Bar Harbor Bankshares Completes Strategic Acquisition of Border Trust Company

BAR HARBOR, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE MKT: BHB), today announced that its principal subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (“Bar Harbor”), has acquired substantially all assets and assumed certain liabilities of Border Trust Company (“Border Trust”), a subsidiary of Border Bancshares, Inc. (OTCBB: BBME).

As a result of the transaction, Bar Harbor has acquired approximately $38.4 million of deposits, $37.4 million in loans, and three branches located in Kennebec and Sagadahoc Counties.

Joseph M. Murphy, President & CEO of Bar Harbor Bankshares, remarked, “We are pleased to complete this transaction, which advances our defined strategy to expand further south and west into markets with attractive demographics, long-term growth potential, and where we have already established significant commercial banking relationships. We look forward to bringing a vigorous community banking alternative to the customers of Border Trust and the surrounding communities. We are confident that we will add value to the region’s banking experience through our dedication to innovative banking products and superior customer service.”

About Bar Harbor Bankshares:

Bar Harbor Bankshares is the parent company of its wholly owned subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, founded in 1887, provides full service community banking with fifteen branch office locations serving downeast, midcoast, and central Maine. Find us at www.BHBT.com

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