8-K

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): October 16, 2018

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)

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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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).

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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. ¨

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE America: BHB) (the “Company”) issued a press release on October 16, 2018 announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors declared at its meeting held on October 16, 2018, a fourth quarter cash dividend. The dividend will be payable to all shareholders of record as of the close of business November 14, 2018 and will be paid on December 14, 2018. A copy of the Company’s press release is filed as an exhibit.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Copy of the Company’s press release, dated October 16, 2018.

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: October 16, 2018	By: /s/ Josephine Iannelli
	Josephine Iannelli
	EVP & Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Bar Harbor Bankshares Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

BAR HARBOR, Maine-(Business Wire)- October 16, 2018 -Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American: BHB), announced that its Board of Directors declared at its October 16, 2018 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 November 14, 2018 and will be paid on December 14, 2018.

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.

Contact

Bar Harbor Bankshares

Joseph Schmitt

Chief Marketing Officer

207-288-3314