jackson County Times - Analyst
 
 Steve Moss
 Janney Montgomery Scott - Analyst
 
 Ross Demmerle
 Hilliard Lyons - Analyst
 
 
PRESENTATION
 

 

Operator
 
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the WesBanco Merger and Acquisition Announcement Conference Call. My name is Francis, and I will be your coordinator for today. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. We will conduct a question-and-answer session toward the end of this conference.

(OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS)

As a reminder, this conference is being recorded for replay purposes.

I will now like to turn the call over to Mr. Paul Limbert, President and Chief Executive Officer of WesBanco Incorporated. Please proceed.
 

Paul Limbert - WesBanco, Inc. - President and CEO
 
Thank you. Good morning, everyone. My name is Paul Limbert, President and CEO of WesBanco, and we are very pleased to announce the signing of a definitive agreement to merge Oak Hill Financial with and into WesBanco. We believe this is an exciting opportunity for both companies, and on our call today, we will walk through our rationale for the merger.

Before we start, please reference our forward-looking statement language on slide two. We would reference these disclosures as an integral part of this presentation.

On slide three are the people that are with me on the call today. Joining me from WesBanco is our Chairman, Jim Gardill, and our Chief Financial Officer, Bob Young. From Oak Hill, Jack Kidd, Chairman, and Gene Coffman, President and CEO, are also joining me.

Slide four summarizes our rationale for the combination. This is a very sizable transaction for WesBanco as it will double our Ohio deposit market share and give WesBanco more than a 30% increase in total assets. The merger connects and fills WesBanco's branch franchise and
 
 
      
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represents significant expansion of WesBanco's presence in the urban Ohio markets of Cincinnati, Springfield, Dayton and Columbus. The merger provides additional revenue growth opportunities for our bank going forward.

We are happy to announce to our shareholders that the transaction has an attractive internal rate of return of 13.8% and is expected to be accretive to earnings per share in 2009. With the similar community banking focus cultures of the two organizations, we have every reason to believe this will be a smooth transition and a very successful merger.

Turning to slide five, we have summarized the transaction. The transaction value is approximately $201 million. The consideration mix is 90% stock and 10% cash, with Oak Hill shareholders being able to elect either a fixed exchange ratio of 1.256 WesBanco shares for each Oak Hill share or $38 in cash. We expect to realize $7.2 million in pretax cost savings or approximately 22%. We arrived at this figure after completing extensive due diligence over several weeks and together with Oak Hill management, identifying achievable cost savings. Since 2004, comparable size bank transactions have averaged approximately 29% in cost savings. So, we feel our 22% estimate is sound. In addition, it is important to note that we are conservatively phasing in cost saves at 75% in 2008.

Four Oak Hill Board members have been invited to join WesBanco's Board with Jack Kidd being invited to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board. The other invitees are Don Wood, Bruce Knox and Neil Strawser. We believe these individuals, along with retention of key management, will help lower the execution risk of the merger. This merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter 2007.

On slide six, we provide a comparison of this transaction to comparable transactions in our region, which shows that this is an excellent deal for the shareholders of both banks. We feel the WesBanco shareholders are paying a reasonable price based upon various comparable transaction multiples. The price to earnings ratios, price to tangible book, and the core deposit premium are all below the median of comparable transactions. At the same time, Oak Hill shareholders are receiving a significant market premium.

Jack, would you please talk a little bit about Oak Hill Financial?
 

Jack Kidd - Oak Hill Financial, Inc. - Chairman
 
Yes, I would be glad to, Paul, and thank you very much. The next two pages are an overview of Oak Hill. Oak Hill Financial was founded in 1902 and has developed an outstanding community bank reputation by diligently serving the communities of southern and central Ohio for the past century. The company is headquartered in Jackson, Ohio and has assets of about $1.3 billion. Oak Hill Financial operates in addition three subsidiaries, Oak Hill Banks, Oak Hill Financial Insurance Agency, Inc., and Oak Hill Title Agency.

And on slide eight is kind of a [capsulization] of Oak Hill Banks and this shows the map of the company's markets. Oak Hill Banks is a state chartered commercial bank, regulated by the state of Ohio and insured by the FDAC. Oak Hill operates 36 banking offices and one loan production office in 16 counties across southern and central Ohio. And as you can see, the headquarters is in Jackson, where we do have an excess of a 50% market share.

So, with that, Paul, I will turn it back over to you.
 

Paul Limbert - WesBanco, Inc. - President and CEO
 
Thank you, Jack. Let's move on to slide nine. We turn back to our reasons for the merger. With the addition of Oak Hill, not only does WesBanco connect and fill its strategic branch network, but it also jumps into the top 15 in Ohio deposit market share. This gives the organization improved scale in Ohio moving forward. On a pro forma basis, 51% of the bank's deposits will be located in the state of Ohio.

The merger will also enhance the bank's potential for growth. It provides a significant increase in branches, which are located in proximity to WesBanco branches in several strong metropolitan markets. Based on deposits, we will double the presence in those metropolitan markets. Further, Oak Hill markets represent significantly improved demographics. Oak Hill serves counties with higher projected population growth, higher median household income, and higher projected household income in counties WesBanco currently serves.

Furthermore, the increased scale of the combined organization enhances the lending capabilities of the organization moving forward. Since Oak Hill has not previously provided its customers with trust and investment management services, we view this acquisition as an excellent opportunity to expand our services into these markets.
 
      
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Financially, we are also very pleased with this merger, as it results in an attractive internal rate of return of 13.8% and an anticipated 2.3% accretion to 2009 earnings. It is important to note that the two organizations share a common community bank focused culture. This, in addition to the retention of key Oak Hill management, should help ensure a seamless and successful merger.

Slide ten is a map of our markets. The addition of Oak Hill assists in creating a geographically diversified community banking franchise. The pro forma organization will serve Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and have approximately $5.6 billion in total assets, and approximately $4.1 billion in total deposits. The transaction will expand WesBanco's franchise along Interstate 71 and 75 corridors from Springfield, Ohio, to Cincinnati, Ohio. The merger expands WesBanco's presence in southern and central Ohio with a concentration in the urban markets throughout southwestern Ohio.

As mentioned previously, this merger will double WesBanco's Ohio deposit market share. Specifically, it will add almost $1 billion to Ohio deposits and will move the organization significantly from number 19 to 13 in total Ohio deposit market share. This is a landmark transaction for WesBanco, as for the first time, we will have more deposits outside the state of West Virginia than within.

WesBanco has performed extensive due diligence over a period of two weeks. This work provided us with an opportunity to identify both revenue growth opportunities and achievable cost saves. Again, we anticipate cost savings of about $7.2 million pretax, which represents about 22%. We also see great opportunities for additional revenue growth as a result of the merger and we believe Oak Hill customers will benefit from the addition of our wealth management and trust services.

Through due diligence, we have identified approximately $50 million of loans that we intend to sell. Of the $50 million identified loans, substantially all of Oak Hill's non-performing loans will be sold. We have modeled the sale of these loans to take place at a 10% discount the current book value. With the sale of these loans, Oak Hill's non-performing assets are expected to approximate $2.6 million or 21 basis points of total assets as compared to approximately $16.5 million or 1.2% of total assets before the sale. As a result, WesBanco's pro forma non-performing assets to total asset ratio is expected to improve with the merger from 34 basis points down to 31 basis points.

We have provided our estimates of the pro forma financial impact on WesBanco on slide 15. With a 75% phase-in of cost saves in year one, we expect the merger to be very close to break even to 2008 First Call consensus earnings per share estimate. In 2009, using First Call consensus growth rates, we expect the merger to add approximately 2.3% to earnings per share. Oak Hill earnings include an adjustment for the impact of the sale of identified loans.

Page 16 shows the pro forma WesBanco capital ratio remaining well capitalized. As a result of completing a comprehensive due diligence review, we believe this merger represents a very low execution risk. As previously mentioned, to help ensure a seamless transition, several of Oak Hill's key management personnel will join WesBanco's management team. We are in the process of creating an integration team with key members from both organizations.

In addition, cultural compatibility of the organizations, WesBanco's previous experience integrating acquisitions and WesBanco's and Oak Hill's business experience in these specific Ohio markets should all help minimize the execution risk. WesBanco is committed to providing diversified financial services through dedicated employees. We look forward to working with Oak Hill's employees to maintain the exceptional level of service they are currently providing their customers.

Oak Hill is a very unique acquisition opportunity for us, as it fills in a major strategic gap in our branch network and at the same time, doubles our Ohio deposit market share. The addition of Oak Hill adds branches to our existing urban markets. This transaction is financially attractive with an internal rate of return of 13.8% and anticipated 2009 earnings accretion. We look forward to the combination of the two community focused institutions whose similar cultures should help ease the transition and make for a very successful merger.

We thank you for your attention, and we would like to have Mr. Gardill make any comments he would like to make.
 

Jim Gardill - WesBanco, Inc. - Chairman
 
Good morning, everyone. I am very pleased to participate in this conference call. First of all, let me congratulate Jack and Gene for their help and their work in putting this together. We think it's a strategic fit that will provide a stronger organization, a much more robust financial organization than we can achieve independently. And so, the combination of the two, we believe will build a very strong franchise going forward. So, I thank them for their assistance and appreciate all of their help in this process.
 
      
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So, I think without further ado, we'd like to open the presentation to questions. And if there are questions, we have Jack Kidd and Gene Coffman on the phone from Oak Hill. And as Paul indicated, Paul is here along with Bob Young, our CFO, and we're certainly happy to address questions that you might have.

 
QUESTION AND ANSWER
 


Operator
 
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Your first question comes from the line of Katherine Sexton with Jackson County Times. Please proceed.
 

Katherine Sexton - Jackson County Times - Analyst
 
Yes. I would like to know how this merger will affect the local customers of the Oak Hill Banks.


Jack Kidd - Oak Hill Financial, Inc. - Chairman
 
Okay. This is Jack Kidd. We think it is going to be a very, very positive reaction because of the philosophy and the culture of WesBanco, which is really a continuation basically of our philosophy of community banking, and we're very excited about the enhanced products that the WesBanco group will be able to bring to our customer base. One thing that is very significant is the trust, and WesBanco is one of the leaders in trust in our whole southern Ohio area, and we have no trust department and we do have a considerable demand and have had for several years for trust services.
 

Jim Gardill - WesBanco, Inc. - Chairman
 
Jack, I think -- this is Jim Gardill, and let me add in response to that question. I certainly share Jack's viewpoint. We have been through over 30 acquisitions and what we have learned from that process is that the retention of customers is a key part of the strategy and the integration. And that will be a focus because customer service is the hallmark of both organizations, and that's why we think the strategic fit is so good in that we both focus on maintaining and satisfying customers in providing high-quality service. And that'll be the focus of the combination.


Operator
 
Your next question comes from the line of Steve Moss of Janney Montgomery and Scott. Please proceed.


Steve Moss - Janney Montgomery Scott - Analyst
 
Hi, good morning. Just -- I was wondering with regard to the sale of $50 million in classified loans, what type of loans are they?


Gene Coffman - Oak Hill Financial, Inc. - President and CEO
 
This is Gene Coffman speaking. A majority of those loans are in the commercial real estate arena, they are loans that are throughout our footprint, they're loans that we have been working with for some time, they are somewhat classified, but it does not mean that they are not paying. So, it's a group of loans that Oak Hill has been looking at for some time and has been looking at the potential to sell them.


Steve Moss - Janney Montgomery Scott - Analyst
 
Okay. And are there any provisions in the merger agreement should the sale be at a greater than 10% discount?

 
      
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Paul Limbert - WesBanco, Inc. - President and CEO
 
We do have provisions in the merger agreement addressing the sale, and that will be done in conjunction with both organizations going forward, and that's part of the integration process. So, that issue is addressed in the merger agreement. We've identified through the due diligence process the loans that'll be in the process, and we've preliminarily tested the market for their marketability, and we believe that we can accomplish that goal satisfactorily.


Steve Moss - Janney Montgomery Scott - Analyst
 
Okay. And with regard to WesBanco's share repurchase program, just bringing down capital ratios a little bit, will there be any impact to fourth quarter preventing -- would the transaction prevent repurchases in the fourth quarter?


Bob Young - WesBanco, Inc. - EVP and CFO
 
There are limits under the 10b-18 rules that the SEC promulgates -- this is Bob Young -- for how much you can buy back during the pendency of a merger. There's a period of time around the announcement and as well a period of time when we are soliciting a proxy suit or filing of the S4 later this summer.

What we are modeling internally, Steve, is about the same level as in the -- as is in or as was the second quarter's share repurchase, each for the third and the fourth quarter. Or said differently, between 200,000 and 250,000 shares a quarter. We think that 10b-18 limits will be able to accomplish that, and we're hopeful to be able to do a little bit more than that.


Steve Moss - Janney Montgomery Scott - Analyst
 
Okay. Thank you very much.


Operator
 
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Your next question comes from the line of Ross Demmerle with Hilliard Lyons. Please proceed.


Ross Demmerle - Hilliard Lyons - Analyst
 
Good morning. As you look at the entire footprint right now, including Oak Hill, I'm wondering where you see the greatest growth opportunities, particularly loan growth. And then secondly, what area do you see as being the weakest and that might concern you in terms of credit quality?


Paul Limbert - WesBanco, Inc. - President and CEO
 
That's the advantage of having completed a pretty thorough due diligence process. We are very excited about the integration of the two organizations, and it's not just a map. That corridor between Cincinnati and Dayton is one that is very strong from an economic growth curve perspective, and we dovetailed very nicely with mostly western Cincinnati franchise that we have and the mostly eastern Cincinnati franchise they have running north to Dayton.

So, when you add the synergies of the two, we think there is a dynamic opportunity for growth along that corridor, and it also serves as an adjunct to what we acquired in the Springfield area running towards Dayton from the other side. So, you really tie our franchise from Columbus to Springfield to Dayton to Cincinnati.
 
 
      
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When you look at their markets, they have some rural markets. We will look carefully at those, just as we do in our own franchise and our own footprint, and we will evaluate branch locations in conjunction with their management team so that we can add efficiency to the resulting organization at the same time we go through this process.


Ross Demmerle - Hilliard Lyons - Analyst
 
And then, I guess addressing the weak side and maybe that's not geographical, I guess. I'm wondering where you're seeing most of your non-performings or impaired loans pop up right now?


Paul Limbert - WesBanco, Inc. - President and CEO
 
And I'll let Gene speak to that. Gene, I think, has looked at those issues, and they appear to not be geographic as much as they are specific projects or loans.


Gene Coffman - Oak Hill Financial, Inc. - President and CEO
 
Well, that is correct. Geographically, there is no particular area that we see that is our weakest point. We are spread throughout our footprint both commercially, probably retail credit is more in our southeastern area. We're not as heavily retail in the Cincinnati and Dayton market. But there is no particular region or area within our current footprint that I would look at and say and that is the weakest location for some [problem credits].


Paul Limbert - WesBanco, Inc. - President and CEO
 
One of the nice things that we add in this transaction is our strengths in small business lending and wealth management to their commercial relationships, we think the synergies really can produce significant opportunities for us going forward.


Ross Demmerle - Hilliard Lyons - Analyst
 
Okay, thanks for your comments.


Bob Young - WesBanco, Inc. - EVP and CFO
 
Ross, this is Bob Young. I'd be happy to speak with you after the call to get you up to speed on WesBanco's and to historically provided coverage to Oak Hill.


Ross Demmerle - Hilliard Lyons - Analyst
 
All right.


Operator
 
And there are no further questions at this time. I want to turn the call over to Mr. Paul Limbert.


Paul Limbert - WesBanco, Inc. - President and CEO
 
I want to take this opportunity to thank everybody who joined us in this conference call this morning. It was a pleasure to talk about this transaction for many different reasons. But the two organizations are very similar in a lot of ways. We really anticipate the key management additions to WesBanco to make this a very smooth transition, and the growth opportunities that we see on the combined organization really provides our -- an opportunity for the combined shareholder base to benefit into the future.
 
 
      
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So, we thank you all very much for listening today. We'll be -- Bob and I'll be here all afternoon. So, thank you very much again.


Operator
 
Thank you for your participation in today's conference. This concludes the presentation. You may now disconnect and have a good day.

 
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