Current Report Filing (8-k)
May 15 2020 - 4:03PM
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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 14, 2020
BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 773-5601, ext. 133773
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):
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule
12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 14, 2020, the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was duly held as a virtual
meeting, at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BHLB2020, at 3:00 p.m., Eastern time (the “2020 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 April 3, 2020, as amended on April 30, 2020.
At the Annual Meeting, 44,324,243 shares of the Company’s common stock were present or represented by proxy, constituting a quorum of the
50,201,987 outstanding shares eligible to vote for the transaction of business. All proposals were approved and the final results of the shareholder votes are shown below. There was no other business transacted at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The shareholders elected each nominee to serve as a director for a term of one year.
Proposal 2 – A non-binding proposal to give advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the proxy
statement
The shareholders gave advisory approval of the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement:
Proposal 3 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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.
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