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) | September 15, 2017 | |
| Bar Harbor Bankshares | ||
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) | ||
| Maine | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | ||
| 001-13349 | 01-0393663 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| P.O. Box 400 | ||
| 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) | ||
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 15, 2017, Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE MKT: BHB) (“the Company”) mailed to its shareholders the quarterly dividend letter with respect to the previously announced dividend of $0.1867 per share of common stock, payable on September 15, 2017 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business August 15, 2017. A copy of the Company’s shareholder dividend letter is filed with this report as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | Not applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | ||
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.
| BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES | |
| Date: September 16, 2017 | By: /s/ Curtis C. Simard |
| Curtis C. Simard | |
| President & Chief Executive Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Copy of the Company’s shareholder dividend letter dated September 15, 2017. | |