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): January 20, 2022

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

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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 20, 2022, Bar Harbor Bankshares issued a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. The full text of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained herein, including the exhibit furnished herewith, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 20, 2022, Bar Harbor Bankshares announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 17, 2022 and payable on March 17, 2022.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1 104	Press Release dated January 20, 2022 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
January 20, 2022	By:	/s/ Curtis C. Simard
		Curtis C. Simard
		President and CEO