PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 7, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Berkshire Hills Bancorp (Nasdaq:BHLB) will participate in the 2008 East Coast Financial Services Conference hosted by Sandler O'Neill + Partners. Michael P. Daly, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to give a presentation on November 13, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern) that will highlight developments at Berkshire Bank, America's Most Exciting Bank(sm). Kevin P. Riley, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, will participate with Mr. Daly at the conference.
This presentation may be accessed via live webcast at www.sandleroneill.com (go to Conferences tab, and select View Webcast under the East Coast Financial Services Conference heading). The presentation can also be accessed via audio conference at 800-265-0241 (Passcode: Session 2). The webcast will be archived for 60 days after the event beginning November 14, 2008. A copy of the presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section at Berkshire's web site at www.berkshirebank.com, and a copy will also be filed with the SEC.
BACKGROUND
Berkshire Hills Bancorp is headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It has approximately $2.6 billion in assets and is the parent of Berkshire Bank -- America's Most Exciting Bank(sm). Berkshire provides business and consumer banking, insurance, wealth management, and investment 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.
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in the presentation regarding Berkshire Hills Bancorp that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements". These statements reflect management's views of future events, and involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations, see "Forward Looking Statements" in the Company's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are available at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Internet website (www.sec.gov) and to which reference is hereby made. Actual future results may differ significantly from results discussed in these forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.