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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

     

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Item 1(a)         Name of Issuer:
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

 

Item 1(b)        Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
24 North Street
Pittsfield, Massachusetts  01201

 

Item 2(a)         Name of Person Filing:
This filing is made on behalf of Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”) and MFC’s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries, MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A.) Limited (“MFC Global (U.S.A.)”) and MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.), LLC (“MFC Global (U.S.)”).

 

Item 2(b)        Address of Principal Business Office:
The principal business offices of MFC and MFC Global (U.S.A.) are located at 200 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 1E5.
The principal business office of MFC Global (U.S.) is located at 101 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199.

 

Item 2(c)         Citizenship:
MFC and MFC Global (U.S.A.) are organized and exist under the laws of Canada.
MFC Global (U.S.) is organized and exists under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

Item 2(d)        Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock

 

Item 2(e)         CUSIP Number:
084680107

 

Item 3             If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

MFC:                                                      (g) (X)    a parent holding company or control person in
accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

 

MFC Global (U.S.A.):                          (e) (X)     an investment adviser in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

 

MFC Global (U.S.):                               (e) (X)     an investment adviser in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

 

Item 4             Ownership:

 

(a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:  MFC Global (U.S.A.) has beneficial ownership of 13,298 shares of Common Stock and MFC Global (U.S.) has beneficial ownership of 744,937 shares of Common Stock.  Through its parent-subsidiary relationship to MFC Global (U.S.A.) and MFC Global (U.S.), MFC may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these same shares.

 

 

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(b)   Percent of Class:  Of the 13,933,159 shares outstanding as of November 6, 2009, according to the issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009, MFC Global (U.S.A.) held 0.10% and MFC Global (U.S.) held 5.35%.

 

(c)   Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)            sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
MFC Global (U.S.A.) and MFC Global (U.S.) each has sole power to vote or to direct the voting of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each of them.

 

(ii)           shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  -0-

 

(iii)          sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
MFC Global (U.S.A.) and MFC Global (U.S.) each has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each of them.

 

(iv)          shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  -0-

 

Item 5             Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not applicable.

 

Item 6             Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not applicable.

 

Item 7             Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:
See Items 3 and 4 above.

 

Item 8             Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not applicable.

 

Item 9             Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable.

 

Item 10           Certification:
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Manulife Financial Corporation

 

By:          /s/ Kenneth G. Pogrin                                   

Name:     Kenneth G. Pogrin

Dated:  February 10, 2010                                   Title:       Attorney in Fact*

 

MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A.) Limited

 

By:          /s/ Kenneth G. Pogrin                                   

Name:     Kenneth G. Pogrin

Dated:  February 10, 2010                                   Title:       General Counsel and Secretary

 

MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.), LLC

 

By:          /s/ William E. Corson                                   

Name:     William E. Corson

Dated:  February 10, 2010                                   Title:       Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

 

* Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 17, 2008 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Manulife Financial Corporation on January 24, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

Manulife Financial Corporation, MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A.) Limited and MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.), LLC agree that the Schedule 13G (Amendment No. 1) to which this Agreement is attached, relating to the Common Stock of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., is filed on behalf of each of them.

 

 

Manulife Financial Corporation

 

By:          /s/ Kenneth G. Pogrin                                   

Name:     Kenneth G. Pogrin

Dated:  February 10, 2010                                   Title:       Attorney in Fact*

 

MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.A.) Limited

 

By:          /s/ Kenneth G. Pogrin                                   

Name:     Kenneth G. Pogrin

Dated:  February 10, 2010                                   Title:       General Counsel and Secretary

 

MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.), LLC

 

By:          /s/ William E. Corson                                   

Name:     William E. Corson

Dated:  February 10, 2010                                   Title:       Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

 

* Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 17, 2008 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Manulife Financial Corporation on January 24, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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