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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<U>May 10, 2012</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.</U></P>

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its Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center">0-51584</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center">04-3510455</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in; tab-stops: 187.0pt; text-align: center">(Commission File No.)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in; tab-stops: 187.0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in; tab-stops: 187.0pt; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">of Incorporation)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center">01201</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code:&#9;<U>(413)
443-5601</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Not Applicable</U></P>

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Since Last Report)</P>

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Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(<I>see</I> General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left"><B>Item 5.07</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</U></B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On May 10, 2012, the 2012 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) was held at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, One
West Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201 at 10:00 a.m., local time (the &ldquo;2012 Annual Meeting&rdquo;). The matters
listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals
are described in detail in the Company&rsquo;s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
30, 2012. The final results of the shareholder votes are as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I><U>Proposal 1 &ndash; Election of Directors</U></I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The shareholders elected each director nominated to serve for
a term of three years.</P>

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    <TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center"></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Broker</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">For</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Withheld</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Non-Votes</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 46%; text-align: left">Lawrence A. Bossidy</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 15%; text-align: center">16,179,392</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 15%; text-align: center">732,418</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 15%; text-align: center">2,075,946</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Robert M. Curley</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">16,194,086</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">717,724</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">2,075,946</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Barton D. Raser</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">16,530,112</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">381,698</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">2,075,946</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">D. Jeffrey Templeton</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">16,538,545</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">372,265</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">2,075,946</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I><U>Proposal 2 &ndash; An advisory, non-binding resolution
to approve the Company&rsquo;s executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement</U></I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The shareholders approved the proposal regarding the compensation
of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 57%">For</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 40%; text-align: right">14,932,291</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD>Against</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">774,909</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD>Abstain</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1,204</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD>Broker non-votes</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">2,078,949</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I><U>Proposal 3 &ndash; Ratification of Appointment of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm</U></I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The shareholders approved the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 57%">For</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 40%; text-align: right">18,714,807</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD>Against</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">198,217</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD>Abstain</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">74,732</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left"><B>Item 8.01</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Other Events</U></B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company made
a presentation at its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A copy of the presentation as presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed
&quot;filed&quot; for any purpose.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company
issued a news release in conjunction with its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A copy of the news release is attached as
Exhibit 99.2 to this report</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left"><B>Item 9.01.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B><U>Financial Statements and Exhibits</U></B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 60%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; tab-stops: center 3.0in right 6.0in; font-weight: bold">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="tab-stops: center 3.0in right 6.0in">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: left">99.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">Slide presentation made at the Company's 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2012.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">99.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>News Release issued in conjunction with the Company&rsquo;s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 2012.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; font-weight: bold">BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Date:&nbsp; May 11, 2012</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid">/s/ Kevin P. Riley</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Kevin P. Riley</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">Slide presentation made at the Company's 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2012.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>99.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>News Release issued in conjunction with the Company&rsquo;s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2012.</TD></TR>
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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):
May 10, 2012
BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
its Charter)
Delaware
0-51584
04-3510455
(State or Other Jurisdiction)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
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):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 10, 2012, the 2012 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") was held at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, One
West Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201 at 10:00 a.m., local time (the "2012 Annual Meeting"). The matters
listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals
are described in detail in the Company's Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
30, 2012. The final results of the shareholder votes are as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The shareholders elected each director nominated to serve for
a term of three years.
Broker
For
Withheld
Non-Votes
Lawrence A. Bossidy
16,179,392
732,418
2,075,946
Robert M. Curley
16,194,086
717,724
2,075,946
Barton D. Raser
16,530,112
381,698
2,075,946
D. Jeffrey Templeton
16,538,545
372,265
2,075,946
Proposal 2 – An advisory, non-binding resolution
to approve the Company's executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement
The shareholders approved the proposal regarding the compensation
of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement as follows:
For
14,932,291
Against
774,909
Abstain
1,204
Broker non-votes
2,078,949
Proposal 3 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
The shareholders approved the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012.
For
18,714,807
Against
198,217
Abstain
74,732
Item 8.01
Other Events
The Company made
a presentation at its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A copy of the presentation as presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed
"filed" for any purpose.
The Company
issued a news release in conjunction with its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A copy of the news release is attached as
Exhibit 99.2 to this report
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
Slide presentation made at the Company's 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2012.
99.2
News Release issued in conjunction with the Company's 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 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:  May 11, 2012
By:
/s/ Kevin P. Riley
Kevin P. Riley
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Description
99.1
Slide presentation made at the Company's 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2012.
99.2
News Release issued in conjunction with the Company's 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2012.