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 16, 2024
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Maine | 001-13349 | 01-0393663 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer |
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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).
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Item 7.01 Other Events
On January 16, 2024, Bar Harbor Bankshares announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 15, 2024 and payable on March 15, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and 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 Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto are deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
| Description |
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99.1 104 | | Press Release of Bar Harbor Bankshares dated January 16, 2024 Cover Page Interactive Data File (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.
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| Bar Harbor Bankshares | |
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January 16, 2024 | By: | /s/ Curtis C. Simard |
| | Curtis C. Simard |
| | President and CEO |