- Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (5)

FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* HUBER TIMOTHY A	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., Commercial Lending
(Last) (First) (Middle) 100 LIBERTY STREET	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/31/2010
(Street) WARREN, PA 16365 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.							176295.426 ⁽¹⁾	D
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.							19739.833 ⁽²⁾	I	IRA
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.							6652.827 ⁽³⁾	I	Wife's IRA
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.							1252.563 ⁽⁴⁾	I	Son
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.							46658.521 ⁽⁵⁾	I	401-K
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.							23404.748 ⁽⁶⁾	I	ESOP

*Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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 (MM/DD/YYYY)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$4.35						10/18/2001	10/17/2011	Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	3870		3870	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$5.91						8/21/2002	8/21/2012	Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	6885		6885	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$7.37						8/20/2003	8/20/2013	Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	9180		9180	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$11.33						12/15/2004	12/15/2014	Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	11475		11475	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$10.19						1/19/2006	1/19/2015	Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	10125		10125	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$9.86						1/18/2007	1/18/2016	Northwest Banchshares, Inc.	10125		10125	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$11.51						1/17/2008	1/17/2017	Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	10125		10125	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$11.12						1/16/2009	1/16/2018	Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	10125		10125	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$9.79						11/19/2009	11/19/2018	Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	10125		10125	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$7.48						2/18/2010	2/18/2019	Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	10125		10125	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$11.49						1/20/2011	1/20/2020	Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	13000		13000	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Includes 4,536.766 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since the Form 3 filing.
( 2)	Includes 509.833 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since the Form 3 filing.
( 3)	Includes 171.827 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since the Form 3 filing.
( 4)	Includes 34.868 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since the Form 3 filing.
( 5)	Includes 3271.52 shares acquired through payroll deductions into the company's 401-K Plan since the Form 3 filing.
( 6)	Includes 1165.74 shares acquired through the company's ESOP distributions since the Form 3 filing.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HUBER TIMOTHY A 100 LIBERTY STREET WARREN, PA 16365			Exec. V.P., Commercial Lending

Signatures
Timothy A. Huber		2/11/2011
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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