Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-049104
Chunk: 21

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 21
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, over which Mr. Harvey had shared voting and investment power. On December 31, 2024, Mr. Harvey retired as Chief Operating Officer and as a director from the Company. This beneficial ownership information is partially based on his most recent Form 4, which was filed on July 29, 2024. |

| (14) | Includes 16,838 RSUs which are scheduled to vest within 60 days of the date as of which beneficial ownership is being determined. |

| (15) | Includes 4,181 RSUs which are scheduled to vest within 60 days of the date as of which beneficial ownership is being determined. |

| (16) | Includes options to purchase 24,319 shares of common stock, which are exercisable, and 3,749 RSUs, which are scheduled to vest, both within 60 days of the date as of which beneficial ownership is being determined. |

| (17) | Includes options to purchase 50,382 shares of common stock, which are exercisable. On June 18, 2024, the Company announced the termination of Mr. Golding’s employment effective on June 17, 2024. This beneficial ownership information is partially based on his most recent Form 4, which was filed on March 22, 2024. |

| (18) | Includes options to purchase 431,145 shares of common stock, which are exercisable, and 74,168 RSUs, which are scheduled to vest, both within 60 days of the date as of which beneficial ownership is being determined. |

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Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors Our business is conducted at regular and special meetings of the full Board and its standing committees. In addition, our independent directors meet in executive sessions. The standing committees consist of the Audit, Compensation, Innovation and Technology, Nominating and Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Trust Committees. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company met at 6 regular meetings and held 2 special meetings that were conducted either in-personor by way of video conferencing. No member of the Board or any committee thereof attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of: (i) the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors (held during the period for which they have been a director); and (ii) the total number of meetings held by all committees of the Board on which they served (during the periods that they served).