Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

Effective February 1, 2023, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (the "Company") completed its acquisition of Northwest Bancshares Corporation ("NWB") in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 4, 2022, by and between the Company and NWB (the "Merger Agreement"). Immediately after closing and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, First National Bank of Benton ("FNBB"), which had been the wholly owned subsidiary of NWB, was merged with and into Home Federal Bank ("HFB"), the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, with HFB as the surviving institution.

The Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of common stock of NWB for aggregate cash consideration of approximately $10.2 million ($128.16 per NWB common share). The preceding description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on October 4, 2022 (SEC File No. 001-35019).




Item 8.01 Other Events

On February 1, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the acquisition of NWB. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.




Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)         Not applicable.
(b)         Not applicable.
(c)         Not applicable.
(d)        Exhibits

The following exhibits are included herewith.



     Exhibit Number   Description
     2.1                Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 4, 2022,
                      between Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Northwest
                      Bancshares Corporation  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                      2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Home Federal
                      Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana, dated as of October 4, 2022 and
                      filed with the SEC on October 4, 2022 (SEC File No.
                      001-35019).
     99.1               Press release dated February 1, 2023
     104              Cover page interactive date file (embedded within the Inline
                      XBRL document.)







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