Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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 *
LAROCCA GREGORY C
   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)
Exec. V.P., Invest/Trust Serv.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
100 LIBERTY STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/20/2010
(Street)

WARREN, PA 16365		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
01/22/2010		 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.               133,926.38 D  
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.               7,929 I IRA
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.               5,976 I Wife's IRA
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.               63,162.083 I 401-K
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.               28,267.8614 I ESOP

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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
Option Plan (Right to Buy) $ 4.35             10/18/2001 10/17/2011 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 9,675   9,675 D  
Option Plan (Right to Buy) $ 5.91             08/21/2002 08/21/2012 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 11,475   11,475 D  
Option Plan (Right to Buy) $ 7.37             08/20/2003 08/20/2013 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 11,475   11,475 D  
Option Plan (Right to Buy) $ 11.33             12/15/2004 12/15/2014 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 11,475   11,475 D  
Option Plan (Right to Buy) $ 10.19             01/19/2006 01/19/2015 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 10,125   10,125 D  
Option Plan (Right to Buy) $ 9.86             01/18/2007 01/18/2016 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 10,125   10,125 D  
Option Plan (Right to Buy) $ 11.51             01/17/2008 01/17/2017 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 12,937   12,937 D  
Option Plan (Right to Buy) $ 11.12             01/16/2009 01/16/2018 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 12,937   12,937 D  
Option Plan (Right to Buy) $ 9.79             11/19/2009 11/19/2018 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 12,937   12,937 D  
Option Plan (Right to Buy) $ 7.48             02/18/2010 02/18/2020 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 12,937   12,937 D  
Option Plan (Right to Buy) $ 11.49 01/20/2010 01/20/2010 A   13,000 (1)   01/20/2011 01/20/2020 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 13,000 $ 11.49 13,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LAROCCA GREGORY C
100 LIBERTY STREET
WARREN, PA 16365		       Exec. V.P., Invest/Trust Serv.  

Signatures

 Gregory C. LaRocca   01/29/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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