---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001471265-25-000123"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWBI"
cik: "0001471265"
company_name: "Northwest Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T00:14:10.879325+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Northwest Bancshares completes acquisition of Penns Woods Bancorp

## Summary
- Each Penns Woods share converted into 2.385 shares of NWBI common stock; fractional shares paid in cash.
- Former Penns Woods CEO Richard Grafmyre appointed to Northwest and Northwest Bank boards.
- Merger adds 21 branches in Pennsylvania; combined company operates 151 branches across 4 states.
- Northwest to report Q2 2025 earnings July 29; conference call July 30.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001471265-25-000123
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWBI
- cik: 0001471265
- company_name: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126525000123/0001471265-25-000123-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126525000123/nwbi-20250725.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001471265-25-000123
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001471265-25-000123.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001471265-25-000123.txt

## Key facts
- M&A Transactions
  Northwest Bancshares, Inc. completed an acquisition involving Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. (closed 2025-07-25).
  - Action: acquisition
  - Counterparty: Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.
  - Closing: 2025-07-25
  source text: completed its previously announced merger with Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126525000123/0001471265-25-000123-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.