UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 22, 2019
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Maine
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001-13349
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01-0393663
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File No.)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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PO Box 400
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04609-0400
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82 Main Street
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(Zip Code)
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Bar Harbor, Maine
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(207) 288-3314
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American: BHB) (the “Company”) issued a press release on January 22, 2019 announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors declared at its meeting held on January 22, 2019, a first quarter cash dividend. The dividend will be payable to all shareholders of record as of the close of business February 15, 2019 and will be paid on March 15, 2019. A copy of the Company’s press release is filed as an exhibit.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Description
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
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Date:
January 22, 2019
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By:
/s/ Josephine Iannelli
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Josephine Iannelli
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EVP & Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
Bar Harbor Bankshares Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
BAR HARBOR, Maine-(Business Wire)- January 22, 2019 -Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American: BHB), announced that its Board of Directors declared at its January 22, 2019 meeting, a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock. The quarterly cash dividend is unchanged from last quarter and is payable to all shareholders of record as of the close of business February 15, 2019 and will be paid on March 15, 2019.
Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American: BHB) is the parent company of its wholly owned subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Founded in 1887, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is a true community bank serving the financial needs of its clients for over 130 years. Bar Harbor provides full service community banking with office locations in all three Northern New England states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. For more information, visit
www.bhbt.com
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Contact
Bar Harbor Bankshares
Joseph Schmitt
Chief Marketing Officer
207-288-3314