Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001471265-25-000067
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Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.07
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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held onApril 17, 2025. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies and the proposals are described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2025. The final results of the shareholder votes are as follows:

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

The shareholders elected the following Directors:

                                For       Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Robert M. Campana      83,822,162      2,599,560            14,673,730  
  Timothy B. Fannin      81,875,950      4,545,772            14,673,730  
  John P. Meegan         78,147,157      8,274,565            14,673,730  
  Mark A. Paup           85,331,768      1,089,954            14,673,730  

Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The shareholders approved the ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.

  For                   99,165,506                 
  Against                               1,716,409  
  Abstain                                 213,537  
  Broker Non-Votes      —                          

Proposal 3 - An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement

The shareholders approved the proposal regarding the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement as follows:

  For                   68,014,673                  
  Against                               17,749,915  
  Abstain                                  657,134  
  Broker Non-Votes                      14,673,730  

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits