Northwest Bancshares acquires Penns Woods Bancorp for $270.4M, expanding to $17B in assets.

Northwest Bancshares will acquire Penns Woods Bancorp in a $270.4 million all-stock transaction, creating one of the nation's top 100 banks with over $17 billion in assets. Penns Woods, with $2.3 billion in assets, will enhance Northwest's presence in Pennsylvania through 24 branch additions. The merger is expected to boost earnings and Penns Woods shareholders will receive a dividend equivalent to $0.48 per share.

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