Northwest Bancshares, Inc. filings document the regulatory record of a Nasdaq-listed bank holding company and its Northwest Bank subsidiary. The company’s 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, supplemental earnings presentations and material-event disclosures covering net interest income, margin, loans, deposits, securities, borrowings and acquisition-related balance-sheet changes.
Proxy and other filings cover board governance, shareholder voting matters, capital-structure information for NWBI common stock, material agreements and formal disclosures tied to regional banking, lending, deposit funding and wealth-management activities.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. executive Urich T. Bowers reported a small tax-related share disposition tied to equity compensation. On this Form 4, 1,490 shares of common stock were withheld at $12.28 per share to satisfy his tax withholding obligation when a restricted stock unit vested. After this automatic withholding, he directly holds 25,396.261 shares of Northwest Bancshares common stock.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Chief Risk Officer Gregory J. Betchkal reported compensation-related share movements tied to restricted stock units. On March 9, 2026, a total of 11,321 shares of common stock were withheld to satisfy his tax withholding obligations when RSUs vested, rather than sold in the open market. After these tax-withholding dispositions, he reported direct ownership of 76,704.082 common shares. Footnotes also note dividend equivalent rights that accrue on previously granted RSUs under the same terms as the underlying awards.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Chief Auditor Carey A. Barnum reported a tax-related share disposition. On the transaction date, 437 shares of Northwest Bancshares common stock were withheld at $12.28 per share to satisfy his tax withholding obligation upon the vesting of a restricted stock unit, rather than being sold in the open market. Following this withholding, Barnum directly holds 4,459.757 shares, which include dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously granted restricted stock units that are subject to the same terms and conditions as the underlying awards.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. President & CEO Louis J. Torchio reported an open-market purchase of 3,500 shares of common stock on March 6, 2026 at an average price of $12.16 per share, based on three lots priced between $12.16 and $12.17.
Following this purchase, his directly held stake increased to 171,341 shares of Northwest Bancshares common stock. The filing also reports 24,254.279 shares held indirectly through a 401-K account, reflecting retirement-plan holdings associated with the executive.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. filed a Form S-3 registration statement establishing an automatic "shelf" to offer an indeterminate amount of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, purchase contracts, units and subscription rights from time to time after the effective date.
The shelf is filed as a well-known seasoned issuer registration and permits offerings by the company and/or one or more selling security holders on a delayed or continuous basis, with specific terms to be disclosed in future prospectus supplements.
Context: consolidated total assets were $16.8 billion, deposits were $13.9 billion and total shareholders’ equity was $1.9 billion as of December 31, 2025; common shares outstanding were 146,107,964 as of December 31, 2025.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. filed its annual report describing 2025 operations, highlighted by completing its acquisition of Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc., which expanded its Pennsylvania presence and balance sheet.
The Penns Woods merger added $2.2 billion of assets, including $1.8 billion of loans, $160 million of investments and $1.6 billion of deposits, plus goodwill of $63 million and core deposit intangibles of $42 million. As of December 31 2025, the company reported 146,107,964 shares outstanding and a market capitalization of about $1.753 billion.
The bank operated 161 community branches across Pennsylvania, western New York, northeastern Ohio and Indiana, with a diversified loan book: 26% commercial real estate, 20% commercial loans, 19% other consumer, and sizeable home equity and mortgage portfolios. Capital ratios were well above regulatory minimums, with a common equity Tier 1 ratio of 12.13% at the holding company and 12.75% at the bank.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. filed a Form 13F holdings report as an institutional investment manager. The report lists 227 reportable positions with a combined Form 13F information table value of $517,453,862, rounded to the nearest dollar. It is a full 13F holdings report with no other included managers and is signed by Regional SVP & Trust Operations Manager Allen M. Nuttall.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. officer Brian E. McCarthy filed a Form 3 reporting his beneficial ownership in the company. As of January 21, 2026, he beneficially owned 2,302 shares of Northwest Bancshares, Inc. common stock, held in direct ownership.
McCarthy is identified as the company’s Chief Lending Officer, and the filing is made as a single reporting person under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Chief People Officer Kyle P. Kane reported a small tax‑related share withholding. On January 27, 2026, 96 shares of Northwest Bancshares common stock were withheld at $12.76 per share to cover tax obligations upon vesting of a restricted stock award.
After this transaction, Kane beneficially owned 21,802.99 shares directly. Footnotes explain that separate dividend equivalent rights were received on RSUs, which follow the same terms as the underlying restricted stock units.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. director Robert M. Campana reported buying additional common stock. On January 29, 2026, he purchased 2,000 shares of Northwest Bancshares, Inc. common stock at a price of $12.6241 per share. After this open-market purchase, he beneficially owns 67,366.207 shares, held directly.