Berkshire Hills Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates


PITTSFIELD, Ma., Sept. 29, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Berkshire Hills Bancorp (Nasdaq:BHLB) will issue its third quarter earnings release after the market closes on Thursday, October 23, 2008.

Berkshire will conduct a conference call/webcast at 10:00 A.M. eastern time on Friday, October 24, 2008 to discuss the results for the quarter and guidance about expected future results. Information about the conference call follows:



   Dial-in:      800-860-2442
   Webcast:      www.berkshirebank.com  (Investor Relations link)

A telephone replay of the call will be available until January 25, 2009 by calling 877-344-7529 and entering replay passcode: 423747. The webcast and a podcast will be available at Berkshire's website above for an extended period of time.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp is headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It has about $2.5 billion in assets and is the parent of Berkshire Bank - America's Most Exciting Bank(sm). Berkshire provides business and consumer banking, insurance, investment, and wealth management services through 48 banking and insurance offices in Western Massachusetts, Northeastern New York, and Southern Vermont. For more information, visit www.berkshirebank.com or call 800-773-5601.

The Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5000


            

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