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Bar Harbor Bankshares filings document the public-company record for a Maine bank holding company with common stock listed on NYSE American under BHB. Form 8-K reports cover operating results, cash dividend declarations, Regulation FD investor presentations, annual meeting voting results, material events and the completed acquisition of Guaranty Bancorp and bank-level merger with Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank.
Proxy materials describe board elections, shareholder proposals, executive compensation, equity-award disclosures and governance practices. The filings also identify the company's common stock, par value $2.00 per share, and provide capital-structure and forward-looking disclosure tied to Bar Harbor Bank & Trust's banking, lending, deposit, trust and investment-management activities.
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES (BHB) announced that John M. Mercier, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of the company and its subsidiary Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, has notified the boards of his intent to retire effective December 31, 2026.
Mercier will continue serving in his current role as Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer until the retirement date, providing continuity in the bank’s lending leadership while the company manages the transition.
Bar Harbor Bankshares reported higher earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. Net income was 15,221 (in thousands) for the quarter and 28,758 for the first half, with basic and diluted earnings per share of 0.91 for the quarter.
Net interest income rose to 37,919 for the quarter and 74,791 year-to-date, while loan loss provisions increased modestly and losses on available-for-sale debt securities were far lower than a year earlier. Total assets reached 4,742,502, loans 3,614,180 and deposits 3,853,949, with an allowance for credit losses on loans of 32,231 and shareholders’ equity of 549,552 (all dollar amounts in thousands).
Vanguard Capital Management filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting its beneficial ownership in Bar Harbor Bankshares common stock. As of June 30, 2026, Vanguard Capital Management and certain affiliated entities beneficially owned 830,512 shares, representing 4.96% of the outstanding common stock, which is at or below the 5 percent reporting threshold.
The group holds sole voting power over 109,538 shares and sole dispositive power over all 830,512 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power reported. The filing explains that the position includes securities held by various Vanguard funds and managed accounts where Vanguard entities exercise voting and/or dispositive authority, and confirms that no other single person has an interest in more than 5 percent of the class through these holdings.
On July 27, 2026, Bar Harbor Bankshares made available an investor presentation it plans to use in investor meetings on July 28, 2026. The presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 under a Regulation FD disclosure and is also accessible on the company’s website at www.barharbor.bank/about-us/shareholder-relations/investor-presentations.
The company includes extensive forward-looking statement language, noting that such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. It directs readers to the “Risk Factors” section in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, its Form 10-Qs, and other SEC filings for additional detail.
BlackRock, Inc. reports beneficial ownership of common stock of BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES. BlackRock and certain of its reporting business units collectively hold 1,344,647 shares, representing 8.0% of the outstanding common stock.
BlackRock has sole voting power over 1,326,216 shares and sole dispositive power over 1,344,647 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. Various underlying clients have rights to dividends or sale proceeds, but no single person has more than five percent of the total outstanding common shares.
Bar Harbor Bankshares reported strong second quarter 2026 results, with GAAP net income of $15.2 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, and core earnings of $15.4 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, up from $0.81 GAAP and $0.88 core in the first quarter. Profitability metrics improved, as return on assets reached 1.31% and return on equity 11.16%, while the fully taxable-equivalent net interest margin rose to 3.61%, supported by higher earning-asset yields and lower interest-bearing deposit costs. Non-interest income increased to $11.7 million, helped by higher customer fees, trust income, bank-owned life insurance income, and a much smaller securities loss than a year earlier.
Total assets were $4.7 billion at June 30, 2026. Total loans grew to $3.6 billion, driven by commercial real estate and commercial and industrial lending, while deposits were stable at $3.9 billion with a shift toward non-interest-bearing demand balances. The allowance for credit losses on loans was $32.2 million, or 0.89% of total loans, after a $3.3 million partial charge-off on a previously non-accruing relationship that moved into other real estate owned; non-performing assets were 0.44% of total assets. Book value per share increased to $32.80 and tangible book value per share to $23.43. The Board declared a $0.34 quarterly cash dividend, representing a 3.60% annualized yield based on the June 30, 2026 closing share price of $37.76.
Bar Harbor Bankshares Senior Vice President Joseph Patrick Scully acquired additional common stock through a company share plan. On 2026-06-18, he received 109.491 shares of common stock at $36.25 per share via the Bar Harbor Bankshares Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase and Sale Plan, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d). Following this routine, plan-based acquisition, he directly holds 20,387.548 shares of common stock.
Bar Harbor Bankshares Senior Vice President John Mogan Williams reported routine share acquisitions of common stock through a company dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan. On June 18, 2026, he acquired 3.0263 shares at $36.28 and 78.1130 shares at $36.25 in transactions coded as grants or awards exempt under Rule 16b-3(d). Following these transactions, his directly held common stock totaled 17,803.8313 shares, and he also reported 4,340.6100 shares held indirectly through a 401(k) account. These plan-based transactions reflect ongoing participation in the company’s shareholder programs rather than open-market trading.
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES director Brian D. Shaw increased his holdings through a routine dividend reinvestment. On June 18, 2026, he acquired 39.248 shares of common stock at $36.25 per share via the company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase and Sale Plan.
After this exempt grant under Rule 16b-3(d), Shaw directly holds 18,960.329 shares of BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES common stock. This filing reflects a small, automatic acquisition tied to dividend reinvestment rather than an open-market trade.
Bar Harbor Bankshares director Heather D. Jones acquired 23.846 shares of common stock on June 18, 2026 at an implied price of $36.25 per share. The shares were obtained through participation in the company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase and Sale Plan under Rule 16b-3(d). Following this routine award, she directly holds 2,566.636 shares.