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
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) July 19, 2011 |
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Bar Harbor Bankshares |
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Maine |
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001-13349 |
01-0393663 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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P.O. Box 400 82 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME |
04609-0400 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
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(207) 288-3314 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Item 8.01 Other Events | Page 1 |
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | Page 1 |
| Signatures | Page 1 |
| Exhibit Index | Page 2 |
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ITEM 8.01 |
OTHER EVENTS |
Bar Harbor Bankshares issued a press release today announcing, that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend 27.5 cents per share of common stock, representing an increase of 0.5 cents or 1.8% from prior quarter, and an increase of 1.5 cents or 5.8% compared with the third quarter of 2010. The quarterly cash dividend is payable to all shareholders of record as of the close of business August 17, 2011 and will be paid on September 15, 2011. A copy of the Company’s press release is filed with this current report as an exhibit.
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ITEM 9.01 |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Copy of Company’s press release dated July 19, 2011 filed herewith. | ||
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.
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Date: |
July 19, 2011 |
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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES |
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/s/ Joseph M. Murphy |
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Joseph M. Murphy |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated July 19, 2011 |
Page 2
Exhibit 99.1
Bar Harbor Bankshares Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend
BAR HARBOR, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2011--Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE Amex: BHB), today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 27.5 cents per share of common stock, representing an increase of 0.5 cents or 1.8% from prior quarter, and an increase of 1.5 cents or 5.8% compared with the third quarter of 2010. The quarterly cash dividend is payable to all shareholders of record as of the close of business August 17, 2011 and will be paid on September 15, 2011.
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 down east and mid coast Maine.
CONTACT:
Bar Harbor Bankshares
Joseph M. Murphy,
207-288-3314
President and CEO