Exhibit 99.5

Lorain National Bank (LNB) Employees

Questions and Answers (Q&A)

As announced on Monday, December 15, 2014, Northwest Bank (Northwest Savings Bank) and Lorain National Bank are proposing to merge. Please review the Q&A below for more information.

Northwest

Ohio Region Office Listing

Effective: Summer 2015

The following offices will be open during these hours:

Lobby

Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. to 5:50 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. to 12 noon

Drive Through

Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. to 5:50 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

*Office is closed on Wednesdays.

**Office is closed on Saturdays.

The following offices will be open during these hours:

Lobby

Monday- Thursday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Drive Through

Monday- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 giving Northwest Bancshares’ and LNB Bancorp’s expectations or predictions of future financial or business performance or conditions. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “target,” “estimate,” “continue,” “positions,” “prospects” or “potential,” by future conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may,” or by variations of such words or by similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and we assume no duty to update forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from current projections.

In addition to factors previously disclosed in Northwest Bancshares’ and LNB Bancorp’s reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and those identified elsewhere in this document, the following factors among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: ability to obtain regulatory approvals and meet other closing conditions to the merger, including approval by LNB Bancorp shareholders on the expected terms and schedule; delay in closing the merger; difficulties and delays in integrating LNB Bancorp business or fully realizing cost savings and other benefits; business disruption following the merger; changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates and capital markets; inflation; customer acceptance of Northwest Bancshares products and services; customer borrowing, repayment, investment and deposit practices; customer disintermediation; the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives; competitive conditions; the inability to realize cost savings or revenues or to implement integration plans and other consequences associated with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; economic conditions; and the impact, extent and timing of technological changes, capital management activities, and other actions of the Federal Reserve Board and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms.

Annualized, pro forma, projected and estimated numbers are used for illustrative purpose only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results.

Important Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed merger, Northwest Bancshares will file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will include a Proxy Statement of LNB Bancorp and a Prospectus of Northwest Bancshares, as well as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. SHAREHOLDERS OF LNB BANCORP ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE MERGER WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

A free copy of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Northwest Bancshares and LNB Bancorp, may be obtained at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). You will also be able to obtain these documents, free of charge, from Northwest Bancshares at www.northwestsavingsbank.com under the heading “Investor Relations” and then under “SEC Filings” or from LNB Bancorp by accessing LNB Bancorp’s website at www.4lnb.com under the heading “Investor Relations” and then under “SEC Filings.” Copies of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus can also be obtained, free of charge, by directing a request to Northwest Bancshares, Inc., 100 Liberty Street, Warren, Pennsylvania 16365, Attention: Investor Relations, Telephone: (814) 726-2140 or to LNB Bancorp, Inc., 457 Broadway, Lorain, Ohio 44052, Attention: Investor Relations, Telephone: (440) 244-7317.

LNB Bancorp and Northwest Bancshares and certain of their directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of LNB Bancorp in connection with the proposed merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of LNB Bancorp and their ownership of LNB Bancorp common stock is set forth in the proxy statement for LNB Bancorp’s 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A on March 11, 2014. Information about the directors and executive officers of Northwest Bancshares is set forth in the proxy statement for Northwest Bancshares’ 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on a Schedule 14A on March 5, 2014. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the transaction may be obtained by reading the Proxy Statement/Prospectus regarding the proposed merger when it becomes available. Free copies of this document may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph.