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 21, 2012
Commission File No. 001-13349
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maine | 01-0393663 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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PO Box 400 |
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82 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME | 04609-0400 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(207) 288-3314
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Inapplicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events. | Page 1 |
Signatures | Page 1 |
Exhibit Index | Page 2 |
ITEM 8.01
OTHER EVENTS
On August 23, 2012, Bar Harbor Bankshares issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved the continuation of the Company’s existing stock repurchase plan through August 19, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d)
Exhibits No. Description
99.1
Copy of Company’s press release dated August 23, 2012, furnished 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: August 23, 2012
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
/s/ Gerald Shencavitz
Gerald Shencavitz
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
99.1 | Registrant's Press Release dated August 23, 2012 |