Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001193125-25-033488
Chunk: 74

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form: 424B3
Chunk 74
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 rate of approximately 4.8% for 2027 and thereafter. The following table presents certain unaudited prospective financial information for Northwest on a stand-alone basis from October 1, 2024 through December 31, 2029.

|                      |     | 3 Months    
 Ended       
 To Year End 
 12/31/2024  
 12/31/2025  |           |     | Full Year Projections Ended 
 12/31/2026                  |           |     | 12/31/2027 |           |     | 12/31/2028 |           |     | 12/31/2029 |           |     |   |           |
|:---------------------|:----|:------------|----------:|:----|:----------------------------|----------:|:----|:-----------|----------:|:----|:-----------|----------:|:----|:-----------|----------:|:----|:--|----------:|
| Net Income ($000s)   |     | $           |    31,842 |     | $                           |   129,917 |     | $          |   145,201 |     | $          |   152,126 |     | $          |   159,382 |     | $ |   166,983 |
| Earnings per Share   |     | $           |      0.25 |     | $                           |      1.02 |     | $          |      1.14 |     | $          |      1.19 |     | $          |      1.25 |     | $ |      1.31 |
| Total Assets ($000s) |     | $           | 2,342,901 |     | $                           | 2,487,285 |     | $          | 2,736,013 |     | $          | 3,009,614 |     | $          | 3,310,576 |     | $ | 3,641,633 |

The foregoing prospective financial information regarding Northwest was based on analyst consensus earnings estimates for the years ending 2024 to 2026 and on internal company estimates provided to Stephens by the executive management team of Northwest for the years thereafter and was approved by Northwest for use by Stephens in connection with developing its fairness opinion. Estimated Synergies Attributable to the Merger The executive management team of Northwest and the executive management team