BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES (NYSEMKT:BHB) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES (NYSEMKT:BHB) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders

The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders (the Annual Meeting)
of Bar Harbor Bankshares (the Company) was held at 11:00 A.M. on
Tuesday, May16, 2017 at the Bar Harbor Club, 111 West Street, Bar
Harbor, Maine.At the Annual Meeting, there were present in person
or by proxy, 8,520,463 shares of the Companys common stock,
representing approximately 55.38% of the total outstanding
eligible votes.At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the
Company: (i)elected thirteen (13)persons to serve as directors
for a term of one year; (ii)voted to approve a non-binding
advisory resolution on the compensation of the Named Executive
Officers of the Company (Say on Pay); (iii) voted to approve an
annual Say on Pay advisory vote; and (iv)ratified the appointment
of RSM US LLP as the Companys independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending December31, 2017. The voting
results for each proposal are as follows:

[BHB: The totals set forth herein do not match the Alliance
report.]

1. To elect thirteen (13)persons to serve as directors for a term
of one year:

DIRECTOR FOR WITHHELD

BROKER

NONVOTE

Daina H. Belair

6,560,898 242,165 1,717,400

Matthew L. Caras

6,442,283 360,780 1,717,400

Leonard R. Cashman

6,384,301 418,762 1,717,400

David C. Colter

6,441,252 361,811 1,717,400

Steven H. Dimick

5,047,646 1,755,417 1,717,400

Martha T. Dudman

6,542,834 260,229 1,717,400

Stephen W. Ensign

4,996,711 1,806,352 1,717,400

Lauri E. Fernald

6,531,780 271,283 1,717,400

Curtis C. Simard

6,426,441 376,622 1,717,400

Kenneth E. Smith

6,426,851 376,212 1,717,400

Stephen R. Theroux

6,387,801 415,262 1,717,400

Scott G. Toothaker

6,429,685 373,378 1,717,400

David B. Woodside

6,428,540 374,523 1,717,400

2. Non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the
Named Executive Officers of the Company, (Say on Pay):

For Against Abstain BrokerNon-Vote

6,346,073

199,051 135,292 1,840,047

3.Non-binding, advisory resolution on the desired frequency of
the Say on Pay advisory vote:

One Year TwoYears ThreeYears Abstain BrokerNon-Vote

5,498,098

109,231 906,356 166,729 1,840,049

4. Ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending
December31, 2017:

For Against Abstain

8,445,734

29,077 45,652


About BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES (NYSEMKT:BHB)

Bar Harbor Bankshares is a bank holding company. The Company’s operating subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (the Bank), is a community bank, which offers a range of deposit, loan and related banking products, as well as brokerage services provided through a third-party brokerage arrangement. In addition, the Company offers trust and investment management services through its second tier subsidiary, Bar Harbor Trust Services, a Maine chartered non-depository trust company. The Bank offers a range of consumer financial products and services for the deposit and borrowing needs of its retail customers. The Bank’s retail deposit products and services include checking accounts, interest bearing negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, club accounts, short-term and long-term certificates of deposits, health savings accounts and individual retirement accounts.

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