Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-049104
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Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant ☑ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box:

| ☐ |     | Preliminary Proxy Statement                                                    |
| ☐ |     | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule14a-6(e)(2)) |
| ☑ |     | Definitive Proxy Statement                                                     |
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| ☐ |     | §240.14a-12                                                                    |

NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply):

| ☑ |     | No fee required                                |
| ☐ |     | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials |
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March 7, 2025

Dear Shareholder:

We cordially invite you to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Northwest Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Northwest Bank. The Annual Meeting will be held virtually at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time on April 17, 2025. You will be able to access the Annual Meeting, vote and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NWBI2025.

The enclosed Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement describe the formal business to be transacted. Our directors and officers, as well as a representative from our independent registered public accounting firm, will be available to respond to any questions that shareholders may have.

The business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting includes the election of four directors, the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 and the consideration of an advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement.

Our Board of Directors has determined that the matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting are in the best interests of Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and its shareholders. For the reasons set forth in the Proxy Statement, the Board