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Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Northwest Bancshares, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed April 18, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 264Asset managers
  • 1,725Fund votes
  • April 17, 2025Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of April 17, 2025: 6 items on Northwest Bancshares, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed April 18, 2025: 4 elected · 2 approved.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

These tallies are Northwest Bancshares, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed April 18, 2025 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held April 17, 2025
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Robert M. Campana 83,822,162---- 2,599,56014,673,730 97%Elected—
Elect Director: Timothy B. Fannin 81,875,950---- 4,545,77214,673,730 95%Elected—
Elect Director: John P. Meegan 78,147,157---- 8,274,56514,673,730 90%Elected—
Elect Director: Mark A. Paup 85,331,768---- 1,089,95414,673,730 99%Elected—
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 99,165,5061,716,409213,537 ---- 98%Approved—
3. An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement 68,014,67317,749,915657,134 --14,673,730 79%Approved—

Source: Northwest Bancshares, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 18, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 264 asset managers that disclosed a Northwest Bancshares, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: John P. Meegan

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 90%
FOR: 78,147,157WITHHELD: 8,274,565
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: The election as directors of all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary at the right): John P. Meegan

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John P. Meegan”): 78,147,157 for, 8,274,565 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of the shareholder votes are as follows: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The shareholders elected the following Directors:”
Support: 90% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 51,190,569 for, 1,466,354 withheld, 443,973 abstained, 101,787 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 51,190,569ABSTAIN: 443,973WITHHOLD: 1,466,354NOT VOTED: 101,787
Largest asset managers voting on “The election as directors of all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary at the right): John P” at Northwest Bancshares, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard14,293,3600 00For
BlackRock9,627,2650 00For
Dimensional7,739,9260 00For
Charles Schwab5,038,3290 00For
Fidelity3,658,2020 00For
State Street3,268,1490 0157For
American Century1,544,7780 00For
Victory Capital1,516,1120 00For
First Trust725,6040 00For
Invesco00 0715,112Withhold
WisdomTree603,4900 00For
TIAA497,0970 00For
EA Series Trust00 367,4490Abstain
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC337,7000 00For
Jackson National262,5030 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 0259,150Withhold
Equitable133,5790 0119,587Mixed
Thrivent183,3120 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS161,6000 00For
JPMorgan118,7770 38,9580Mixed
BNY Mellon150,0650 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC143,7330 00For
Prudential/PGIM137,0020 00For
Principal130,5600 00For
Lincoln Financial23,7610 092,509Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Mark A. Paup

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 85,331,768WITHHELD: 1,089,954
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: The election as directors of all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary at the right): Mark A. Paup

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mark A. Paup”): 85,331,768 for, 1,089,954 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of the shareholder votes are as follows: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The shareholders elected the following Directors:”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 52,952,129 for, 148,767 withheld, 101,787 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 52,952,129WITHHOLD: 148,767NOT VOTED: 101,787
Largest asset managers voting on “The election as directors of all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary at the right): Mark A” at Northwest Bancshares, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard14,293,3600 00For
BlackRock9,627,2650 00For
Dimensional7,739,9260 00For
Charles Schwab5,038,3290 00For
Fidelity3,658,2020 00For
State Street3,268,3060 00For
American Century1,544,7780 00For
Victory Capital1,516,1120 00For
First Trust725,6040 00For
Invesco715,1120 00For
WisdomTree603,4900 00For
TIAA497,0970 00For
EA Series Trust367,4490 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC337,7000 00For
Jackson National262,5030 00For
Columbia Threadneedle259,1500 00For
Equitable133,5790 0119,587Mixed
Thrivent183,3120 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS161,6000 00For
JPMorgan157,7350 00For
BNY Mellon150,0650 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC143,7330 00For
Prudential/PGIM137,0020 00For
Principal130,5600 00For
Lincoln Financial116,2700 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Robert M. Campana

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 83,822,162WITHHELD: 2,599,560
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: The election as directors of all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary at the right): Robert M. Campana

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert M. Campana”): 83,822,162 for, 2,599,560 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of the shareholder votes are as follows: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The shareholders elected the following Directors:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 52,913,329 for, 149,285 withheld, 38,958 abstained, 101,787 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 52,913,329ABSTAIN: 38,958WITHHOLD: 149,285NOT VOTED: 101,787
Largest asset managers voting on “The election as directors of all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary at the right): Robert” at Northwest Bancshares, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard14,293,3600 00For
BlackRock9,627,2650 00For
Dimensional7,739,9260 00For
Charles Schwab5,038,3290 00For
Fidelity3,658,2020 00For
State Street3,268,3060 00For
American Century1,544,7780 00For
Victory Capital1,516,1120 00For
First Trust725,6040 00For
Invesco715,1120 00For
WisdomTree603,4900 00For
TIAA497,0970 00For
EA Series Trust367,4490 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC337,7000 00For
Jackson National262,5030 00For
Columbia Threadneedle259,1500 00For
Equitable133,5790 0119,587Mixed
Thrivent183,3120 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS161,6000 00For
JPMorgan118,7770 38,9580Mixed
BNY Mellon150,0650 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC143,7330 00For
Prudential/PGIM137,0020 00For
Principal130,5600 00For
Lincoln Financial116,2700 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Timothy B. Fannin

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 81,875,950WITHHELD: 4,545,772
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: The election as directors of all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary at the right): Timothy B. Fannin

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Timothy B. Fannin”): 81,875,950 for, 4,545,772 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 18, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of the shareholder votes are as follows: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The shareholders elected the following Directors:”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 52,224,509 for, 432,931 withheld, 443,456 abstained, 101,787 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 52,224,509ABSTAIN: 443,456WITHHOLD: 432,931NOT VOTED: 101,787
Largest asset managers voting on “The election as directors of all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary at the right): Timoth” at Northwest Bancshares, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard14,293,3600 00For
BlackRock9,627,2650 00For
Dimensional7,739,9260 00For
Charles Schwab5,038,3290 00For
Fidelity3,658,2020 00For
State Street3,268,1490 0157For
American Century1,544,7780 00For
Victory Capital1,516,1120 00For
First Trust725,6040 00For
Invesco715,1120 00For
WisdomTree603,4900 00For
TIAA497,0970 00For
EA Series Trust00 367,4490Abstain
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC337,7000 00For
Jackson National262,5030 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 0259,150Withhold
Equitable133,5790 0119,587Mixed
Thrivent183,3120 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS161,6000 00For
JPMorgan118,7770 38,9580Mixed
BNY Mellon150,0650 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC143,7330 00For
Prudential/PGIM137,0020 00For
Principal130,5600 00For
Lincoln Financial116,2700 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

5. 3. An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

79% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 79%AGAINST
FOR: 68,014,673AGAINST: 17,749,915
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 263 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement”): 68,014,673 for, 17,749,915 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 18, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 - An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement The shareholders approved the proposal regarding the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement as follows:”
Support: 79% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 70 asset managers voting on “An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement.” at Northwest Bancshares, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard14,293,3600 00For
BlackRock9,627,2650 00For
Dimensional07,739,926 00Against
Charles Schwab5,038,3290 00For
Fidelity3,658,2020 00For
State Street3,268,3060 00For
American Century1,544,7780 00For
Victory Capital1,516,1120 00For
First Trust725,6040 00For
Invesco0715,112 00Against
WisdomTree0603,490 00Against
TIAA497,0970 00For
EA Series Trust0367,449 00Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC337,7000 00For
Jackson National0262,503 00Against
Columbia Threadneedle259,1500 00For
Equitable253,1660 00For
Thrivent183,3120 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS161,6000 00For
JPMorgan38,958118,777 00Mixed
BNY Mellon0150,065 00Against
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC143,7330 00For
Prudential/PGIM0137,002 00Against
Principal130,5600 00For
Lincoln Financial92,50923,761 00Mixed

Fund voting reports, all 70 managers: 42,750,055 for, 10,341,481 against, 9,360 abstained, 101,787 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 212 asset managers voting on “An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement.” at Northwest Bancshares, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
State Street7,308,8880 00For
Charles Schwab5,143,6460 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC3,084,9070 00For
BlackRock2,672,2842,806 00For
Victory Capital2,371,1870 00For
American Century1,599,0080 00For
Invesco01,311,470 00Against
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.1,022,479245,238 9,8480Mixed
Northern Trust1,273,3820 00For
Fidelity887,1790 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp0840,689 00Against
Dimensional0762,619 00Against
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS651,1760 00For
Nuveen509,7890 00For
CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM0429,424 00Against
JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC420,2560 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC375,6420 00For
Vanguard342,2650 00For
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD325,4010 00For
BNY Mellon0256,752 00Against
Legal & General Investment Management America Inc0223,040 00Against
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC203,2560 00For
Prudential/PGIM0202,684 00Against
STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM0200,404 00Against
T. Rowe Price190,8530 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 212 managers: 30,631,400 for, 5,509,427 against, 11,069 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 99,165,506AGAINST: 1,716,409
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 71 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 99,165,506 for, 1,716,409 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 18, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The shareholders approved the ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 71 asset managers below reported 52,625,086 for, 467,450 against, 9,360 abstained, 101,787 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 52,625,086AGAINST: 467,450ABSTAIN: 9,360NOT VOTED: 101,787
Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ” at Northwest Bancshares, Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard14,293,3600 00For
BlackRock9,627,2650 00For
Dimensional7,739,9260 00For
Charles Schwab5,038,3290 00For
Fidelity3,658,2020 00For
State Street3,268,149157 00For
American Century1,544,7780 00For
Victory Capital1,516,1120 00For
First Trust725,6040 00For
Invesco715,1120 00For
WisdomTree603,4900 00For
TIAA497,0970 00For
EA Series Trust0367,449 00Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC337,7000 00For
Jackson National262,5030 00For
Columbia Threadneedle259,1500 00For
Equitable253,1660 00For
Thrivent183,3120 00For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS161,6000 00For
JPMorgan118,77738,958 00Mixed
BNY Mellon150,0650 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC143,7330 00For
Prudential/PGIM137,0020 00For
Principal130,5600 00For
Lincoln Financial116,2700 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 71 asset managers. See all 71 in the interactive database.

Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of April 18, 2024, which belongs to the 2023-2024 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.

Largest Northwest Bancshares, Inc. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 127,736,303 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Northwest Bancshares, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation described in the…”, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 11.19%
2BlackRock 7.54%
3Dimensional 6.06%
4Charles Schwab 3.94%
5Fidelity 2.86%
6State Street 2.56%
7American Century 1.21%
8Victory Capital 1.19%
9First Trust 0.57%
10Invesco 0.56%
Institutional-manager reports: top Northwest Bancshares, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation described in the…”, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1State Street 5.72%
2Charles Schwab 4.03%
3GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.42%
4BlackRock 2.09%
5Victory Capital 1.86%
6American Century 1.25%
7Invesco 1.03%
8Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 1.00%
9Northern Trust 1.00%
10Fidelity 0.69%

Reported Northwest Bancshares, Inc. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 14.56% 13F
Vanguard Group 11.33% 13F
Vanguard Portfolio Management 7.01% 13G
Dimensional Fund Advisors 6.70% 13F
State Street 5.62% 13F
Charles Schwab 4.17% 13F
Invesco 1.23% 13F
BNY Mellon 1.12% 13F
Northern Trust 1.10% 13F
Morgan Stanley 0.75% 13F

Percentages above are of 127,736,303 shares outstanding, as reported by Northwest Bancshares, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Northwest Bancshares, Inc.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Northwest Bancshares, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held April 17, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 264 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,725 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation described in the… — Northwest Bancshares, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 79% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2025.

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