Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-012768
Chunk: 211

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form: S-4
Chunk 211
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 postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered to the addresses set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

| If to PWOD, to: |     | Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. 300 Market Street,             
 P.O. Box 967 Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17703 Attention: 
 Richard A. Grafmyre, Chief Executive Officer Email:      |

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

| Stevens & Lee, P.C. 111 North Sixth  
 Street Reading, Pennsylvania 19603   
 Attention: David W. Swartz, Esquire  
 Sunjeet S. Gill, Esquire             
 Email:   David.Swartz@stevenslee.com 
 Sunjeet.Gill@stevenslee.com          |

| If to NWBI, to: |     | Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 3 Easton Oval                                                 
 Suite 500 Columbus, Ohio 43219 Attention:                                                
 Louis J. Torchio, President & Chief Executive Office Email:  Louis.Torchio@Northwest.com |

| With a copy to: |     | Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 200 West Beaver                            
 Avenue State College, PA 16801 Attention: Richard K.                  
 Laws, Executive Vice President, Chief Counsel and Corporate Secretary 
 Email: Richard.Laws@Northwest.com                                     |

9.10. Entire Understanding.This Agreement, the Subsidiary Bank Merger Agreements, the Support Agreements and any separate agreement entered into by the parties on even date herewith represent the entire understanding of the parties hereto with reference to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and this Agreement supersedes any and all other oral or written agreements heretofore made (other than such Support Agreements or any such separate agreement). 9.11. Assignment; Third-Party Beneficiaries . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment in contravention hereof shall be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 6.18, this Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to herein)