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)
March 20, 2017
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.) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| PO Box 400 82 Main Street Bar Harbor, Maine (Address of principal executive offices) |
04609-0400 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (207) 288-3314
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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 20, 2017, Bar Harbor Bankshares (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary of Lake Sunapee Bank, a division of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (the “Bank”), announced the hiring of John Mercier to the position of Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking—New Hampshire and Vermont. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 20, 2017 | |
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 | ||||||
| Date: March 20, 2017 | By: | /s/ Curtis C. Simard | ||||
| Curtis C. Simard President and CEO | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 20, 2017 | |