Jan 22 (Reuters) - Northwest Bancshares Inc:
* NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2017 EARNINGS AND QUARTERLY DIVIDEND INCREASE
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.22 — THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.17 PER SHARE REPRESENTS A 6.25% INCREASE OVER PRIOR QUARTER
* NET INTEREST INCOME INCREASED BY $1.3 MILLION, OR 1.6%, TO $84.2 MILLION FOR QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: