Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): October 18, 2018

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):



¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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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 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 18, 2018 , Bar Harbor Bankshares (the “Company”), reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 . The news release containing the financial results is included as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained herein, including the exhibit furnished herewith, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits


(a)	Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable.


(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable.


(c)	Shell Company Transactions. Not applicable.


(d)	Exhibits.



Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		News Release dated October 18, 2018

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.