UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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) October 22, 2004
Bar Harbor Bankshares
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maine
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
841105-D
01-0393663
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
P.O. Box 400
Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609-0400
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(207) 288-3314
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Bar Harbor Bankshares issued a press release today announcing that on October 19, 2004, its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per common share for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. The dividend will be payable December 15, 2004 to shareholders of record at close of business on November 19, 2004. A copy of the Company’s press release is filed with this current report as an exhibit.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: October 22, 2004
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
/s/Gerald Shencavitz
Gerald Shencavitz
Chief Financial Officer