form8k_072213.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): July 22, 2013

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 8.01.
Other Events.

On July 22, 2013, Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") announced updated earnings guidance for the second quarter of 2013.

The full text of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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
  
News Release dated July 22, 2013.



 

 
 
 
 

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: July 22, 2013
By:
/s/ Michael P. Daly                                                             
   
Michael P. Daly
   
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer