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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-046743"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBT"
cik: "0001108134"
company_name: "Beacon Financial Corp"
filed_at: "2025-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T01:20:19.090029+00:00"
event_type: "litigation"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Berkshire Hills provides supplemental merger disclosures in response to shareholder lawsuits

## Summary
- Received four demand letters and two shareholder suits (Walsh, Clark) alleging proxy omissions between Apr 12 and May 8.
- Denies allegations but issues Supplemental Disclosures to moot claims and avoid delays to merger close.
- Supplements add detail on RP Financial, Cobblestone engagements and Raymond James's DCF and pro forma analyses.
- Merger consideration and May 21 stockholder meeting dates unchanged; company expects no impact on closing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-046743
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBT
- cik: 0001108134
- company_name: Beacon Financial Corp
- filed_at: 2025-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: litigation
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000110465925046743/0001104659-25-046743-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000110465925046743/tm2514556d1_8k.htm

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