Jan 22 (Reuters) - Northwest Bancshares Inc NWBI.O :
* NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2018
EARNINGS AND QUARTERLY DIVIDEND INCREASE
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.26
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $0.27 -- REFINITIV IBES
DATA
* QUARTERLY NET INTEREST INCOME INCREASED BY $2.6 MILLION,
OR
3.1%, TO $86.8 MILLION FROM $84.2 MILLION
* BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECLARED A QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF
$0.18
PER SHARE PAYABLE ON FEBRUARY 14, 2019
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