Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-030716
Chunk: 223

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 223
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| If to PWOD, to: |     | Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. 300 Market Street,                                  
 P.O. Box 967 Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17703 Attention:                      
 Richard A. Grafmyre, Chief Executive Officer Email: Richard.grafmyre@pwod.com |

| With a copy                         
 (which shall not constitute notice) 
 to:                                 |     | Stevens & Lee, P.C. 111 North Sixth                    
 Street Reading, Pennsylvania 19603 Attention: David W. 
 Swartz, Esquire      Sunjeet S. Gill, Esquire          
 Email:   David.Swartz@stevenslee.com                   
 Sunjeet.Gill@stevenslee.com                            |

| If to NWBI, to: |     | Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 3 Easton Oval Suite        
 500 Columbus, Ohio 43219 Attention: Louis J. Torchio, 
 President & CEO Email: Louis.Torchio@Northwest.com    |

| With a copy to: |     | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 191 W. Nationwide                    
 Boulevard, Suite 200 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Attention:      
 Christian Gonzalez Email: christian.gonzalez@dinsmore.com |

Section 5.4 Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights and obligations under this Agreement, shall be transferred by Shareholder without the prior written consent of NWBI. Section 5.5 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party to this Agreement and their respective successors, heirs, and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. Section 5.6 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision or portion A-67

of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction,