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| EX-99.3 - EXHIBIT 99.3 - BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC | tv482159_ex99-3.htm |
| EX-99.2 - EXHIBIT 99.2 - BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC | tv482159_ex99-2.htm |
| EX-23.1 - EXHIBIT 23.1 - BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC | tv482159_ex23-1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 12, 2017
BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-15781 | 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)
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| Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets |
On October 16, 2017, Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for Berkshire Bank, filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Report”) reporting the completion of its acquisition of Commerce Bancshares Corp. (“Commerce”), the holding company for Commerce Bank & Trust Company, on October 13, 2017.
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends and supplements the disclosure provided in Item 9.01 of the Original Report to provide the historical financial statements of Commerce described in Item 9.01(a) below and the unaudited pro forma financial information described in Item 9.01(b) below. This amendment makes no other amendments to the Original Report.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired |
The audited consolidated balance sheets of Commerce as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the audited consolidated statements of income, audited consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income and audited consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the notes related thereto and the Independent Auditor’s Report, dated March 16, 2017, are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and are incorporated into this Item 9.01(a) by reference.
The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Commerce as of June 30, 2017 and the unaudited consolidated statements of income for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated into this Item 9.01(a) by reference.
| (b) | Pro Forma Financial Information |
The required unaudited pro forma combined financial information as of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2017 is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated into this Item 9.01(b) by reference. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information for the year ended December 31, 2016 is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated into this Item 9.01(b) by reference.
| (c) | Shell Company Transactions |
None.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
* Incorporated by reference to the proxy statement/prospectus filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) (Registration No. 333-219372) dated August 4, 2017.
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: December 29, 2017 | By: | /s/ James M. Moses |
| James M. Moses | ||
| Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |