FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO DATES AND
TIMES FOR ISSUANCE OF THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE
AND CONDUCTING CONFERENCE CALL
PITTSFIELD, MA, October 18, 2006 - Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company")
(NASDAQ:BHLB), the holding company for Berkshire Bank (the "Bank"), today
announced that it has changed the date and time it will issue its third quarter
earnings release to Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at approximately 4:15 P.M. Eastern
Time.
The Company has also announced that its post-earnings conference call has been
changed to Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. Information
about the conference call follows:
Dial-in: 1-877-407-8035
Replay Dial-in: 1-877-660-6853
Replay Access Codes: Account #286; Conference ID # 215330
(Both are needed to access the Replay)
Replay Dates: October 25, 2006 at 5:00 P.M. (ET) through
November 4, 2006 at 11:59 P.M. (ET)
All interested parties are welcome to access the conference call and are
requested to call in a few minutes prior to 8:30 A.M. (ET) to register for the
event.
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Berkshire Bank.
Established in 1846, Berkshire Bank is one of Massachusetts' oldest and largest
independent banks and the largest banking institution based in Western
Massachusetts. The Bank is headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts with
branches serving communities throughout Western Massachusetts and Northeastern
New York. The Bank is transitioning into a regional bank and is positioning
itself as the financial institution of choice in its retail and commercial
markets, delivering exceptional customer service and a broad array of
competitively priced deposit, loan, insurance, wealth management and trust
services, and investment products.
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CONTACT:
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.
Media and Investor Contact:
Wayne F. Patenaude, 413-236-3195
wpatenaude@berkshirebank.com
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