BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: To elect as directors the nominees named in the Proxy Statement each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: David M. Brunelle

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David M. Brunelle”): 33,732,971 for, 969,453 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The shareholders elected each nominee to serve as a director of the Company for a term of one year.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 79 asset managers below reported 19,817,248 for, 4,382 withheld, 120,712 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect as directors the nominees named in the Proxy Statement each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Eric S. Rosengren

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eric S. Rosengren”): 34,471,851 for, 230,573 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The shareholders elected each nominee to serve as a director of the Company for a term of one year.”
Support: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 79 asset managers below reported 19,942,342 for.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect as directors the nominees named in the Proxy Statement each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Jeffrey W. Kip

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jeffrey W. Kip”): 33,855,411 for, 847,013 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The shareholders elected each nominee to serve as a director of the Company for a term of one year.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 79 asset managers below reported 19,723,209 for, 219,133 withheld.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect as directors the nominees named in the Proxy Statement each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Karyn Polito

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Karyn Polito”): 34,400,812 for, 301,612 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The shareholders elected each nominee to serve as a director of the Company for a term of one year.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 79 asset managers below reported 19,942,342 for.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect as directors the nominees named in the Proxy Statement each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Laurie Norton Moffatt

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Laurie Norton Moffatt”): 33,685,968 for, 1,016,456 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The shareholders elected each nominee to serve as a director of the Company for a term of one year.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 79 asset managers below reported 19,809,349 for, 12,281 withheld, 120,712 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect as directors the nominees named in the Proxy Statement each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Mary Anne Callahan

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mary Anne Callahan”): 34,332,532 for, 369,892 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The shareholders elected each nominee to serve as a director of the Company for a term of one year.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 79 asset managers below reported 19,942,342 for.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect as directors the nominees named in the Proxy Statement each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Mihir A. Desai

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mihir A. Desai”): 34,149,930 for, 552,494 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The shareholders elected each nominee to serve as a director of the Company for a term of one year.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 79 asset managers below reported 19,942,342 for.

Showing the 25 largest of 79 asset managers. See all 79 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To elect as directors the nominees named in the Proxy Statement each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Nina A. Charnley

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Nina A. Charnley”): 34,472,246 for, 230,178 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The shareholders elected each nominee to serve as a director of the Company for a term of one year.”
Support: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 79 asset managers below reported 19,942,342 for.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect as directors the nominees named in the Proxy Statement each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Nitin J. Mhatre

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Nitin J. Mhatre”): 34,388,213 for, 314,211 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The shareholders elected each nominee to serve as a director of the Company for a term of one year.”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 79 asset managers below reported 19,942,342 for.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect as directors the nominees named in the Proxy Statement each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Sylvia Maxfield

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sylvia Maxfield”): 34,082,667 for, 619,757 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The shareholders elected each nominee to serve as a director of the Company for a term of one year.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 79 asset managers below reported 19,821,630 for, 120,712 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect as directors the nominees named in the Proxy Statement each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: William H. Hughes III

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William H. Hughes III”): 33,938,361 for, 764,063 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The shareholders elected each nominee to serve as a director of the Company for a term of one year.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 79 asset managers below reported 19,821,630 for, 120,712 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To consider a non-binding proposal to give advisory approval of Berkshire's executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement.

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. An advisory vote on the Company's executive compensation practices The shareholders gave advisory approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement”): 33,247,339 for, 1,315,857 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” (10 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown); “To consider a non-binding proposal to give advisory approval to Berkshire's executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement.” (2 managers, 25,700 for).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 80 managers: 18,690,969 for, 580,228 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 193 managers: 25,857,927 for, 1,492,187 against, 787,664 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting firm for fiscal year 2024.

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of the appointment of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 38,844,294 for, 581,350 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 17, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The shareholders ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 84 asset managers below reported 19,837,678 for, 120,846 against, 3,728 unknown.

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