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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Zaitzeff Michael	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC [ BHLB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O HOLDCO ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP, 441 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/1/2021
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 (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		A		1571	A	$0.00	1571	I	By Stock Award I (1)(2)(3)
Common Stock								1672679	I	By HoldCo Opportunities Fund III, L.P. (2)(3)

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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2018 Equity Compensation Plan vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 30, 2022. HoldCo Fund (as defined below) receives the economic benefit, if any, of this Stock Award.
(2)	Securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by HoldCo Opportunities Fund III, L.P. ("HoldCo Fund"). VM GP VII LLC ("VM GP VII"), as the general partner of HoldCo Fund, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by HoldCo Fund. HoldCo Asset Management, LP ("HoldCo Asset Management"), as the investment manager of HoldCo Fund, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by HoldCo Fund. VM GP II LLC ("VM GP II"), as the general partner of HoldCo Asset Management, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by HoldCo Fund. The Reporting Person, as a managing member of each of VM GP II and VM GP VII, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by HoldCo Fund.
(3)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Zaitzeff Michael C/O HOLDCO ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP 441 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	X

Signatures
/s/ Michael Zaitzeff		7/6/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date