Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-030716
Chunk: 117

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 117
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 course of such officer’s duties.

“” means any charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, restriction, claim, lien, or encumbrance.

“” has the meaning set forth in .

“” or “” means any loans, loan agreements, loan commitments, letters of credit, credit facility,
credit enhancements, notes, guarantees, interest bearing assets or any other extensions of credit (including any amendments, renewals, extensions or modifications thereto).

“” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement

“” has the meaning set forth in .

“” has the meaning set forth in .

“” means, with respect to NWBI, or PWOD, as the context may require, any effect, change, event,
circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that, either individually or in the

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aggregate (i) has been or would reasonably be likely to be (a) material and adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of
NWBI and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) material and adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of PWOD and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) would
reasonably be likely to materially impair the ability of either NWBI or PWOD to perform its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement; provided, however, that Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in GAAP or applicable bank regulatory accounting requirements; (B) changes, after the date
hereof, in laws, rules or regulations of general applicability to companies in the industries in which the party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Authorities; (C) changes, after the date hereof,
in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial
services industry generally and not specifically relating to the party or its Subsidiaries; (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any