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): February 2, 2015

 

Hampden Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

001-33144
(Commission
File Number)

 

20-5714154

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

19 Harrison Avenue, Springfield, Massachusetts  01102

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 736-1812

 

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):

 

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

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 7.01.                                        Regulation FD Disclosure

 

The information under this Item 7.01, including the exhibit attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Hampden Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) will hold a special meeting of stockholders on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA.  On November 3, 2014, the board of directors of the Company unanimously approved a merger agreement between the Company and Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. The Company is holding a special meeting for its stockholders of record on January 29, 2015, to vote on the proposals necessary to complete the merger.

 

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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.

 

 

HAMPDEN BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Tara G. Corthell

 

 

Tara G. Corthell

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date: February 2, 2015

 

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