Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of a complete line of business and personal banking products, as well as treasury management solutions, and wealth management services. The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and currently employs 2,170 full-time employees. Northwest Bank is a Pennsylvania-chartered savings bank. The Bank is a full-service financial institution which offers a complete line of business and consumer banking products, as well as employee benefits and wealth management services. The Bank operates approximately 151 full-service financial centers and eight drive-up locations across Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and Indiana. Its principal lending activities are the origination of loans secured by first mortgages on owner-occupied, one-to-four-family residences, shorter-term consumer loans, and commercial business and commercial real estate loans. The company offers other consumer loans, such as direct and indirect automobile loans, sales finance loans, credit card loans, and others. Its principal sources of funds are personal and business deposits, borrowed funds and the principal and interest payments on loans and marketable securities.