secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Beacon Financial Corp (BBT)
CIK:        0001108134
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000943374-25-000380
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Berkshire Hills & Brookline receive all regulatory approvals for merger; close expected Sept 1
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- Approvals from Federal Reserve, NY DFS, MA DOB, and RI DBR in hand; stockholder votes obtained May 21.
- Merger closing expected effective September 1, 2025, forming Beacon Financial Corporation ($24B assets).
- Combined bank will operate ~145 branches across the Northeast under Beacon Bank & Trust brand.
- CEO Paul Perrault (Brookline) to lead combined company; David Brunelle (Berkshire) to remain chair.
- Common shares to trade on NYSE under symbol BBT after closing; systems conversion targeted Q1 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000094337425000380/0000943374-25-000380-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000094337425000380/form8k_regapp.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000943374-25-000380

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