Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-012768
Chunk: 195

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form: S-4
Chunk 195
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required by law. In the event the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, PWOD and NWBI agree to return upon request all copies of the Information (including all copies,
summaries, memorandum thereof) provided to the other promptly and destroy all electronic copies of such Information.

6.17.
Regulatory Matters. NWBI, PWOD and each of their Subsidiaries shall cooperate and each of them agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to remediate any order, decree, formal or informal agreement, memorandum of understanding or
similar agreement by PWOD or any Subsidiary with, or a commitment letter, board resolution or similar submission by PWOD or any Subsidiary to, or supervisory letter from any Regulatory Authority to PWOD or Subsidiary, to the satisfaction of such
Regulatory Authority.

6.18. Indemnification.

(a) For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Date, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Surviving Corporation
shall indemnify and hold harmless, in each case to the fullest extent such persons are indemnified or held harmless as of the date of this Agreement by PWOD pursuant to the PWOD Articles, the PWOD Bylaws, or the governing or organizational documents
of any PWOD Subsidiary, each person who is now, or who has been at any time prior to the date hereof, or who becomes after the date hereof but prior to the Effective Time, a director or officer of PWOD or a PWOD Subsidiary (in each case, when acting
in such capacity) (collectively, the “”) against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any threatened
or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, whether arising before or after the Effective Time, arising out of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of
PWOD or any of its Subsidiaries and pertaining to matters, acts or omissions existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, including matters, acts or omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that, in the case of advancement of expenses, any PWOD Indemnified Party to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that