WesBanco Expands Footprint
WHEELING, W.Va., — WesBanco, Inc. and Premier Financial Corp. announced Thursday that WesBanco’s shareholders and Premier’s shareholders have each voted overwhelmingly to adopt and approve, as applicable, all proposals relating to the previously announced merger agreement for WesBanco to acquire Premier. The votes were held at the respective special meetings of WesBanco’s shareholders and Premier’s shareholders
WesBanco Inc. and its subsidiaries build lasting prosperity through relationships and solutions that empower our customers for success in their financial journeys. Customers across our eight-state footprint choose WesBanco for the comprehensive range and personalized delivery of our retail and commercial banking solutions, as well as trust, brokerage, wealth management and insurance services, all designed to advance their financial goals. Through the strength of our teams, we leverage large bank capabilities and local focus to help make every community we serve a better place for people and businesses to thrive.
Headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia, WesBanco has over 150 years as a community-focused, regional financial services partner. The company and subsidiaries has $18.5 billion in total assets, with Trust and Investment Services holding $6.1 billion of assets under management and swcurities account values (including annuities) of $1.9 billion.
Premier Financial Corp., headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, is the holding company for Premier Bank. Premier Bank, headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio. It operates 73 branches and nine loan offices in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
WesBanco’s first expansion into Ohio was a vote by First National Bank of Barnesville’s shareholders to merge with the Wheeling-based firm in 1991. Two years later, in 1993, WesBanco Barnesville was formed which today is folded into the parent firm.
In 2006, the company moved from its original location at 101 E. Main Street to a new facility on the site of the former Lincoln Branch Office.
