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Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB) will participate in the Sandler O’Neill 2009 East Coast Financial Services Conference on Thursday, November 12, 2009. President and CEO, Michael P. Daly, will present an update on the Company at 7:10 a.m. EST.

Interested parties may access the live presentation though a listen-only audio link or webcast at www.sandleroneill.com : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. , using the Conferences link. The archived webcast will be available for 30 days after the event, beginning 11/13/2009 on Sandler O’Neill’s site.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp is headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

It has $2.7 billion in assets and is the parent of Berkshire Bank — America’s Most Exciting Bank SM . The Company provides personal and business banking, insurance, investment, and wealth management services through 46 financial

centers in western Massachusetts, northeastern New York, and southern Vermont. For more information, visit www.berkshirebank.com : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. .



Berkshire Hills BancorpDavid H. Gonci, 413-281-1973Capital
Markets Officer