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Beacon Financial — Berkshire Hills Bancorp — KBW Community Bank Conference 2013

16 slides from Beacon Financial's conference presentation, Jul 30, 2013

  1. Slide 1: KBW Community Bank Conference July 30-31, 2013

    KBW Community Bank Conference July 30-31, 2013

  2. Slide 2: Contacts

    Contacts 1 Michael P. Daly Chairman, President & CEO mdaly@berkshirebank.com 413-236-3194 David H. Gonci Capital Markets Director dgonci@berkshirebank.com 413-281-1973 Allison P. O’Rourke VP, Investor Relations Officer aorourke@berkshirebank.com 413-236-3149

  3. Slide 3: Who We Are

    Who We Are Full Service Regional Bank with a distinctive brand and culture, strong middle market opportunities and a solid foundation Assets: $5.2 billion Loans: $3.8 billion Annualized Core Revenue: $220 million Deposits: $3.8 billion AUM: $1.2 billion Branches: 74 plus 10 lending offices Additiona

  4. Slide 4: Q2 Results Summary

    Q2 Results Summary 3 93 bps ROA 3.63% NIM Increase in TBV per share Security mark absorbed in AOCI Asset sensitivity maintained 17% annualized commercial business loan growth 3% annualized total commercial loan growth before targeted reductions Stable Revenues Core EPS of $0.48

  5. Slide 5: Current Initiatives

    4 Current Initiatives 20 Branch Acquisition from Bank of America Financially and strategically compelling Loan Growth Focus on C&I Recruitment of commercial lending teams Middle-market leasing Building for the Future Executive Changes Restructuring Initiative Expense focus

  6. Slide 6: Branch Acquisition Highlights

    Branch Acquisition Highlights 20 full service branches in Central NY Total deposits: $640mm Deposit premium: 2.25% Immediate EPS accretion TBV earnback: 4-5 years Expected closing: 1Q14* Seller: Bank of America *Transaction subject to regulatory approval BHLB Branches Pending Branches Sources: SNL F

  7. Slide 7: Branch Acquisition Highlights

    Branch Acquisition Highlights 6

  8. Slide 8: Focus on Loan Growth

    Focus on Loan Growth 7 Driving commercial business loan growth $644 $ Millions 74% Organic Growth

  9. Slide 9: Disciplined recruitment of commercial lending teams

    Disciplined recruitment of commercial lending teams in middle-market space drives profitability 8 Key Characteristics Established, well respected teams formerly attached to large banks focused outside of our regions Solid relationships within community Breakeven within first year Focus on Loan Growt

  10. Slide 10: Executive Changes

    Executive Changes Marotta promoted to Chief Administrative Officer New roles for commercial leadership team Bringing in new CFO 4 Banking «Insurance Wealth Management

  11. Slide 11: Building for the Future

    Building for the Future EPS: $0.42 ROA: 80 bps Revenue reduction: 3-4% Cost reduction: 4-5% Non-core restructuring charge Positioning for $0.45 core in 4Q13 Q3 Core Outlook 10

  12. Slide 12: Why Invest in Us

    Why Invest in Us Strong financial condition Diversified income drivers A leading regional bank in our footprint Experienced leadership team AMEB culture Well positioned for growth Demonstrated profitability 11

  13. Slide 13: Forward Looking Statements

    Forward Looking Statements. This document contains certain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include statements about anticipated financial results. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not

  14. Slide 14: Financial Performance & Goals

    Financial Performance & Goals 13 2010 2011 2012 2013 H1 Financial Goals Core revenue growth 9% 31% 40% 27% 7 - 10%+ ann Net interest margin 3.28% 3.57% 3.62% 3.68% 3.30 - 3.50%+ Fee income/revenue 28% 24% 26% 25% 25 - 30%+ Efficiency ratio 71% 63% 59% 60% 53 - 57% Core ROA 0.51% 0.80% 0.98% 0.97% 1.

  15. Slide 15: Non-GAAP Reconciliation

    14 Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Dollars in thousands) 2010 2011 2012 2013 H1 Net income 13,615 $ 17,348 $ 33,188 $ 22,502 $ Gain on securities and other nonrecurring gains - (2,113) (1,485) (1,005) Non-recurring and merger related expense 447 19,928 18,019 5,839 Income taxes (87) (6,547) (6,114) (1,949)

  16. Slide 16: If you have any questions, please contact

    If you have any questions, please contact: Allison O’Rourke 99 North Street Pittsfield, MA 01202 Investor Relations Officer (413) 236-3149 aorourke@berkshirebank.com Committed to the RIGHT core values: Respect Integrity Guts Having Fun Teamwork

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