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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WESTERBURG DAVID E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Northwest Bancshares, Inc. [NWBI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP-Chief Operations Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 LIBERTY STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/14/2018 (Street) WARREN, PA 16365 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock 06/14/2018   M   6,800 A $ 12.32 47,121 D   Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock 06/14/2018   M   2,910 A $ 11.7 50,031 D   Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock 06/14/2018   M   2,570 A $ 12.12 52,601 D   Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock 06/14/2018   M   2,221 A $ 12.44 54,822 D   Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock 06/14/2018   M   1,501 A $ 13.15 56,323 D   Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock 06/14/2018   M   1,285 A $ 11.49 57,608 D   Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock 06/14/2018   M   891 A $ 12.37 58,499 D   Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock 06/14/2018   S   18,178 D $ 17.5287 (1) 40,321 D   Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock               26,292.161 (2) I 401-K

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 12.32

06/14/2018

M

6,800

05/18/2011

05/18/2021

Common Stock

6,800

$ 0

6,800

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 11.7

06/14/2018

M

2,910

05/23/2012

05/23/2022

Common Stock

2,910

$ 0

2,448

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 12.12

06/14/2018

M

2,570

01/19/2012

01/19/2021

Common Stock

2,570

$ 0

0

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 12.44

06/14/2018

M

2,221

05/15/2013

05/15/2023

Common Stock

2,221

$ 0

3,264

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 13.15

06/14/2018

M

1,051

05/21/2014

05/21/2024

Common Stock

1,501

$ 0

4,745

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 11.49

06/14/2018

M

1,285

01/20/2011

01/20/2020

Common Stock

1,285

$ 0

0

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 12.37

06/14/2018

M

891

05/20/2015

05/20/2025

Common Stock

891

$ 0

9,093

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WESTERBURG DAVID E 100 LIBERTY STREET WARREN, PA 16365			EVP-Chief Operations Officer

Signatures

/s/ David E. Westerburg		06/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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(1)	Average price of 21 lots with a high of $17.575 and a low of $17.48.
(2)	Reflects Transactions not required to be reported pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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