FORM 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): July 22, 2014

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 Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 400, 82 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME   04609-0400
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.      Page 3   
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits      Page 3   
Signatures      Page 5   


Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) Compensatory Arrangements for Certain Officers.

On July 22, 2014, the Board of Directors of Bar Harbor Bankshares (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Company’s Compensation and Human Resources Committee, which, among other things, reviews and approves incentive plans for executive officers, approved the adoption of the 2014 through 2016 Long Term Executive Incentive Plan (the “LTEIP”) applicable to certain executive officers of the Company and its wholly owned first tier bank and second tier trust company subsidiaries, including the Company’s named executive officers.

A copy of the LTEIP is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference. Reference should be made to the LTEIP for its terms and conditions.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

No.

  

Description

10.1    2014 through 2016 Long Term Executive Incentive Plan


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

(Registrant)

By:   /s/ Curtis C. Simard
 

Name: Curtis C. Simard

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: July 24, 2014


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

No.

  

Description

10.1    2014 through 2016 Long Term Executive Incentive Plan