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) August 13, 2012
Bar Harbor Bankshares
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maine
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-13349
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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events | Page 1 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | Page 1 |
Signatures | Page 1 |
Exhibit Index | Page 2 |
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ITEM 8.01
OTHER EVENTS
On August 13, 2012, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement by and among Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (“Bar Harbor”), the principal subsidiary of Bar Harbor Bankshares, Border Trust Company (“Border”) and Border Bankshares, Inc., the holding company of Border, Bar Harbor closed its acquisition of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of Border (the “Acquisition”).
On August 13, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Acquisition. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d)
Exhibits No. Description
99.1
Copy of Company’s press release dated August 13, 2012.
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: August 13, 2012
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
/s/ Gerald Shencavitz
Gerald Shencavitz
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Copy of the Company’s press release dated August 13, 2012