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) April 22, 2008
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)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
Bar Harbor Bankshares issued a press release today announcing, that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of 25.0 cents per share of common stock for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The quarterly dividend will be payable to all shareholders of record as of the close of business May 16, 2008, and will be paid on June 13, 2008. A copy of the Company’s press release is filed with this current report as an exhibit.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
99.1 Copy of Company’s press release dated April 22, 2008 filed herewith.
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: April 22, 2008
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
/s/Gerald Shencavitz
Gerald Shencavitz
Chief Financial Officer