SEC Form 4

FORM 4
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subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form
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See Instruction 1(b). UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^* HAYHURST, JAMES     B (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) 514 MARKET STREET
(Street) PARKERSBURG, WV     26101 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol
UNITED BANKSHARES, INC   UBSI 3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary) 4. Statement for
    (Month/Year)
    November 2002
5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
                        Director                           10% Owner            X          Officer                             Other
Officer/Other Description           EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X   Individual Filing       Joint/Group Filing

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security     (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date     (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction     Code     and     Voluntary     Code     (Instr. 8) Code  |  V	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of     (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)         Amount      |         A/D         |         Price	5. Amount of     Securities     Beneficially     Owned at     End ofMonth     (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner-     ship     Form:     Direct(D)     or     Indirect (I)     (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of      Indirect      Beneficial      Ownership     (Instr. 4)
Common Stock				12,000	D
Common Stock				21,748	I	By Immediate Family
Common Stock				294	I	Wife - IRA
Common Stock - Direct IRA				2,429	D

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

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HAYHURST, JAMES B - November 2002

Form 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security     (Instr. 3)	2. Conver-     sion or     Exercise     Price of     Deri-     vative     Security	3. Transaction     Date     (Month/     Day/     Year)	4. Transaction     Code     and     Voluntary (V)     Code     (Instr.8) Code | V	5. Number of Derivative     Securities Acquired (A)     or Disposed (D) Of     (Instr. 3,4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and     Expiration Date(ED)     (Month/Day/Year)   (DE)     |     (ED)	7. Title and Amount of     Underlying Securities     (Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price     of     Derivative     Security     (Instr.5)	9. Number of     Derivative     Securities     Beneficially     Owned     at End of     Month     (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)	11. Nature of       Indirect       Beneficial       Ownership       (Instr.4)
Stock Option	$29.3700	11/08/2002	A |	(A) 10,000	11/08/2002 | 11/08/2012	Common Stock - 10,000		10,000	D
Stock Option	$9.8750				11/30/1992 | 11/30/2002	Common Stock - 6,000		6,000	D
Stock Option	$13.5000				11/23/1993 | 11/23/2003	Common Stock - 6,500		6,500	D
Stock Option	$11.5000				11/28/1994 | 11/28/2004	Common Stock - 9,400		9,400	D
Stock Option	$15.0000				11/27/1995 | 11/27/2005	Common Stock - 8,240		8,240	D
Stock Option	$14.8750				11/07/1996 | 11/07/2006	Common Stock - 9,400		9,400	D
Stock Option	$22.0000				11/14/1997 | 11/14/2007	Common Stock - 10,000		10,000	D
Stock Option	$27.0000				11/05/1998 | 11/05/2008	Common Stock - 7,000		7,000	D
Stock Option	$25.6250				11/04/1999 | 11/04/2009	Common Stock - 7,500		7,500	D
Stock Option	$19.1880				11/02/2000 | 11/02/2010	Common Stock - 7,500		7,500	D
Stock Option	$27.1200				11/01/2001 | 11/01/2011	Common Stock - 9,000		9,000	D

Explanation of Responses :

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
        See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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