Item 8.01 Other Events

On January 17, 2023, Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of Berkshire Bank, announced the hiring of James Brown as Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking, and Philip Jurgeleit, Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer.

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

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You can identify these statements from the use of the words "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "plan," "potential," "estimate," "project," "believe," "intend," "anticipate," "expect," "target" and similar expressions. There are many factors that could cause actual results to differ significantly from expectations described in the forward-looking statements. For a discussion of such factors, please see Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.'s most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our expectations only as of the date of this document. Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

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 January 17, 2023

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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