UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2012

 

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   0-51584   04-3510455

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File No.)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

24 North Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts   01201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 443-5601

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On June 1, 2012, Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), the holding company of Berkshire Bank, held a press conference call/webcast to discuss the merger of the Company and Beacon Federal Bancorp, Inc. A copy of the Company’s presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a)   Financial statements of businesses acquired.  Not Applicable.
(b)   Pro forma financial information.  Not Applicable.
(c)   Shell company transactions: Not Applicable.
(d)   Exhibits.
     

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. presentation dated June 1, 2012

 

 

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

 

 

 

DATE: June 4, 2012 By:   /s/ Kevin P. Riley
    Kevin P. Riley
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer