BHLB Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940                       

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * White Jason T	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC [ BHLB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Information Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 24 NORTH STREET	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/1/2021
(Street) PITTSFIELD, MA 01201 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	7/1/2021		F		139	D	$27.80	468 (5)	D
Common Stock								3225	I	By Stock Award I (1)
Common Stock								2289 (5)	I	By Stock Award II (2)
Common Stock								1991	I	By Stock Award III (3)
Common Stock								283 (4)	I	By 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options	$23.34							3/21/2012	3/21/2022	Common Stock	480		480	D
Stock Options	$19.59							2/16/2011	2/16/2021	Common Stock	480		480	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2018 Equity Compensation Plan vest on July 1, 2022.
(2)	Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2018 Equity Compensation Plan vest 50% in three equal annual installments commencing on July 1, 2021 with the remaining 50% vesting on July 1, 2023.
(3)	Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2018 Equity Compensation Plan vest in three equal annual installments commencing on January 30, 2022.Reflects transactions not required to be reported pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(4)	Reflects transactions not required to be reported pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(5)	Since the reporting person's last report, 457 shares previously held through Stock Award II have vested and are now owned directly.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
White Jason T 24 NORTH STREET PITTSFIELD, MA 01201			EVP, Chief Information Officer

Signatures
/s/ Marc P. Levy, pursuant to power of attorney		7/2/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date