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): June 22, 2012
Commission File No. 001-13349
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maine | 01-0393663 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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PO Box 400 |
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82 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME | 04609-0400 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(207) 288-3314
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Inapplicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure | Page 1 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | Page 1 |
Signatures | Page 1 |
Exhibit Index | Page 2 |
ITEM 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
Bar Harbor Bankshares (the “Company”) (NYSE MKT: BHB) the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, issued a press release today announcing that it has been selected to be added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indices effective after the stock market close of June 22, 2012. Bar Harbor Bankshares will trade as a member of the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indices’ of companies. These indices are comprised of publicly traded domestic companies who meet the criteria of the indices, principally market capitalization. Member companies are added or deleted annually as the indices are reconstituted each June. Member companies have no influence on their addition or deletion to or from the index. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished with this current report as an exhibit.
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d)
Exhibits No. Description
a.1
Copy of Company’s press release dated June 22, 2012 is furnished herewith.
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.
Dated: June 22, 2012
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
/s/ Joseph M. Murphy
Joseph M. Murphy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Copy of Company’s press release dated June 22, 2012