8-K

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) February 18, 2016

WesBanco, Inc.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

West Virginia	000-08467	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

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

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Item 8.01 Other Events

WesBanco, Inc. issued a press release today announcing an increase in the quarterly cash dividend rate to be paid to its shareholders to $0.24 per common share from the previous quarterly dividend rate of $0.23 per common share, or a 4.3% increase. The increased dividend will be payable on April 1, 2016 to shareholders of record on March 11, 2016. The press release announcing the increase in the quarterly cash dividend rate is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

d) Exhibits - 99.1 - Press release announcing the quarterly cash dividend increase dated February 18, 2016

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:  February 18, 2016	/s/ Robert H. Young
	Robert H. Young
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

FOR:WesBanco, Inc.

COMPANY CONTACT:

John Iannone

Vice President, Investor Relations

(304) 905-7021

WesBanco Announces Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend Rate

Wheeling, WV, February 18, 2016 – WesBanco, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBC), a multi-state bank holding company with total assets of approximately $8.5 billion, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 4.3% increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.24 per common share from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.23 per common share. The higher dividend rate will be payable on April 1, 2016 to shareholders of record on March 11, 2016.  This is the ninth increase in the quarterly dividend rate since 2010 and represents a total increase of 71% in WesBanco's dividend over that time period.

The WesBanco Board of Directors approved this most recent cash dividend increase based in part on the Company's strong earnings achieved in 2015, as well as WesBanco's strong regulatory capital and liquidity positions.  The new cash dividend represents an annualized cash dividend rate of $0.96 per common share.  Based upon yesterday's closing common stock price, the new dividend rate equates to a yield of approximately 3.4%.

About WesBanco, Inc.

WesBanco, Inc. (www.wesbanco.com) is a multi-state bank holding company with total assets of approximately $8.5 billion operating through 141 branch locations and 129 ATMs in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. WesBanco's banking subsidiary is WesBanco Bank, Inc., headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. WesBanco also operates an insurance brokerage company, WesBanco Insurance Services Inc., and a full-service broker/dealer, WesBanco Securities Inc.