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^* WINTER, P     CLINTON (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)
    January 2003
5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
           X          Director                           10% Owner                         Officer                             Other
Officer/Other Description                               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	12/24/2002	S |	700   |           D           |   $29.4600		I	Estate
Common Stock	12/24/2002	S |	1,300   |           D           |   $29.4620		I	Estate
Common Stock	12/24/2002	S |	2,000   |           D           |   $29.4500		I	Estate
Common Stock	12/27/2002	S |	2,000   |           D           |   $29.5000		I	Estate
Common Stock	12/30/2002	S |	100   |           D           |   $29.5800		I	Estate
Common Stock	12/30/2002	S |	100   |           D           |   $29.5300		I	Estate
Common Stock	12/30/2002	S |	300   |           D           |   $29.5100		I	Estate
Common Stock	12/30/2002	S |	600   |           D           |   $29.5600		I	Estate
Common Stock	12/30/2002	S |	600   |           D           |   $29.5400		I	Estate
Common Stock	12/30/2002	S |	900   |           D           |   $29.5000		I	Estate
Common Stock	01/02/2003	S |	600   |           D           |   $29.5000		I	Estate
Common Stock	01/02/2003	S |	1,800   |           D           |   $29.5000	58,998	I	Estate
Common Stock				437,528	D
Common Stock				36,800	I	Bray & Oakley Insurance
Common Stock				1,840	I	By Immediate Family
Common Stock				5,052	I	Trust Immediate Family

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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WINTER, P CLINTON - January 2003

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)

Explanation of Responses :

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
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