8-K - BHB - Equibles

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OFTHE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 21, 2020

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Maine	001-13349	01-0393663
(State or Other Jurisdiction)<br>of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.)

PO Box 400		04609-0400
82 Main Street		(Zip Code)
Bar Harbor, Maine
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (207) 288-3314

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $2.00 per share	BHB	NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events

On October 21, 2020, Bar Harbor Bankshares announced that the company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2020 and payable on December 18, 2020. A copy of the press release is filed hereto as Exhibit 99.1

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.	****	Description

99.1<br><br>104		Press Release dated October 21, 2020<br><br>Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)<br><br>

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

October 21, 2020	By:	/s/ Curtis C. Simard
		Curtis C. Simard
		President and CEO

Exhibit 99.1

Bar Harbor Bankshares Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

BAR HARBOR, MAINE – October 21, 2020 -- Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American: BHBor the “Company”), announced that its Board of Directors declared at its October 20, 2020 meeting, a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share of common stock to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2020, payable on December 18, 2020. This dividend equates to a 4.28% annualized yield based on the $20.55 closing price of the Company's common stock at the end of the third quarter of 2020.

Bar Harbor Bankshares is the parent company of its wholly owned subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Founded in 1887, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is a true community bank serving the financial needs of its clients for over 130 years. Bar Harbor provides full service community banking with office locations in all three Northern New England states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. For more information, visit www.barharbor.bank.

Contact

Bar Harbor Bankshares

Josephine Iannelli

EVP, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

(207) 288-3314 A