Friday, July 20, 2007

UPDATE 2-WesBanco to buy Oak Hill Financial for $201 mln

(Reuters) - Shareholders of Ohio-based Oak Hill will receive either
1.256 shares of WesBanco common stock, or $38 a share in cash,
about 60 percent more than Oak Hill's Thursday close of $23.30.




"This is a very sizeable transaction for WesBanco, as it
will double our Ohio deposit market share and give WesBanco
more than a 30 percent increase in total assets," WesBanco
Chief Executive Paul Limbert said in a conference call.


Read more at Reuters.com Bonds News

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