Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001193125-25-033488
Chunk: 186

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form: 424B3
Chunk 186
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 PWOD or publicly announced to PWOD’s shareholders) by any Person or Group (in each case other than NWBI or any of its Affiliates) relating to an Acquisition Transaction
involving PWOD or any of its present or future consolidated Subsidiaries, or any combination of such Subsidiaries, the purchase assets of which constitute 25% or more of the consolidated assets of PWOD as reflected on PWOD’s consolidated
statement of condition prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(iii) “” means any
transaction or series of related transactions (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) involving (A) any acquisition (whether direct or indirect, including by way of merger, share exchange, consolidation, business
combination or other similar transaction) or purchase from PWOD by any Person or Group, other than NWBI or any of its Affiliates, of 25% or more in interest of the total outstanding voting securities of PWOD or any of its Subsidiaries (measured by
voting power), or any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person or Group, other than NWBI or any of its Affiliates, beneficially owning 25% or more in interest of the total outstanding voting securities of PWOD or
any of its Subsidiaries (measured by voting power), or any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination or similar transaction involving PWOD pursuant to which the shareholders of PWOD immediately preceding such transaction would hold
less than 50% of the equity interests in the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction (or, if applicable, the ultimate parent thereof) (measured by voting power), (B) any sale or lease or exchange, transfer, license, acquisition or
disposition of a business, deposits or assets that constitute 25% or more of the consolidated assets, business, revenues, net income, assets or deposits of PWOD, or (C) any liquidation or dissolution of PWOD or any of its Subsidiaries.

6.07. Takeover Laws. No party hereto shall take any action that would cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the Support Agreements to be subject to requirements imposed by the Takeover Law and each of them shall take all necessary steps within its control to exempt (or ensure the continued exemption of) this Agreement, the Support Agreements and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement from or, if necessary, challenge the validity or applic