- Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (5)

FORM 5 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). [ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported [ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0362 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 1.0
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ORDIWAY ROBERT A	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORTHWEST BANCORP INC [NWSB]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Exec. V.P., Market/Facilities
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 100 LIBERTY STREET	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/31/2008
(Street) WARREN, PA 16365 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Northwest Bancorp, Inc.							64213.43   (1)	D
Northwest Bancorp, Inc.							1425.002	I	Wife's IRA
Northwest Bancorp, Inc.							28048.992	I	401-K
Northwest Bancorp, Inc.							8190.2012	I	ESOP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$9.78						10/18/2001	10/17/2011	Northwest Bancorp, Inc.	4300		4300	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$13.302						8/21/2002	8/21/2012	Northwest Bancorp, Inc.	5100		5100	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$16.59						8/20/2003	8/20/2013	Northwest Bancorp, Inc.	5100		5100	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$25.49						12/15/2004	12/15/2014	Northwest Bancorp, Inc.	5100		5100	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$22.93						1/19/2006	1/19/2015	Northwest Bancorp, Inc.	4500		4500	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$22.18						1/18/2007	1/18/2016	Northwest Bancorp, Inc.	4500		4500	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$25.89						1/17/2008	1/17/2017	Northwest Bancorp, Inc.	5750		5750	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$25.03						1/16/2009	1/16/2018	Northwest Bancorp, Inc.	5750		5750	D
Option Plan (Right to Buy)	$22.03						11/19/2009	11/19/2018	Northwest Bancorp, Inc.	5750		5750	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Gifted 550 shares of Northwest stock to Trinity Endowed Tuition Assistance Trust on March 5, 2008.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ORDIWAY ROBERT A 100 LIBERTY STREET WARREN, PA 16365			Exec. V.P., Market/Facilities

Signatures
Robert A. Ordiway		2/5/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.