form10q.htm



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
 
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         QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
   
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         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________
 
Commission File Number 0-8467

WESBANCO, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
   
WEST VIRGINIA
55-0571723
(State of incorporation)
(IRS Employer 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
 
 
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.(Check one):

Larger accelerated filer ¨           Accelerated filer þ      Non-accelerated filer ¨                        Smaller reporting company  ¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 

 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.    Yes ¨ No þ

As of April 30, 2008, there were 26,547,697 shares of WesBanco, Inc. common stock $2.0833 par value, outstanding.





 
WESBANCO, INC.
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
     
Item No.
ITEM
Page No.
     
 
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
1
Financial Statements
 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007
3
 
Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)
4
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)
5
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)
6
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
7
     
2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
16
     
3
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
27
     
4
Controls and Procedures
28
     
 
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
1
Legal Proceedings
30
     
2
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and  Use of Proceeds
30
     
4
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
30
     
6
Exhibits
32
     
 
Signatures
33



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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


WESBANCO, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
   
 
March 31,
December 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
2008
2007
 
(unaudited)
 
ASSETS
   
Cash and due from banks, including interest bearing amounts of $3,960 and $1,364, respectively
 $        121,676
 $         130,219
Federal funds sold
             28,024
                  276
Securities:
   
     Available-for-sale, at fair value
           913,911
            935,635
     Held-to-maturity (fair values of $1,449 and $1,449, respectively)
               1,449
               1,449
              Total securities
           915,360
            937,084
Loans held for sale
             40,005
              39,717
Portfolio loans:
   
    Commercial
           486,652
            505,541
    Commercial real estate
        1,693,862
         1,682,675
    Residential real estate
           934,677
            975,151
    Home equity
           192,281
            193,209
    Consumer
           357,498
            363,973
Total portfolio loans, net of unearned income
        3,664,970
         3,720,549
Allowance for loan losses
           (40,234)
            (38,543)
              Net portfolio loans
        3,624,736
         3,682,006
Premises and equipment, net
             95,759
              94,143
Accrued interest receivable
             23,274
              23,677
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
           274,508
            276,730
Bank-owned life insurance
             99,166
              98,273
Other assets
             80,276
            102,201
Total Assets
 $      5,302,784
 $      5,384,326
     
LIABILITIES
   
Deposits:
   
     Non-interest bearing demand
 $        513,057
 $         519,287
     Interest bearing demand
           425,790
            416,470
     Money market
           586,061
            612,089
     Savings deposits
           446,878
            440,358
     Certificates of deposit
        1,867,016
         1,919,726
              Total deposits
        3,838,802
         3,907,930
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
           462,857
            405,798
Other short-term borrowings
           261,136
            329,515
Junior subordinated debt owed to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts
           111,049
            111,024
              Total borrowings
           835,042
            846,337
Accrued interest payable
             12,429
              12,965
Other liabilities
             28,562
              36,775
Total Liabilities
        4,714,835
         4,804,007
     
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
   
Preferred stock, no par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized;  none outstanding
 —
 —
Common stock, $2.0833 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 26,633,848 shares issued;
 
   outstanding: 26,547,073 shares for both periods
             55,487
              55,487
Capital surplus
           190,235
            190,222
Retained earnings
           338,364
            336,317
Treasury stock (86,775 shares - at cost for both periods)
             (1,983)
              (1,983)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
               7,033
               1,450
Deferred benefits for directors
             (1,187)
              (1,174)
Total Shareholders' Equity
           587,949
            580,319
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 $      5,302,784
 $      5,384,326
 
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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WESBANCO, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
             
         
For the Three Months Ended
 
         
March 31,
 
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
       
2008
 
2007
 
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
               
 Loans, including fees
       
 $         63,208
 
 $              48,269
 
 Interest and dividends on securities:
               
       Taxable
       
               7,112
 
                   4,778
 
       Tax-exempt
       
               3,799
 
                   3,737
 
           Total interest and dividends on securities
       
             10,911
 
                   8,515
 
     Federal funds sold
       
                  221
 
                      108
 
     Other interest income
       
                  353
 
                      301
 
           Total interest and dividend income
       
             74,693
 
                 57,193
 
INTEREST EXPENSE
               
     Interest bearing demand deposits
       
               1,047
 
                   1,021
 
     Money market deposits
       
               3,445
 
                   2,190
 
     Savings deposits
       
                  988
 
                   1,500
 
     Certificates of deposit
       
             21,516
 
                 15,679
 
              Total interest expense on deposits
       
             26,996
 
                 20,390
 
     Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
       
               4,739
 
                   3,310
 
     Other short-term borrowings
       
               2,505
 
                   2,092
 
     Junior subordinated debt owed to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts
     
               1,865
 
                   1,408
 
              Total interest expense
       
             36,105
 
                 27,200
 
NET INTEREST INCOME
       
             38,588
 
                 29,993
 
     Provision for credit losses
       
               5,425
 
                   1,460
 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
       
             33,163
 
                 28,533
 
NON-INTEREST INCOME
               
     Trust fees
       
               4,124
 
                   4,338
 
     Service charges on deposits
       
               5,586
 
                   3,883
 
     Bank-owned life insurance
       
                  860
 
                      748
 
     Net securities gains
       
                  505
 
                      678
 
     Net gains on sales of mortgage loans
       
                  298
 
                      336
 
     Other income
       
               3,732
 
                   3,253
 
              Total non-interest income
       
             15,105
 
                 13,236
 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
               
     Salaries and wages
       
             14,184
 
                 10,182
 
     Employee benefits
       
               4,417
 
                   3,696
 
     Net occupancy
       
               2,967
 
                   2,003
 
     Equipment
       
               2,383
 
                   1,902
 
     Marketing
       
               1,170
 
                      622
 
     Amortization of intangible assets
       
               1,013
 
                      596
 
     Restructuring and merger-related expenses
       
               1,047
 
                         -
 
     Other operating expenses
       
               9,333
 
                   7,384
 
              Total non-interest expense
       
             36,514
 
                 26,385
 
Income before provision for income taxes
       
             11,754
 
                 15,384
 
     Provision for income taxes
       
               2,251
 
                   3,437
 
NET INCOME
       
 $            9,503
 
 $              11,947
 
EARNINGS PER SHARE
               
Basic
       
 $              0.36
 
 $                  0.56
 
Diluted
       
 $              0.36
 
 $                  0.56
 
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
               
Basic
       
     26,547,073
 
          21,271,328
 
Diluted
       
     26,556,104
 
          21,325,166
 
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE
       
 $            0.280
 
 $                0.275
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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WESBANCO, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
   
                 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
           
Accumulated
   
           
Other
Deferred
 
(unaudited, in thousands, except
Common Stock
Capital
Retained
Treasury
Comprehensive
Benefits for
 
 per share amounts)
Shares
Amount
Surplus
Earnings
Stock
Income (Loss)
Directors
Total
December 31, 2006
   21,496,793
 $ 49,200
 $ 123,170
 $    316,457
 $  (61,855)
 $            (8,863)
 $          (1,234)
 $     416,875
Net income
     
         11,947
     
          11,947
Other comprehensive income
         
                 4,278
 
            4,278
      Total comprehensive income
             
          16,225
Common dividends
               
     declared ($0.275 per share)
     
         (5,799)
     
           (5,799)
Treasury shares purchased
      (560,253)
     
     (17,675)
   
         (17,675)
Treasury shares sold
          11,500
     
           286
   
               286
Cumulative effect of change in accounting
             
    for uncertainties in income taxes
     
            (298)
     
              (298)
Tax benefit from employee benefit plans
 
             34
       
                 34
Stock option expense
   
             51
       
                 51
Deferred benefits for directors – net
   
            (53)
     
                    53
                  -
March 31, 2007
   20,948,040
 $ 49,200
 $ 123,202
 $    322,307
 $  (79,244)
 $            (4,585)
 $          (1,181)
 $     409,699
                 
                 
                 
December 31, 2007
   26,547,073
 $ 55,487
 $ 190,222
 $    336,317
 $    (1,983)
 $              1,450
 $          (1,174)
 $     580,319
Net income
     
           9,503
     
            9,503
Other comprehensive income
         
                 5,583
 
            5,583
      Total comprehensive income
             
          15,086
Common dividends
               
     declared ($0.28 per share)
     
         (7,456)
     
           (7,456)
Deferred benefits for directors – net
 
             13
     
                  (13)
                  -
March 31, 2008
   26,547,073
 $ 55,487
 $ 190,235
 $    338,364
 $    (1,983)
 $              7,033
 $          (1,187)
 $     587,949
                 
                 
There was no activity in Preferred Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.
     


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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WESBANCO, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
     
   
For the Three Months Ended
   
March 31,
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
2008
2007
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
     
Net income
 
 $             9,503
 $            11,947
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
   
     Depreciation
 
                1,872
                 1,398
     Net amortization
 
                  (598)
                   (251)
     Provision for credit losses
 
                5,426
                 1,460
     Net securities gains
 
                  (508)
                   (678)
     Net gains on sales of mortgage loans
 
                  (298)
                   (336)
     Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements
 
                       -
                     (34)
     Deferred income taxes
 
                   622
                    263
     Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance
 
                  (893)
                   (753)
        Loans originated for sale
 
            (27,941)
              (24,101)
        Proceeds from the sale of loans originated for sale
 
              26,026
               22,860
        Net change in: other assets and accrued interest receivable
 
              19,131
                   (132)
        Net change in: other liabilities and accrued interest payable
 
              (9,072)
                 3,482
        Other – net
 
                   342
                   (537)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
              23,612
               14,588
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
     
Securities available-for-sale:
     
     Proceeds from sales
 
              27,831
                 1,213
     Proceeds from maturities, prepayments and calls
 
              77,499
               59,542
     Purchases of securities
 
            (73,784)
              (71,630)
Securities held-to-maturity:
     
     Proceeds from maturities, prepayments and calls
 
                       -
                 6,754
     Purchases of securities
 
                       -
                   (200)
Net decrease in loans
 
              54,370
               68,089
Purchases of premises and equipment – net
 
              (3,509)
                   (532)
Net cash provided by investing activities
 
              82,407
               63,236
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
     
(Decrease) increase in deposits
 
            (68,936)
                    734
Increase in Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
 
              57,709
                 5,610
(Decrease) increase in other short-term borrowings
 
            (16,288)
                 9,512
Decrease in federal funds purchased
 
            (52,000)
              (50,000)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements
 
                       -
                      34
Dividends paid
 
              (7,299)
                (5,696)
Treasury shares purchased – net
 
                       -
              (17,390)
Net cash used in financing activities
 
            (86,814)
              (57,196)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
              19,205
               20,628
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
 
           130,495
               96,605
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
 
 $        149,700
 $          117,233
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
     
Interest paid on deposits and other borrowings
 
 $          37,213
 $            27,039
Transfers of loans to other real estate owned
 
                   229
                    315
Transfers of held to maturity securities to available for sale securities
 
                       -
             340,767


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
BASIS OF PRESENTATION—The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of WesBanco, Inc. (“WesBanco”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
WesBanco’s interim financial statements have been prepared following the significant accounting policies disclosed in Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of its 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim financial information reflects all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly WesBanco’s financial position and results of operations for each of the interim periods presented.  Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for a full year.  At and for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 WesBanco operated two commercial banking subsidiaries as WesBanco Bank, Inc. and Oak Hill Banks (collectively “the Banks”) within the consolidated company.  As of April 25, 2008 Oak Hill Banks was merged into WesBanco Bank, Inc., resulting in the existence of one banking subsidiary.
 
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS—In September, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” which defines, and provides guidance as to the measurement of, fair value. This statement creates a hierarchy of measurement and indicates that, when possible, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. SFAS No. 157 applies when assets or liabilities in the financial statements are to be measured at fair value, but does not require additional use of fair value beyond the requirements in other accounting principles. The statement was effective for WesBanco as of January 1, 2008, excluding certain nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, for which the statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and its adoption did not have a significant impact on WesBanco’s financial position or results of operations.  See Note 8 Fair Value Measurements.
 
In February, 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” which permits companies to report certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value.  SFAS 159 was effective for WesBanco as of January 1, 2008 at which time the Company could elect to apply the standard prospectively and measure certain financial instruments at fair value.  WesBanco has evaluated the guidance contained in SFAS 159, and has elected not to apply the fair value option for any of its current assets or liabilities, therefore, the adoption of the statement had no impact on its financial position and results of operations.  WesBanco retains the right to elect the fair value option for certain future assets and liabilities acquired.
 
In November 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 109, which addresses the valuation of written loan commitments accounted for at fair value through earnings. The guidance in SAB 109 expresses the staff’s view that the measurement of fair value for a written loan commitment accounted for at fair value through earnings should incorporate the expected net future cash flows related to the associated servicing of the loan. Previously under SAB 105, “Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments, this component of value was not incorporated into the fair value of the loan commitment. WesBanco has adopted the provisions of SAB 109 for written loan commitments entered into or modified beginning January 1, 2008 related to residential real estate loans held for sale that are accounted for as derivatives under SFAS 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. WesBanco does not account for any other written loan commitments at fair value through earnings. This statement did not have a material impact on WesBanco's financial statements.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations”. SFAS 141(R) amends SFAS 141 and provides revised guidance for recognizing and measuring identifiable assets and goodwill acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquired business. It also provides disclosure requirements to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. It is effective for business combinations consummated by WesBanco after December 31, 2008 and is to be applied prospectively.  While its adoption will not have any impact on current assets and liabilities, the statement’s implementation for future acquisitions may materially adjust the accounting for the acquired assets and liabilities of such a business combination, if any were to be consummated.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51”.  SFAS 160 requires that ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, and the amount of consolidated net income, be clearly identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated financial statements. It also requires once a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value. Sufficient disclosures are required to clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. It is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements shall be applied prospectively. WesBanco is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS 160 on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133”.  This statement changes the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities.  Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133 and its related interpretations, and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows.  It is effective for years beginning after November 15, 2008.  WesBanco does not believe that this statement will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
 
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NOTE 2. EARNINGS PER SHARE
    Earnings per share are calculated as follows:
 


       
For the Three Months Ended
       
March 31,
(Unaudited, in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
 
2008
 
2007
Numerator for both basic and diluted earnings per share:
       
Net Income
     
 $       9,503
 
 $     11,947
             
Denominator:
           
Total average basic common shares outstanding
   
 26,547,073
 
 21,271,328
Effect of dilutive stock options
     
         9,031
 
        53,838
Total diluted average common shares outstanding
   
 26,556,104
 
 21,325,166
             
Earnings per share - basic
     
 $        0.36
 
 $        0.56
Earnings per share - diluted
     
 $        0.36
 
 $        0.56
             

NOTE 3. SECURITIES
 
Effective March 31, 2007 all held-to-maturity securities were transferred to available-for-sale.  The securities were transferred to increase the level of securities available to pledge as collateral to support municipal deposits and other deposits and borrowings that may require pledged collateral.  Some securities transferred had a cost basis in excess of fair value.  Management has the intent and ability to hold the securities until recovery of their cost.  Upon recovery, management may sell securities and purchase securities that can be better utilized as pledged collateral.  The amortized cost of the transferred securities, at the date of transfer, was $334.9 million.  WesBanco does not intend to use the held-to-maturity security classification for purchased securities for the foreseeable future.
 
The following table presents the fair value and amortized cost of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities:


 
March 31,
 
December 31,
(Unaudited, in thousands)
2008
 
2007
Securities available-for-sale (at fair value):
     
     Other government agencies and corporations
 $   48,331
 
 $       83,497
     Mortgage-backed securities
    484,747
 
        461,022
     Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    372,491
 
        385,848
     Corporate equity securities
        5,342
 
            5,268
          Total securities available-for-sale
    910,911
 
        935,635
Securities held-to-maturity (at amortized cost):
     
     Corporate securities
        1,449
 
            1,449
Total securities
 $ 912,360
 
 $     937,084
       
 
At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, there were no holdings of any one issuer, other than the U.S. government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of WesBanco’s shareholders’ equity.
 
Securities with aggregate par values of $392.0 million and $378.4 million and aggregate carrying values of $399.0 million and $380.3 million at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, were pledged as security for public and trust funds, and securities sold under agreements to repurchase. Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities were $27.8 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2008 realized gains on available-for-sale securities were $508 thousand and realized losses were $2 thousand.  For the three months ended March 31, 2007, realized gains on available-for-sale securities were $678 thousand and realized losses were zero.
 
 
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The following table provides information on unrealized losses on investment securities that have been in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months and twelve months or more as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
 
 
 March 31, 2008
 
 Less than 12 months
 12 months or more
 Total
 
Fair
Unrealized
# of
Fair
Unrealized
# of
Fair
Unrealized
# of
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Value
Losses
Securities
Value
Losses
Securities
Value
Losses
Securities
Other government agencies and corporations
 $        1,678
 $             (44)
          2
 $            -     
 $         -      
          -     
 $        1,678
 $          (44)
          2
Mortgage-backed securities
          14,205
            (25)
          9
         52,808
           (531)
         30
          67,013
            (556)
        39
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
          13,740
           (164)
        33
          12,381
            (73)
         29
          26,121
            (237)
        62
          Total temporarily impaired securities
 $      29,623
 $           (233)
        44
 $      65,189
 $       (604)
         59
 $      94,812
 $        (837)
       103
                   
 
 December 31, 2007
 
 Less than 12 months
 12 months or more
 Total
 
Fair
Unrealized
# of
Fair
Unrealized
# of
Fair
Unrealized
# of
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Value
Losses
Securities
Value
Losses
Securities
Value
Losses
Securities
Other government agencies and corporations
 $          -       
 $               -      
            -    
 $        10,973
 $          (27)
                  2
 $      10,973
 $          (27)
                 2
Mortgage-backed securities
                  38,824
                     (119)
               22
                158,968
                (2,215)
                68
                197,792
                 (2,334)
              90
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
                    19,541
                    (133)
               48
                  40,246
                  (306)
              102
                  59,787
                     (439)
             150
          Total temporarily impaired securities
 $        58,365
 $              (252)
               70
 $      210,187
 $     (2,548)
              172
 $    268,552
 $     (2,800)
            242

Unrealized losses in the table represent temporary fluctuations resulting from changes in market rates in relation to fixed yields in the available-for-sale portfolio, and are accounted for as an adjustment to other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity.  WesBanco may impact the magnitude of the fair value adjustment by managing both the volume and average maturities of securities that are classified as available-for-sale.  Since loss position securities are intended to be held to recovery or their respective maturity dates, no fair value loss will be realized.
 
WesBanco does not believe any of the securities presented above are impaired due to reasons of credit quality as none of them have had credit downgrades and all are paying principal and interest according to their contractual terms. The unrealized losses are primarily attributable to changes in broad interest rate indices, which change in accordance with market conditions.  WesBanco has the ability and intent to hold the noted loss position securities for a period of time sufficient for a recovery of cost.  Accordingly, as of March 31, 2008 management believes the unrealized losses detailed above are temporary and no impairment loss relating to these securities has been recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the first quarter of 2008.
 
NOTE 4. LOANS AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
 
Loans are presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets net of deferred loan fees and costs of $4.0 million at March 31, 2008 and $4.1 million at December 31, 2007.
 
The following table presents the changes in the allowance for loan losses and loans classified as impaired:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
(Unaudited, in thousands)
2008
2007
Balance, at beginning of period
 $            38,543
 $              31,979
Provision for loan losses
                  5,275
                   1,460
Charge-offs
                (4,199)
                 (2,225)
Recoveries
                     615
                      543
Balance, at end of period
 $            40,234
 $              31,757
     
 
March 31,
December 31,
(Unaudited, in thousands)
2008
2007
Non-accrual loans
 $            26,530
 $              19,858
Other impaired loans
                  8,704
                 12,838
Total impaired loans
 $            35,234
 $              32,696
     
 
March 31,
December 31,
(Unaudited, in thousands)
2008
2007
Balance of impaired loans with no allocated allowance for loan losses
 $            27,815
 $              23,836
Balance of impaired loans with an allocated allowance for loan losses
                  7,419
                   8,860
Total impaired loans
 $            35,234
 $              32,696
     
Allowance for loan losses allocated to impaired loans
 $               1,545
 $                1,553

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At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, WesBanco had no material commitments to lend additional funds to debtors whose loans were classified as impaired.
 
 
NOTE 5. FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BORROWINGS
 
At March 31, 2008 WesBanco Bank and Oak Hill Banks were separately chartered banks.  WesBanco is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Pittsburgh while Oak Hill Banks is a member of the FHLB of Cincinnati. WesBanco’s FHLB borrowings are secured by a blanket lien by the FHLB on certain residential mortgage loans or securities with a market value in excess of the outstanding balances of the borrowings.  The FHLB borrowings of Oak Hill Banks are secured by separate blanket liens by the FHLB on certain residential mortgage loans or securities with a market value in excess of the outstanding balances of the borrowings.
 
At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 WesBanco Bank had FHLB borrowings of $338.8 million and $266.3 million, respectively, with a weighted-average interest rate of 4.14% and 4.39%, respectively.  Included in such FHLB borrowings at March 31, 2008 are $55.3 million in FHLB of Cincinnati advances obtained in connection with certain business combinations. The terms of the security agreement with the FHLB include a specific assignment of collateral that requires the maintenance of qualifying first mortgage loans as pledged collateral with unpaid principal amounts in excess of the FHLB advances, when discounted as a percentage of the unpaid principal balance. FHLB stock totaling $20.2 million at March 31, 2008 and $17.2 million at December 31, 2007 is also pledged as collateral on these advances. The remaining maximum borrowing capacity by WesBanco Bank with the FHLB at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was $1,332.2 million and $1,120.9 million, respectively.
 
Certain FHLB advances contain call features, which allow the FHLB to call the outstanding balance or convert a fixed rate borrowing to a variable rate advance if the strike rate goes beyond a certain predetermined rate. The probability that these advances will be called depends primarily on the level of related interest rates during the call period.  Of the $338.8 million outstanding at March 31, 2008, $273.4 million in FHLB convertible advances are subject to call or conversion to a variable rate advance by the FHLB.  Approximately $31.1 million of such advances are from the FHLB of Cincinnati.  Due to the terms of the note agreements with such bank, these convertible advances are not subject to renewal or rollover at the variable rate since WesBanco is not a member of the Cincinnati FHLB, and instead WesBanco would be required to pay down such advances or refinance them with the Pittsburgh FHLB.
 
At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 Oak Hill Banks had FHLB borrowings of $124.1 million and $139.5 million, respectively, with a weighted-average interest rate of 5.00% and 4.99%, respectively.  The terms of the security agreement with the FHLB include a specific assignment of collateral that requires the maintenance of qualifying mortgage loans as pledged collateral with unpaid principal amounts in excess of the FHLB advances, when discounted as a percentage of the unpaid principal balance.  FHLB stock owned by Oak Hill Banks totaling $8.2 million at March 31, 2008 and $8.1 million at December 31, 2007 is also pledged as collateral on these advances.  The remaining maximum borrowing capacity by Oak Hill Banks with the FHLB at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was $133.2 million and $82.2 million, respectively.
 
The following table presents the aggregate annual maturities and weighted-average interest rates of FHLB borrowings at March 31, 2008 based on their contractual maturity dates and effective interest rates:


 
Scheduled
Weighted
Year                (unaudited, in thousands)
Maturity
Average Rate
2008
 $     34,869
4.52%
2009
      101,400
4.47%
2010
      137,761
4.50%
2011
       35,774
4.75%
2012
       56,787
4.55%
2013 and thereafter
       96,266
3.77%
Total
 $   462,857
4.37%

NOTE 6. OTHER SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
 
Other short-term borrowings are comprised of the following:
 


 
March 31,
December 31,
(Unaudited, in thousands)
2008
2007
Federal funds purchased
 $              -     
 $        52,000
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
         224,555
         228,870
Treasury tax and loan notes and other
                 81
               645
Revolving line of credit
           36,500
           48,000
Total
 $      261,136
 $      329,515


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NOTE 7. PENSION PLAN
 
   The following table presents the net periodic pension cost for WesBanco’s Defined Benefit Pension Plan and the related components:


         
For the Three Months Ended
         
March 31,
(Unaudited, in thousands)
       
2008
 
2007
Service cost – benefits earned during year
       
 $         577
 
 $         603
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
       
            792
 
            745
Expected return on plan assets
       
        (1,138)
 
        (1,066)
Amortization of prior service cost
       
            (29)
 
            (29)
Amortization of net loss
       
            129
 
            190
Net periodic pension cost
       
 $         331
 
 $         443

WesBanco recently  changed the provisions of its defined benefit pension plan, such that, employees hired, or rehired, on or after August 1, 2007 do not qualify for participation in the plan.  This change does not affect employees hired prior to August 1, 2007.
 
There is no minimum contribution due for 2008, and no decision has been made as of March 31, 2008 relative to the level of contribution that will be made to the plan, if any.
 

NOTE 8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

On January 1, 2008, WesBanco adopted the provisions of SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  SFAS 157 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.  Under SFAS 157, fair value measurements are not adjusted for transaction costs.  SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below:

BASIS OF FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-based valuation techniques where all significant assumptions are observable, either directly or indirectly, in the market;
Level 3 – Valuation is generated from model-based techniques where all significant assumptions are not observable, either directly or indirectly, in the market.  These unobservable assumptions reflect our own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.  Valuation techniques may include use of matrix pricing, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis.  The following is a discussion of these assets and liabilities and valuation techniques applied to each for fair value measurement:

Securities:  The fair value of securities available for sale which are measured on a recurring basis are primarily determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges or matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other similar securities. These securities are classified within level 1 or 2 of the fair value hierarchy.  Positions that are not traded in active markets for which valuations are generated using assumptions not observable in the market or management’s best estimate are classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.  These include certain specific mortgage backed and municipal debt issues and a limited number of illiquid equity securities.

Mortgage servicing rights:  The fair value of mortgage servicing rights is based on a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated net servicing income.  The valuation model incorporates assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income.  The Company is able to compare the valuation model inputs and result to widely available published industry data for reasonableness.  These rights are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Impaired loans:  The fair value of impaired loans are measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral for collateral-dependent loans on a nonrecurring basis.  Collateral may be in the form of real estate or business assets including equipment, inventory and accounts receivable.  The use of discounted cash flow models and management’s best judgment are significant inputs in arriving at the fair value measure of the underlying collateral and are therefore classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair values on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2008 by level within the fair value hierarchy:



   
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
 
March 31,
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
Significant Other Observable Inputs
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Unaudited - in thousands)
2008
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
         
Securities - available for sale
 $          913,911
 $           46,630
 $          861,480
 $             5,801

The estimated fair value of interest rate swap derivatives is insignificant and therefore not presented in the above table.

The following table presents additional information about assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and for which WesBanco has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value:
 
Securities
       
Available
(Unaudited - in thousands)  
for Sale
Beginning balance - January 1, 2008    $           5,994
  Total gains (losses) - (realized/unrealized):  
    Included in earnings                     -  
    Included in other comprehensive income                (193)
  Purchases, issuances, and settlements                     -  
  Transfers in and/or out of Level 3                     -  
Ending balance - March 31,2008    $           5,801
         
Total gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date  $                 -  



We may be required from time to time to measure certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  These adjustments to fair value usually result from application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.  For assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in 2008, the following table provides the level of valuation assumptions used to determine each adjustment in the carrying value of the related individual assets or portfolios at quarter end :
 
   
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
 
March 31,
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
Significant Other Observable Inputs
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Unaudited - in thousands)
2008
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
         
Impaired loans (1)
 $             5,874
 $                  -      
 $                  -      
 $             5,874
Mortgage servicing rights (2)
                2,530
                     -      
                2,530
                     -     
         

(1)  
Represents the carrying value of loans for which adjustments are based on the appraised value of the collateral.
(2)  
Represents the carrying value of mortgage servicing rights whose value has been impaired and therefore written down to their fair value as determined from independent valuations.

 
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NOTE 9. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
    The components of other comprehensive income are as follows:

 
         
For the Three Months Ended
         
March 31,
(Unaudited, in thousands)
       
2008
 
2007
Net Income
       
 $         9,503
 
 $      11,947
Securities available-for-sale:
             
  Unrealized gains from transfer of securities from held-to-maturity to available for sale (2)
     
                  -
 
           5,817
          Related income tax (expense) benefit (1)
       
                  -
 
         (2,298)
  Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale
       
            9,533
 
           1,770
          Related income tax (expense) benefit (1)
       
          (3,706)
 
            (699)
  Net securities (gains) losses reclassified into earnings
       
             (506)
 
            (678)
          Related income tax expense (benefit) (1)
       
               200
 
              268
               Net effect on other comprehensive income for the period
       
            5,521
 
           4,180
               
Cash flow hedge derivatives:
             
  Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives
       
                   3
 
                10
          Related income tax (expense) benefit (1)
       
                 (1)
 
                (4)
               Net effect on other comprehensive income for the period
       
                   2
 
                  6
               
Defined benefit pension plan
             
   Amortization of prior service costs
       
               (29)
 
              (29)
          Related income tax expense (benefit) (1)
       
                 12
 
                11
   Amortization of unrealized loss
       
               128
 
              181
          Related income tax expense (benefit) (1)
       
               (51)
 
              (71)
               Net effect on other comprehensive income for the period
       
                 60
 
                92
Other comprehensive income
       
            5,583
 
           4,278
               
Total comprehensive income
       
 $       15,086
 
 $      16,225

(1) Related income tax expense (benefit) calculated using a combined Federal and State income tax rate of approximately 40%.
(2) See Note 3 “Securities” for additional information on this transfer.
 
 
The activity in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 is as follows:
 
         
Net Unrealized Gains
 
     
Unrealized
 
         (Losses) on Derivative
 
Defined
 
Gains (Losses)
 
Instruments Used in
 
 
Benefit
 
on Securities
 
Cash Flow Hedging
   
(Unaudited, in thousands)
Pension Plan
 
Available-for-Sale
Relationships
 
Total
Balance at January 1, 2008
 $      (3,893)
 
 $             5,379
 
 $                      (36)
 
 $         1,450
Period change, net of tax
               60
 
               5,521
 
                            2
 
            5,583
Balance at March 31, 2008
 $      (3,833)
 
 $           10,900
 
 $                      (34)
 
 $         7,033
               
Balance at January 1, 2007
 $      (5,686)
 
 $           (3,118)
 
 $                      (59)
 
 $        (8,863)
Period change, net of tax
               92
 
               4,180
 
                            6
 
            4,278
Balance at March 31, 2007
 $      (5,594)
 
 $             1,062
 
 $                      (53)
 
 $        (4,585)

NOTE 10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
 
COMMITMENTS—In the normal course of business, WesBanco offers off-balance sheet credit arrangements to enable its customers to meet their financing objectives. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the financial statements. WesBanco’s exposure to credit losses in the event of non-performance by the other parties to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is limited to the contractual amount of those instruments. WesBanco uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as for all other similar lending. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  The allowance for credit losses associated with loan commitments were $0.4 million and $0.2 million as of each of the periods ended March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
 
Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by banks to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including normal business activities, bond financing and similar transactions. Standby letters of credit are considered guarantees.  The liability associated with standby letters of credit is recorded at its estimated fair value of $0.1 million and $0.1 million as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, and is included in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
 
 
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The following table presents total commitments and standby letters of credit outstanding:
 
 
March 31,
December 31,
(Unaudited, in thousands)
2008
2007
Commitments to extend credit
 $      710,385
 $      687,352
Standby letters of credit
           42,918
           51,363
Commercial letters of credit
                 -
             3,753
     
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES—WesBanco and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal and administrative proceedings and claims. While any claims contain an element of uncertainty, management believes that the outcome of such proceedings or claims pending or known to be threatened will not have a material adverse effect on WesBanco’s consolidated financial position.
 
 
NOTE 11. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
 
WesBanco sponsors a Key Executive Incentive Bonus and Option Plan (the “Plan”) that includes three components, an Annual Bonus, a Long-Term Incentive Bonus and a Stock Option component. The three components allow for payments of cash, a mixture of cash and stock, or the granting of non-qualified stock options, depending upon the component of the plan in which the award is earned.  Under the terms of the Plan, 0.3 million shares remain available for issuance.  Stock options are granted by, and at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and may be either service or performance based.  The maximum term of all options granted under the Stock Option component of the Plan is ten years from the original grant date.
 
The following table presents stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2008:
 
                   
Weighted
                 
Weighted
Average
                 
Average
Remaining
                 
Exercise Price
Contractual
(Unaudited, in thousands, except shares, per share amounts and term)
Shares
 Per Share
Life in Years
Outstanding at January 1, 2008
 
         370,704
 $        24.92
 
Granted
   
                 -
                -
 
Exercised
 
                 -
                -
 
Forfeited or expired
 
           (7,110)
           29.50
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2008
 
         363,594
 $        24.83
           4.97
Vested and exercisable at March 31, 2008
 
         334,588
 $        24.39
           4.69
 
        The aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding options and the options exercisable at quarter end was $0.5 million.  There were no options awarded during the first quarter of 2008.
 
 
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NOTE 12. BUSINESS SEGMENTS
 
WesBanco operates two reportable segments: community banking and trust and investment services. WesBanco’s community banking segment offers services traditionally offered by full-service commercial banks, including commercial demand, individual demand and time deposit accounts, as well as commercial, mortgage and individual installment loans.  The trust and investment services segment offers trust services as well as various alternative investment products including mutual funds.  The market value of assets of the trust and investment services segment was approximately $3.0 billion and $3.0 billion at March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  These assets are held by WesBanco Bank, in fiduciary or agency capacities for their customers and therefore are not included as assets on WesBanco’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Condensed financial information by business segment is presented below:
 
   
Trust and
 
 
Community
Investment
 
(Unaudited, in thousands)
Banking
Services
Consolidated
Income Statement Data
     
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2008:
     
Interest income
 $           74,693
 $                -
 $             74,693
Interest expense
              36,105
                   -
                36,105
Net interest income
              38,588
                   -
                38,588
Provision for credit losses
                 5,425
                   -
                  5,425
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
              33,163
                   -
                33,163
Non-interest income
              10,981
            4,124
                15,105
Non-interest expense
              34,388
            2,126
                36,514
Income before provision for income taxes
                 9,756
            1,998
                11,754
Provision for income taxes
                 1,452
                799
                  2,251
Net income
 $             8,304
 $         1,199
 $               9,503
       
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2007:
     
Interest income
 $             57,193
 $                -
 $               57,193
Interest expense
                27,200
                   -
                  27,200
Net interest income
                29,993
                   -
                  29,993
Provision for credit losses
                  1,460
                   -
                    1,460
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
                28,533
                   -
                  28,533
Non-interest income
                  8,898
              4,338
                  13,236
Non-interest expense
                23,964
              2,421
                  26,385
Income before provision for income taxes
                13,467
              1,917
                  15,384
Provision for income taxes
                  2,670
                 767
                    3,437
Net income
 $             10,797
 $           1,150
 $               11,947
       
 
Total non-fiduciary assets of the trust and investment services segment were $15.9 million and $6.6 million at March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  All goodwill and other intangible assets, mortgage servicing rights and net deferred tax assets were allocated to the community banking segment.
 
 
 
 
NOTE 13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
On April 11, 2008, WesBanco completed the sale of five branches to two purchasers.  Collectively, the transactions represent a blended premium of approximately 7.4% on deposits of $65.1 million.  Loans totaling $33.9 million and other assets totaling $2.3 million are also included in the transactions.  The premium, net of allocable core deposit intangible basis from acquisition at November 30, 2007, was netted against originally recorded goodwill, and as a result, no income statement impact is currently anticipated from the completion of this transaction.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis represents an overview of the results of operations and financial condition of WesBanco. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto.
 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Forward-looking statements in this report relating to WesBanco’s plans, strategies, objectives, expectations, intentions and adequacy of resources, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The information contained in this report should be read in conjunction with WesBanco’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which is available at the SEC’s website www.sec.gov or at WesBanco’s website, www.wesbanco.com.  Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements, which are not historical fact, involve risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in WesBanco’s most recent Annual report on form 10-K filed with the SEC under Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors.  Such statements are subject to important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such statements, including without limitation, the effects of changing regional and national economic conditions; changes in interest rates, spreads on earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and associated interest rate sensitivity; sources of liquidity available to WesBanco and its related subsidiary operations; potential future credit losses and the credit risk of commercial, real estate, and consumer loan customers and their borrowing activities; actions of the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the SEC, the Financial Institution Regulatory Authority and other regulatory bodies; potential legislative and federal and state regulatory actions and reform; adverse decisions of federal and state courts; fraud, scams and schemes of third parties; internet hacking; competitive conditions in the financial services industry; rapidly changing technology affecting financial services and/or other external developments materially impacting WesBanco’s operational and financial performance. WesBanco does not assume any duty to update forward-looking statements..
 
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
 
WesBanco’s critical accounting policies involving the significant judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2008 have remained unchanged from the disclosures presented in WesBanco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 under the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
 
OVERVIEW
 
WesBanco is a multi-state bank holding company operating at quarter end through 116 locations and 153 ATM machines in West Virginia, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, offering retail banking, corporate banking, personal and corporate trust services, brokerage services, mortgage banking and insurance. WesBanco’s businesses are significantly impacted by economic factors such as market interest rates, federal monetary policies, local and regional economic conditions and the competitive environment effect upon WesBanco’s business volumes.  WesBanco’s deposit levels are affected by numerous factors including personal savings rates, personal income, and competitive rates on alternative investments, as well as competition from other financial institutions within the markets we serve and liquidity needs of WesBanco. Loan levels are also subject to various factors including construction demand, business financing needs, consumer spending and interest rates and loan terms offered by competing lenders.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
EARNINGS SUMMARY
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, WesBanco’s diluted earnings per share were $0.36, versus last year’s $0.56, a decrease of 35.7%, on net income of $9.5 million, as compared to $11.9 million in the 2007 period.  Return on average assets decreased to 0.72% from 1.20% in 2007 and return on average equity decreased to 6.55% from 11.77%.
 
First quarter 2008 results reflected a full quarter of the net income of Oak Hill Financial, Inc., acquired as of November 30, 2007. Earnings decreased in the first quarter due to a higher credit loss provision, primarily due to a decline in overall economic conditions in WesBanco’s market areas. WesBanco recorded higher net interest income primarily from the acquired assets and liabilities of Oak Hill, somewhat higher non-interest income from higher average deposit balances and related fees and service charges plus higher securities and insurance revenues, net of higher expenses from the acquired organization’s branch network and back office operations. In addition, the net interest margin grew in the first quarter from prior period levels, as the interest rate yield curve sloped more positively and short-term interest costs, upon which a substantial portion of WesBanco’s deposits and short term borrowings are relationally priced, continued to decline. While the market for loans and deposits continued to be very competitive in the first quarter, our liability sensitive balance sheet, resulted in the improved margin from the fourth quarter of 2007, albeit down somewhat from last year’s first quarter.
 
 

 
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NET INTEREST INCOME
 
TABLE 1. NET INTEREST INCOME

                   
For the Three Months Ended
                   
March 31,
(unaudited, in thousands)
     
2008
2007
Net interest income
     
 $         38,588
 $       29,993
Taxable equivalent adjustments to net interest income
     
             2,046
            2,012
Net interest income, fully taxable equivalent
     
 $         40,634
 $       32,005
Net interest spread, non-taxable equivalent
     
2.96%
2.91%
Benefit of net non-interest bearing liabilities
     
0.34%
0.43%
Net interest margin
     
3.30%
3.34%
Taxable equivalent adjustment
     
0.18%
0.22%
Net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent
     
3.48%
3.56%
                       
 
Net interest income, which is WesBanco’s largest source of revenue, is the difference between interest income on earning assets, primarily loans and securities, and interest expense on liabilities (deposits and short and long-term borrowings).  Net interest income  is affected by the general level and changes in interest rates, the steepness of the yield curve, changes in the amount and composition of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, as well as the frequency of repricing of those assets and liabilities.  Net interest income for the first quarter of 2008 increased 28.7% compared to the same period in 2007, as a result of the acquisition of Oak Hill’s assets and liabilities, slightly offset by a lower net interest margin in comparison with the first quarter of 2007.  The net interest spread was higher, however, as a greater amount of shorter-term funding sources such as certificates of deposit and certain borrowings dropped in the current lower interest rate environment as compared to loans and investment securities. The combination of a lower contribution from net non-interest bearing liabilities (9% of total assets versus 11% last year), due primarily to the addition of goodwill and other identified intangibles from the acquisition, and lower tax-exempt assets as a percentage of total interest bearing assets, resulted in the slighter lower overall net interest margin. In an overall lower interest rate environment, some customers have opted to invest in higher-rate money market accounts (MMDAs) and certificates of deposit (CDs) from other institutions.  This resulted in some runoff of those account types from year-end, comprising most of the $68 million or 1.8% decrease in total deposits, as WesBanco attempted to aggressively reduce its funding costs and improve its margin. Funding cost decreases have been somewhat offset by a lower mix of average non-interest bearing deposit accounts.
 
Interest income increased by 30.6% in the first quarter as compared to the same period in 2007.  The increase in interest income was due to increases in the volume of assets from Oak Hill, net of planned runoff in WesBanco Bank’s residential mortgage loan portfolio, as over the last two years, more loans originated have been sold into the secondary market rather than being held on the balance sheet. The average rate earned on total interest-earning assets was consistent with the prior year, particularly for total loans, while a 3 basis point increase on total securities was offset by a lower rate earned on federal funds sold and other earning assets. Throughout 2007, WesBanco continued its prior year strategy in a flat to inverted yield curve environment of using cash flows from sales and maturities of securities, and from reductions in the residential loan portfolio, to reduce higher cost interest bearing liabilities.
 
Average loan balances increased approximately $855 million or 29.8% for the first three months of 2008 compared to the prior year due to the Oak Hill loan portfolio acquisition, net of the effect of planned reductions in residential real estate loans.  To a lesser degree, decreases in commercial and commercial real estate loans attributable to reduced demand and prepayment prior to maturity of certain loans, as well as planned exits of under-performing and less profitable types of loans throughout 2007, also reduced total loans.
 
Interest expense increased 32.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to the same 2007 period, due to increases in interest bearing liabilities from the Oak Hill acquisition, partially offset by reductions in rates paid on certain liability types.  As shown in Table 2, the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities for the first quarter of 2008 was flat with the prior year as increases in rates paid on CDs, FHLB borrowings and junior subordinated debentures were offset by lower rates paid on MMDAs and savings account product types, as well as other short-term borrowings.  In addition, the mix of short-term borrowings to other borrowing types, particularly FHLB advances, increased as management intentionally allowed longer-term FHLB advances to mature and remain in shorter-term repos or overnight federal funds purchased to take advantage of lower market interest rates beginning in the third quarter of 2007 and continuing into the first quarter of 2008.  However, by the end of the first quarter of 2008, short-term borrowings were reduced as management decided to utilize mid-term structured FHLB borrowings to a greater degree, which permitted generally lower initial interest rates and an embedded interest rate cap after the no-call period until maturity.  Management also aggressively reduced certain interest rates paid on maturing CDs and MMDAs in order to realize a lower cost of funds during a period of reduced loan demand, which resulted in a decrease in average CD and MMDA balances prior to the Oak Hill acquisition, while focusing its marketing efforts on increasing non-interest bearing demand deposits.  Average interest bearing liabilities increased by a total of 31.8% in the first quarter due to the Oak Hill acquisition, as compared to the first quarter of 2007.
 
 

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TABLE 2. AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND NET INTEREST MARGIN ANALYSIS
 
           
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
           
2008
   
2007
 
           
Average
Average
Average
Average
(unaudited, in thousands)
         
 Balance
Rate
 
 Balance
Rate
ASSETS
                   
Due from banks - interest bearing
       
 $        2,459
3.60%
 
 $        1,309
2.44%
Loans, net of unearned income (1)
       
     3,720,600
6.83%
 
     2,865,159
6.83%
Securities: (2)
                   
  Taxable
         
       544,974
5.22%
 
       391,820
4.88%
  Tax-exempt (3)
         
       355,140
6.58%
 
       342,591
6.71%
    Total  securities
         
       900,114
5.76%
 
       734,411
5.73%
Federal funds sold
         
         31,337
2.82%
 
           9,133
4.73%
Other earning assets
         
         28,842
4.70%
 
         22,736
5.30%
    Total earning assets (3)
         
     4,683,352
6.58%
 
     3,632,748
6.59%
Other assets
         
       636,291
   
       391,627
 
Total Assets
         
 $  5,319,643
   
 $  4,024,375
 
                     
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Interest bearing demand deposits
       
 $     415,603
1.01%
 
 $     343,337
1.21%
Money market accounts
         
       595,863
2.33%
 
       355,857
2.50%
Savings deposits
         
       442,185
0.90%
 
       439,533
1.38%
Certificates of deposit
         
     1,907,753
4.54%
 
     1,438,883
4.42%
    Total interest bearing deposits
       
     3,361,404
3.23%
 
     2,577,610
3.21%
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
       
       452,337
4.21%
 
       350,233
3.83%
Other borrowings
         
       280,738
3.59%
 
       174,426
4.86%
Junior subordinated debt
         
       111,025
6.76%
 
         87,638
6.52%
   Total interest bearing liabilities
       
     4,205,504
3.45%
 
     3,189,907
3.46%
Non-interest bearing demand deposits
       
       484,410
   
       384,839
 
Other liabilities
         
         46,447
   
         37,932
 
Shareholders' Equity
         
       583,282
   
       411,697
 
Total Liabilities and
                   
  Shareholders’ Equity
         
 $  5,319,643
   
 $  4,024,375
 
                     
Net Interest Spread
           
3.13%
   
3.13%
Taxable equivalent net yield on average earning assets (3)
   
3.48%
   
3.56%
                     
(1)  
Total loans are gross of the allowance for loan losses, net of unearned income and include loans held for sale. Non-accrual loans were included in the average volume for the entire period. Loan fees included in interest income on loans totaled $1.3 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
(2)  
Average yields on available-for-sale securities are calculated based on amortized cost.
(3)  
The yield on earning assets and the net interest margin are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) and annualized basis. The FTE basis adjusts for the tax benefit of income on certain tax-exempt loans and investments using the federal statutory tax rate of 35% for each period presented. WesBanco believes this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and provides relevant comparison between taxable and non-taxable amounts.

 

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TABLE 3. RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN INTEREST INCOME AND INTEREST EXPENSE (1)
 
           
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
              Compared to March 31, 2007
                 
Net Increase
(in thousands)
         
   Volume
 Rate
 
(Decrease)
Increase (decrease) in interest income:
                 
  Due from banks - interest bearing
         
 $                  (2)
 $                   (1)
 
 $                   (3)
  Loans, net of unearned income
         
             14,936
                        3
 
             14,939
  Taxable securities
         
               1,981
                   356
 
                2,337
  Tax-exempt securities (2)
         
                   208
                  (113)
 
                     95
  Federal funds sold
         
                   172
                    (59)
 
                   113
  Other interest income
         
                     84
                    (32)
 
                     52
    Total interest income change (2)
         
             17,379
                   154
 
             17,533
                   
Increase (decrease) in interest expense:
                 
  Interest bearing demand deposits
         
                   204
                  (178)
 
                     26
  Money market accounts
         
               1,417
                  (162)
 
                1,255
  Savings deposits
         
                     10
                  (522)
 
                 (512)
  Certificates of deposit
         
               5,399
                   438
 
                5,837
  Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
         
               1,068
                   361
 
                1,429
  Other borrowings
         
               1,073
                  (660)
 
                   413
  Junior subordinated debt
         
                   401
                      56
 
                   457
    Total interest expense change
         
               9,572
                  (667)
 
                8,905
                   
Net interest income decrease (2)
         
 $            7,807
 $                821
 
 $            8,628
    (1) Changes to rate/volume are allocated to both rate and volume on a proportionate dollar basis.
 
(2) The yield on earning assets and the net interest margin are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) and annualized basis. The FTE basis adjusts for the tax benefit of income on certain tax-exempt loans and investments using the federal statutory tax rate of 35% for each period presented. WesBanco believes this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and provides relevant comparison between taxable and non-taxable amounts.
 
 
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES
 
The provision for credit losses is determined by management as the amount required after net charge-offs have been deducted, to bring the allowance to a level considered appropriate to absorb probable losses in the loan portfolio.  The provision for credit losses was $5.4 million for the first quarter of 2008 as compared to $1.5 million for the first quarter of 2007.  The increase in provision expense is primarily due to changing economic conditions, which have adversely impacted our market areas, causing charge-offs and non-performing loans to increase, as well as the effects of an $862 million net increase in total loans for the first quarter of 2008 compared to the first quarter of 2007 as a result of the acquisition of Oak Hill.  Although WesBanco does not have any material direct exposure to sub-prime loans, the problems associated with sub-prime lending such as declines in the market value of residential real estate and the apparent decrease in the growth rate of consumer spending, are having a broad adverse impact on business segments in which WesBanco has exposure.  For additional information relating to the provision for loan losses, see the “Allowance for Loan Losses” section of “Loans and Credit Risk” included in this MD&A.
 
NON-INTEREST INCOME
 
TABLE 4. NON-INTEREST INCOME

             
For the Three Months
   
             
Ended March 31,
   
(dollars in thousands)
           
2008
2007
$ Change
% Change
Trust fees
           
 $   4,124
 $   4,338
 $     (214)
(4.9%)
Service charges on deposits
           
      5,586
      3,883
      1,703
43.9%
Bank-owned life insurance
           
         860
         748
         112
15.0%
Net securities gains (losses)
           
         505
         678
        (173)
(25.5%)
Net gains on sales of loans
           
         298
         336
         (38)
(11.3%)
                     
Other Income
                   
Service fees on ATM's and debit cards
         
      1,625
      1,137
         488
42.9%
Net securities services revenue
           
         758
         592
         166
28.0%
Net insurance services revenue
           
         677
         303
         374
123.4%
Gain on sale of branch offices
           
           -
         980
        (980)
(100.0%)
Other
           
         672
         241
         431
178.8%
   Total other income
           
      3,732
      3,253
         479
14.7%
Total non-interest income
           
 $  15,105
 $  13,236
 $    1,869
14.1%
 
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Non-interest income is a significant source of revenue and an important part of WesBanco’s results of operations. WesBanco offers its customers a wide range of retail, commercial, investment and electronic banking services, which are viewed as a vital component of WesBanco’s strategy to attract and maintain new and old customers, as well as providing additional fee income beyond normal spread-related income to WesBanco.  For the quarter ended March 31, 2008, non-interest income increased $1.9 million or 14.1%, primarily due to the addition of Oak Hill and their associated banking service charges on deposits, ATM’s and debit cards, as well as the addition of their securities and insurance businesses to WesBanco’s similar non-banking business lines.  Other income in the first quarter of 2007 included a recognized gain on sale of real estate related to a former branch facility of $1.0 million, and without that gain, non-interest income in the first quarter of 2008 would have been up 23.2%.  Trust fees were slightly lower in the first quarter as compared to the prior year due to lower market-related fees for assets under management, lower estate fees due to timing and a lower mandated state of West Virginia fee schedule for certain executors, and lower tax preparation fees due to timing of filing fee-assessed returns. The market value of total trust assets at both March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007, was $3.0 billion.

Mortgage banking income was lower due to overall lower market activity and securities gains were lower due to the sale of a larger equity position in 2007, as compared to gains on sale of certain municipal bonds and other debt-related securities in 2008. Other income was up primarily due to the mandatory redemption of VISA Class B common stock for $0.4 million. For the first quarter of 2008, total non-interest income comprised 27.1% of total net tax-equivalent revenues as compared to 29.3% for the 2007 period.
 
 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
 
TABLE 5. NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

   
For the Three Months
   
   
Ended March 31,
   
(dollars in thousands)
 
2008
2007
$ Change
% Change
Salaries and wages
 
 $ 14,184
 $ 10,182
 $   4,002
39.3%
Employee benefits
 
     4,417
     3,696
         721
19.5%
Net occupancy
 
     2,967
     2,003
         964
48.1%
Equipment
 
     2,383
     1,902
         481
25.3%
Marketing
 
     1,170
        622
         548
88.1%
Amortization of intangible assets
 
     1,013
        596
         417
70.0%
Restructuring expenses
 
     1,047
          -    
      1,047
  100.0%
           
Other operating expenses
         
Miscellaneous taxes
 
     1,782
     1,576
         206
13.1%
Professional fees
 
     1,711
     1,929
       (218)
(11.3%)
Postage
 
        909
        763
         146
19.1%
Communications
 
        687
        527
         160
30.4%
Other
 
     4,244
     2,589
      1,655
63.9%
    Total other operating expenses
 
     9,333
     7,384
      1,949
26.4%
Total non-interest expense
 
 $ 36,514
 $ 26,385
 $  10,129
38.4%
           

Non-interest expense increased $10.1 million or 38.4% during the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the first quarter of 2007, with the acquisition of Oak Hill causing the bulk of the increase.

Salaries and wages increased by $4.0 million or 39.3% for the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the first quarter of 2007, primarily due to the Oak Hill acquisition and normal increases in employee compensation.  The number of full-time equivalent (“FTE”) employees of 1,566 at March 31, 2008 compares to 1,168 at March 31, 2007. Oak Hill had approximately 400 FTEs pre-merger, and approximately 20 – 25% of this total pre-merger FTE count will be reduced starting in mid-second quarter after the late April data processing conversion and associated bank charter merger, along with the sale of five former Oak Hill branch offices. As a result, cost savings originally expected to phase-in throughout 2008 from the acquisition will begin to occur in the second quarter.

Employee benefit costs increased $0.7 million or 19.5% for the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the first quarter of 2007, primarily due to the increase in costs associated with the Oak Hill employees and continued increases in health and life insurance costs as well as higher payroll taxes, somewhat offset by lower pension expense. As of August 1, 2007, the existing WesBanco pension plan was frozen to all new entrants from acquisitions or new employee hires. Oak Hill’s existing 401(k) plan will be merged into WesBanco’s KSOP in the second quarter 2008.

In the first quarter of 2008, the Company incurred merger-related expenses of $1.0 million which represented severance payments and data processing conversion costs incurred in connection with the Oak Hill merger.  Additional expenses related to the merger are expected to be incurred in the second quarter. No restructuring or merger-related expenses were incurred during the first quarter of 2007.

Marketing expenses increased $0.5 million or 88.1% for the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the first quarter of 2007.  The increase in marketing expenses was due to a new checking account campaign in the early part of 2008 primarily for the new market areas of Oak Hill. The first quarter of 2007 saw unusually low marketing campaign costs.

Net occupancy, equipment, intangible asset amortization, postage, communication, miscellaneous taxes and other operating expenses all saw increases mostly related to the acquisition, with some additional impact in occupancy and equipment expense categories from last year’s technology platform conversion to new hardware and operating software. Also, other real estate owned expenses were up, but these were mostly offset by a reversal of certain VISA-related litigation expenses recorded in the fourth quarter of 2007. Professional fees were down
 
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somewhat due to last year’s revenue enhancement initiative resulting in outside professional fees being incurred to assist in developing and implementing certain fee-enhancing recommendations. Also impacting professional fees were higher legal fees, mostly offset by lower director fees, as in 2007 both parent and bank boards were combined and certain one-time payments were incurred to retiring bank directors.
 
 
INCOME TAXES
 
The provision for income taxes for the first quarter of 2008 decreased $1.2 million or 34.5% compared to the first quarter of 2007 due to a decrease in pre-tax income and a decrease in the effective tax rate.  For the first quarter of 2008, the effective tax rate was 19.2% compared to 22.3% for the first quarter of 2007.  The decrease in the effective tax rate was due primarily to lower pre-tax income, a higher percentage of tax-exempt income to total income and the benefit of certain tax credits including New Market Tax Credits awarded to Oak Hill Community Development Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary.

FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
TABLE 6. COMPOSITION OF SECURITIES (1)

 
March 31,
 
December 31,
   
(dollars in thousands)
2008
 
2007
$ Change
% Change
Securities available-for-sale (at fair value):
         
     Other government agencies and corporations
 $     48,331
 
 $     83,497
 $    (35,166)
(42.1%)
     Mortgage-backed securities
      487,747
 
      461,022
        26,725
5.8%
     Obligations of states and political subdivisions
      372,491
 
      385,848
       (13,357)
(3.5%)
     Corporate equity securities
          5,342
 
          5,268
              74
1.4%
           Total securities available-for-sale
      913,911
 
      935,635
       (21,724)
(2.3%)
Securities held-to-maturity (at amortized cost):
         
     Corporate securities
          1,449
 
          1,449
               -     
0.0%
Total securities
 $   915,360
 
 $   937,084
 $    (21,724)
(2.3%)
Available-for-sale securities:
         
Weighted average yield at the respective period end
5.60%
 
5.64%
   
As a % of total securities
99.8%
 
99.8%
   
Weighted average life (in years)
3.6
 
3.8
   
Held-to-maturity securities:
         
Weighted average yield at the respective period end
           9.70%
 
9.70%
   
As a % of total securities
0.2%
 
0.2%
   
Weighted average life (in years)
           22.1
 
22.3
   
 
Total investment securities, which are a source of liquidity for WesBanco as well as a contributor to interest income, decreased by 2.3% from December 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008.  The decline is due primarily to sales, calls and maturities of government agency and investments in obligations of state and political subdivisions securities totaling $75.8 million, which were partially offset by purchases of $20.1 million and a $7.2 million increase in the unrealized gain in market value of such securities during the quarter. The proceeds of the aforementioned sales and maturities were used to re-invest in higher yielding, medium term mortgage-backed securities, repay borrowings and satisfy the liquidity needs of the Company.  Investments in mortgage-backed securities increased $26.7 million due to purchases of $58.0 million and an increase in the unrealized gain on such securities of $1.9 million during the quarter. These increases were partially offset by sales and maturities of mortgage-backed securities totaling $33.2 million during the quarter.
 
 
LOANS AND CREDIT RISK
 
The loan portfolio is WesBanco’s single largest balance sheet asset classification and the largest source of interest income. The risk that borrowers will be unable or unwilling to repay their obligations and default on loans is inherent in all lending activities.  In addition to the inherent risk of a change in a borrower’s repayment capacity, economic conditions and other factors beyond WesBanco’s control can adversely impact credit risk.  WesBanco’s primary goal in managing credit risk is to minimize the impact of default by an individual borrower or group of borrowers.  Credit risk is managed through the initial underwriting process as well as through ongoing monitoring and administration of the loan portfolio that varies by category.  WesBanco’s credit policies establish standard underwriting guidelines for each type of loan and require an appropriate evaluation of the credit characteristics of each borrower.  This evaluation includes the borrower’s repayment capacity; the adequacy of collateral, if any, to secure the loan; and other factors unique to each loan that may increase or mitigate its risk.
 
WesBanco’s loan portfolio consists of the five major categories set forth in Table 7.  WesBanco makes loans for business and consumer purposes.  Business purpose loans consist of construction, commercial and commercial real estate loans, while consumer purpose loans consist of residential real estate loans, home equity and other consumer loans. Each category entails certain distinct elements of risk that impact the manner in which those loans are underwritten, monitored, and administered.  WesBanco does not have any exposure to sub-prime residential real estate loans.
 
 
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TABLE 7. COMPOSITION OF LOANS


 
March 31, 2008
 
December 31, 2007
(unaudited, in thousands)
Amount
% of Loans
Amount
% of Loans
Loans: (1)
         
 Commercial
 $       486,652
13.1%
 
 $     505,541
13.4%
 Commercial real estate
       1,693,862
45.7%
 
     1,682,675
44.7%
 Residential real estate
         934,677
25.2%
 
        975,151
25.9%
 Home equity
         192,281
5.2%
 
        193,209
5.1%
 Consumer
         357,498
9.6%
 
        363,973
9.7%
Total portfolio loans
       3,664,970
98.9%
 
     3,720,549
98.9%
Loans held for sale
           40,005
1.1%
 
          39,717
1.1%
Total Loans
 $    3,704,975
100.0%
 
 $  3,760,266
100.0%
 (1) Loans are presented gross of the allowance for loan losses, and net of unearned income on consumer loans and unamortized net deferred loan fees.
 
Total loans decreased 1.5% between March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.  Commercial loans decreased 5.3% due primarily to the seasonal activity in commercial credit lines, scheduled paydowns and the impact of slowing general economic conditions.  Commercial real estate loans increased by $19.0 million as a result of growth in strategically identified lending markets that have had an increased need for our product offerings. The $40.5 million decline in residential real estate loans primarily reflects planned decreases consistent with WesBanco’s strategy of selling most new residential mortgages to the secondary market and to a lesser extent the impact of a decline in the housing market on mortgage lending activity.  Home equity lines of credit and consumer loans have also decreased modestly during the quarter due to scheduled paydowns and reduced consumer demand.  Loans held for sale at quarter end was mostly comprised of loans to be sold in connection with five former Oak Hill branches to be sold in the second quarter with the residual being mortgage loans held for sale. WesBanco continued to focus on improving the overall profitability of the loan portfolio during the first quarter of 2008 through disciplined underwriting and pricing practices, which also had the effect of reducing new loan volume and quarter end loan totals.
 
 
NON-PERFORMING ASSETS, IMPAIRED LOANS AND LOANS PAST DUE 90 DAYS OR MORE
 
Non-performing assets consist of non-accrual and renegotiated loans, other real estate acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure, bank premises held for sale, and repossessed automobiles acquired to satisfy defaulted consumer loans.  Other impaired loans include certain loans that are internally classified as substandard or doubtful.
 
Loans are placed on non-accrual status when they become past due 90 days or more unless they are both well secured and in the process of collection.  Except for certain consumer and residential real estate loans, when a loan is placed on non-accrual, interest income may not be recognized as cash payments are received.
 
Loans are categorized as renegotiated when WesBanco, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider.  Concessions that may be granted include a reduction of the interest rate, the amount of accrued interest, or the principal amount of the loan; as well as an extension of the maturity date or the amortization schedule.  Loans may be removed from renegotiated status after they have performed according to the renegotiated terms for a period of time.  WesBanco has no loans categorized as renegotiated.
 
Other real estate and repossessed assets consist primarily of real estate acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure and repossessed automobiles or other personal property.
 
TABLE 8. NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
(unaudited, in thousands)
2008
 
2007
Non-accrual:
     
  Commercial
 $             5,215
 
 $              3,508
  Commercial real estate
              16,847
 
               13,596
  Residential real estate
                3,690
 
                 2,086
  Home equity
                   400
 
                    379
  Consumer
                   378
 
                    289
    Total non-performing loans
              26,530
 
               19,858
Other real estate owned and repossessed assets
                3,457
 
                 3,998
   Total non-performing assets
 $          29,987
 
 $            23,856
       

Non-performing loans, which consist of non-accrual and renegotiated loans, increased $6.7 million or 33.6 % between December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008.  The increase is primarily attributable to three commercial and commercial real estate loans approximating $4.1 million previously identified as impaired, which progressed to non-accrual status at March 31, 2008. The remaining $2.6 million of the increase is comprised of smaller balance loans, whose non-performance is due to the decline in general economic conditions apparent in our lending areas. There were no loans categorized as renegotiated at December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008.
 
Other real estate and repossessed assets decreased $0.5 million between December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008 even though the number of foreclosures and repossessions has increased.
 
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Other impaired loans consists of loans that are internally risk graded as substandard or doubtful when they are not fully secured by collateral or the observable market price for a loan is less than its outstanding balance.  Other impaired loans continue to accrue interest, have not been renegotiated, and may not be delinquent or have a record of delinquent payments.  Other impaired loans decreased $4.1 million to $8.7 million from December 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008 primarily due to loan payoffs and scheduled principal reductions.
 
TABLE 9. LOANS ACCRUING INTEREST PAST DUE 90 DAYS OR MORE
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
(unaudited, in thousands)
2008
 
2007
Commercial and industrial
 $             1,653
 
 $              1,098
Commercial real estate
                5,636
 
                 4,396
Residential real estate
                4,993
 
                 4,393
Home equity
                   147
 
                    835
Consumer
                1,571
 
                    804
  Total loans past due 90 days or more
 $          14,000
 
 $            11,526
 
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest increased from December 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008 as rising interest rates and economic conditions in certain markets have contributed to higher delinquency for all loan categories. However, this increase in delinquency is not attributable to sub-prime lending as WesBanco does not have any material direct exposure to sub-prime residential real estate loans.  Nevertheless, prime residential real estate loans have not been immune to the problems that have plagued sub-prime portfolios.
 
 
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
 
The allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2008 increased $1.7 million from December 31, 2007, which is a reflection of changing economic conditions that have adversely impacted our market areas, causing an increase in charge-offs and non-performing loans during the quarter.  The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans increased to 1.09% at March 31, 2008 from 1.03% at December 31, 2007, due to economic conditions and other correlated factors that indicate a higher level of probable but unconfirmed loss in all categories of loans, as well as due to reductions in the size of the overall loan portfolio. Net charge-offs increased $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to the same period last year.  Net loan charge-offs to average loans were 0.38% for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 compared to 0.22% for same period last year.
 
Net charge-offs of commercial and commercial real estate loans increased $1.1 million quarter to quarter due to the charge-off of a previously reserved commercial loan and the effects of the current economic environment and its impact on smaller businesses in WesBanco’s lending areas. Net charge-offs of residential real estate and home equity loans increased by $0.5 million overall due to continuing pressure on real estate values, as properties held as collateral on loans approach foreclosure.  Consumer loan charge-offs were also adversely impacted due to general economic conditions in primary lending areas.
 
The allowance for commercial and commercial real estate loans increased by $1.8 million as a direct result of increased non-performing loans in these categories, higher net charge-offs and an increasing number of loans that are beginning to exhibit higher risk characteristics due to the economic environment.  The allowance for residential real estate, home equity and consumer loans has increased moderately as a whole to reflect current conditions that affect those categories of loans, such as increasing numbers of residential foreclosures, the adverse impact of the overall housing slump on collateral values and the impact of a general economic slowdown in the economy.
 
 
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TABLE 10. ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
March 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2008
 
2007
Beginning balance of allowance for loan losses
 $              38,543
 
 $                31,979
Provision for loan losses
                    5,275
 
                     1,460
Charge-offs:
     
       Commercial and industrial
                       684
 
                        535
       Commercial real estate
                    1,268
 
                        197
       Residential real estate
                       348
 
                            7
       Home equity
                       224
 
                        154
       Consumer
                    1,478
 
                     1,129
Total loan charge-offs
                    4,002
 
                     2,022
       Deposit account overdrafts
                       197
 
                        203
Total loan and deposit account overdraft charge-offs
                    4,199
 
                     2,225
       
Recoveries:
     
       Commercial and industrial
                         21
 
                          30
       Commercial real estate
                       112
 
                          39
       Residential real estate
                         20
 
                          26
       Home equity
                         10
 
                           -
       Consumer
                       347
 
                        375
Total loan recoveries
                       510
 
                        470
       Deposit account overdrafts
                       105
 
                          73
Total loan and deposit account overdraft recoveries
                       615
 
                        543
Net loan and deposit account overdraft charge-offs
                    3,584
 
                     1,682
       
Ending balance of allowance for loan losses
 $              40,234
 
 $                31,757
       
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average total loans:
     
       Commercial and industrial
0.53%
 
0.50%
       Commercial real estate
0.27%
 
0.05%
       Residential real estate
0.14%
 
 (0.01%)
       Home equity
0.44%
 
0.39%
       Consumer
1.28%
 
1.11%
Total loan charge-offs
0.38%
 
0.22%
       
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans
1.09%
 
1.12%
Allowance for loan losses to total non-performing loans
 1.52x
 
 2.62x
Allowance for loan losses to total non-performing loans and
     
     loans past due 90 days or more
 0.99x
 
 1.73x

TABLE 11. ALLOCATION OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
 
 
March 31,
Percent of
 
December 31,
Percent of
(unaudited, in thousands)
2008
Total
 
2007
Total
Commercial and industrial
 $           13,560
33.7%
 
 $          12,618
32.7%
Commercial real estate
              18,069
44.9%
 
             17,234
44.7%
Residential real estate
                2,304
5.7%
 
               2,281
5.9%
Home equity
                   585
1.5%
 
                  700
1.8%
Consumer
                5,026
12.5%
 
               4,968
12.9%
Deposit account overdrafts
                   690
1.7%
 
                  742
1.9%
Total allowance for loan losses
 $           40,234
100.0%
 
 $          38,543
100.0%
           
Components of the allowance for loan losses:
         
   General reserves pursuant to SFAS No. 5
 $           38,689
   
 $          36,990
 
   Specific reserves pursuant to SFAS No. 114
                1,545
   
               1,553
 
Total allowance for loan losses
 $           40,234
   
 $          38,543
 

Although the allowance is allocated as described in Table 11, the total allowance is available to absorb actual losses in any category of the loan portfolio along with deposit account overdraft losses.  Management believes the allowance for loan losses is appropriate to absorb probable credit losses associated with the loan portfolio and deposit overdrafts at March 31, 2008.  In the event that management’s estimation of probable losses is different from actual experience, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary to reflect differences between original estimates of loss in previous periods and actual observed losses in subsequent periods.
 
 
 
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DEPOSITS
 
TABLE 12. DEPOSITS

 
March 31,
    December 31,
 
(unaudited, in thousands)
2008
2007
$ Change
% Change
Non-interest bearing demand
 $       513,057
 $       519,287
 $        (6,230)
(1.2%)
Interest bearing demand
          425,790
          416,470
            9,320
2.2%
Money market
          586,061
          612,089
         (26,028)
(4.3%)
Savings deposits
          446,878
          440,358
            6,520
1.5%
Certificates of deposit
       1,867,016
       1,919,726
         (52,710)
(2.7%)
Total deposits
 $    3,838,802
 $    3,907,930
 $      (69,128)
(1.8%)
 
Deposits, which represent WesBanco’s primary source of funds, are offered in various account forms at various rates through WesBanco’s 116 branches in West Virginia, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.  Total deposits decreased by $69.1 million or 1.8% during the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Money market deposits decreased 4.3% in the first quarter of 2008 due primarily to the decline in the overall interest rate environment and the short term yields associated with the rate structure of certain deposits.  Interest bearing demand and savings deposits increased by 2.2% and 1.5%, respectively, due to continued efforts to obtain more account relationships, which possess a lower overall cost. Various retail banking and corresponding marketing efforts have generated this increase, which was partially offset by a decline in non-interest bearing demand deposits, due primarily to seasonal factors affecting business deposits.
 
  The 2.7% decline in certificates of deposit is due to the effects of an overall corporate strategy designed to stimulate growth in retail deposit relationships with a focus on demand deposit accounts and an overall product mix that can be offered at a lower cost to the bank.  The decline in certificates of deposit is also impacted by customer preferences in the current low interest rate environment and other alternatives in the marketplace.  Brokered deposits, including Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS®) offerings which are marketed as an alternative to certain customer repurchase agreements or to replace other wholesale borrowings when conditions warranted, totaled $68.3 million at quarter end, as compared to $59.9 million at December 31, 2007.  Certificates of deposit totaling approximately $1.6 billion at March 31, 2008 are scheduled to mature within the next year.  WesBanco will continue to focus on its deposit strategies and improving its overall mix of transaction accounts to total deposits as well as offering special promotions on certain certificates of deposit maturities and savings products based on competition, sales strategies, liquidity needs and wholesale borrowing costs. 
 
BORROWINGS
 
TABLE 13. BORROWINGS

 
March 31,
 
  December 31,
 
(in thousands)
2008
 
2007
$ Change
% Change
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
 $    462,857
 
 $    405,798
 $      57,059
14.1%
Other short-term borrowings
       261,136
 
       329,515
       (68,379)
(20.8%)
Junior subordinated debt owed to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts
       111,049
 
       111,024
               25
             -     
Total borrowings
 $    835,042
 
 $    846,337
 $    (11,295)
(1.3%)
 
 Borrowings are a significant source of funding for WesBanco, however, in the current yield curve environment, certain borrowings are often more expensive than other available funding sources. In the first quarter of 2008, WesBanco reduced other short-term borrowings, including federal funds purchased, and partially replaced them with lower cost, longer term Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings with specific call options to minimize the initial borrowing rate, while providing a measure of protection in case interest rates increase significantly during the term of the borrowing.
  
Other short-term borrowings, which consist of federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, treasury tax and loan notes and a revolving line of credit, at March 31, 2008 were $261.1 million compared to $329.5 million at December 31, 2007. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in federal funds purchased and $11.5 million in repayments on the revolving line of credit.  The revolving line of credit is a senior obligation of the parent company that provides for maximum borrowings of up to $48.0 million with interest accruing at the one month LIBOR plus 90 basis points, maturing in May 2009, and was used in 2007 to fund the cash portion of the Oak Hill acquisition as well as for general corporate purposes, including share repurchases.  It had an outstanding balance of $36.5 million at March 31, 2008 and $48.0 million at December 31, 2007.
 
CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
Shareholders' equity was $587.9 million at March 31, 2008 compared to $580.3 million at December 31, 2007. Total equity was increased for current three month earnings of $9.5 million and a $5.6 million change in other comprehensive income, which was partially offset by the payment of dividends of $7.5 million. No shares were repurchased during the quarter.  As of March 31, 2008, WesBanco had repurchased 484,325 shares on a one million share repurchase plan approved by the Board of Directors in March 2007, leaving 584,325 shares to be repurchased from this 2007 authorization.  In February 2008 WesBanco’s Board of Directors authorized the increase of its dividend from $0.275 per share to $0.28 per share, a 1.8% increase. This dividend increase represented the twenty-third consecutive year of dividend increases at WesBanco.
 
 
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WesBanco is subject to risk-based capital guidelines that measure capital relative to risk-weighted assets and off-balance sheet instruments. The Banks as well as WesBanco, Inc. maintain Tier 1, Total Capital and Leverage ratios well above minimum regulatory levels. There are various legal limitations under federal and state laws that limit the payment of dividends from the Banks to the parent company. As of March 31, 2008, under FDIC regulations, WesBanco could receive without prior regulatory approval a dividend of up to $9.2 million and $10.8 million from WesBanco Bank and Oak Hill Banks, respectively.
 
The following table summarizes risk-based capital amounts and ratios for WesBanco and the Banks, which have generally increased as a percentage of total assets over the last nine months due to the decrease in total assets:
 
 
Minimum
Well
 March 31, 2008
 December 31, 2007
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Value (1)
Capitalized (2)
Amount
Ratio
Amount
Ratio
WesBanco, Inc.
           
     Tier 1 Leverage
  4.00%(3)
N/A
 $   418,492
7.87%
 $   410,140
9.90%
     Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
4.00%
6.00%
      418,492
10.90%
      410,140
10.43%
     Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
8.00%
10.00%
      459,096
11.96%
      449,052
11.41%
             
WesBanco Bank, Inc.
           
     Tier 1 Leverage
4.00%
5.00%
      337,078
8.76%
      327,316
8.57%
     Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
4.00%
6.00%
      337,078
11.62%
      327,316
11.07%
     Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
8.00%
10.00%
      369,112
12.72%
      359,616
12.17%
             
Oak Hill Banks
           
     Tier 1 Leverage
4.00%
5.00%
      100,787
8.91%
        96,266
8.52%
     Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
4.00%
6.00%
      100,787
10.71%
        96,266
9.77%
     Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets
8.00%
10.00%
      109,475
11.63%
      102,878
10.45%
(1) Minimum requirements to remain adequately capitalized.
(2) Well capitalized under prompt corrective action regulations.
(3) Minimum requirement is 3% for certain highly-rated bank holding companies.
 
 
LIQUIDITY RISK
 
Liquidity is defined as the degree of readiness to convert assets into cash with minimum loss. Liquidity risk is managed through WesBanco’s ability to provide adequate funds to meet changes in loan demand, unexpected outflows in deposits and other borrowings as well as to take advantage of market opportunities and meet operating cash needs. This is accomplished by maintaining liquid assets in the form of securities, sufficient borrowing capacity and a stable core deposit base. Liquidity is centrally monitored by WesBanco’s Asset/Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”).

WesBanco determines the degree of required liquidity by the relationship of total holdings of liquid assets to the possible need for funds to meet unexpected deposit losses and/or loan demands. The ability to quickly convert assets to cash at a minimal loss is a primary function of WesBanco’s investment portfolio management. Federal funds sold and U.S. Treasury and government agency securities maturing within three months are classified as secondary reserve assets. These secondary reserve assets, combined with the cash flow from the loan portfolio and the remaining sectors of the investment portfolio, and other sources, adequately meet the liquidity requirements of WesBanco.

Securities are the principal source of liquidity for WesBanco. Securities totaled $915.4 million at March 31, 2008, of which $913.9 million were classified as available-for-sale. At March 31, 2008, WesBanco has approximately $34.8 million in securities scheduled to mature within one year.  Additional cash flows may be anticipated from approximately $119.8 million in callable bonds, which have call dates within the next year, from loans scheduled to mature within the next year of $497.3 million and normal monthly loan repayments.  At March 31, 2008, WesBanco had $121.7 million of cash and cash equivalents, a portion of which may also serve as an additional source of liquidity.

Deposit flows are another principal factor affecting overall bank liquidity. Deposits totaled $3.8 billion at March 31, 2008. Deposit flows are impacted by current interest rates, products and rates offered by WesBanco versus its competition, as well as customer behavior. Certificates of deposit scheduled to mature within one year totaled $1.6 billion at March 31, 2008.   In addition to the relatively stable core deposit base, the Bank maintains a line of credit with the FHLB as an additional funding source. Available lines of credit with the FHLB at March 31, 2008 approximated $1.5 billion.  At March 31, 2008, WesBanco had unpledged available-for-sale securities with a book value of $514.9 million that could be used for collateral or sold, excluding FHLB blanket liens on WesBanco’s mortgage-related assets. Alternative funding sources may include the issuance of additional junior subordinated debt within allowed capital guidelines, utilization of existing lines of credit with third party banks along with seeking other lines of credit, borrowings under repurchase agreement lines, increasing deposit rates to attract additional funds, accessing brokered deposits as well as selling certain investment securities categorized as available-for-sale in order to maintain adequate levels of liquidity.

The principal sources of the parent company liquidity are dividends from the Banks, cash and investments on hand, and a revolving line of credit with another bank. There are various legal limitations under federal and state laws that limit the payment of dividends from the Banks to the parent company. As of March 31, 2008, under FDIC regulations, WesBanco could receive without prior regulatory approval dividends totaling $20.0 million from the Banks.  Additional liquidity is provided by the parent company’s security portfolio of $4.1 million, and an available line of credit with an independent commercial bank of $48.0 million, of which $36.5 million was outstanding at March 31, 2008.
 
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At March 31, 2008, WesBanco had outstanding commitments to extend credit in the ordinary course of business approximating $710.4 million compared to $687.4 million at December 31, 2007. On a historical basis, only a small portion of these commitments will result in an outflow of funds.

Management believes WesBanco has sufficient current liquidity to meet current obligations to borrowers, depositors and others.
 
 
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
The disclosures set forth in this item are qualified by the section captioned “Forward-Looking Statements” included in Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of this report.
 
MARKET RISK
 
The primary objective of WesBanco’s ALCO is to maximize net interest income within established policy parameters. This objective is accomplished through the management of balance sheet composition, market risk exposures arising from changing economic conditions and liquidity risk.

Market risk is defined as the risk of loss due to adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments resulting from fluctuations in interest rates and equity prices.  Management considers interest rate risk WesBanco’s most significant market risk.  Interest rate risk is the exposure to adverse changes in net interest income due to changes in interest rates.  Consistency of WesBanco’s net interest income is largely dependent on effective management of interest rate risk.  As interest rates change in the market, rates earned on interest rate sensitive assets and rates paid on interest rate sensitive liabilities do not necessarily move concurrently.  Differing rate sensitivities may arise because fixed rate assets and liabilities may not have the same maturities or because variable rate assets and liabilities differ in the timing and/or the percentage of rate changes.

WesBanco’s ALCO, comprised of senior management, monitors and manages interest rate risk within Board approved policy limits.  Interest rate risk is monitored primarily through the use of an earnings simulation model.  The model is highly dependent on assumptions, which change regularly as the balance sheet and interest rates change.  The key assumptions and strategies employed are analyzed bi-monthly and reviewed by ALCO.

The earnings simulation model projects changes in net interest income resulting from the effect of changes in interest rates. Certain shortcomings are inherent in the methodologies used in the earnings simulation model.  Modeling changes in net interest income requires making certain assumptions regarding prepayment rates, callable bonds, and adjustments to non-time deposit interest rates which may or may not reflect the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates.  Prepayment assumptions and adjustments to non-time deposit rates at varying levels of interest rates are based primarily on historical experience and current market rates. Security portfolio maturities and prepayments are assumed to be reinvested in similar instruments and callable bond forecasts are adjusted at varying levels of interest rates.  While we believe such assumptions to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that assumed prepayment rates, callable bond forecasts and non-time deposit rate changes will approximate actual future results. Moreover, the net interest income sensitivity chart presented in Table 1, “Net Interest Income Sensitivity,” assumes the composition of interest sensitive assets and liabilities existing at the beginning of the period remains constant over the period being measured and also assumes that a particular change in interest rates is reflected uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration of the maturity or repricing of specific assets and liabilities. Since the assumptions used in modeling changes in interest rates are uncertain, the simulation analysis should not be relied upon as being indicative of actual results.  The analysis may not consider all actions that WesBanco could employ in response to changes in interest rates.

Management is aware of the significant effect inflation has on interest rates and can have on financial performance.  WesBanco’s ability to cope with this is best determined by analyzing its capability to respond to changing interest rates and its ability to manage noninterest income and expense.  WesBanco monitors its mix of interest-rate sensitive assets and liabilities through ALCO in order to reduce the impact of inflation on net interest income.   Management also controls the effects of inflation by reviewing the prices of its products and services, by introducing new products and services and by controlling overhead expenses.

Interest rate risk policy limits are determined by measuring the anticipated change in net interest income over a twelve month period assuming an immediate and sustained 200 basis point increase or decrease in market interest rates compared to a stable rate or base model.  WesBanco’s current policy limits this exposure to minus 10.0% of net interest income from the base model for a twelve month period.  Table 1, “Net Interest Income Sensitivity,” shows WesBanco’s interest rate sensitivity at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 assuming both a 200 and 100 basis point interest rate change, compared to a base model.
 
TABLE 1.  NET INTEREST INCOME SENSITIVITY

Immediate Change in
Percentage Change in
 
Interest Rates
Net Interest Income from Base over One Year
ALCO
(basis points)
March 31, 2008
December 31, 2007
Guidelines
+200
(6.3%)
(10.2%)
-10.0%
+100
(3.1%)
(5.0%)
N/A
-100
2.0%
3.5%
N/A
-200
0.1%
4.5%
-10.0%

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Throughout most of the first three quarters of 2007, the yield curve was relatively flat or somewhat inverted, particularly between short-term funding rates and longer-term rates for investments and loans, causing many banks to experience lower net interest margins. In mid-third quarter, rate expectations began to change to a lower interest rate environment, due to market conditions and liquidity concerns in the sub-prime and collateralized debt instrument markets. For the remainder of the third quarter and throughout the fourth quarter, the Federal Reserve Bank provided liquidity to the markets and lowered the benchmark federal funds rate charged between banks and the discount rate charged to banks, resulting in these rates ending the year at 4.25% and 4.75%, respectively, from 5.25% and 6.25% before the rate cuts. Rates have continued to drop throughout the first quarter of 2008, and these rates ended the quarter at 2.25% and 2.75%, respectively. Economists and the market generally expect at least one additional decrease in the second quarter in the federal funds rate, with the possibility of rate increases either later this year or in 2009. A widening of the curve between short and longer term interest rates has recently resulted in a benefit to WesBanco.

The earnings simulation model currently projects that net interest income for the next twelve month period will increase by 2.0% and 0.1% if interest rates were to fall immediately by 100 and 200 basis points, respectively, with the lower percentage of the falling 200 basis point rate environment impacted by natural interest floors in certain short term deposit account types.  Net interest income would decrease by 3.1% and 6.3% if rates increased by 100 and 200 basis points.  The decrease in liability sensitivity between December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008 was a result of changes in balance sheet composition primarily as short term borrowings were lengthened primarily through the FHLB, as well as reductions in MMDAs and certain CD maturities due to customer preferences and the overall lower interest rate environment. Management has intentionally focused on reducing its current liability sensitivity recognizing fewer opportunities for near-term rate decreases and the anticipation for future market increases later this year or in 2009. These changes favorably impacted WesBanco’s sensitivity to rising interest rates, while somewhat reducing the benefit from falling interest rates, and the ALCO believes rate increases are more probable beyond the first half of the year into 2009. Also, at year end the company was slightly above its ALCO guidelines for a 200 basis point immediate rate increase in interest rates, and although at that time management believed such position would be beneficial to the margin in the near term, expectations have changed so WesBanco took action to reduce the impact of rising rates when and if they occur.
 
As an alternative to the immediate rate shock analysis, the ALCO monitors interest rate risk by ramping or increasing interest rates 200 basis points gradually over a twelve month period. WesBanco’s current policy limits this exposure to 5.0% of net interest income from the base model for a twelve month period.  Management believes that the ramping analysis reflects a more realistic movement of interest rates, whereas the immediate rate shock reflects a worst case scenario.  The simulation model at March 31, 2008 using the 200 basis point increasing rate ramp analysis projects that net interest income would decrease 2.0% over the next twelve months, compared to a 3.4% decrease at December 31, 2007.
 
WesBanco also periodically measures the economic value of equity, which is defined as the market value of equity in various increasing and decreasing rate scenarios.  At March 31, 2008, the market value of equity as a percent of base in a 200 basis point rising rate environment would increase 1.4%, and in a 200 basis point falling rate environment it would decrease 13.1% as compared to decreases of 1.0% and 12.0%, respectively, for the same increasing and decreasing rate environments as of December 31, 2007.  WesBanco’s policy is to limit such change to minus 30% for a +/- 200 basis point change in interest rates.
 
WesBanco’s ALCO evaluates various strategies to reduce the exposure to interest rate fluctuations.  These strategies for the first part of 2008 have emphasized reducing liability sensitivity in anticipation of the potential for future rising interest rates and due to an above policy guideline percentage relative to the 200 basis point rising rate scenario. Among the strategies that are evaluated from time to time are extending borrowing terms with the FHLB and structuring repurchase agreements with terms providing some protection for future rate increases while minimizing current period rates paid, managing the level of WesBanco’s fixed rate residential real estate loans maintained in the loan portfolio versus selling them in the secondary market, remixing of the loan portfolio as residential mortgages paydown into shorter-lived, higher-yielding commercial loans, offering special maturity, competitively priced short-term certificates of deposit to offset runoff in money market deposit accounts, and in certain markets, regionally pricing certain deposit types to increase sales volume.  Other strategies include emphasizing marketing programs to grow lower cost and non-interest bearing transaction accounts, and using the CDARS® program and structured repurchase agreements as alternative wholesale borrowing sources.  The potential use of interest rate swap, cap and floor agreements to match fund certain long-term commercial loans or serve as a hedge against rising and/or falling rates, and using investment security cash flows to fund any realized loan growth or to pay down short-term borrowings are also evaluated as potential strategies by ALCO.
 
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES— WesBanco’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) have concluded that WesBanco’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q, are effective at the reasonable assurance level as discussed below to ensure that information required to be disclosed by WesBanco in the reports it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated to WesBanco’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
LIMITATIONS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTROLS— WesBanco’s management, including the CEO and CFO, does not expect that WesBanco’s disclosure controls and internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can
 
 
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be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls.
 
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS—There were no changes in WesBanco’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008 as required by paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, WesBanco’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
  ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
WesBanco is involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. There are no such matters pending that WesBanco expects to be material in relation to its business, financial condition or results of operations.
 
 
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
 
As of  March 31, 2008, WesBanco had an active stock repurchase plan in which up to 1 million shares can be acquired. The plan was approved by the Board of Directors on March 21, 2007 and provides for shares to be purchased for general corporate purposes, which may include potential acquisitions, shareholder dividend reinvestment and employee benefit plans.  The timing, price and quantity of purchases are at the discretion of WesBanco, and the plan may be discontinued or suspended at any time.  There were no open market repurchases during the first quarter of 2008.
 
The following table presents the monthly share purchase activity during the quarter ended March 31, 2008:
 
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans
Balance at December 31, 2007
     
                          584,325
         
January 1, 2008 to January 31, 2008
       
Open market repurchases
                      -
                     -
                                -
                          584,325
Other transactions (1)
              36,112
 $            20.11
 N/A
 N/A
         
February 1, 2008 to February 29, 2008
       
Open market repurchases
                      -
                     -
                                -
                          584,325
Other transactions (1)
                1,401
 $            25.83
 N/A
 N/A
         
March 1, 2008 to March 31, 2008
       
Open market repurchases
                      -
                     -
                                -
                          584,325
Other transactions (1)
                4,787
 $            23.75
 N/A
 N/A
         
First Quarter 2008
       
Open market repurchases
                      -
                     -
                                -
                          584,325
Other transactions (1)
              42,300
 $            20.71
 N/A
 N/A
          Total
              42,300
 $            20.71
                                -
                          584,325
(1) Consists of open market purchases transacted in the KSOP and dividend reinvestment plans.
N/A - Not applicable
 
 
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

On April 16, 2008, the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of WesBanco, Inc. was held in Wheeling, WV. The following directors were elected to the Board of Directors for a term of three years expiring at the Annual Stockholders meeting in 2011:
 
 
For
 
Withheld
R. Peterson Chalfant
      21,367,607
 
           645,796
Abigail M. Feinknopf
      21,273,293
 
           740,110
Paul M. Limbert
      21,277,741
 
           735,662
Joan C. Stamp
      21,380,307
 
           633,096
Jay T. McCamic
      16,668,691
 
        5,344,712
F. Eric Nelson Jr.
      21,344,794
 
           668,609
John D. Kidd
      21,253,018
 
           760,385

The following director was elected to the Board of Directors for a term of two years expiring at the Annual Stockholders meeting in 2010:

 
For
 
Withheld
Neil S. Strawser
      21,388,945
 
           624,458

The following directors were elected to the Board of Directors for a term of one year expiring at the Annual Stockholders meeting in 2009:

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For
 
Withheld
D. Bruce Knox
      21,304,134
 
           709,269
Donald P. Wood
      21,369,900
 
           643,503

In addition to voting to elect the aforementioned directors, WesBanco’s stockholders voted to reject a proposal by Jewelcor Management, Inc. advocating that the Board of Directors take the necessary steps to achieve a sale or merger of the company.   The results of the vote are as follows:
 
         
Broker
 
For
Against
Abstain
 
Non-Votes
Shareholder Proposal
        1,372,259
      16,410,982
           233,267
 
        3,996,894

 
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
 
   
31.1
Chief Executive Officer’s Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.2
Chief Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1
Chief Executive Officer’s and Chief Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 

   
WESBANCO, INC.
     
     
Date: May 9, 2008
    /s/ Paul M. Limbert
   
Paul M. Limbert
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
     
     
Date: May 9, 2008
    /s/ Robert H. Young
   
Robert H. Young
   
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
     
 
 
 
 
 
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