BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: to elect as directors the nominees named in the accompanying Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; provided that if the Mergers are consummated, the approval of this proposal will only have an effect until the completion of the Mergers because the composition of Berkshire's board will be reconstituted upon completion of the Mergers, in accordance with the Merger Agreement (the "Berkshire Director Election Proposal"): David M. Brunelle

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David M. Brunelle”): 35,812,803 for, 753,103 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (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: “The stockholders 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 80 asset managers below reported 20,636,084 for, 11,528 withheld, 2 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: to elect as directors the nominees named in the accompanying Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; provided that if the Mergers are consummated, the approval of this proposal will only have an effect until the completion of the Mergers because the composition of Berkshire's board will be reconstituted upon completion of the Mergers, in accordance with the Merger Agreement (the "Berkshire Director Election Proposal"): Eric S. Rosengren

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eric S. Rosengren”): 36,177,578 for, 388,328 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (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: “The stockholders 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 80 asset managers below reported 20,643,083 for, 4,530 withheld, 1 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: to elect as directors the nominees named in the accompanying Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; provided that if the Mergers are consummated, the approval of this proposal will only have an effect until the completion of the Mergers because the composition of Berkshire's board will be reconstituted upon completion of the Mergers, in accordance with the Merger Agreement (the "Berkshire Director Election Proposal"): Karyn Polito

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Karyn Polito”): 36,133,386 for, 432,520 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (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: “The stockholders 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 80 asset managers below reported 20,643,083 for, 4,530 withheld, 1 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: to elect as directors the nominees named in the accompanying Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; provided that if the Mergers are consummated, the approval of this proposal will only have an effect until the completion of the Mergers because the composition of Berkshire's board will be reconstituted upon completion of the Mergers, in accordance with the Merger Agreement (the "Berkshire Director Election Proposal"): Mary Anne Callahan

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mary Anne Callahan”): 36,147,117 for, 418,789 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (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: “The stockholders 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 80 asset managers below reported 20,643,083 for, 4,530 withheld, 1 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: to elect as directors the nominees named in the accompanying Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; provided that if the Mergers are consummated, the approval of this proposal will only have an effect until the completion of the Mergers because the composition of Berkshire's board will be reconstituted upon completion of the Mergers, in accordance with the Merger Agreement (the "Berkshire Director Election Proposal"): Mihir A. Desai

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mihir A. Desai”): 36,106,558 for, 459,348 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (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: “The stockholders 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 80 asset managers below reported 20,643,083 for, 4,530 withheld, 1 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: to elect as directors the nominees named in the accompanying Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; provided that if the Mergers are consummated, the approval of this proposal will only have an effect until the completion of the Mergers because the composition of Berkshire's board will be reconstituted upon completion of the Mergers, in accordance with the Merger Agreement (the "Berkshire Director Election Proposal"): Nina A. Charnley

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Nina A. Charnley”): 36,176,975 for, 388,931 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (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: “The stockholders 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 80 asset managers below reported 20,643,083 for, 4,530 withheld, 1 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: to elect as directors the nominees named in the accompanying Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; provided that if the Mergers are consummated, the approval of this proposal will only have an effect until the completion of the Mergers because the composition of Berkshire's board will be reconstituted upon completion of the Mergers, in accordance with the Merger Agreement (the "Berkshire Director Election Proposal"): Nitin J. Mhatre

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Nitin J. Mhatre”): 36,021,019 for, 544,887 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (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: “The stockholders 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 80 asset managers below reported 20,643,083 for, 4,530 withheld, 1 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: to elect as directors the nominees named in the accompanying Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; provided that if the Mergers are consummated, the approval of this proposal will only have an effect until the completion of the Mergers because the composition of Berkshire's board will be reconstituted upon completion of the Mergers, in accordance with the Merger Agreement (the "Berkshire Director Election Proposal"): Sylvia Maxfield

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sylvia Maxfield”): 35,786,535 for, 779,371 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (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: “The stockholders 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 80 asset managers below reported 20,643,082 for, 4,530 withheld, 2 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: to elect as directors the nominees named in the accompanying Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, each to serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; provided that if the Mergers are consummated, the approval of this proposal will only have an effect until the completion of the Mergers because the composition of Berkshire's board will be reconstituted upon completion of the Mergers, in accordance with the Merger Agreement (the "Berkshire Director Election Proposal"): William H. Hughes III

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William H. Hughes III”): 35,824,302 for, 741,604 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (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: “The stockholders 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 80 asset managers below reported 20,643,082 for, 4,530 withheld, 2 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: a proposal to approve the issuance of Berkshire common stock to holders of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. ("Brookline") common stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 16, 2024, by and among Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., Commerce Acquisition Sub, Inc., and Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement") pursuant to which Commerce Acquisition Sub, Inc. will merge with and into Brookline (the "Merger"), with Brookline surviving the Merger, immediately followed by the merger of Brookline with and into Berkshire (the "Holdco Merger"), with Berkshire surviving the Holdco Merger (together with the Merger, the "Mergers") (the "Berkshire Share Issuance Proposal");

The 48 asset managers below reported 12,591,968 for, 43,720 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: A proposal to approve the issuance of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. ("Berkshire") common stock to holders of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. ("Brookline") common stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 16, 2024, by and among Berkshire, Commerce Acquisition Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Sub"), and Brookline (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which the Merger Sub will merge with and into Brookline, immediately followed by the merger of Brookline with and into Berkshire (the "Berkshire Share Issuance Proposal").

The 33 asset managers below reported 7,238,329 for, 27,816 against, 0 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: a proposal to approve an amendment to Berkshire's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the surviving corporation (the "Berkshire Certificate of Incorporation Amendment Proposal");

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Approval of an amendment to Berkshire's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the surviving corporation”): 35,611,170 for, 887,798 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved the amendment to Berkshire's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the surviving corporation.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 84 asset managers below reported 20,501,031 for, 114,539 against, 43,720 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: a proposal to adjourn the Berkshire Annual Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the annual meeting to approve the Berkshire Share Issuance Proposal, the Berkshire Certificate of Incorporation Amendment Proposal or the Berkshire Equity Plan Proposal (the "Berkshire Adjournment Proposal").

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“7. Adjournment of the Berkshire Annual Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the annual meeting to approve the Berkshir”): 40,242,701 for, 1,150,322 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved the adjournment of the Berkshire Annual Meeting to a later date or dates.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 80 asset managers below reported 20,331,648 for, 227,231 against, 0 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: a proposal to approve the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2025 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Berkshire Equity Plan Proposal");

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval of the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc”): 34,172,859 for, 2,347,748 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2025 Stock Option and Incentive Plan.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 81 asset managers below reported 19,873,048 for, 682,437 against, 0 abstained, 3,578 unknown.

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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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports, all 32 managers: 7,258,354 for, 2,618 against, 0 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 122 managers: 5,450,746 for, 104,284 against, 8,483 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: a proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of Berkshire's named executive officers (the "Berkshire Say-on-Pay Proposal");

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports, all 48 managers: 12,631,306 for, 4,382 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 106 managers: 12,212,694 for, 219,133 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“5. An advisory vote on the Company's executive compensation practices”): 35,579,920 for, 883,027 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (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: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

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 5 managers: 757,181 for.

Institutional-manager reports, all 13 managers: 342,177 for, 3,695 against.

Description as filed by funds: a proposal to ratify, on a non-binding advisory basis, the appointment of Crowe LLP as Berkshire's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025 (the "Berkshire Auditor Ratification Proposal"); and

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC.’s own tally for this item (“6. Ratification of the appointment of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for fiscal year 2025”): 40,931,017 for, 350,738 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 80 asset managers below reported 20,558,828 for, 51 against, 0 abstained.

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