Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB) 8-K Bar Harbor Bankshares Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results; Declares Dividend

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): July 20, 2023

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maine	001-13349	01-0393663
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
PO Box 400		04609-0400
82 Main Street		(Zip Code)
Bar Harbor, Maine
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (207) 288-3314

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $2.00 per share	BHB	NYSE American

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 20, 2023, we issued a press release reporting our financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. The full text of this press release, or the Earnings Release, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, or this Report, and incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished under this Item 2.02 of this Report and the exhibit attached hereto are deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 20, 2023, we announced in the Earnings Release that our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 16, 2023 and will be payable on September 15, 2023.

The disclosure contained in Item 2.02 of this Report, including the Earnings Release, is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished under this Item 7.01 of this Report and the exhibit attached hereto are deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated July 20, 2023
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	Bar Harbor Bankshares
July 20, 2023	By:	/s/ Curtis C. Simard
		Curtis C. Simard
		President and CEO