Berkshire Hills Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates

PITTSFIELD, Mass., Jan. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkshire Hills Bancorp (Nasdaq: BHLB) will issue its fourth quarter earnings release after the market closes on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. 

Berkshire will conduct a conference call/webcast at 10:00 A.M. eastern time on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 to discuss the results for the quarter and guidance about expected future results.  Participants should dial-in to the call a few minutes before it begins.  Information about the conference call follows:

A telephone replay of the call will be available through February 8, 2012 by calling 877-344-7529 and entering access code: 10008299.

The webcast and a podcast will be available at Berkshire's website above for an extended period of time. 

BACKGROUND

Berkshire Hills Bancorp is the parent of Berkshire Bank - America's Most Exciting Bank(SM).  The Company has more than $4 billion in assets and more than 60 full service branch offices in Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont providing personal and business banking, insurance, and wealth management services.  Berkshire Bank provides 100% deposit insurance protection for all deposit accounts, regardless of amount, based on a combination of FDIC insurance and the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF).  Berkshire has a pending agreement to acquire CBT – The Connecticut Bank and Trust Company headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut.  For more information, visit www.berkshirebank.com or call 800-773-5601. 

Contact:
David H. Gonci
Investor Relations Officer
413-281-1973

SOURCE Berkshire Hills Bancorp