Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-030716
Chunk: 157

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 157
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OD, or any of its Subsidiaries, nor any condition of any property presently or previously owned, leased, operated by any of them (including,
without limitation, in a fiduciary or agency capacity), or on which any of them holds a Lien violates, or violated, Environmental Laws; to PWOD’s Knowledge, no condition exists or has existed or event has occurred with respect to any of them,
or any such property, that is reasonably likely to result in liability under Environmental Laws. Neither PWOD nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice from any Person that PWOD, its Subsidiaries, or the operation or condition of any
property ever owned, leased, operated, or held as collateral, or in a fiduciary capacity, by any of them are or were in violation of or otherwise are alleged to have liability under any Environmental Law, including, but not limited to,
responsibility (or potential responsibility) for the cleanup or other remediation of any Hazardous Materials at, on, beneath, or originating from any such property.

(p) Tax Matters.

(i) (A) All Tax Returns that were or are required to be filed by or with respect to PWOD and its Subsidiaries have been
duly and timely filed, or an appropriate extension has been granted, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, (B) all Taxes due (whether or not required to be shown to be due on the Tax Returns referred
to in clause (i)(A) of this ) have been paid in full, and (C) no unexpired waivers of statutes of limitation have been given by or requested with respect to any Taxes of PWOD or its Subsidiaries. PWOD
has made available to NWBI true and correct copies of the United States federal income Tax Returns filed by PWOD and its Subsidiaries for each of the three most recent fiscal years. Neither PWOD nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability with
respect to any Taxes in

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excess of the amounts accrued with respect thereto that are reflected in the financial statements in PWOD’s SEC Reports or that have arisen in the ordinary and usual course of business since
December 31, 2021. The accruals and reserves for Taxes reflected in financial statements in PWOD’s SEC Reports are adequate for the periods covered. There are no Liens for Taxes upon the assets of PWOD or any