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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE DATED JANUARY 24, 2011 - BERKSHIRE HILLS REPORTS SOLID FOURTH QUA - BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC | v209000_ex99-1.htm |
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): January 24,
2011
BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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0-51584
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04-3510455
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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24 North Street, Pittsfield,
Massachusetts
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01201
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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¨
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
2.02.
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Results of Operations
and Financial Condition.
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On
January 24, 2011, Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding
company for Berkshire Bank, announced: (1) its financial results for the period
ended December 31, 2010; (2) the declaration of a quarterly dividend of $.16 per
share; and (3) updated guidance. The press release containing these
announcements is included as Exhibit 99.1 and shall not be deemed “filed” for
any purpose.
Item
9.01.
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Financial Statements
and Exhibits
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(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated January 24,
2011
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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.
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DATE:
January 25, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Kevin P. Riley
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Kevin
P. Riley
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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