Bar Harbor Bankshares Increases Quarterly Dividend by 1.8% to $0.29

Bar Harbor Bankshares

, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 29 cents per share of common stock, representing an increase of 0.5 cents, or 1.8% compared with the prior quarter, and an increase of 2.0 cents or 7.4% compared with the second quarter of 2011. The quarterly cash dividend is payable to all shareholders of record as of the close of business May 15, 2012 and will be paid on June 15, 2012.