Form 8-K

8-K — BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

Accession: 0001104659-26-057234

Filed: 2026-05-07

Period: 2026-05-07

CIK: 0000743367

SIC: 6022 (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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): May 7, 2026

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))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Bar Harbor Bankshares (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 7, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”). The board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) solicited proxies pursuant to a definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”), that the Company filed on March 19, 2026 with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There was no solicitation in opposition to the Board’s solicitation.

At the Annual Meeting, holders of Company common stock, par value $2.00 per share (“common stock”), were asked to consider and vote upon the three proposals set forth below, which are described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. Each share of common stock was entitled to one vote with respect to each proposal. Holders of a total of 13,903,941 shares of common stock were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing 83% of the voting power entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The voting results reported below are final.

The proposals considered and voted on by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting, and the votes of the shareholders on those proposals, were as follows:

Proposal 1.

Shareholders voted as follows with respect to the election of each of the following director nominees:

Nominee

For

Withhold

Broker Non-Votes

Daina H. Belair

11,695,113

174,012

2,034,816

Matthew L. Caras

11,709,487

159,638

2,034,816

David M. Colter

11,755,461

113,664

2,034,816

Lauri E. Fernald

11,463,436

405,689

2,034,816

James E. Graham

11,743,590

125,535

2,034,816

Heather D. Jones

11,796,249

72,876

2,034,816

Debra B. Miller

11,779,218

89,907

2,034,816

Brian D. Shaw

11,798,585

70,540

2,034,816

Curtis C. Simard

11,739,410

129,715

2,034,816

Scott G. Toothaker

11,710,822

158,303

2,034,816

As a result of these votes, each of the 10 nominees was elected to serve as a director until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal from office.

Proposal 2. Shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers in 2025, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, by the following vote:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Approval of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers

11,555,813

170,026

143,286

2,034,816

Proposal 3. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, by the following vote:

For

Against

Abstain

Ratification of Appointment of Crowe LLP

13,784,100

87,956

31,885

There were no broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 3.

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

May 7, 2026

By:

/s/ Josephine Iannelli

Josephine Iannelli

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

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