BHBS Form 8-K re Long Term Incentive Plan (01370524).DOC

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): February 17, 2015



BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Maine

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

001-13349

(Commission

File Number)

01-0393663

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)



P.O. Box 400, 82 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME

(Address of principal executive offices)

04609-0400

(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.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Page 3




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 February 17, 2015, 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 2015 through 2017 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

 

2015 through 2017 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/Marsha C. Sawyer

 

Name: Marsha C. Sawyer

 

Title:   Corporate Clerk





Date:  February 19, 2015




EXHIBIT INDEX

 

No. 

 

 

Description 

10.1

 

2015 through 2017 Long Term Executive Incentive Plan.