Bar Harbor Bankshares Increases Quarterly Dividend 1.7% to $0.30

Bar Harbor Bankshares

, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 30.0 cents per share of common stock, representing an increase of 0.5 cents, or 1.7% compared with the prior quarter, and an increase of 2.0 cents or 7.1% compared with the fourth quarter of 2011. The quarterly cash dividend is payable to all shareholders of record as of the close of business November 16, 2012 and will be paid on December 14, 2012.