---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001471265-22-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWBI"
cik: "0001471265"
company_name: "Northwest Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-03-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T11:56:57.135363+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Northwest Bancshares commits to add diverse director if Hispanic nominee not elected

## Summary
- Company nominates Pablo A. Vegas, who self-identifies as Hispanic/Latinx, for board election at 2022 Annual Meeting.
- If Vegas not elected, board commits to appoint at least one racially/ethnically diverse member within one year.
- Commitment addresses ISS policy that may vote against nominating committee chair if board lacks diversity.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001471265-22-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWBI
- cik: 0001471265
- company_name: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126522000015/0001471265-22-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126522000015/nwbi-20220331.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001471265-22-000015
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001471265-22-000015.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001471265-22-000015.txt

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