Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-049104
Chunk: 83

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 83
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 tax services and other services. Pursuant to its pre-approvalpolicy, the Audit Committee has delegated pre-approvalauthority to the Chairman of the Audit Committee provided that the anticipated fee for any such pre-approvalservice does not exceed $100,000. The independent registered public accounting firm and management are required to periodically report to the full Audit Committee regarding the extent of services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with this pre-approvaland the fees for the services performed to date. All audit-related fees and all other fees described above were approved either as part of our engagement of KPMG LLP or pursuant to the pre-approvalpolicy described above. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025. PROPOSAL 3 — ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The compensation of our NEOs is described in “PROPOSAL 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS—Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation”. Shareholders are urged to read these sections of this Proxy Statement, which discuss our compensation policies and procedures with respect to our NEOs. 43

Shareholders will be asked at the Annual Meeting to provide their support with respect to the compensation of our NEOs by voting on the following advisory, non-binding resolution:

“RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s NEOs, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement pursuant to Item 402 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion is hereby APPROVED.”

This advisory vote, commonly referred to as a “Say-on-Pay” advisory vote, is non-binding on the Board of Directors. Although non-binding, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee value constructive dialogue on executive compensation and other important governance topics with our shareholders and encourage all shareholders to vote their shares on this matter. The Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee will review the voting results and take them into consideration when making future decisions regarding our executive compensation.

Unless otherwise instructed, validly executed proxies will be voted “FOR” this resolution.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the resolution set forth in Proposal 3.**

<div align='center'>**ADVANCE NOTICE OF BUSINESS OR DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS

TO BE PRESENTED AT AN ANNUAL MEETING**</div>

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