---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-23-010324"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BHB"
cik: "0000743367"
company_name: "BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES"
filed_at: "2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T18:51:55.512271+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bar Harbor Bankshares authorizes repurchase of up to 756,000 shares (~5% of outstanding)

## Summary
- Board authorized repurchase of up to 756,000 shares of common stock, representing ~5% of shares outstanding as of April 30, 2023.
- Plan is authorized to last up to 12 months; repurchases may be made in open market or private transactions.
- No obligation to repurchase any specific amount; plan may be suspended or modified at any time.
- Repurchases subject to legal restrictions, market conditions, and alternative uses of capital.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-23-010324
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BHB
- cik: 0000743367
- company_name: BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
- filed_at: 2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/743367/000155837023010324/0001558370-23-010324-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/743367/000155837023010324/bhb-20230518x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-010324.txt

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