Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) Chief Auditor Withholds 182 Shares

What Happened
Barnum Carey A., Chief Auditor of Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), had 182 shares withheld at $12.26 each (total ≈ $2,231) to satisfy tax withholding obligations when restricted stock units vested. This was a tax-withholding disposition (transaction code F), not an open-market sale or purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-16; Filing date: 2026-03-18 (filed within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 window).
• Shares withheld/disposed: 182 at $12.26 each; aggregate value ≈ $2,231.
• Transaction code: F (payment of exercise price or tax liability).
• Footnote: F1 — shares were withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation upon RSU vesting.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the provided excerpt.

Context
This was a routine tax-withholding action tied to RSU vesting — effectively a cashless withholding of shares to cover taxes. Such transactions are administrative and do not necessarily signal the insider’s view on the stock; they are recorded as dispositions but differ from open-market sales.