Northwest Bancshares, Inc. · NASDAQ:NWBI

Northwest Bancshares — Investor Presentation (February 2010)

37 slides from Northwest Bancshares's investor presentation, Feb 8, 2010

  1. Slide 1: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    NASDAQ: NWBI Current Market Value: $11.41 As of February 3, 2010 N O R T H W E S T

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-Looking Statements 2 This presentation contains forward-looking statements, which can be identified by the use of words such as "estimate," "project," "believe," "intend," "anticipate," "plan," "seek," "expect" and words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are n

  3. Slide 3: Offering Results

    Issuer: Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Listing/Ticker: Nasdaq Global Select Market / "NWBI" IPO Price Per Share: $10.00 Current Market Price:* $11.41 Shares Offered: 68,878,267 - Total 33,024,898 - Subscription Offering 35,853,369 - Syndicated Offering Gross Proceeds: $688.8 Million Net Proceeds: $658.0

  4. Slide 4: Second Step Enhancement to Shareholder Value

    N O R T H W E S T Second Step Enhancement to Shareholder Value 4

  5. Slide 5: Corporate Profile and Overview

    Holding Company is regulated by the OTS, Bank is regulated by the FDIC and PA Department of Banking 171 retail banking locations 51 consumer finance locations ($116.3 mil in assets, $2.7 mil in net income for year ended 12/31/09) 1,697 full-time and 316 part-time employees Total assets of $8.0 billi

  6. Slide 6: Attractive Franchise

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  7. Slide 7: Experienced Management & Board of Directors

    Experienced Management & Board of Directors 7 Executive officers average 27 years of banking experience. Average tenure for executive officers at Northwest is approximately 19 years. Stable and experienced Board of Directors; 8 out of 9 Independent Directors

  8. Slide 8: Historical Performance

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  9. Slide 9: Asset Growth

    Asset Growth 9 Northwest has demonstrated the ability to both safely leverage its capital and change its strategic direction when necessary. Leveraging Strategy Diversification & Profitability Strategy

  10. Slide 10: Growth of Our Franchise Since IPO

    Growth of Our Franchise Since IPO 10 About 50% of our balance sheet growth was organic, the other 50% was accomplished through mergers and acquisitions. Organic Growth 55 De Novo Branch Openings 24 Northwest Consumer Discount offices Merger and Acquisition activity: Branch Purchases - 10 acquisition

  11. Slide 11: Operating Trends

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  12. Slide 12: Interest Rate Spread

    Interest Rate Spread 12 While organic and acquisition growth successfully leveraged Northwest's capital, net interest spread was relatively flat and below peer averages. Changes in loan and deposit mix were needed to improve profitability ratios.

  13. Slide 13: Composition of Loan Portfolio

    Commercial Business One-to-Four Family Multi-Family & Commerical Consumer & Home Equity East 3.3 59.5 12.6 24.6 Composition of Loan Portfolio 13 December 2005 Commercial Business One-to-Four Family Multi-Family & Commerical Consumer & Home Equity East 7 44.1 23.3 25.6 December 2009

  14. Slide 14: Composition of Deposits

    Composition of Deposits 14 Checking Savings Money Market Certificates of Deposit East 18.3 17.9 11.4 52.4 14 December 2005 December 2009 Checking Savings Money Market Certificates of Deposit East 22.3 16.4 14.6 46.7

  15. Slide 15: Deposit Growth

    Deposit Grow $7.08 $6.08 $55 $52 $52 $62 S54 $5.08 saz $4.08 $3.08 $2.08 i i I $1.08 $0.08 an PEEP EE EES ES Non¥nterest Bearing Demand «$93,025 (23.60% Interest. bearing Demand, $61,980 3.20% Savings Deposits si4s077 18.60% MMDA sitgado 16.90% Time Deposits $167,281 6.20% TOTAL S506219_ 11.60% 15

  16. Slide 16: Profitability Trends

    Profitability Trends 16 Net Interest Margin Non-Interest Income / Average Assets Non-Interest Expense / Average Assets ROAA * Peer group includes banks and thrifts with market capitalizations between $750 million and $5 billion in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Ohio regions.

  17. Slide 17: 2008 and 2009 Core Earnings Comparison

    2008 and 2009 Core Earnings Comparison 17

  18. Slide 18: Stock Performance and Per Share Information

    Stock Performance and Per Share Information

  19. Slide 19: Price Performance Since IPO

    Price Performance Since IPO (11/4/94) 19 Source: SNL Financial As of February 3, 2010 Since its IPO in 1994, Northwest has significantly outperformed the Nasdaq Bank Index and the S&P 500 Index.

  20. Slide 20: Tangible Book Value Per Share

    Tangible Book Value Per Share 20 (Adjusted for Splits and Second-Step Exchange) 233% Increase 610% Increase

  21. Slide 21: Annual Dividends Paid Per Share

    Annual Dividends Paid Per Share (adjusted for splits and exchanges) 21 In early years, dividend payments were controlled as Northwest was focused on retaining capital and growing its franchise. In recent years, as acquisitions became expensive, Northwest steadily increased its dividends and provided

  22. Slide 22: Asset Quality

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  23. Slide 23: Reserve & Charge-Offs History

    Reserve & Charge-Offs History 23 NCOs / Average Loans Northwest's actual losses have historically been much lower than its peer group. Conservative underwriting and a commitment to working with our borrowers, have kept our losses at comparatively low levels during the current economic crisis. See Ap

  24. Slide 24: Delinquent Loans

    Delinquent Loans As a % of Total Loans (30 to 90+ days) Total Delinquency % by Loan Type (30 to 90+ days) Delinquent Loans 24

  25. Slide 25: Loan Breakdown By State

    Loan Breakdown By State 25 Dollars in thousands Loans by State (based on borrowers' residence) at December 31, 2009 90% of our loans are located in our core market of Pennsylvania and New York.

  26. Slide 26: Asset Quality

    Asset Quality 26 See Appendix for Peers; Peer data based on SNL Financial as February 3, 2010 NPAs / Total Assets

  27. Slide 27: Average Mortgage Loan Balance and LTV

    Average Mortgage Loan Balance and LTV Northwest's average mortgage balance is extremely low which enables borrowers to continue making their payments during times of economic challenge. Conservative underwriting has ensured that Northwest's mortgage customers have a significant equity position in th

  28. Slide 28: Investment Securities Portfolio

    Investment Securities Portfolio 28 High quality portfolio with 95% backed by U.S. government, G.S.E., or municipalities Only $7.5 million, or 0.7%, of level III investments

  29. Slide 29: Strategic Direction

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  30. Slide 30: Investment and Leveraging of Second Step

    Investment of Proceeds of Second-Step Funds temporarily invested in overnight deposits Difficult environment to improve yield Want to stay short-term or variable rate Do not want to increase credit-risk exposure in investment portfolio Use funds to grow loan portfolio while being mindful of interest

  31. Slide 31: Disciplined Acquisition Strategy

    Disciplined Acquisition Strategy 31 Opportunity in our market areas: In PA, NY, OH and MD - approximately 170 public and private banks and thrifts with assets between $300 million and $3 billion On a selective basis, we would consider: whole bank acquisitions FDIC assisted transactions branch divest

  32. Slide 32: Disciplined Acquisition Strategy

    Disciplined Acquisition Strategy 32 Acquisition criteria Strategic first preference is for acquisitions within our current markets secondarily, we prefer acquisitions in contiguous or near contiguous market areas prefer banks that add complementary products and services, diversified deposit mixes an

  33. Slide 33: Investment Opportunity

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  34. Slide 34: Investment Opportunity in Northwest

    Investment Opportunity in Northwest 34 Things we plan to do: Continuing our evolution of becoming more bank-like Continue our disciplined acquisition strategy in our current or adjacent markets Focus on self-originated small business and commercial credits vs. residential loans Dividends and stock b

  35. Slide 35: Forbes names Northwest one of America's Most Trustworthy Companies

    Forbes names Northwest as one of America's 100 Most Trustworthy Companies The annual survey utilizes a proprietary process to evaluate financial reporting, transparency, fiscal policies, management behaviors, corporate governance, and risk factors. The result is a list of companies that "have consis

  36. Slide 36: Appendix

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  37. Slide 37: Peer Group Composition

    Peer Group Composition 37 Peer group includes banks and thrifts with market capitalizations between $750 million and $5 billion in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Ohio regions. Peer group members: KeyCorp (Bank) New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (Thrift) Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Bank) Firs

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