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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): November 9, 2011

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.)
Identification No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer


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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 9, 2011, Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) made available its presentation slides for the Sandler O’Neill 2011 East Coast Financial Services Conference.  The presentation slides are included in this report as Exhibit 99.1 and are furnished herewith, and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose.  Information about listening to the presentation is available on the investor relations tab of the Company’s website at www.berkshirebank.com.
 
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
 
Presentation slides.

 
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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.
 
       
DATE:  November 9, 2011  
By:
/s/ Kevin P. Riley      
   
Kevin P. Riley,
 
   
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
       


 
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