Company: WSBC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001193125-25-025784
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Company: WESBANCO INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 8.01
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Item 8.01      Other Events.  

On February 12, 2025, Wesbanco, Inc. (the “ Company”) and Premier Financial Corp. (“ Premier”) jointly issued a press release announcing that they have received all necessary regulatory approvals for the pending merger between Wesbanco and Premier. Wesbanco and Premier anticipate that the closing of the merger will occur on or about February 28, 2025, although completion of the merger remains subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Additional Information About the Merger and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed Merger, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC”) a Registration Statement on Form S-4which includes a joint proxy statement of Premier and the Company and a prospectus of the Company with respect to shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued in the proposed transaction, as well as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. The FormS-4was declared effective on October 28, 2024, and Wesbanco and Premier commenced mailing to their respective shareholders on or about November 1, 2024 in connection with their respective special meetings of shareholders, which were held on December 11, 2024, at which the shareholders of both companies approved all matters related to the proposed transaction that were submitted for a vote. This communication is not a substitute for the Registration Statement on FormS-4, the joint proxy statement/Prospectus or any other document that the Company and/or Premier may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY, SHAREHOLDERS OF PREMIER AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4The Registration Statement on Form S-4, which includes the joint proxy statements/prospectus, and other related documents filed by the Company or Premier with the SEC, may be obtained for free at the SEC’s website at www. sec. gov, and from either the Company’s or Premier’s website at www. wesbanco. com or www. premierfincorp. com, respectively.