UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June~~July 0302, 2026

WESBANCO, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


West Virginia	001-39442	55-0571723
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 Bank Plaza
Wheeling, West Virginia		26003
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

     Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 304 234-9000

    

Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report: Not Applicable

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $2.0833 Par Value	WSBC	Nasdaq Global Select Market
Depositary Shares (each representing 1/40th interest in a share of 7.375% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B)	WSBCO	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 52.02 DepartureResults of DirectorsOperations orand CertainFinancial Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersCondition.

~~As previously announced, on January 22, 2026, Michael L. Perkins informed the Board of Directors of~~ Wesbanco, Inc. ~~(the~~issued ~~“Company”)~~a ~~that~~press ~~Mr.~~release ~~Perkins~~announcing ~~will~~that ~~retire from his position as~~ the Company’'s ~~Senior~~financial ~~Executive~~results ~~Vice~~for ~~President~~the ~~and~~second ~~Chief~~quarter ~~Risk~~of ~~Officer, effective June 30,~~ 2026. Onwill ~~June~~be 3,released ~~2026,~~after the ~~Company~~market ~~and~~close ~~Mr.~~on ~~Perkins~~Tuesday, ~~entered into an Executive Transition and Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Perkins agreed to transition to the role of consultant to the Company effective~~ July 121, 2026. Management ~~Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Perkins~~ will ~~provide~~also ~~consulting~~host ~~and~~a ~~advisory~~conference ~~services~~call to ~~the~~discuss ~~Company as reasonably requested from time to time by~~ the Company's ~~Chief~~financial ~~Executive~~results ~~Officer or the Company’s Board of Directors. As compensation~~ for ~~his consulting services,~~ the ~~Company~~second ~~will~~quarter ~~pay Mr. Perkins a monthly consulting fee~~ of ~~$33,334~~2026 ~~in cash. The consulting period under the Agreement will expire~~ on ~~June 30~~Wednesday, ~~2027,~~July unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. The Agreement further includes a non-competition covenant which applies during the term of the Agreement and for one year thereafter. Mr. Perkins’s continued eligibility for continued vesting of equity awards held by him upon the effectiveness of his retirement on June 3022, 2026 isat ~~subject~~9:00 ~~to, and conditioned upon, his compliance with the non-competition covenant in the Agreement~~a. ~~The Agreement also provides for customary covenants such as non-disparagement, cooperation, and return of company property~~m. ~~The foregoing summary of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10~~ET.1 ~~to this Current Report on Form 8-K.~~

The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

1099.1 - ~~Executive~~Press ~~Transition~~release ~~and~~announcing ~~Consulting~~the ~~Agreement,~~scheduled ~~dated~~release ~~June~~of 3,second quarter 2026, byearnings and ~~between~~conference ~~Wesbanco, Inc~~call. ~~and Michael L. Perkins.~~

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements 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.(registrant)
Date:	~~June~~July 42, 2026	/s/ Daniel K. Weiss, Jr.
		Daniel K. Weiss, Jr.Senior Executive Vice President andChief Financial Officer

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