Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-049104
Chunk: 2

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 2
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 of any other business to come before the Annual Meeting. Any action may be taken on the foregoing proposals at the Annual Meeting on the date specified above, or on any date or dates to which the Annual Meeting may be adjourned. Shareholders of record at the close of business on February 18, 2025, are the shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and any adjournments thereof. EVEN IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING VIRTUALLY, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO VOTE YOUR SHARES USING THE INTERNET, MOBILE OR PHONE VOTING OPTIONS EXPLAINED ON YOUR PROXY CARD OR VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD OR BY SIGNING, DATING AND RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD WITHOUT DELAY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE. ANY PROXY THAT YOU GIVE MAY BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME BEFORE IT IS EXERCISED. YOU MAY REVOKE A PROXY BY FILING WITH THE CHIEF COUNSEL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY OF NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC. A WRITTEN REVOCATION OR A DULY EXECUTED PROXY BEARING A LATER DATE. IF YOU ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING VIRTUALLY, YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY AND VOTE ON EACH MATTER BROUGHT BEFORE THE MEETING. HOWEVER, IF YOUR SHARES ARE NOT REGISTERED IN YOUR NAME, YOU WILL NEED ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION FROM YOUR RECORD HOLDER TO VOTE VIRTUALLY DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 17, 2025 The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 17, 2025, the accompanying Proxy Statement and Proxy Card and the Company’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-Kare available, free of charge, at www.proxyvote.com. Shareholders who wish to receive a printed copy of the proxy materials available on this web site may request copies in any of the following ways: (i) via the Internet, at www.proxyvote.com; (ii) by phone, at 1-800-579-1639;or (iii) by sending an e-mailto sendmaterial@proxyvote.com.

| BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS          |
| Richard K. Laws