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<CONFORMED-NAME>BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC
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      Hills Bancorp, Inc.</font>&#160;</div>
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                computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and
                0-11.</font></div>
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                of each class of securities to which transaction
                applies:</font></div>
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                number of securities to which transactions
                applies:</font></div>
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                unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant
                to
                Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing
                fee is
                calculated and state how it was
                determined):</font></div>
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                maximum aggregate value of
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                paid previously with preliminary
                materials.</font></div>
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                box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
                Rule
                0-11(a)(2) and identify the</font></div>
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      for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing
      by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
      filing.</font></div>
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                Previously Paid:</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(2)</font></div>
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                Schedule or Registration Statement
                No.:</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(3)</font></div>
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                Party:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">April
      2,
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Dear
      Stockholder:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">You
      are
      cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of stockholders of Berkshire
      Hills Bancorp, Inc. The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, One
      West
      Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., local
      time.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      notice of annual meeting and proxy statement appearing on the following pages
      describe the formal business to be transacted at the meeting. Directors and
      officers of the Company, as well as a representative of Wolf &amp; Company,
      P.C., the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm, will be
      present to respond to appropriate questions of stockholders.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">It
      is
      important that your shares are represented at this meeting, whether or not
      you
      attend the meeting in person and regardless of the number of shares you own.
      To
      make sure your shares are represented, we urge you to complete and mail the
      enclosed proxy card promptly. If you attend the meeting, you may vote in person
      even if you have previously mailed a proxy card.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">We
      look
      forward to seeing you at the meeting.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Sincerely,</font></div>
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    <div align="left">
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              Michael P. Daly</font></font></td>
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              Lawrence A. Bossidy</font></font></td>
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          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="50%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;</font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="50%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;</font></td>
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                P. Daly</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="50%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Lawrence
                A. Bossidy</font></div>
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                and</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Chief
                Executive Officer</em></font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="50%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Non-Executive
                Chairman of the Board</em></font></div>
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          </tr>

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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>24
      North Street</strong></font></div>
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      Massachusetts 01201</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>(413)
      443-5601</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&#160;</div>
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      <div>&#160;</div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>NOTICE
      OF 2007 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
      <hr style="COLOR: black" align="center" noshade size="1" width="20%">&#160;<br></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>TIME
                AND DATE</strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">10:00
                a.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2007</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>PLACE</strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Crowne
                Plaza Hotel</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 144pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">One
      West
      Street</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
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                OF BUSINESS</strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(1)</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;To
                elect four directors to serve for a term of three
                years.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(2)</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">To
                ratify the selection of Wolf &amp; Company, P.C. as our independent
                registered public accounting firm for fiscal year
                2007.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
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                transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
                and
                any adjournment or postponement
                thereof.</font></div>
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          </tr>

      </table>
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                DATE</strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">To
                vote, you must have been a stockholder at the close of business on
                March
                15, 2007.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>PROXY
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            </td>
            <td>
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                is important that your shares be represented and voted at the meeting.
                You
                can vote your shares by completing and returning the proxy card or
                voting
                instruction card sent to you. Voting instructions are printed on
                your
                proxy or voting instruction card and included in the accompanying
                proxy
                statement. You can revoke a proxy at any time before its exercise
                at the
                meeting by following the instructions in the proxy
                statement.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 144pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 144pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">/s/
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 144pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 144pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Gerald
      A.
      Denmark</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 144pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Corporate
      Secretary</em></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 144pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">April
      2,
      2007</font></div>
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      Hills Bancorp, Inc.</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Proxy
      Statement</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">This
      proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies
      by
      the Board of Directors of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221; or
&#8220;Berkshire Hills&#8221;) to be used at the annual meeting of stockholders of the
      Company. The Company is the holding company for Berkshire Bank (the &#8220;Bank&#8221;). The
      annual meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, One West Street,
      Pittsfield, Massachusetts on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., local time.
      This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are being mailed to
      stockholders of record on or about April 2, 2007.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Voting
      and Proxy Procedure</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Who
      Can Vote at the Meeting</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">You
      are
      entitled to vote your Company common stock if the records of the Company show
      that you held your shares as of the close of business on March 15, 2007. If
      your
      shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee,
      you
      are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in &#8220;street name&#8221; and these
      proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your broker or nominee. As the
      beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker how to
      vote.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">As
      of the
      close of business on March 15, 2007, there were 8,776,036 shares of Company
      common stock outstanding. Each share of common stock has one vote. The Company&#8217;s
      Certificate of Incorporation provides that a record owner of the Company&#8217;s
      common stock who beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, in excess
      of
      10% of the Company&#8217;s outstanding shares, is not entitled to any vote in respect
      of the shares held in excess of the 10% limit. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Attending
      the Meeting</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">If
      you
      were a stockholder as of the close of business on March 15, 2007, you may attend
      the meeting. However, if you held your shares in street name, you will need
      proof of ownership to be admitted to the meeting. A recent brokerage statement
      or a letter from a bank or broker are examples of proof of ownership. If you
      want to vote your shares of Company common stock held in street name in person
      at the meeting, you will have to get a written proxy in your name from the
      broker, bank or other nominee who holds your shares.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Vote
      Required</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">A
      majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote is required
      to be represented at the meeting to constitute a quorum for the transaction
      of
      business. If you return valid proxy instructions or attend the meeting in
      person, your shares will be counted for purposes of determining whether there
      is
      a quorum, even if you abstain from voting. Broker non-votes also will be counted
      for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum. A broker non-vote occurs
      when a broker, bank or other nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner
      does
      not vote on a particular proposal because the nominee does not have
      discretionary voting power with respect to that item and has not received voting
      instructions from the beneficial owner. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      voting
      on the election of directors, you may vote in favor of all nominees, withhold
      votes as to all nominees or withhold votes as to specific nominees. There is
      no
      cumulative voting for the election of directors. Directors are elected by a
      plurality of the votes cast at the annual meeting. This means that the
</font></div>
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      receiving the greatest number of votes will be elected. Votes that are withheld
      will have no effect on the outcome of the election.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      voting
      to ratify the appointment of Wolf &amp; Company, P.C. as our independent
      registered public accounting firm, you may vote in favor of the proposal,
      against the proposal or abstain from voting. To be approved, this matter
      requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the annual
      meeting. Abstentions will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect
      on the voting.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Voting
      by Proxy</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Company&#8217;s Board of Directors is sending you this proxy statement to request that
      you allow your shares of Company common stock to be represented at the annual
      meeting by the persons named on the enclosed proxy card. All shares of Company
      common stock represented at the meeting by properly executed and dated proxies
      will be voted according to the instructions indicated on the proxy card. If
      you
      sign, date and return a proxy card without giving voting instructions, your
      shares will be voted as recommended by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors. The
      Board of Directors recommends that you vote:</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>for
                </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">each
                of the nominees for director; and</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
                <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" face="Symbol, serif">&#183;</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>for</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
                ratification of the appointment of Wolf &amp; Company, P.C. as the
                Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting
                firm.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">If
      any
      matters not described in this proxy statement are properly presented at the
      annual meeting, the persons named in the proxy card will use their judgment
      to
      determine how to vote your shares. This includes a motion to adjourn or postpone
      the meeting to solicit additional proxies. If the annual meeting is postponed
      or
      adjourned, your Company common stock may be voted by the persons named in the
      proxy card on the new meeting date, provided such new meeting occurs within
      30
      days of the annual meeting and you have not revoked your proxy. The Company
      does
      not currently know of any other matters to be presented at the
      meeting.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">You
      may
      revoke your proxy at any time before the vote is taken at the meeting. To revoke
      your proxy, you must either advise the Corporate Secretary of the Company in
      writing before your common stock has been voted at the annual meeting, deliver
      a
      later dated proxy or attend the meeting and vote your shares in person by
      ballot. Attendance at the annual meeting will not in itself constitute
      revocation of your proxy.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">If
      your
      Company common stock is held in street name, you will receive instructions
      from
      your broker, bank or other nominee that you must follow to have your shares
      voted. Your broker, bank or other nominee may allow you to deliver your voting
      instructions via the telephone or the Internet. Please review the proxy card
      or
      instruction form provided by your broker, bank or other nominee that accompanies
      this proxy statement.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Participants
      in the Berkshire Bank ESOP or Berkshire Bank 401(k) Plan</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">If
      you
      participate in the Berkshire Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the &#8220;ESOP&#8221;) or
      if you hold Berkshire Hills common stock through the Berkshire Bank 401(k)
      Plan
      (the &#8220;401(k) Plan&#8221;), you will receive cards for both plans that reflect all
      shares you may vote under the plans. Under the terms of the ESOP, the ESOP
      trustee votes all shares held by the ESOP, but each ESOP participant may direct
      the trustee how to vote the shares of common stock allocated to his or her
      account. The ESOP trustee, subject to the exercise of its fiduciary
      responsibilities, will vote all unallocated shares of Company common stock
      held
      by the ESOP and allocated shares for which no voting instructions are received
      in the same proportion as shares for which it has received timely voting
      instructions. Under the </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">terms
      of
      the 401(k) Plan, a participant is entitled to direct the trustee as to the
      shares in the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. Stock Fund credited to his or her
      account. The trustee, subject to its fiduciary responsibilities, will vote
      all
      shares for which no instructions are given or for which instructions were not
      timely received in the same proportion as shares for which the trustee received
      voting instructions.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>
      The deadline for returning your voting instructions is April 23,
      2007.</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Corporate
      Governance</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>General</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Company periodically reviews its corporate governance policies and procedures
      to
      ensure that the Company meets the highest standards of ethical conduct, reports
      results with accuracy and transparency and maintains full compliance with the
      laws, rules and regulations that govern the Company&#8217;s operations. As part of
      this periodic corporate governance review, the Board of Directors reviews and
      adopts best corporate governance policies and practices for the Company.
</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Code
      of Business Conduct</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct that is designed to promote
      the
      highest standards of ethical conduct by the Company&#8217;s directors, executive
      officers and employees. The Code of Business Conduct requires that the Company&#8217;s
      directors, executive officers and employees avoid conflicts of interest, comply
      with all laws and other legal requirements, conduct business in an honest and
      ethical manner and otherwise act with integrity and in the Company&#8217;s best
      interest. Under the terms of the Code of Business Conduct, directors, executive
      officers and employees are required to report any conduct that they believe
      in
      good faith to be an actual or apparent violation of the Code of Business
      Conduct. A copy of the Code of Business Conduct can be found in the Governance
      Documents portion of the Investor Relations section of the Company&#8217;s website
      (</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>www.berkshirebank.com</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">).</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">As
      a
      mechanism to encourage compliance with the Code of Business Conduct, the Company
      has established procedures to receive, retain and treat complaints regarding
      accounting, internal accounting controls and auditing matters. These procedures
      ensure that individuals may submit concerns regarding questionable accounting
      or
      auditing matters in a confidential and anonymous manner. The Code of Business
      Conduct also prohibits the Company from retaliating against any director,
      executive officer or employee who reports actual or apparent violations of
      the
      Code of Business Conduct. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Meetings
      of the Board of Directors</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
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      Company conducts business through meetings of its Board of Directors and through
      activities of its committees. During 2006, the Board of Directors held
      ten</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">meetings.
      All of the current directors attended at least 75% of the total number of the
      board meetings held and committee meetings on which such directors served during
      2006.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Committees
      of the Board of Directors</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      following table identifies our standing committees and their members. All
      members of each committee are independent in accordance with the listing
      standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. The charters of all three committees
      are available in the Governance Documents portion of the Investor Relations
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      stockholders. All but three directors attended the 2006 annual meeting of
      stockholders.</font></div>
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      following table provides information as of March 15, 2007, with respect to
      persons known by the Company to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of
      the
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                on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with the U.S. Securities
                and Exchange Commission on February 9,
                2007.</font></div>
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                foundation&#8217;s gift instrument requires that all shares of common stock held
                by the foundation must be voted in the same ratio as all other shares
                of
                Company common stock on all proposals considered by stockholders
                of the
                Company.</font></div>
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                shares have been allocated to participants&#8217; accounts. Under the terms of
                the ESOP, the ESOP trustee will vote shares allocated to participants&#8217;
                accounts in the manner directed by the participants. The ESOP trustee,
                subject to its fiduciary responsibilities, will vote allocated shares
                for
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                as
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                from
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                and Exchange Commission on January&#160;23,
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      and by all directors, nominees for director and executive officers of the
      Company as a group as of March 15, 2007. A person may be considered to own
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Includes
                675 shares held by each of Mr. Mahoney&#8217;s two children via
                trusts.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Includes
                1,016 shares held by Ms. Miller&#8217;s
                spouse.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Includes</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">111</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">shares
                held by a custodian for Mr. Thurston&#8217;s other
                child.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Proposal
      1 &#8212; Election of Directors</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Company&#8217;s Board of Directors currently consists of twelve members. The Board is
      divided into three classes, each with three-year staggered terms, with one-third
      of the directors elected each year. The nominees for election this year are
      John
      B. Davies, Rodney C. Dimock, Edward G. McCormick and David E. Phelps, all of
      whom are current directors of the Company and the Bank. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">All
      of
      the directors are independent under the current listing standards of the Nasdaq
      Stock Market, Inc., except for Michael P. Daly. Mr. Daly is not independent
      because he is an employee of the Company and the Bank. In determining the
      independence of its directors, the Board considered transactions, relationships
      or arrangements between the Company, the Bank and its directors that are not
      required to be disclosed in this proxy statement under the heading </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>&#8220;Transactions
      with Related Persons,&#8221;</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      including loans with the Bank.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Mr.
      Phelps, who was appointed to the Board in October 2006, was recommended by
      the
      chief executive officer to the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committees.
      Mr.
      Dimock, who was appointed to the Board in December 2006, was recommended by
      the
      chief executive officer to the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee at
      the
      suggestion of another officer of the Bank. The Corporate Governance/Nominating
      Committee then recommended the appointments of Messrs.&#160;Phelps and Dimock to
      the full Board of Directors. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">It
      is
      intended that the proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will be voted
      for
      the election of the nominees named above. If any nominee is unable to serve,
      the
      persons named in the proxy card will vote your shares to approve the election
      of
      any substitute proposed by the Board of Directors. Alternatively, the Board
      of
      Directors may adopt a resolution to reduce the size of the Board. At this time,
      the Board of Directors knows of no reason why any nominee might be unable to
      serve.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>The
      Board of Directors recommends a vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; the election of all
      nominees.</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Information
      regarding the nominees and the directors continuing in office is provided below.
      Unless otherwise stated, each individual has held his or her current occupation
      for the last five years. The age indicated in each nominee&#8217;s biography is as of
      December 31, 2006. There are no family relationships among the directors or
      executive officers. The indicated period for service as a director includes
      service as a director of the Bank.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Nominees
      for Election of Directors</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      nominees standing for election are:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>John
      B. Davies</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      was
      appointed Executive Vice President of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
      Company in 1994 and is currently an Agent Emeritus providing high net worth
      counseling with a focus on tax efficiency and intergenerational transfers of
      wealth. Mr. Davies is a former director of Woronoco Bancorp. Age 57. Director
      since 2005.</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt;">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Rodney
      C. Dimock</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      is a
      Principal at Arrow Capital, LLC, a private investing property development and
      consulting services company, located in West Granby, Connecticut. He was
      formerly President, COO and a director of Cornerstone Properties, a $4.8 billion
      office building real estate investment trust and prior to that he was President
      of Aetna Realty Investors, Inc., one of the country&#8217;s largest real estate
      investment management advisors. Age 60. Mr. Dimock was appointed to the Board
      on
      December 14, 2006.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Edward
      G. McCormick </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">is
      the
      managing partner of the law firm of McCormick, Murtagh &amp; Marcus, located in
      Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Age 59. Director since 1994.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>David
      E. Phelps</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      is the
      President and Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Health Systems, whose major
      affiliates are Berkshire Medical Center, Fairview Hospital and Berkshire Health
      Care Systems, an operator of nursing and rehabilitative care facilities
      throughout Berkshire County and other areas of Massachusetts, Ohio and
      Pennsylvania. Age 54. Mr. Phelps was appointed to the Board on October 4,
      2006.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Directors
      Continuing in Office</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      following directors have terms ending in 2008:</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Michael
      P. Daly</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      was
      appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank
      in
      October 2002. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Daly served as Senior Vice
      President, Commercial Lending from October 1997 until January 2000 and then
      as
      Executive Vice President of the Company and the Bank from January 2000 to
      October 2002. Age 45. Director since 2002.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>David
      B. Farrell</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      has
      served as the President and a member of the Board of Directors of Bob&#8217;s Stores,
      a retail company headquartered in Meriden, Connecticut, since October 1999.
      Bob&#8217;s Stores filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 22, 2003. Mr.
      Farrell led the company through the bankruptcy reorganization process and on
      December 24, 2003, Bob&#8217;s Stores emerged from bankruptcy through the sale of
      substantially all of its assets to a subsidiary of the TJX Companies, Inc.
      Age
      51. Director since 2005.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Cornelius
      D. Mahoney</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      served
      as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Woronoco
      Bancorp and Woronoco Savings Bank before their merger with the Company and
      the
      Bank in June 2005. He is a former Chairman of America&#8217;s Community Bankers and
      the Massachusetts Bankers Association and a former Director of the Federal
      Home
      Loan Bank of Boston. He was a member of the Thrift Institution Advisory Council
      to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and is a past Chairman of the Board
      of
      Trustees at Westfield State College. Age 61. Director since 2005.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Catherine
      B. Miller</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      is a
      former partner and vice president of Wheeler &amp; Taylor, Inc., an insurance
      agency with offices in Stockbridge, Great Barrington and Sheffield,
      Massachusetts. Age 65. Director since 1983.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      following directors have terms ending in 2009:</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Wallace
      W. Altes</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      is the
      Executive-in-Residence at the Graduate College of Union University in
      Schenectady, New York. From 2002 to 2004, he was executive counsel to Sawchuk,
      Brown Associates, an Albany-based public relations firm and from 1989 to 2002,
      he was the President of the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce. Age 65. Director
      since January 2006.</font></div>
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      A. Bossidy</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      was the
      Chairman of Allied Signal from 1991 to 1999 and its Chief Executive Officer
      from
      1992 to 1999 when he became Chairman of Honeywell International, Inc. following
      the merger of the two companies. Mr. Bossidy served as the Chairman of Honeywell
      from December 1999 to April 2000 and from July 2001 until June 2002. Mr. Bossidy
      was also the Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell from July 2001 to February
      2002. Mr. Bossidy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Merck &amp;
Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) and Chairman of the Board of K&amp;F Industries Holdings,
      Inc. (NYSE: KFI). Age 71. Director since 2002.</font></div>
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      Jeffrey Templeton</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      is the
      owner and President of The Mosher Company, Inc., located in Chicopee,
      Massachusetts, a manufacturer of buffing and polishing compounds, abrasive
      slurries and a distributor of related grinding, polishing and lapping machinery.
      Mr. Templeton is a former director of Woronoco Bancorp. Age 65. Director since
      2005.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Corydon
      L. Thurston</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      has
      served as an acquisition specialist for Redstone Properties, Inc., a land
      development company located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, since April 2005.
      He
      has also served as the President of North Adams Tower Company, Inc., which
      owns
      and manages telecommunication towers, since May 2004. Before these positions,
      he
      served as the President of Berkshire Broadcasting Company, Inc. until it sold
      the three radio stations it owned and operated in North Adams and Great
      Barrington, Massachusetts. Age 54. Director since 1988. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Proposal
      2 &#8212; Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting
      Firm</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Audit
      Committee of the Board of Directors has appointed Wolf &amp; Company, P.C. to be
      its independent registered public accounting firm for the 2007 fiscal year,
      subject to ratification by stockholders. A representative of Wolf &amp; Company,
      P.C. is expected to be present at the annual meeting to respond to appropriate
      questions from stockholders and will have the opportunity to make a statement
      should he or she desire to do so.</font></div>
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      the
      ratification of the appointment of the firm is not approved by a majority of
      the
      votes cast by stockholders at the annual meeting, other independent registered
      public accounting firms may be considered by the Audit Committee of the Board
      of
      Directors.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
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      the appointment of Wolf &amp; Company, P.C. as the Company&#8217;s independent
      registered public accounting firm.</strong></font></div>
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      following table sets forth the fees billed to the Company for the fiscal years
      ended </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">December
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">2006</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white">&#160;</td>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(1)</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Includes
                fees for the financial statement audit and quarterly reviews and,
                in 2006,
                fees related to the Company&#8217;s proposed stock
                offering.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
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          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
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                of benefit plan audits, audit-related fees associated with the Woronoco
                merger and an audit of the employee stock ownership plan in connection
                with its termination.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
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                of tax filings and tax-related compliance and other advisory services.
                For
                2006, this amount also included $18,465 in tax fees resulting from
                the
                Woronoco merger.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Pre-Approval
      of Services by the Independent Registered Public Accounting
      Firm</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>&#160;</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Audit
      Committee is responsible for appointing, setting compensation and overseeing
      the
      work of the independent registered public accounting firm. In accordance with
      its charter, the Audit Committee approves, in advance, all audit and permissible
      non-audit services to be performed by the independent registered public
      accounting firm. Such approval process ensures that the external auditor does
      not provide any non-audit services to the Company that are prohibited by law
      or
      regulation. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      addition, the Audit Committee has established a policy regarding pre-approval
      of
      all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent
      registered public accounting firm. Requests for services by the independent
      registered public accounting firm for compliance with the auditor services
      policy must be specific as to the particular services to be provided. The
      request may be made with respect to either specific services or a type of
      service for predictable or recurring services. During the year ended December
      31, 2006, all services were approved, in advance, by the Audit Committee in
      compliance with these procedures. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Audit
      Committee Report</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Company&#8217;s management is responsible for the Company&#8217;s internal controls and
      financial reporting process. The Company&#8217;s independent registered public
      accounting firm is responsible for performing an independent audit of the
      Company&#8217;s consolidated financial statements and issuing an opinion on the
      conformity of those financial statements with generally accepted accounting
      principles. The Audit Committee oversees the Company&#8217;s internal controls and
      financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      this
      context, the Audit Committee has met and held discussions with management and
      the independent registered public accounting firm. Management represented to
      the
      Audit Committee that the Company&#8217;s consolidated financial statements were
      prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and the
      Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial statements
      with management and the independent registered public accounting firm. The
      Audit
      Committee discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm
      matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61
      (Communication With Audit Committees), including the quality, not just the
      acceptability, of the accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant
      judgments and the clarity of the disclosures in the financial statements.
</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      addition, the Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the
      letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by the
      Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions With
      Audit
      Committees) and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting
      firm the firm&#8217;s independence from the Company and its management. In concluding
      that the registered public accounting firm is independent, the Audit Committee
      considered, among other factors, whether the non-audit services provided by
      the
      firm were compatible with its independence.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Audit
      Committee discussed with the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting
      firm the overall scope and plans for its audit. The Audit Committee meets with
      the independent registered public accounting firm, with and without management
      present, to discuss the results of its examination, its evaluation of the
      Company&#8217;s internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company&#8217;s financial
      reporting.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      performing all of these functions, the Audit Committee acts only in an oversight
      capacity. In its oversight role, the Audit Committee relies on the work and
      assurances of the Company&#8217;s management, which has the primary responsibility for
      financial statements and reports, and of the independent </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">registered
      public accounting firm that, in its report, expresses an opinion on the
      conformity of the Company&#8217;s financial statements to generally accepted
      accounting principles. The Audit Committee&#8217;s oversight does not provide it with
      an independent basis to determine that management has maintained appropriate
      accounting and financial reporting principles or policies, or appropriate
      internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting
      standards and applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the Audit
      Committee&#8217;s considerations and discussions with management and the independent
      registered public accounting firm do not assure that the Company&#8217;s financial
      statements are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting
      principles, that the audit of the Company&#8217;s financial statements has been
      carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards or that
      the
      Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm is in fact
&#8220;independent.&#8221; </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee
      recommended to the Board of Directors, and the board has approved, that the
      audited consolidated financial statements be included in the Company&#8217;s Annual
      Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 for filing with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee also has approved,
      subject to stockholder ratification, the selection of the Company&#8217;s independent
      registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
      2007.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Audit
      Committee of the Board of Directors of </strong></font></div>
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      Hills Bancorp, Inc.</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">David
      B.
      Farrell, Chair</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">John
      B.
      Davies</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">David
      E.
      Phelps</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Corydon
      L. Thurston</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Compensation
      Discussion and Analysis</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Compensation
      Philosophy &amp; Objectives</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><u>Overall
      Philosophy and Guiding Principles</u></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Compensation Committee (the &#8220;Committee&#8221;) believes that the compensation provided
      to its executives should be appropriately competitive while aligning with the
      performance of the Company. Our executive compensation program is designed
      to
      attract, retain, motivate and reward the highly-qualified individuals required
      to drive the Company&#8217;s aggressive growth goals and deliver value to its
      shareholders.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      overall principle guiding executive compensation at the Company is to provide
      executives with competitive, performance-based total compensation, targeted
      at
      the Company market median, for delivering financial and shareholder performance
      commensurate with peers. Actual total compensation is designed to vary based
      on
      the Company&#8217;s performance relative to its strategic goals and as compared to
      industry peers. As a result, each executive&#8217;s individual compensation is based
      on a consideration of Company and individual performance. </font></div>
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      Compensation Committee believes a significant portion of total compensation
      should be at risk based on performance in order to motivate and reward
      executives for achieving the Bank&#8217;s strategic goals. To accomplish this, the
      Company&#8217;s executive compensation philosophy is to keep base salaries at
      conservatively competitive levels with a focus on annual and long-term
      incentives. The focus of the incentive compensation (annual cash plan and equity
      compensation) is to 1) reward the achievement of strategic and financial goals,
      2) ensure executives focus on both short and long-term performance, 3) provide
      balance between Company and individual performance, and 4) ensure executives
      have a </font></div>
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      portion of equity compensation in order to create alignment with shareholder
      interests. The Company also maintains a modest benefits and perquisites program.
      </font></div>
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      Decision Process</u></font></div>
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      process by which the Committee makes specific decisions related to executive
      compensation includes consideration of the following factors: </font></div>
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                Company&#8217;s compensation philosophy.</font></div>
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                Company&#8217;s financial performance in terms of the attainment of both annual
                and long-term goals and objectives.</font></div>
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                competitiveness of executive compensation relative to Berkshire Bank&#8217;s
                defined peers and competitive labor
                market.</font></div>
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                of executive&#8217;s total compensation and
                pay-mix.</font></div>
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                performance, experience and
                contributions.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Retention
                considerations.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Role
      of the Compensation Committee, Management and the Compensation Consultant in
      the
      Executive Compensation Process</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>&#160;</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><u>Role
      of the Compensation Committee</u></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for discharging
      the Board&#8217;s responsibilities in executive compensation matters and for
      administering the Company&#8217;s incentive compensation and equity-based plans. Four
      members of our Board of Directors sit on the Committee, each of whom is an
      independent director under the NASDAQ listing requirements. They are Catherine
      Miller, Chair; Lawrence Bossidy, Edward McCormick and John Davies. To fulfill
      its responsibilities, the Committee meets throughout the year (six times in
      2006) and also takes action by written consent. The Chair of the Committee
      reports on Committee actions at meetings of the Company&#8217;s Board.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Committee reviews all compensation components for the Company&#8217;s CEO and other
      executive officers, including base salary, annual incentive, long-term
      incentives/equity, benefits and other perquisites. In addition to reviewing
      competitive market values, the Committee also examines the total compensation
      mix, pay-for-performance relationship, and how all elements, in aggregate,
      comprise the executive&#8217;s total compensation package. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Committee reviews CEO performance and makes decisions regarding the CEO&#8217;s
      compensation. Input and data from the Senior Vice President of Human Resources
      and outside consultants and advisors are provided as a matter of practice and
      as
      requested. The CEO makes recommendations on other executives to the Compensation
      Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews his recommendations with the
      full
      Board of Directors. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Committee has the authority and resource to obtain advice and assistance from
      internal or external legal, human resource, accounting or other experts,
      advisors, or consultants as it deems desirable </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">or
      appropriate. Details on the Committee&#8217;s function are more fully described in its
      charter, which has been approved by the Board of Directors. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><u>Role
      of the Compensation Consultant &amp; Management</u></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Bank
      utilizes the services of outside advisors and consultants throughout the year
      as
      they relate to executive compensation. In 2006, the Committee relied on the
      services of compensation consulting firm Pearl Meyer &amp; Partners, law firm
      Muldoon Murphy &amp; Aguggia LLP, and executive benefits consulting firm Arthur
      Warren Associates. The Committee had direct access to these advisors for issues
      related to executive compensation and benefits.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Committee utilizes the services of Pearl Meyer &amp; Partners to conduct
      periodic compensation studies as well as ongoing updates on market and best
      practices. This information is requested and utilized as needed to support
      the
      Committee&#8217;s decisions and review processes. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Compensation Committee periodically requests consultants and advisors to present
      findings or provide education on best practices and trends in the banking
      industry related to executive compensation. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Compensation Committee occasionally requests one or more members of top
      management to be present at Committee meetings where executive compensation
      and
      Company or individual performance are discussed and evaluated. Executives are
      free to provide insight, suggestions or recommendations regarding executive
      compensation. However, only independent Compensation Committee members are
      allowed to vote on decisions regarding executive compensation.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Compensation Committee meets with the CEO to discuss his own performance and
      compensation package, but ultimately decisions regarding his package are made
      solely based upon the Compensation Committee&#8217;s deliberations, as well as input
      from the compensation consultant, as requested. The Compensation Committee
      considers recommendations from the CEO, as well as input from the compensation
      consultant as requested to make decisions regarding other
      executives.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Compensation
      Structure/Elements</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Company&#8217;s compensation program consists of four main components: Base Salary,
      Annual Incentive, Long-term Incentive/Equity and Executive Benefits/Perquisites.
      The following section summarizes the role of each component, how decisions
      are
      made and the resulting 2006 decisions as they relate to the named executive
      officers.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><u>Base
      Salary</u></font></div>
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      Philosophy and Process</em></font></div>
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      purpose of base salary is to provide competitive and fair base compensation
      that
      recognizes the executives&#8217; role, responsibilities, experience and performance.
      Base salary represents fixed compensation that is targeted to be &#8220;conservatively
      competitive&#8221; with the practices of comparable financial institutions in the
      region. Each year the consultant, Pearl Meyer &amp; Partners, provides a
      competitive range based on a composite of market data from a custom proxy peer
      group as well as other data sources of banking compensation information (see
      competitive benchmarking section for details). The competitive range reflects
      +/- 15% of the market median for base pay for each executive. The Committee
      uses
      this range in making ongoing base salary increases for each executive.
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      January of each year, the Committee reviews and sets each executive&#8217;s pay to
      reflect individual experience, expertise, performance and contribution in the
      role. In addition, the Compensation Committee also considers the internal
      relationship of executives as well as the impact changes in salary have on
      other
      programs (most notably incentive compensation and benefits) in making
      adjustments. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>2006
      Decisions</em></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      2006,
      the Compensation Committee reviewed executive salaries and made the following
      base salary adjustments:</font></div>
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                Michael Daly&#8217;s salary increased from $355,000 to $400,000 (a 12% increase)
                to reflect the Bank&#8217;s significant expansion and growth as well as Mr.
                Daly&#8217;s contribution in driving that success.
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            </td>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">CFO
                Wayne Patenaude&#8217;s salary increased from $176,800 to $184,000 (a 4%
                increase). </font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">On
                November 21, 2006, John Millet was appointed interim CFO and received
                a
                base salary adjustment from $131,250 to $150,000 (a 14% increase).
                This
                adjustment was in recognition of a planned promotion to Senior Vice
                President as well as to acknowledge his appointment as interim
                CFO.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      other
      executives that were new hires to the Company during the year did not receive
      a
      base salary increase. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><u>Annual
      Incentives</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Purpose,
      Philosophy and Process</em></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      purpose of annual incentives is to motivate and reward the achievement of
      specific Company, department and individual goals that support the Company&#8217;s
      strategic plan. Annual incentives are not fixed compensation, must be re-earned
      and are at-risk based on actual performance. Incentives focus on short-term
      financial, strategic and individual performance. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Incentive
      goals are designed to support the Company&#8217;s strategic plan. Company goals are
      defined each year and approved by the full Board. At the beginning of each
      year,
      the CEO drafts incentive goals and reviews them with the Compensation Committee.
      The Compensation Committee discusses the proposed Company goals with the CEO,
      incorporates appropriate modifications and reviews them with the full Board.
      </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      keeping with the Company&#8217;s compensation philosophy, the target annual incentive
      opportunities are set at levels consistent with median levels of the peer group
      and industry guidelines. Incentive award targets and ranges are reviewed and
      established based on the market practice of similarly sized financial
      institutions to provide competitive incentives for achieving performance goals.
      </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">At
      the
      end of the plan year, actual awards are determined. The CEO provides
      recommendations for executive officers for consideration by the Committee.
      The
      Committee determines the CEO award and approves the Executive Officer awards.
      The Compensation Committee retains the discretion to decrease all forms of
      incentive payouts based on significant individual or Company performance
      shortfalls. Likewise, the Committee retains the discretion to increase payouts
      and/or consider special awards for significant achievements, including but
      not
      limited to superior asset management, investment or strategic accomplishment
      and/or consummation of beneficial acquisitions. </font></div>
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      Decisions</em></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      2006
      incentive plan goals included:</font></div>
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                Growth,</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Efficiency
                Ratio, and</font></div>
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            <td style="WIDTH: 36pt">
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Select
                Individual Goals tied to Strategic Plan (defined for each
                executive).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">During
      the year, target incentives were reviewed by Pearl Meyer &amp; Partners and
      compared to competitive peer practice. Proposed incentive targets were modeled
      relative to the market on both an absolute basis as well as a pay mix basis.
      As
      a result of the analysis, the 2006 annual target incentives were adjusted
      slightly to be 40% of base salary for the CEO and 30% - 35% for other Senior
      Executives. This change was made in recognition of the Bank&#8217;s recent rapid
      growth. The Committee approved the increase in incentive targets at its January
      2006 meeting. Actual payouts, however, will range from 0% to 150% of the target
      based on performance related to defined goals.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">At
      the
      end of the fiscal year, based on a review of Company and individual performance,
      the Compensation Committee approved the annual incentive awards for 2006
      performance. The Compensation Committee approved awarding $135,000 in incentive
      awards to the CEO, in consideration of overall Company financial performance,
      rapid growth and success of several insurance acquisitions. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">As
      interim CFO, Mr. Millet will be considered for a bonus during 2007.
</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Mr.
      Patenaude did not receive an incentive since he was not an employee of the
      Bank
      at the time of the award payment.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><u>Long-Term
      Incentive/Equity Compensation</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Purpose,
      Philosophy and Process</em></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      purpose of the Company&#8217;s equity compensation plan is to provide incentives that
      reward the long-term interests of the Company and align executives with
      shareholder interests. Stock options align executives with shareholder interests
      by rewarding for stock price appreciation while restricted stock ensures an
      &#8220;ownership&#8221; perspective. Both forms of equity provide retention by vesting
      rewards over several years and rewarding for long-term performance. Executives
      are considered for annual equity awards in the form of stock options and/or
      restricted stock as part of the Company&#8217;s 2001 Stock-Based Incentive Program and
      2003 Equity Compensation Plan. Equity awards are developed based on
      consideration of competitive market practice, Company performance and individual
      performance. The Compensation Committee is authorized, at its discretion, to
      grant stock options and shares of restricted stock in proportion and upon such
      terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>2006
      Decisions</em></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      January 2006, the Company approved equity awards in the form of restricted
      stock. The shares vest over three years and were made in recognition of the
      Company&#8217;s performance in 2006 and in consideration of competitive grants
      provided by peers and for purposes of executive retention. The rationale for
      providing restricted stock was to provide balance in the total equity incentives
      maintained by executives.</font></div>
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      and Perquisites</u></font></div>
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      Philosophy and Process</em></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Company provides select executives with perquisites and other executive benefits
      that the Compensation Committee believes are reasonable and consistent with
      its
      overall compensation philosophy. The Compensation Committee reviews the benefits
      on a regular basis in order to determine the competitiveness and appropriateness
      of providing executive benefits.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>2006
      Decisions</em></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Company maintains a supplemental retirement arrangement with Mr. Daly that
      provides a benefit designed to restore benefits capped by IRS limits on
      qualified plans. In October 2006, the Compensation Committee reviewed the CEO&#8217;s
      SERP for the purposes of ensuring the Plan was still appropriate and in
      compliance with new 409A regulations. The Committee hired Benefits Consultant
      Arthur Warren to review the plan and make recommendations. The Committee
      reviewed the impact of the benefit from a financial perspective and sought
      the
      assistance from law firm Muldoon Murphy &amp; Aguggia LLP to ensure coordination
      with the CEO&#8217;s employment contract and impact from a total compensation
      perspective. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Mr.
      Daly
      also received a modest perquisites package that consisted of an automobile
      allowance of $6,330, financial planning services of $7,500 and country club
      dues
      of $5,230. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Mr.
      Patenaude received an automobile allowance of $8,250 and a $5,000 expense
      account.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">No
      other
      executives received perquisites over $10,000. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Competitive
      Benchmarking</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Compensation Committee assesses &#8220;competitive market&#8221; compensation using a number
      of data sources reflecting industry practices of other banks similar in size
      and
      region to the Company&#8217;s. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">A
      primary
      data source used in setting competitive market for the named executive officers
      is the information publicly disclosed by a peer group of other publicly traded
      banks. This peer group is recommended by Pearl Meyer &amp; Partners and approved
      by the CEO and Compensation Committee to reflect banks of similar asset size
      and
      region (two factors that influence executive compensation in banks). The peer
      group is reviewed and updated each year as appropriate since the comparable
      banks may change depending on acquisitions and business focus of the Bank or
      our
      peer institutions. Given the Company&#8217;s rapid growth and the high rate of mergers
      in the banking industry, the peer group has traditionally been reviewed and
      updated slightly from year to year. Overall, the goal is to have 20-24
      comparative banks that provide a market perspective for executive total
      compensation.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      addition to the peer group data, we use several other sources of data for cash
      compensation (base salary and incentive). Pearl Meyer &amp; Partners provides
      comparative data from several Northeast banking association surveys as well
      as
      published industry surveys and a proprietary database of national banking
      compensation data. Data reflects banks representing similar asset size and
      region to the Company. </font></div>
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      addition to ongoing reviews and analyses, the Company undertakes a comprehensive
      total compensation review every few years. This review is conducted upon request
      of the Compensation Committee to the consultant and provides an objective
      analysis of all elements of compensation </font></div>
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      and in aggregate) relative to the peer group. Pay mix and an assessment of
      the
      pay for performance relationship is reviewed.</font></div>
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      of Accounting and Tax on the Form of Compensation</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Compensation Committee and management consider the accounting and tax
      (individual and corporate) consequences of the compensation plans prior to
      making changes to the plans. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Compensation Committee has considered the impact of the Statement of Financial
      Accounting Standards&#160;No.&#160;123(R), or SFAS No.&#160;123(R), as issued by
      the FASB in 2004, on the Company&#8217;s use of equity incentives as a key retention
      tool. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Section
      162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the &#8220;Code&#8221;) limits deduction of
      compensation paid to named executive officers to $1,000,000 unless the
      compensation is &#8220;performance-based&#8221;. In the Company&#8217;s case, base salary and time
      vested restricted stock are not considered performance-based vehicles and would
      not be a deductible compensation expense. Based on the current salaries and
      awards, we do not feel 162(m) will be triggered for our CEO or executive
      officers.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.4pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Option
      Granting Practices</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Compensation Committee considers whether to make stock option grants and/or
      award other forms of equity during&#160;December of each year. However, grants
      or awards may be made at other times during the year based on specific
      circumstances such as a new hire, a specific contractual commitment or a change
      in position or responsibility. Under our current plans, which were approved
      by
      shareholders in 2001 and 2003, the exercise price of an option is the closing
      market price on the grant date. The grant date for grants determined by the
      Compensation Committee at its meeting in December is January 30. For other
      grants made during the year, the grant date is the first business day after
      the
      close of each quarter. The decision of the Compensation committee to have the
      grants be effective on a uniform date in the future is designed to: (1) provide
      for administrative convenience for the Company to track the vesting and
      exercisability of its stock awards; and (2) prevent any appearance that the
      Committee is acting on a particular date to provide for a lower exercise price
      for stock options based on changes in the Company&#8217;s market price.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">As
      a
      general matter, the Compensation Committee&#8217;s process is independent of any
      consideration of the timing of the release of material nonpublic information,
      including with respect to the determination of grant dates or the stock option
      exercise prices. The Compensation Committee&#8217;s decisions are reviewed and
      ratified by the full Board of Directors. Similarly,&#160;the Company has never
      timed the release of material nonpublic information with the purpose or intent
      to affect the value of executive compensation.</font></div>
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      Compensation</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Summary
      Compensation Table</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      following information is furnished for all individuals serving as the principal
      executive officer or principal financial officer of the Company for the 2006
      fiscal year. No other executive officers of the Company had total compensation
      for the 2006 fiscal year that exceeded $100,000.</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt;">&#160;</font></div>
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                and Principal Position</em></strong></font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Year</em></strong></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Salary</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)</em></strong></font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Bonus</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)</em></strong></font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Stock</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Awards</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)(3)</em></strong></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Awards</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)</em></strong></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Change
                in</em></strong></font></div>
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                Value</em></strong></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Nonqualified</em></strong></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Compensation
                Earnings</em></strong></font></div>
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                Other</em></strong></font></div>
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                ($)</em></strong></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Michael
                P. Daly</font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">President
                and Chief Executive Officer</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">2006</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$400,000</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$135,000</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$273,205</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$42,962</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><sup>(4)</sup></font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$107,930</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$
                57,335</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$1,016,432</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">John
                S. Millet</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><sup>(1)</sup></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Senior
                Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">2006</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">133,415</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">15,483</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">3,836</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">152,734</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Wayne
                F. Patenaude</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><sup>(2)</sup></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Executive
                Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">2006</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">184,000</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">7,418</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">3,893</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><sup>(5)</sup></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">145,101</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">340,412</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">__________________________</font></div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(1)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Mr.
                Millet served as Vice President and Controller of the Bank until
                December
                1, 2006, when he was appointed Senior Vice President and interim
                Chief
                Financial Officer of the Company and
                Bank.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(2)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Mr.
                Patenaude served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                of
                the Company and Bank until December 1,
                2006.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(3)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Reflects
                the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes
                in
                accordance with FAS 123(R) in 2006. When shares become vested and
                are
                distributed from the trust in which they are held, the recipient
                will also
                receive an amount equal to accumulated cash and stock dividends (if
                any)
                paid with respect thereto, plus earnings thereon.
                </font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(4)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Reflects
                the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes
                in
                accordance with FAS 123(R) in 2006, based upon a fair value of $3.44,
                $6.15 and $7.98 for options granted in 2001, 2003 and 2004, respectively,
                using the Black-Scholes option pricing
                model.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(5)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Reflects
                the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes
                in
                accordance with FAS 123(R) in 2006, based upon a fair value of $6.15
                and
                $7.98 for options granted in 2003 and 2004, respectively, using the
                Black-Scholes option pricing model.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(6)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">This
                amount represents the aggregate change in the actuarial present value
                of
                Mr. Daly&#8217;s accumulated benefit during 2006 and also reflects changes in
                his Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan during the 2006 fiscal
                year.
                These changes include the removal of offsets to the gross benefit
                amount
                while lowering the target benefit percentage from 70.0% to 46.6%.
                The form
                of payment was also increased from life with 10 years guaranteed
                to life
                with 20 years guaranteed.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(7)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Details
                of the amounts reported in the &#8220;All Other Compensation&#8221; column for 2006
                are provided in the table below:</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div align="center">
      <table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%">

          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="34%">&#160;</td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Mr.
                Daly</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Mr.
                Millet</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Mr.
                Patenaude</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Employer
                contributions to 401(k) Plan</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$15,400</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$3,836</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$12,559</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Dividends
                paid on stock awards</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;
                22,875</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;
                &#160;3,907</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Perquisites</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;
                &#160;&#160;&#160; 19,060(a)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#8212; (b)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#160; 13,250(c)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Severance
                Payment</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="22%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
                115,385(d)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">__________________________</font></div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(a)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Consisted
                of an automobile allowance of $6,330, financial planning services
                of
                $7,500 and country club dues of
                $5,230.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(b)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Mr.
                Millet&#8217;s aggregate perquisite amount was less than
                $10,000.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(c)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Consisted
                of an automobile allowance of $8,250 and a $5,000 expense
                account.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(d)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Represents
                the amount paid to Mr. Patenaude in the fourth quarter of 2006 in
                satisfaction of existing contractual obligations of the Company and
                the
                Bank in connection with his termination of
                employment.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Grants
      of Plan-Based Awards</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      following table provides information concerning all award grants made to the
      Company&#8217;s named executive officers in the 2006 fiscal year.</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Name</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Grant
                Date</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>All
                Other Stock Awards:</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Number
                of Shares of Stock</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>or
                Units</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>(#)(1)</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Grant
                Date Fair Value of</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Stock
                Awards(2)</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Michael
                P. Daly</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">1/30/06</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">5,000</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$167,300</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Wayne
                F. Patenaude</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">1/30/06</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">2,000</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">66,920</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">John
                S. Millet</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">1/30/06</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">1,500</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">50,190</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

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    </div>
    <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">__________________________</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(1)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
                restricted stock awards vest in three equal annual installments beginning
                on the first anniversary of the date of
                grant.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(2)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Computed
                in accordance with FAS 123(R) and therefore represents the market
                value of
                the shares on the date of grant, based upon the Company&#8217;s closing stock
                price of $33.46.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Employment
      Agreements</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Berkshire
      Bank and Berkshire Hills each maintain an employment agreement with Mr. Daly,
      which provides for a two-year term that extends daily unless the Board of
      Directors or Mr. Daly gives the other party written notice of non-renewal.
      The
      employment agreements provide for a base salary which is reviewed at least
      annually. Mr. Daly&#8217;s current salary is $400,000. In addition to the base salary,
      the employment agreements provide for, among other things, participation in
      stock and employee benefit plans and fringe benefits applicable to executive
      personnel. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">If
      Mr.
      Daly dies during the agreement term, the Bank will pay his beneficiary his
      base
      salary and continue his dependents&#8217; medical coverage for six months. If Mr. Daly
      becomes disabled and begins to receive benefits under the long-term disability
      insurance policy maintained by the Bank, the Bank may reduce Mr. Daly&#8217;s base
      salary by amounts he receives under the disability policy insurance. If Mr.
      Daly
      becomes incapacitated as a result of a disability and can no longer perform
      his
      duties, the Bank may terminate the agreement and pay him severance in the same
      manner as for involuntary termination, as discussed below. Upon such
      termination, Mr. Daly will receive continued medical and life insurance coverage
      for two years following his termination of employment. If Mr. Daly died as
      of
      December 31, 2006, his beneficiary would receive a payment of $200,000,
      representing six months of continued base salary, and his dependents would
      receive six months of continued medical and dental coverage, the value of which
      would equal $4,379.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      employment agreements provide for termination by the Company or the Bank for
      cause, as defined in the employment agreements, at any time. If the Company
      or
      the Bank chooses to terminate Mr. Daly&#8217;s employment for reasons other than for
      cause (including his incapacity due to disability as discussed above), or if
      he
      resigns from the Company or the Bank under specified circumstances that would
      constitute constructive termination, Mr. Daly (or, upon his death, his
      beneficiary) would be entitled to receive an amount equal to the remaining
      base
      salary and incentive compensation payments, including amounts related to
      stock-based compensation, due for the remaining term of the employment agreement
      and the contributions that would have been made on his behalf to any employee
      benefit plans of the Company and the Bank during the remaining term of the
      employment agreement. The Company and the Bank would also continue and/or pay
      for life, health, dental and disability coverage for Mr. Daly and his covered
      dependents until the earliest of his death, employment with another employer
      or
      the end of the remaining term of the employment agreements. Upon termination
      of
      Mr.&#160;Daly&#8217;s employment under these circumstances, he must adhere to a
      one-year non-competition and non-disclosure restriction. If Mr. </font></div>
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    <div><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Daly&#8217;s
      employment was involuntarily or constructively terminated as of December 31,
      2006, he would be entitled to receive a total severance payment, including
      the
      value of health and welfare benefits continued for two years, of $2,120,843
      under the employment agreements.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Under
      the
      employment agreements, if voluntary termination (upon circumstances discussed
      in
      the agreements) or involuntary termination follows a change in control of the
      Company or the Bank, Mr.&#160;Daly (or, upon his death, his beneficiary) would
      be entitled to a severance payment equal to the greater of: (1) the payments
      due
      for the remaining term of the agreement; or (2) three times the average of
      his
      annual compensation (as described in the agreements) for the five preceding
      taxable years. If Mr. Daly&#8217;s employment was terminated in connection with a
      change in control of the Company or the Bank that occurred on December 31,
      2006,
      Mr. Daly would be entitled to a severance payment of $2,164,776, representing
      the greater amount of three times Mr. Daly&#8217;s average annual compensation for the
      five preceding taxable years, plus the value of continued health and welfare
      benefit coverage for 36 months. Although the Company and the Bank employment
      agreements each provide for a severance payment if a change in control occurs,
      Mr. Daly would not receive duplicative payments or benefits under the
      agreements. Mr. Daly would also be entitled to receive a tax indemnification
      payment if payments under the employment agreements trigger liability under
      Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code for the excise tax applicable to
      &#8220;excess parachute payments.&#8221; Under applicable law, the excise tax is triggered
      by change in control-related payments that equal or exceed a &#8220;base&#8221; amount that
      is three times the executive&#8217;s average taxable income over the five years
      preceding the change in control. The excise tax equals 20% of the amount of
      the
      payment in excess of the executive&#8217;s base amount. If a change in control had
      occurred at December 31, 2006, and Mr. Daly&#8217;s employment terminated on such
      date, Mr. Daly would have been entitled to receive approximately $2,134,942,
      plus continued health and welfare benefits for 36 months, the estimated value
      of
      which equals $29,834. In addition, Mr. Daly would receive $2,487,982 as
      indemnification for taxes attributable to Section 280G of the Internal Revenue
      Code.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Payments
      to Mr. Daly under the Bank&#8217;s employment agreement are guaranteed by the Company
      if payments or benefits are not paid by the Bank. All reasonable costs and
      legal
      fees paid or incurred by Mr. Daly in any dispute or question of interpretation
      relating to the employment agreements will be paid by the Bank or the Company,
      if he is successful on the merits in a legal judgment, arbitration or
      settlement. The employment agreements also provide that the Bank and the Company
      will indemnify Mr. Daly to the fullest extent legally allowable.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Change
      in Control Agreements</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Company and the Bank each maintain a change in control agreement with Mr.
      Millet. Each change in control agreement has a term of one year and is renewable
      annually for an additional year at the sole discretion of the Boards of
      Directors of the Bank and the Company. The change in control agreements provide
      that if involuntary termination, other than for cause, or voluntary termination
      (upon the occurrence of circumstances specified in the agreements) follows
      a
      change in control of the Company or the Bank, Mr. Millet will be entitled to
      receive a severance payment equal to his average annual compensation (as
      described in the agreements) for the five most recent taxable years, and the
      Bank will also continue his health and welfare benefits coverage for one year
      following termination. If a change in control of the Company or the Bank
      occurred on December 31, 2006, the total amount due under the change in control
      agreements would be approximately $108,077, plus 12 months of continued health
      and welfare benefits, the value of which equals $9,945. Such amount would be
      paid in a lump sum cash payment. Mr. Millet must comply with a one-year
      non-competition and non-disclosure provision following his receipt of severance
      payments under the agreements.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Although
      the Company and the Bank agreements each provide for severance payments upon
      termination in connection with a change in control, Mr. Millet would not receive
      any duplicative payments. Although Mr. Millet would receive tax indemnification
      if his individual severance payments </font></div>
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    <div><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">triggered
      liability for the excise tax on excess parachute payments under the Internal
      Revenue Code, his change in control payments are not anticipated to trigger
      such
      liability. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Outstanding
      Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      following table provides information concerning unexercised options and stock
      awards that have not vested for each named executive officer outstanding as
      of
      December&#160;31, 2006.</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="16%">&#160;</td>
            <td colspan="4" valign="bottom" width="56%">
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                Awards</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="28%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Stock
                Awards</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Name</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Number</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>of</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Securities</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Underlying</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Unexercised
                Options</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>(#)</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Exercisable</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Number
                of</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Securities</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Underlying</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Unexercised
                Options</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>(#)</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Unexercisable</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Option</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Exercise
                Price</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Option</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Expiration</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Date</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Number
                of</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Shares
                or</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Units
                of</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Stock
                That</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Have
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Vested</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>(#)</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Market</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Value
                of</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Shares
                or</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Units
                of</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Stock
                That</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Have
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Michael
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">14,175</font></div>
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            <td valign="middle" width="14%">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
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            <td valign="middle" width="14%">
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            <td valign="middle" width="14%">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
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                22.30</font></div>
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            <td valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">1/30/2013</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
                33,460</font></div>
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          <tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="16%">&#160;</td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;6,000</font></div>
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            <td valign="middle" width="14%">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
                37.80</font></div>
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            <td valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">1/30/2014</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="16%">&#160;</td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#8212;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#8212;</font></div>
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            <td valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#8212;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">5,000</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><sup>(5)</sup></font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">John
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#8212;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#8212;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Wayne
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">15,000</font></div>
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            <td valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#8212;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
                22.95</font></div>
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            <td valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">2/24/2013</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#8212;</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#8212;</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(1)</font></div>
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                Stock-Based Incentive Plan vest in five equal annual installments
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                awards granted pursuant to the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2003
                Equity
                Compensation Plan vest in three equal annual installments commencing
                on
                January 30, 2005.</font></div>
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    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

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                awards granted pursuant to the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2003
                Equity
                Incentive Plan vest in three equal annual installments commencing
                on
                January 30, 2006.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

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    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

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                awards granted pursuant to the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2003
                Equity
                Incentive Plan vest in three equal annual installments commencing
                on
                January 30, 2007.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Option
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      following table provides information concerning stock option exercises and
      the
      vesting of stock awards for each named executive officer, on an aggregate basis,
      during 2006.</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="20%">&#160;</td>
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                Awards</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
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                Awards</em></strong></font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="20%">
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="20%">
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                of</em></strong></font></div>
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                Exercise</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>(#)</em></strong></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Value
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                Exercise</em></strong></font></div>
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Number
                of</em></strong></font></div>
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                Vesting</em></strong></font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Value
                Realized</em></strong></font></div>
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                Vesting</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Michael
                P. Daly</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">8,254</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
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                S. Millet</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#8212;</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#8212;</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Wayne
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            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                &#8212;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
                3,185</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="20%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
                107,589</font></div>
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      following table provides information with respect to each plan that provides
      for
      payments or benefits in connection with the retirement of a named executive
      officer.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
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      <table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%">

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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="33%">
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="33%">
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            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="33%">
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            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">__________________________</font></div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 54pt">&#160;</td>
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(1)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">See
                note 5 to the Summary Compensation Table for details regarding the
                change
                in the actuarial present value of Mr. Daly&#8217;s accumulated benefit under
                this plan during fiscal year 2006. The material assumptions used
                to
                calculate the accumulated benefit were: the 1994 Group Annuity Mortality
                Reserve Table for post-retirement mortality; no pre-retirement mortality;
                and a 6.0% discount rate pre- and
                post-retirement.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Bank
      maintains a supplemental retirement arrangement with Mr. Daly to provide him
      with an annual retirement benefit following separation from service (other
      than
      for cause) on or after attaining age 62. The normal retirement benefit equals
      46.6% of Mr. Daly&#8217;s average total salary and bonus paid during any three
      consecutive completed calendar years preceding termination of employment that
      produce the highest annual benefit. If Mr. Daly separates from service on or
      after age 55 for reasons other than death, disability or following a change
      in
      control, he would receive an early retirement benefit based on the annual
      retirement benefit described above, reduced by 5% for each year by which his
      age
      at termination is less than age 62. If Mr. Daly separates from service due
      to
      disability or following a change in control, or if he dies while employed by
      the
      Bank, he or his beneficiary will receive the normal retirement benefit,
      regardless of his age at the time of separation from service or death. Mr.
      Daly
      may elect to receive his normal or early retirement benefit in the form of
      a
      single life annuity with 20 annual installments guaranteed or an actuarially
      equivalent lump sum payment. Upon termination in connection with a change in
      control, however, he will automatically receive the lump sum benefit. The
      agreement provides that benefit payments will not commence until six months
      following Mr. Daly&#8217;s separation from service, to the extent required under
      Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">If
      Mr.
      Daly terminated employment as of December 31, 2006 for any reason other than
      cause, disability or a change in control, he would not be eligible to receive
      any benefit under the supplemental executive retirement plan, as he would not
      have attained age 55 prior to termination. If he terminated employment due
      to
      death or disability, Mr. Daly would be eligible to receive, in accordance with
      his election, an annual retirement benefit of $217,467 for a period of 20 years
      following termination or an actuarial equivalent lump sum benefit of $2,818,909.
      If he terminated employment on December&#160;31 due to a change in control, Mr.
      Daly would automatically have received an actuarial equivalent lump sum benefit
      of $2,818,909 under the terms of the plan.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Nonqualified
      Deferred Compensation</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      following table provides information with respect to each deferred compensation
      plan in which the named executive officers participated during fiscal year
      2006.
</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
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          <tr>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Name</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="33%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Aggregate
                Earnings</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>in
                Last Fiscal Year</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="33%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Aggregate
                Balance</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>at
                Last</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Fiscal
                Year End</em></strong></font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)(2)</em></strong></font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Michael
                P. Daly</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="33%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$149</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><sup>(1)</sup></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="33%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$311,468</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><sup>(3)</sup></font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 81pt; TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">__________________________</font></div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">

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            <td style="WIDTH: 54pt">&#160;</td>
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(1)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
                amount disclosed in the earnings column represents interest earned.
                Such
                amount is reported as compensation for Mr. Daly for the fiscal year
                ended
                December 31, 2006 under the &#8220;Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified
                Deferred Compensation Earnings&#8221; column of the Summary Compensation
                Table.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 54pt">&#160;</td>
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(2)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Reflects
                the market value as of December 31, 2006 of 9,215 shares held in
                trust for
                benefit of Mr. Daly under the plan.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">

          <tr valign="top" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25;">
            <td style="WIDTH: 54pt">&#160;</td>
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(3)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
                market value of the shares allocated to Mr. Daly under the supplemental
                executive retirement plan were previously reported as compensation
                to Mr.
                Daly in the proxy statement in the year in which the allocation
                occurred.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Bank
      maintains the Berkshire Bank Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, which
      provides restorative payments to executives designated by the Board of Directors
      who are prevented from receiving the full matching contribution under the 401(k)
      Plan due to the legal limitations imposed on tax-qualified plans. The plan
      also
      provides for restorative benefits related to the Bank&#8217;s employee stock ownership
      plan (the &#8220;ESOP&#8221;). However, since the Bank has terminated the ESOP, no
      participant will accrue additional benefits under the supplemental plan related
      to the ESOP. The Bank terminated the ESOP in 2005. The Board of Directors of
      the
      Bank has designated Mr. Daly to participate in the plan.</font></div>
    <div><br></div>
    <div>
      <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
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          <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt;">23</font></div>
          <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
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      </div>
    </div>
    <div><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Director
      Compensation</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      following table provides the compensation received by individuals who served
      as
      non-e</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">mployee
      directors of the Company during the 2006 fiscal year. This table excludes
      perquisites, which did not exceed $10,000 in the aggregate for each director.
      </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
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      <div align="left">
        <table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%">

            <tr>
              <td valign="bottom" width="20%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Name</em></strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Fees
                  Earned or</em></strong></font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Paid
                  in Cash</em></strong></font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)</em></strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Stock</em></strong></font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Awards</em></strong></font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)(1)</em></strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Option</em></strong></font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Awards</em></strong></font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)(2)</em></strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>All
                  Other</em></strong></font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Compensation</em></strong></font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)(3)</em></strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="bottom" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Total</em></strong></font></div>
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>($)</em></strong></font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Wallace
                  W. Altes</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$31,600</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$10,342</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                  &#160;&#8212;</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                  &#8212;</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">$&#160;
                  41,942</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr bgcolor="white">
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Lawrence
                  A. Bossidy</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
                  31,600</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
                  25,667</font></div>
              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
                  18,107</font></div>
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Edward
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#8212;</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">D.
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Corydon
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              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Ann
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              </td>
              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
                  19,279</font></div>
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
                  2,808</font></div>
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;
                  54,347</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">123,381</font></div>
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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              <td valign="top" width="16%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Reflects
                the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes
                in
                accordance with FAS 123(R) in 2006. See footnote 1 to the director
                stock
                ownership table under &#8220;Stock Ownership&#8221; for the aggregate number of
                unvested restricted stock award shares held in trust by each director
                at
                fiscal year end. The grant date fair value of the 1,000 stock award
                shares
                granted in 2006 to each of Messrs. Altes, Bossidy, Davies, Farrell,
                Mahoney, McCormick, Templeton, Thurston and Wells and Ms. Miller
                and
                Trabulsi was $33,780, as recognized for financial statement reporting
                purposes as computed in accordance with FAS 123(R), based upon the
                Company&#8217;s closing stock price of $33.78 on the grant date of January 30,
                2006. The grant date fair value of the 1,000 stock award shares granted
                to
                Mr. Phelps in 2006 was $36,500, as recognized for financial statement
                reporting purposes in accordance with FAS 123(R) based upon the Company&#8217;s
                closing stock price of $36.53 on the grant date of October 4,
                2006.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Reflects
                the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes
                in
                accordance with FAS 123(R), based upon a fair value of: (1) $6.15
                and
                $7.98 for options granted in 2003 and 2004, respectively, to Mr.
                Bossidy;
                and (2) $3.04 for options granted in 2001 to Messrs. McCormick, Thurston
                and Wells and Ms. Miller and Trabulsi, in each case using the
                Black-Scholes option pricing model. As of December 31, 2006, Messrs.
                McCormick, Thurston and Wells and Ms. Miller and Trabulsi each held
                495
                options to purchase shares of common stock, and Mr. Bossidy held
                5,099
                options to purchase shares of common stock. For further information
                on the
                assumptions used to compute the fair value of options, see Note 15
                to the
                Notes to the Financial Statements contained in the Company&#8217;s Annual Report
                on Form 10-K.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(3)</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Reflects
                the dollar value of dividends paid on stock awards. For Mr. Mahoney,
                also
                includes: (1) $412,588 received in 2006 in consideration for his
                agreement
                not to compete with the Company or the Bank for a three-year period
                following the Company&#8217;s acquisition of Woronoco Bancorp, Inc. in June
                2005; and (2) $14,220, which represents the imputed income recognized
                under a split-dollar arrangement. </font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(4)</font></div>
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                Trabulsi and Mr. Wells retired from the Board of Directors of the
                Company
                effective October&#160;4, 2006.</font></div>
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      following table sets forth the applicable retainers that were paid in 2006
      and
      will continue to be paid to our non-employee directors for their service on
      our
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white">&#160;</td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white">&#160;</td>
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                Retainer for Attendance at Board Meetings</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #cceeff">&#160;</td>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="85%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white">&#160;</td>
            <td width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white">&#160;</td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white">&#160;</td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white">&#160;</td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white">&#160;</td>
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                Retainer for Attendance at Committee Meetings</font></div>
            </td>
            <td width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #cceeff">&#160;</td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #cceeff">&#160;</td>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Compensation
      Committee Report</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion
      and Analysis that is required by the rules established by the Securities and
      Exchange Commission. Based on such review and discussion, the Compensation
      Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion
      and Analysis be included in this proxy statement. See &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>Compensation
      Discussion and Analysis</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">.&#8221;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Compensation
      Committee of the Board of Directors of </strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Berkshire
      Hills Bancorp, Inc.</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Catherine
      B. Miller, Chair</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Lawrence
      A. Bossidy</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">John
      B.
      Davies</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Edward
      G.
      McCormick</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Section
      16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Section
      16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company&#8217;s executive
      officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of any registered
      class of the Company&#8217;s equity securities, to file reports of ownership and
      changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These
      individuals are required by regulation to furnish the Company with copies of
      all
      Section 16(a) reports they file.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Based
      solely on its review of the copies of the reports it has received and written
      representations provided to the Company from the individuals required to file
      the reports, the Company believes that each of its executive officers and
      directors has complied with applicable reporting requirements for transactions
      in Company common stock during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, except
      for three late reports filed by Mr. Mahoney, three late reports filed by Mr.
      Wells and one late report filed by each of Messrs. Daly and Phelps and Ms.
      Miller. One of Mr. Mahoney&#8217;s late reports discloses seven transactions that were
      all sales of common stock, another report discloses two purchases of common
      stock and the third report discloses shares held via the Woronoco SERP that
      Mr.
      Mahoney held at the time of the Woronoco acquisition. One of Mr. Wells&#8217; forms
      related to a sale of shares, one form reflected nine late transactions, seven
      of
      which were sales of shares and two were option exercises and one form reflected
      three late gift transactions from 2005. Mr. Daly&#8217;s late report was for the sale
      of common stock to satisfy tax obligations in connection with the vesting of
      restricted stock awards. Mr. Phelps&#8217; late report was for a purchase transaction.
      Ms. Miller&#8217;s late report reflected two late sales of common stock.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Transactions
      with Related Persons</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 generally prohibits loans by the Company to its
      executive officers and directors. However, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act contains
      a
      specific exemption from such prohibition for loans by the Bank to its executive
      officers and directors in compliance with federal banking regulations. Federal
      regulations require that all loans or extensions of credit to executive officers
      and directors of insured financial institutions must be made on substantially
      the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing
      at
      the time for comparable transactions with other persons and must not involve
      more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features.
      The Bank is therefore prohibited from making any new loans or extensions of
      credit to executive officers and directors at different rates or terms than
      those offered to the general public. Notwithstanding this rule, federal
      regulations permit the Bank to make loans to executive officers and directors
      at
      reduced interest rates if the loan is made under a benefit program generally
      available to all other employees and does not give preference to any executive
      officer or director over any other employee.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Audit
      Committee of the Board of Directors periodically reviews a summary of the
      Company&#8217;s transactions with directors and executive officers of the Company and
      with firms that employ directors, as well as other related person transactions,
      to recommend to the disinterested members of the Board of Directors that the
      transactions are fair, reasonable and within Company policy and should be
      ratified and approved. Besides including such requirement in the Audit Committee
      Charter, the Company does not maintain written policies or procedures for the
      review, approval or ratification of certain transactions with related persons.
      However, in accordance with banking regulations, the Board of Directors reviews
      all loans made to a director or executive officer in an amount that, when
      aggregated with the amount of all other loans to such person and his or her
      related interests, exceed the greater of $25,000 or 5% of the Company&#8217;s capital
      and surplus (up to a maximum of $500,000) and such loan must be approved in
      advance by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors.
      Additionally, pursuant to the Company&#8217;s Code of Business Conduct, all executive
      officers and directors of the Company must disclose any existing or emerging
      conflicts of interest to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the
      Company. Such potential conflicts of interest include, but are not limited
      to,
      the following: (1) the Company conducting business with or competing against
      an
      organization in which a family member of an executive officer or director has
      an
      ownership or employment interest and (2) the ownership of more than 5% of the
      outstanding securities or 5% of total assets of any business entity that does
      business with or is in competition with the Company. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Corporate
      Governance/Nominating Committee Procedures</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>General</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">It
      is the
      policy of the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee of the Board of
      Directors of the Company to consider director candidates recommended by
      stockholders who appear to be qualified to serve on the Company&#8217;s Board of
      Directors. The Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee may choose not to
      consider an unsolicited recommendation if no vacancy exists on the Board of
      Directors and the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee does not perceive
      a
      need to increase the size of the Board of Directors. To avoid the unnecessary
      use of the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee&#8217;s resources, the Corporate
      Governance/Nominating Committee will consider only those director candidates
      recommended in accordance with the procedures set forth below.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Procedures
      to be Followed by Stockholders</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">To
      submit
      a recommendation of a director candidate to the Corporate Governance/Nominating
      Committee, a stockholder should submit the following information in writing,
      addressed to the Chairman </font></div>
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      the
      Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee, care of the Corporate Secretary,
      at
      the main office of the Company:</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">1.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
                name of the person recommended as a director
                candidate;</font></div>
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            </td>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">All
                information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed
                in
                solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Regulation
                14A under the Securities Exchange Act of
                1934;</font></div>
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            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
                written consent of the person being recommended as a director candidate
                to
                being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as
                a
                director if elected; </font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">4.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">As
                to the stockholder making the recommendation, the name and address
                of such
                stockholder as it appears on the Company&#8217;s books; provided, however, that
                if the stockholder is not a registered holder of the Company&#8217;s common
                stock, the stockholder should submit his or her name and address
                along
                with a current written statement from the record holder of the shares
                that
                reflects ownership of the Company&#8217;s common stock;
                and</font></div>
            </td>
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      </table>
    </div>
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            <td style="WIDTH: 36pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">5.</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">A
                statement disclosing whether such stockholder is acting with or on
                behalf
                of any other person and, if applicable, the identity of such
                person.</font></div>
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      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">In
      order
      for a director candidate to be considered for nomination at the Company&#8217;s annual
      meeting of stockholders, the recommendation must be received by the Corporate
      Governance/Nominating Committee at least 120 calendar days before the date
      the
      Company&#8217;s proxy statement was released to stockholders in connection with the
      previous year&#8217;s annual meeting, advanced by one year.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Process
      for Identifying and Evaluating Nominees</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      process that the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee follows to identify
      and evaluate individuals to be nominated for election to the Board of Directors
      is as follows: </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Identification.</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      For
      purposes of identifying nominees for the Board of Directors, the Corporate
      Governance/Nominating Committee relies on personal contacts of the committee
      members and other members of the Board of Directors, as well as its knowledge
      of
      members of the communities served by Berkshire Bank. The Corporate
      Governance/Nominating Committee will also consider director candidates
      recommended by stockholders in accordance with the policy and procedures set
      forth above. The Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee has not previously
      used an independent search firm to identify nominees.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><em>Evaluation.</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">
      In
      evaluating potential nominees, the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee
      determines whether the candidate is eligible and qualified for service on the
      Board of Directors by evaluating the candidate under certain criteria, which
      are
      described below. If such individual fulfills these criteria, the Corporate
      Governance/Nominating Committee will conduct a check of the individual&#8217;s
      background and interview the candidate to further assess the qualities of the
      prospective nominee and the contributions he or she would make to the
      Board.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: -72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Qualifications</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee has adopted a set of criteria that
      it
      considers when it selects individuals to be nominated for election to the Board
      of Directors. A candidate must meet the eligibility requirements set forth
      in
      the Company&#8217;s bylaws, which include a residency requirement and </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">a
      requirement that the candidate not have been subject to certain criminal or
      regulatory actions. A candidate also must meet any qualification requirements
      set forth in any Board or committee governing documents. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">If
      the
      candidate is deemed eligible for election to the Board of Directors, the
      Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee will then evaluate the following
      criteria in selecting nominees: </font></div>
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                regulatory and business experience;
</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">familiarity
                with and participation in the local community;
</font></div>
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            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">integrity,
                honesty and reputation in connection with upholding a position of
                trust
                with respect to customers; </font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
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            </td>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">dedication
                to the Company and its stockholders;
                and</font></div>
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          </tr>

      </table>
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            <td style="WIDTH: 36pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" face="Wingdings">&#376;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">independence.</font></div>
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    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Committee will also consider any other factors the Corporate
      Governance/Nominating Committee deems relevant, including age, diversity, size
      of the Board of Directors and regulatory disclosure obligations. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">With
      respect to nominating an existing director for re-election to the Board of
      Directors, the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee will consider and
      review an existing director&#8217;s board and committee attendance and performance;
      length of board service; experience, skills and contributions that the existing
      director brings to the board; and independence.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Submission
      of Business Proposals and Stockholder Nominations</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Company must receive proposals that stockholders seek to include in the proxy
      statement for the Company&#8217;s next annual meeting no later than December 4, 2007.
      If next year&#8217;s annual meeting is held on a date more than 30 calendar days from
      May 3, 2008, a stockholder proposal must be received by a reasonable time before
      the Company begins to print and mail its proxy solicitation for such annual
      meeting. Any stockholder proposals will be subject to the requirements of the
      proxy rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Company&#8217;s bylaws provide that, in order for a stockholder to make nominations
      for the election of directors or proposals for business to be brought before
      the
      annual meeting, a stockholder must deliver notice of such nominations and/or
      proposals to the Corporate Secretary not less than 90 days before the date
      of
      the annual meeting. However, if less than 100 days&#8217; notice or prior public
      disclosure of the date of the annual meeting is given to stockholders, such
      notice must be received not later than the close of business of the tenth day
      following the day on which notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed
      to stockholders or prior public disclosure of the meeting date was made. A
      copy
      of the bylaws may be obtained from the Company.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Stockholder
      Communications</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
      Company encourages stockholder communications to the Board of Directors and/or
      individual directors. All communications from stockholders should be addressed
      to Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., 24 North Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
      01201. Communications to the Board of Directors should be in the care of Gerald
      A. Denmark, Corporate Secretary. Communications to individual directors should
      be sent to such director at the Company&#8217;s address. Stockholders who wish to
      communicate with a Committee of the Board should send their communications
      to
      the care of the Chair of the particular committee, with a copy to Lawrence
      A.
      Bossidy, the Chair of the Corporate </font></div>
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      Committee. It is in the discretion of the Corporate Governance/Nominating
      Committee whether any communication sent to the full Board should be brought
      before the full Board. </font></div>
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      Company will pay the cost of this proxy solicitation. The Company will reimburse
      brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable
      expenses incurred by them in sending proxy materials to the beneficial owners
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      the Company. Additionally, directors, officers and other employees of the
      Company may solicit proxies personally or by telephone. None of these persons
      will receive additional compensation for these activities. </font></div>
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      Company&#8217;s Annual Report to Stockholders has been included with this proxy
      statement. Any stockholder who has not received a copy of the Annual Report
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      obtain a copy by writing to the Corporate Secretary of the Company. The Annual
      Report is not to be treated as part of the proxy solicitation material or as
      having been incorporated by reference into this proxy statement.</font></div>
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      or other holder of record may be sending only one annual report and proxy
      statement to your address. This practice, known as &#8220;householding,&#8221; is designed
      to reduce our printing and postage costs. However, if a stockholder residing
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      such an address wishes to receive a separate annual report or proxy statement
      in
      the future, he or she should contact the broker or other holder of record.
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      you own your shares in &#8220;street name&#8221; and are receiving multiple copies of our
      annual report and proxy statement, you can request householding by contacting
      your broker or other holder of record.</font></div>
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      or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, please vote by marking, signing,
      dating and promptly returning the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed
      envelope.</font></div>
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      Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), consisting of Michael P. Daly, Wallace W. Altes,
      D.&#160;Jeffrey Templeton and Catherine&#160;B. Miller or any of them, with full
      power of substitution in each, to act as proxy for the undersigned, and to
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      vote only at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 3, 2007 at
      10:00 a.m., local time, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, One West Street, Pittsfield,
      Massachusetts and at any and all adjournments thereof, with all of the powers
      the undersigned would possess if personally present at such meeting as
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                election as directors of all nominees listed (unless the &#8220;For All Except&#8221;
                box is marked and the instructions below are complied
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                independent registered public accounting firm of Berkshire Hills
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        the enclosed GREEN voting instruction card to convey your voting instructions
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        the 401(k) Plan trustee on the proposals to be presented at the Annual Meeting
        of Stockholders of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. to be held on May 3,
        2007.&#160;&#160;Also enclosed is a Notice and Proxy Statement for the Annual
        Meeting of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. Stockholders and a copy of the
        Company&#8217;s Annual Report to Stockholders.</font></div>
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        enclosed GREEN voting instruction card as long as the trustee receives your
        instructions by <strong>April 23, 2007</strong>.&#160;&#160;If you do not direct
        the trustee how to vote your shares of Company common stock, the trustees
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        postage-paid envelope no later than <strong>April 23,
        2007</strong>.&#160;&#160;&#160;Your vote will not be revealed, directly or
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      the enclosed IVORY voting instruction card to convey your voting instructions
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      the ESOP trustee on the proposals to be presented at the Annual Meeting of
      Stockholders of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. to be held on May 3,
      2007.&#160;&#160;Also enclosed is a Notice and Proxy Statement for the Annual
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      account(s), for which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting
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      Crowne Plaza Hotel, One West Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts and at any and
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                box is marked and the instructions below are complied
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                independent registered public accounting firm of Berkshire Hills
                Bancorp,
                Inc. for the fiscal year ending December 31,
                2007.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">On
      behalf
      of the Board of Directors of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), I am
      forwarding you the attached YELLOW vote authorization form provided for you
      to
      convey your voting instructions to First Bankers Trust Services, Inc. (the
      &#8220;Trustee&#8221;) on the proposals to be presented at the Annual Meeting of
      Stockholders of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. to be held on May 3, 2007. Also
      enclosed is a Notice and Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
      and a copy of the Company&#8217;s Annual Report to Stockholders.</font></div>
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      entitled to vote all unvested shares of restricted Company common stock awarded
      to you under the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2001 Stock-Based Incentive Plan
      and/or 2003 Equity Compensation Plan (collectively referred to as the &#8220;Incentive
      Plan&#8221;) that are unvested as of March 15, 2007. The Incentive Plan Trustee will
      vote these shares of Company common stock held in the Incentive Plan Trust
      in
      accordance with instructions it receives from you and other Stock Award
      Recipients. </font></div>
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      the voting of the unvested shares of Company common stock awarded to you under
      the Incentive Plan, you must complete and sign the attached YELLOW vote
      authorization form and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope no later
      than April 23, 2007. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">I
      understand that First Bankers Trust Services, Inc., the Trustee, is the holder
      of record and custodian of all unvested restricted shares of Berkshire Hills
      Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) common stock awarded to me under the Berkshire
      Hills Bancorp, Inc. 2001 Stock-Based Incentive Plan and/or 2003 Equity
      Compensation Plan (collectively referred to as the &#8220;Incentive Plan&#8221;). Further, I
      understand that my voting instructions are solicited on behalf of the Company&#8217;s
      Board of Directors for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May
      3,
      2007.</font></div>
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                election as directors of all nominees listed (unless the &#8220;For All Except&#8221;
                box is marked and the instructions below are complied
                with).</font></div>
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      C.
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                box is marked and the instructions below are complied
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      C.
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                Bancorp,
                Inc. for the fiscal year ending December 31,
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Dear
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      of the Board of Directors of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), I am
      forwarding you the attached BLUE vote authorization form for you to convey
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      voting instructions to First Bankers Trust Services, Inc. (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;) on the
      proposals to be presented at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Berkshire
      Hills Bancorp, Inc. to be held on May 3, 2007. Also enclosed is a Notice and
      Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and a copy of the
      Company&#8217;s Annual Report to Stockholders.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">As
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      assumed by Berkshire Bank (the &#8220;Woronoco ESOP&#8221;), you are entitled to vote all
      shares of Company common stock allocated to your account as of March 15, 2007.
      All allocated shares of Company common stock will be voted as directed by
      participants, so long as participant instructions are received by the Trustee
      by
      April 23, 2007. If you do not direct the Trustee how to vote the shares of
      Company common stock allocated to your account, the Trustee will vote your
      shares in a manner calculated most accurately to reflect the instructions it
      receives from other participants, subject to its fiduciary duties.</font></div>
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      the voting of the shares of Company common stock allocated to your account
      under
      the Woronoco ESOP, please complete and sign the attached BLUE vote authorization
      form and return it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope no later than April
      23,
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      or
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      understand that First Bankers Trust Services, Inc., the Trustee, is the holder
      of record and custodian of all shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the
      &#8220;Company&#8221;) common stock allocated to me under the Woronoco Savings Bank Employee
      Stock Ownership Plan. Further, I understand that my voting instructions are
      solicited on behalf of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors for the Annual Meeting
      of Stockholders to be held on May 3, 2007.</font></div>
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                box is marked and the instructions below are complied
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                the&#160;independent registered public accounting firm of Berkshire Hills
                Bancorp, Inc. for the fiscal year ending December 31,
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