0000743367-12-000055.txt : 20120622 0000743367-12-000055.hdr.sgml : 20120622 20120622160441 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000743367-12-000055 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120622 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20120622 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120622 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000743367 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 010393663 STATE OF INCORPORATION: ME FISCAL YEAR END: 1122 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13349 FILM NUMBER: 12922457 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 82 MAIN ST STREET 2: PO BOX 400 CITY: BAR HARBOR STATE: ME ZIP: 04609-0400 BUSINESS PHONE: 2072883314 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 82 MAIN ST STREET 2: PO BOX 400 CITY: BAR HARBOR STATE: ME ZIP: 04609-0400 8-K 1 russell20002012.htm UNITED STATES

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.)

 

 

PO 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)


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




 EX-99 2 russell20002012ex99.htm UNITED STATES

Exhibit 99.1


PRESS RELEASE



For more information contact:       

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Joseph M. Murphy

President and Chief Executive Officer

(207) 288-3314




BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES ADDED TO RUSSELL 2000 AND RUSSELL 3000 INDICES



BAR HARBOR, Maine (June 22, 2012) – Bar Harbor Bankshares (the “Company”) (NYSE MKT: BHB) the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, today announced that it has been added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indices effective after the stock market close of June 22, 2012.  


The indices are comprised of publicly traded companies who meet the criteria of the indices. Member companies are drawn from the 4000 largest companies meeting the indices’ criteria as of the end of each May and are added or deleted annually as the indices are reconstituted each June. Russell determines membership for its equity indices primarily by objective market capitalization rankings and style attributes. The Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for both passive and active investment strategies.


In making the announcement, Bar Harbor Bankshares President & CEO, Joseph M. Murphy said, “We are very pleased with the Company’s inclusion in these widely-recognized indices.  We believe that the Company’s inclusion reflects well upon its earnings and stock price performance during a difficult period for the financial services sector and the economy in general.”  


About Bar Harbor Bankshares


Bar Harbor Bankshares is the parent company of its wholly owned subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.  Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, founded in 1887, provides full service community banking with twelve branch office locations serving downeast and midcoast Maine.  




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