8-K filed September 10, 2025, 7:59 PM ET ticker BBT CIK 0001108134

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Beacon Financial (ex-Berkshire Hills) dismisses Crowe, appoints KPMG as auditor after Brookline merger

Beacon Financial Corp

Merger of equals with Brookline Bancorp closed Sept 1, 2025; Company renamed Beacon Financial Corp.
Crowe LLP dismissed as independent auditor; no disagreements or reportable events in Fiscal 2023/2024.
KPMG LLP appointed as new independent registered public accounting firm for FY2025.
Crowe's letter of agreement with disclosures is filed as Exhibit 16.1.

item 4.01 item 9.01

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Beacon Financial Corp dismissed Crowe LLP as its auditor.

approved (i) the dismissal of Crowe LLP (“Crowe”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm

SEC 8-K Item 4.01/4.02 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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Beacon Financial Corp engaged KPMG LLP as its auditor.

ompany’s independent registered public accounting firm and (ii) the appointment of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), Brookline’s former independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The audit reports of Crowe on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 (“Fiscal 2024”) and December 31, 2023 (“Fiscal 2023”) did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, or were qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During Fiscal 2023 and Fiscal 2024, and subsequently through September 8, 2025, there were: (i) no disagreements on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Crowe, would have caused it to make reference to th

SEC 8-K Item 4.01/4.02 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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