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 21, 2009 |
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Bar Harbor Bankshares |
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Maine |
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841105-D |
01-0393663 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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P.O. Box 400 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME |
04609-0400 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(207) 288-3314 |
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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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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
Bar Harbor Bankshares issued a press release today announcing, that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 26.0 cents per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable to all shareholders of record as of the close of business August 18, 2009, and will be paid on September 15, 2009. A copy of the Company’s press release is filed with this current report as an exhibit.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits No. Description
99.1 Copy of Company’s press release dated July 21, 2009 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 21, 2009 |
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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES |
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/s/ Gerald Shencavitz |
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Gerald Shencavitz |
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EVP and Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press Release dated July 21, 2009