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~~Washington,~~SECURITIES ~~D.C.~~AND ~~20549~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~FORM~~Washington, ~~8-K~~D.C. 20549

~~CURRENT~~FORM ~~REPORT~~8-K ~~Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~CURRENT ofREPORT Pursuant ~~Report~~to Section 13 or 15(~~Date~~d) of the ~~earliest~~Securities ~~event~~Exchange ~~reported): April 28,~~Act ~~2009~~of 1934

~~NORTHWEST~~Date ~~BANCORP~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 20, ~~INC.~~ 2009

United States		0-23817		23-2900888
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Northwest Bancorp, Inc.

~~100 Liberty Street Warren, Pennsylvania~~ (~~Address~~Exact name of ~~principal~~registrant ~~executive~~as ~~office)~~specified ~~16365~~in ~~(Zip~~its ~~code~~charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (814) 726-2140


United States	0-23817	23-2900888

(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


100 Liberty Street
Warren, Pennsylvania		16365
(Address of principal executive office)		(Zip code)

~~o Written~~Registrant’s ~~communications~~telephone ~~pursuant~~number, toincluding ~~Rule 425~~area ~~under~~code: ~~the Securities Act~~ (~~17 CFR 230.425~~814) 726-2140

~~o Soliciting~~(Former ~~material~~name ~~pursuant~~or toformer ~~Rule 14a-12~~address, ~~under~~if ~~the~~changed ~~Exchange~~since ~~Act~~last ~~(17 CFR 240.14a-12~~report)

~~o Pre~~Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-~~commencement~~K ~~communications~~is ~~pursuant~~intended to ~~Rule 14d-2(b)~~simultaneously ~~under~~satisfy the filing ~~Exchange~~obligation ~~Act~~of ~~(17~~the ~~CFR~~registrant ~~240.14d-2(b))~~under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

~~Item~~TABLE ~~8.01~~OF ~~Other Events~~CONTENTS

OnItem ~~April 29, 2009, the Company issues a press release discussing the decision not to participate in the U~~2.02 S.Results ~~Treasury Department’s Capital Purchase Program. A copy~~ of ~~the~~ ~~release~~Operations isand ~~included~~Financial asCondition ~~exhibit~~Item 999.101 toFinancial ~~this~~Statements ~~report~~ and isExhibits ~~being~~SIGNATURES ~~furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose~~EX-99. 1

ItemTable 9.01of Financial Statements and ExhibitsContents

~~(a) Not~~Item 2.02 ~~applicable~~Results of Operations and Financial Condition

~~(b) Not~~On ~~applicable~~July 20, 2009, Northwest Bancorp, Inc. issued an earnings release for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. A copy of the release is included as exhibit 99.1 to this report and is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose.

~~(c) Not~~Item 9.01 ~~applicable~~Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Not applicable (b) Not applicable (c) Not applicable (d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated ~~April~~July 2920, 2009

SIGNATURES Table of Contents

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly~~SIGNATURES ~~caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.~~

	NORTHWEST BANCORP, INC.
DATE: April 29, 2009	By:	/s/ William W. Harvey, Jr.
		William W. Harvey, Jr.
		Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


	NORTHWEST BANCORP, INC.
DATE: July 21, 2009	By:	/s/ William W. Harvey, Jr.
		William W. Harvey, Jr.
		Chief Financial Officer

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