Highest-materiality recent filing
All 16 director nominees elected with majority support; broker non-votes of 7,596,528 per nominee.
Beacon Financial receives Fed non-objection for $50M stock buyback
Federal Reserve issued notice of non-objection for Beacon Financial's stock repurchase program.
Net income $46.2M ($0.55 diluted EPS) vs $53.4M ($0.64) in Q4 2025 and $19.1M ($0.21) in Q1 2025.
Beacon Financial Q4 net income $53.4M, EPS $0.64; declares $0.3225 dividend
Net income $53.4M ($0.64 diluted EPS) vs. net loss in prior quarter; operating EPS $0.79.
Beacon Financial completes merger with Brookline; pro forma assets $23.5B
Pro forma combined total assets of $23.5B at June 30, 2025; loans $18.7B, deposits $18.9B.
Beacon Financial reports Q3 net loss of $56.3M on $129.8M merger costs; operating EPS $0.44
Net loss of $56.3M ($0.64/sh) reflects $129.8M pre-tax merger costs ($51.9M expenses + $77.9M provision).
Merger of equals with Brookline Bancorp closed Sept 1, 2025; Company renamed Beacon Financial Corp.
Beacon Financial completes merger of equals with Brookline Bancorp; combined assets $24B
Merger effective Sept 1, 2025; combined company has ~$24B in assets, 145+ branches, and $3B AUM.
Berkshire Hills & Brookline receive all regulatory approvals for merger; close expected Sept 1
Approvals from Federal Reserve, NY DFS, MA DOB, and RI DBR in hand; stockholder votes obtained May 21.
Berkshire Hills and Brookline name combined company Beacon Financial Corp, ticker BBT
Combined holding company to be Beacon Financial Corporation (NYSE: BBT); bank named Beacon Bank & Trust (d/b/a Beacon Bank).
Berkshire Hills Bancorp declares $0.18 quarterly dividend, record Aug 14
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share approved by Board.
Berkshire Hills Q2 2025: GAAP EPS $0.66, Operating EPS $0.69, growth across metrics
GAAP EPS $0.66; operating EPS $0.69, up 15% linked quarter and 25% year over year.
Shareholders approve Brookline merger share issuance; all proposals pass at annual meeting
Proposal 1 (Brookline merger share issuance) passed: 35.9M for, 0.6M against, 66k abstentions.
Berkshire Hills discloses director attendance; Kip not seeking re-election
Jeffrey W. Kip, not standing for re-election in 2025, attended 67% of 2024 board/committee meetings.
44,400 stock options outstanding, weighted avg exercise price $26.65, remaining term 0.93 years.
Berkshire Hills provides supplemental merger disclosures in response to shareholder lawsuits
Received four demand letters and two shareholder suits (Walsh, Clark) alleging proxy omissions between Apr 12 and May 8.
Berkshire Hills Bancorp declares $0.18 quarterly dividend
Board approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share.
Berkshire Hills Q1 GAAP EPS $0.56, Operating EPS $0.60; NIM expands to 3.24%
Net income $25.7M vs $19.7M in Q4 and $(20.2M) in Q1 2024; operating EPS up 22% YoY to $0.60.
Berkshire Hills Bancorp declares $0.18 quarterly dividend
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share announced.
Berkshire Hills Q4 GAAP EPS $0.46, operating EPS $0.60; FY2024 operating EPS $2.22 up 4%
GAAP net income $19.7M ($0.46/share) vs $37.5M ($0.88) in Q3; operating earnings $26.0M ($0.60), up 3% QoQ and 28% YoY.
Completed sale of 3,448,275 shares at $29.00 per share for total $100M to institutional accredited investors on Dec 19, 2024.
Merger consideration: each Brookline share exchanges for 0.42 Berkshire common share; fractional shares paid in cash.
Berkshire Hills Bancorp declares $0.18 quarterly dividend, payable Nov 27
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share declared.
Berkshire Hills Q3 net income $37.5M ($0.88 EPS); operating EPS $0.58 up 16% YoY
Net income $37.5M, EPS $0.88; operating EPS $0.58, up 5% linked and 16% YoY.
Berkshire Hills sells $46.5M Upstart loans at loss; completes sale of 10 NY branches
Upstart loan sale: $46.5M book value sold at 96%, net charge-off $1.9M.
Berkshire Hills Bancorp declares $0.18 quarterly dividend payable Oct 10
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share declared.
Berkshire Hills Q2 net income $24.0M, operating EPS $0.55 up 12% linked quarter
Net income $24.0M ($0.57 diluted EPS) vs prior Q1 net loss of $20.2M; operating EPS $0.55 ($0.49 in Q1).
Berkshire Hills declares $0.18 quarterly dividend payable June 28
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share approved by Board.
All 11 director nominees elected, say-on-pay approved at Berkshire annual meeting
Quorum of ~91% of outstanding shares present; all proposals received at least 96% shareholder support.
Berkshire Hills Bancorp names Brett Brbovic as CFO, replacing R. David Rosato
CFO R. David Rosato steps down effective June 14, 2024, to pursue other interests.
The Company and Berkshire Bank have appointed Brett Brbovic, age 43, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 14, 2024.
R. David Rosato, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank, has decided to step down to pursue other interests.
Max materiality 0.90 · Median 0.65 · Most common event earnings