Sec Form 4 Filing - Gunsch Tami A. @ BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC - 2020-02-20

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Gunsch Tami A. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC [ BHLB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 24 NORTH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/20/2020 (Street) PITTSFIELD, MA01201 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/20/2020 A 700 ( 5 ) A $ 0 16,363 D Common Stock 02/20/2020 F 235 D $ 27.48 16,128 D Common Stock 377 I By Stock Award VIII ( 1 ) Common Stock 1,147 I By Stock Award IX ( 2 ) Common Stock 1,788 I By Stock Award X ( 3 ) Common Stock 553 ( 4 ) I By 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Gunsch Tami A. 24 NORTH STREET PITTSFIELD, MA01201 Executive Vice President Signatures /s/ Marc Levy, pursuant to Power of Attorney 02/21/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2013 Equity Compensation Plan vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 30, 2019. ( 2 )Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2013 Equity Compensation Plan vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 30, 2020. ( 3 )Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2018 Equity Compensation Plan vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 30, 2021. ( 4 )Reflects transactions not required to be reported pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. ( 5 )On January 30, 2017 the reporting person was granted 1,041 shares of restricted stock subject to a three-year cliff vesting schedule and subject to the satisfaction of certain performance criteria. The shares vested at 67.24% of target, resulting in the vesting of 700 shares of restricted stock, and were transferred to the executive on February 20, 2020.

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