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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q



ý	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2017



o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-13349

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Maine		01-0393663
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

PO Box 400
82 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME		04609-0400
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (207) 288-3314

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, or "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)

Large Accelerated Filer o Accelerated Filer ý Non-Accelerated Filer o Smaller Reporting Company o Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes o No ý

The Registrant had 15,390,856 shares of common stock, par value $2.00 per share, outstanding as of May 4, 2017 .

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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

INDEX



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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016			4

	Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016			5

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016			6

	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016			7

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016			8

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
		Note 1	Basis of Presentation	9
		Note 2	Acquisition	13
		Note 3	Securities Available for Sale	17
		Note 4	Loans	20
		Note 5	Loan Loss Allowance	31
		Note 6	Borrowed Funds	34
		Note 7	Deposits	35
		Note 8	Capital Ratios and Shareholders Equity	35
		Note 9	Earnings per Share	40
		Note 10	Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities	40
		Note 11	Fair Value Measurements	43
		Note 12	Subsequent Events	49

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			50

	Selected Financial Data			52

	Loan and Deposit Analysis			54

	Average Balances and Average Yields/Rates			55

	Non-GAAP Financial Measures			56

	Financial Summary			59

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk			65

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures			67

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PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	68

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	68

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	68

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	68

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	68

Item 5.	Other Information	68

Item 6.	Exhibits	69

Signatures		70

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PART I

ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS



(In thousands, except share data)	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	29,245		$	8,219
Interest-bearing deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank	12,781			220
Total cash and cash equivalents	42,026			8,439
Securities available for sale, at fair value	724,224			528,856
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	42,404			25,331
Total securities	766,628			554,187
Commercial real estate	779,834			418,289
Commercial and industrial	309,995			151,240
Residential real estate	1,155,436			506,612
Consumer	127,370			53,093
Net deferred loan costs and fees	(199		)	(170		)
Total loans	2,372,436			1,129,064
Less: Allowance for loan losses	(10,884		)	(10,419		)
Net loans	2,361,552			1,118,645
Premises and equipment, net	45,581			23,419
Other real estate owned	363			90
Goodwill	99,901			4,935
Other intangible assets	9,282			377
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance	56,627			24,450
Deferred tax assets, net	14,158			5,990
Other assets	31,365			14,817
Total assets	$	3,427,483		$	1,755,349

Liabilities
Demand and other non-interest bearing deposits	$	349,896		$	98,856
NOW deposits	242,876			175,150
Savings deposits	511,091			77,623
Money market deposits	349,491			282,234
Time deposits	720,899			416,437
Total deposits	2,174,253			1,050,300
Senior borrowings	842,150			531,596
Subordinated borrowings	43,078			5,000
Total borrowings	885,228			536,596
Other liabilities	26,954			11,713
Total liabilities	3,086,435			1,598,609
Shareholders’ equity
Capital stock, par value $2.00; authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued 16,428,389 and 10,182,611 shares at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	32,857			13,577
Additional paid-in capital	185,867			23,027
Retained earnings	131,814			130,489
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,662		)	(4,326		)
Less: cost of 1,043,728 and 1,067,016 shares of treasury stock at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	(5,828		)	(6,027		)
Total shareholders’ equity	341,048			156,740
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	3,427,483		$	1,755,349

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2017		2016
Interest and dividend income
Loans	$	21,194	$	10,083
Securities and other	4,991		4,081
Total interest and dividend income	26,185		14,164
Interest expense
Deposits	2,210		1,577
Borrowings	2,603		1,251
Total interest expense	4,813		2,828
Net interest income	21,372		11,336
Provision for loan losses	795		465
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	20,577		10,871
Non-interest income
Trust and investment management fee income	2,864		948
Insurance and brokerage service income	364		—
Customer service fees	1,360		211
Gain on sales of securities, net	—		1,436
Bank-owned life insurance income	399		225
Other income	959		508
Total non-interest income	5,946		3,328
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	10,321		5,017
Occupancy and equipment	2,666		1,158
Loss on premises and equipment, net	95		—
FDIC insurance assessments	380		217
Outside services	597		110
Professional services	440		124
Communication	368		93
Amortization of intangible assets	157		23
Merger expenses	3,112		—
Other expenses	2,695		1,255
Total non-interest expense	20,831		7,997

Income before income taxes	5,692		6,202
Income tax expense	1,481		1,796
Net income	$	4,211	$	4,406

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.29	$	0.49
Diluted	$	0.29	$	0.48

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	14,471		9,014
Diluted	14,591		9,122

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016
Net income	$	4,211		$	4,406
Other comprehensive income, before tax:
Changes in unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale	1,116			5,927
Changes in unrealized loss on derivative hedges	(223		)	(714		)
Changes in unrealized loss on pension	57			73
Income taxes related to other comprehensive income:
Changes in unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale	(348		)	(2,074		)
Changes in unrealized loss on derivative hedges	83			250
Changes in unrealized loss on pension	(21		)	(26		)
Total other comprehensive income	664			3,436
Total comprehensive income	$	4,875		$	7,842

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY



(In thousands)	Common stock amount		Additional paid-in capital			Retained earnings			Accumulated other comprehensive income			Treasury stock			Total
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	13,577	$	21,624		$	122,260		$	3,629		$	(6,938	)	$	154,152

Comprehensive income:
Net income	—		—			4,406			—			—			4,406
Other comprehensive loss	—		—			—			3,436			—			3,436
Total comprehensive income	—		—			4,406			3,436			—			7,842
Cash dividends declared ($0.18 per share)	—		—			(1,593		)	—			—			(1,593		)
Treasury stock purchased	—		—			—			—			(190		)	(190		)
Net issuance (4,699) to employee stock plans, including related tax effects	—		102			(36		)	—			170			236
Recognition of stock based compensation	—		147			—			—			—			147
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	13,577	$	21,873		$	125,037		$	7,065		$	(6,958	)	$	160,594

Balance at December 31, 2016	$	13,577	$	23,027		$	130,489		$	(4,326	)	$	(6,027	)	$	156,740

Comprehensive income:
Net income	—		—			4,211			—			—			4,211
Other comprehensive loss	—		—			—			664			—			664
Total comprehensive income	—		—			4,211			664			—			4,875
Cash dividends declared ($0.19 per share)	—		—			(2,870		)	—			—			(2,870		)
Acquisition of Lake Sunapee Bank Group	8,328		173,591			—			—			—			181,919
Net issuance (23,288) to employee stock plans, including related tax effects	—		130			—			—			199			329
Three-for-two stock split	10,952		(10,952		)	(16		)	—			—			(16		)
Recognition of stock based compensation	—		71			—			—			—			71
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	32,857	$	185,867		$	131,814		$	(3,662	)	$	(5,828	)	$	341,048

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	4,211		$	4,406
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses	795			465
Net amortization of securities	1,235			586
Deferred tax benefit	(237		)	—
Change in unamortized net loan costs and premiums	(29		)	—
Premises and equipment depreciation and amortization expense	838			403
Stock-based compensation expense	71			230
Accretion of purchase accounting entries, net	(606		)	—
Amortization of other intangibles	157			23
Income from cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance policies	(399		)	(225		)
Gain on sales of securities, net	—			(1,436		)
Loss on premises and equipment, net	95			—
Net change in other	(5,129		)	(1,256		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,002			3,196

Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale	—			21,513
Proceeds from maturities, calls and prepayments of securities available for sale	30,208			20,626
Purchases of securities available for sale	(81,574		)	(63,311		)
Net change in loans	(16,388		)	(14,480		)
Purchase of loans	(18,621		)	(2,102		)
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock	(5,624		)	(1,572		)
Purchase of premises and equipment, net	(1,652		)	(1,865		)
Acquisitions, net of cash (paid) acquired	39,537			—
Proceeds from sale of other real estate	81			—
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(54,033	)	$	(41,191	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net decrease in deposits	$	(26,495	)	$	19,788
Net change in short-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank	141,555			24,196
Repayments of long term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank	(18,513		)	—
Net change in securities sold repurchase agreements	(7,372		)	(6,734		)
Exercise of stock options	313			153
Purchase of treasury stock	—			(190		)
Common stock cash dividends paid	(2,870		)	(1,593		)
Net cash provided by financing activities	86,618			35,620

Net change in cash and cash equivalents	33,587			(2,375		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	8,439			9,720
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	42,026		$	7,345
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	4,795		$	2,792
Income taxes paid, net	296			1,419

Acquisition of non-cash assets and liabilities:
Assets acquired	1,454,076			—
Liabilities assumed	1,406,672			—

Other non-cash changes:
Real estate owned acquired in settlement of loans	32			—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements (the “financial statements”) of Bar Harbor Bankshares and its subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Bar Harbor”) have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Bar Harbor Bankshares is a Maine Financial Institution Holding Company for the purposes of the laws of the state of Maine, and as such is subject to the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions. These financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (the "Bank") and the Bank’s consolidated subsidiaries. In consolidation, all significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated. The results of operations of companies or assets acquired are included only from the dates of acquisition. All material wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries are consolidated unless U.S. GAAP requires otherwise.

In addition, these interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X, and accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared according to U.S. GAAP have been omitted.

The results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and note disclosures for the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In management's opinion, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement are reflected in the interim periods presented.

As a result of the Lake Sunapee Group acquisition, the Company has the following new significant and critical accounting policy regarding acquired loans:

Acquired Loans: Loans that the Company acquired in business combinations are initially recorded at fair value with no carryover of the related allowance for credit losses. Determining the fair value of the loans involves estimating the amount and timing of principal and interest cash flows initially expected to be collected on the loans and discounting those cash flows at an appropriate market rate of interest. Going forward, the Company continues to evaluate reasonableness of expectations for the timing and the amount of cash to be collected. Subsequent decreases or increases in expected cash flows may result in changes in the amortization or accretion of fair market value adjustments, and in some cases may result in the loan being considered impaired. For collateral dependent loans with deteriorated credit quality, the Company estimates the fair value of the underlying collateral of the loans. These values are discounted using market derived rates of return, with consideration given to the period of time and costs associated with the foreclosure and disposition of the collateral.

Recently Adopted Accounting Principles

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” This ASU includes provisions intended to simplify various aspects related to how share-based payments are accounted for and presented in the financial statements. Some of the key provisions of this new ASU include: (1) companies will no longer record excess tax benefits and certain tax deficiencies in additional paid-in capital (“APIC”). Instead, they will record all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement, and APIC pools will be eliminated. The guidance also eliminates the requirement that excess tax benefits be realized before companies can recognize them. In addition, the guidance requires companies to present excess tax benefits as an operating activity on the statement of cash flows rather than as a financing activity; (2) increase the amount an employer can withhold to cover income taxes on awards and still qualify for the exception to liability classification for shares used to satisfy the employer’s statutory income tax withholding obligation. The new guidance will also require an employer to classify the cash paid to a tax authority when shares are withheld to satisfy its statutory income tax withholding obligation as a financing activity on its statement of cash flows (current guidance did not specify how these cash flows should be classified); and (3) permit companies to make an accounting policy election for the impact of forfeitures on the recognition of expense for share-based payment awards. Forfeitures can be estimated, as required

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currently, or recognized when they occur. ASU No. 2016-09 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-09 on January 1, 2017 and elected to recognize forfeitures as they occur. As allowed by the ASU, the Company’s adoption was prospective, therefore, prior periods have not been adjusted. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 could result in increased volatility to reported income tax expense related to excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies for employee share-based transactions, however, the actual amounts recognized in income tax expense will be dependent on the amount of employee share-based transactions and the stock price at the time of vesting or exercise. For the first quarter of 2017, the adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 resulted in an insignificant decrease to the provision for income taxes primarily due to the tax benefit from the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, “Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.” This ASU shortens the amortization period for the premium on certain purchased callable debt securities to the earliest call date. Today, entities generally amortize the premium over the contractual life of the security. The new guidance does not change the accounting for purchased callable debt securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. ASU No. 2017-08 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018; early adoption is permitted. The guidance calls for a modified retrospective transition approach under which a cumulative-effect adjustment will be made to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. The Company elected to adopt the provisions of ASU No. 2017-08 as of March 31, 2017, which had no impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Future Application of Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (the “IASB”) jointly issued a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). Previous revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP consisted of broad revenue recognition concepts together with numerous revenue requirements for particular industries or transactions, which sometimes resulted in different accounting for economically similar transactions. In contrast, IFRS provided limited revenue recognition guidance and, consequently, could be difficult to apply to complex transactions. Accordingly, the FASB and the IASB initiated a joint project to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for U.S. GAAP and IFRS that would: (1) remove inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements; (2) provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues; (3) improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets; (4) provide more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements; and (5) simplify the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. To meet those objectives, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The common revenue standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, companies generally will be required to use more judgment and make more estimates than under current guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. The standard was initially effective for public entities for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016; early adoption was not permitted. However, in August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Deferral of the Effective Date” which deferred the effective date by one year (i.e., interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017). For financial reporting purposes, the standard allows for either full retrospective adoption, meaning the standard is applied to all of the periods presented, or modified retrospective adoption, meaning the standard is applied only to the most current period presented in the financial statements with the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard recognized at the date of initial application. In addition, the FASB has begun to issue targeted updates to clarify specific implementation issues of ASU 2014-09. These updates include ASU No. 2016-08, “Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net),” ASU No. 2016-10, “Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing,” ASU No. 2016-12, “Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients,” and ASU No. 2016-20 “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” Since the guidance does not apply to revenue associated with financial instruments, including loans and securities that are accounted for under other U.S. GAAP, the Company does not expect the new guidance to have a material impact on revenue most

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closely associated with financial instruments, including interest income and expense. The Company is currently performing an overall assessment of revenue streams and reviewing contracts potentially affected by the ASU including trust and asset management fees, deposit related fees, interchange fees, and merchant income, to determine the potential impact the new guidance is expected to have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, the Company continues to follow certain implementation issues relevant to the banking industry which are still pending resolution. The Company plans to adopt ASU No. 2014-09 on January 1, 2018 utilizing the modified retrospective approach.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” This ASU addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments by making targeted improvements to U.S. GAAP as follows: (1) require equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. However, an entity may choose to measure equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer; (2) simplify the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment. When a qualitative assessment indicates that impairment exists, an entity is required to measure the investment at fair value; (3) eliminate the requirement to disclose the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for entities that are not public business entities; (4) eliminate the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet; (5) require public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; (6) require an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments; (7) require separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (that is, securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements; and (8) clarify that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets. ASU No. 2016-01 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption only for provisions (3) and (6) above. Early adoption of the other provisions mentioned above is not permitted. The Company has performed a preliminary evaluation of the provisions of ASU No. 2016-01. Based on this evaluation, the Company has determined that ASU No. 2016-01 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements; however, the Company will continue to closely monitor developments and additional guidance.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases.” Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases): 1) a lease liability, which is the present value of a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments, and 2) a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Lessor accounting under the new guidance remains largely unchanged as it is substantially equivalent to existing guidance for sales-type leases, direct financing leases, and operating leases. Leveraged leases have been eliminated, although lessors can continue to account for existing leveraged leases using the current accounting guidance. Other limited changes were made to align lessor accounting with the lessee accounting model and the new revenue recognition standard. All entities will classify leases to determine how to recognize lease-related revenue and expense. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures will be required by lessees and lessors to meet the objective of enabling users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The intention is to require enough information to supplement the amounts recorded in the financial statements so that users can understand more about the nature of an entity’s leasing activities. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018; early adoption is permitted. All entities are required to use a modified retrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements. They have the option to use certain relief; full retrospective application is prohibited. The Company has several lease agreements, such as branch locations, which are currently considered operating leases, and therefore, not recognized on the

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Company’s consolidated statements of condition. The Company expects the new guidance will require these lease agreements to now be recognized on the consolidated statements of condition as a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability. Therefore, the Company’s preliminary evaluation indicates the provisions of ASU No. 2016-02 are expected to impact the Company’s consolidated statements of condition. However, the Company continues to evaluate the extent of potential impact the new guidance will have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” This ASU significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that aren’t measured at fair value through net income. In issuing the standard, the FASB is responding to criticism that today’s guidance delays recognition of credit losses. The standard will replace today’s “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model. The new model, referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model, will apply to: (1) financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost, and (2) certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. This includes, but is not limited to, loans, leases, held-to-maturity securities, loan commitments, and financial guarantees. The CECL model does not apply to available-for-sale (“AFS”) debt securities. For AFS debt securities with unrealized losses, entities will measure credit losses in a manner similar to what they do today, except that the losses will be recognized as allowances rather than reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. As a result, entities will recognize improvements to estimated credit losses immediately in earnings rather than as interest income over time, as they do today. The ASU also simplifies the accounting model for purchased credit-impaired debt securities and loans. ASU 2016-13 also expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the allowance for loan and lease losses. In addition, entities will need to disclose the amortized cost balance for each class of financial asset by credit quality indicator, disaggregated by the year of origination. ASU No. 2016-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019; early adoption is permitted for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (i.e., modified retrospective approach). The Company’s preliminary evaluation indicates the provisions of ASU No. 2016-13 are expected to impact the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, in particular the level of the reserve for credit losses. However, the Company continues to evaluate the extent of the potential impact.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.” Current U.S. GAAP is unclear or does not include specific guidance on how to classify certain transactions in the statement of cash flows. This ASU is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how eight particular transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU No. 2016-15 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, provided that all of the amendments are adopted in the same period. Entities will be required to apply the guidance retrospectively. If it is impracticable to apply the guidance retrospectively for an issue, the amendments related to that issue would be applied prospectively. As this guidance only affects the classification within the statement of cash flows, ASU No. 2016-15 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” The guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. Goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. All other goodwill impairment guidance will remain largely unchanged. ASU No. 2017-04 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for any impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The Company expects to early adopt upon the next goodwill impairment test in 2017. ASU No. 2017-04 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, “Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Post-retirement Benefit Cost.” Under the new guidance, employers will present the service cost component of the net periodic benefit cost in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs (e.g., Salaries and Benefits) arising from services rendered during the period. In addition, only the service cost component will be eligible for capitalization in assets. Employers will present the other components separately from the line item(e.g., Other Noninterest Expense) that includes the service cost. ASU No. 2017-07 is effective for interim and annual

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reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, however, the Company has decided not to early adopt. Employers will apply the guidance on the presentation of the components of net periodic benefit cost in the income statement retrospectively. The guidance limiting the capitalization of net periodic benefit cost in assets to the service cost component will be applied prospectively. The Company expects to utilize the ASU’s practical expedient allowing entities to estimate amounts for comparative periods using the information previously disclosed in their pension and other post-retirement benefit plan footnote. ASU No. 2017-07 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

NOTE 2. ACQUISITION

Lake Sunapee Bank Group

On January 13, 2017, the Company completed its acquisition of Lake Sunapee Bank Group (“Lake Sunapee”). Lake Sunapee, as a holding company, had one banking subsidiary (“Lake Sunapee Bank”) that had 33 full service branches located throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. As a result of the transaction, Lake Sunapee Bank Group merged into Bar Harbor Bankshares, and Lake Sunapee Bank merged into Bar Harbor Bank. This business combination expands the Company's geographic footprint and increases market share in its New England based franchise. The goodwill recognized results from the expected synergies and earnings accretion from this combination, including future cost savings related to Lake Sunapee's operations.

On the acquisition date, Lake Sunapee had 8.38 million common shares outstanding, which were exchanged for 4.16 million of the Company's common shares based on a 0.4970 exchange ratio as defined in the merger agreement. The merger qualifies as a reorganization for federal income tax purposes, and as a result, Lake Sunapee common shares exchanged for the Company's common shares are transferred on a tax-free basis. Bar Harbor Bankshares common stock issued in this exchange was valued at $43.69 per share based on the closing price posted on January 13, 2017 resulting in a consideration value of $181.90 million . The Company also paid $27 thousand to Lake Sunapee shareholders in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares. Total consideration paid at closing reflected the increase in Bar Harbor Bankshare's stock price since the time of the announcement.

The results of Lake Sunapee's operations are included in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income from the date of acquisition. The assets and liabilities in the Lake Sunapee acquisition were recorded at their fair value based on management’s best estimate using information available as of the date of acquisition.

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Consideration paid, and fair values of Lake Sunapee’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed, along with the resulting goodwill, are summarized in the following tables:



(in thousands)	As Acquired			Fair Value Adjustments				As Recorded at Acquisition
Consideration paid:
Bar Harbor Bankshares common stock issued to Lake Sunapee Bank Group stockholders (4,163,853 shares)								$	181,919
Cash paid for fractional shares								27
Total consideration paid								181,946
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, at fair value:
Cash and short-term investments	$	40,970		$	(1,406	)	a	$	39,564
Investment securities	156,960			(1,381		)	b	155,579
Loans	1,217,928			(9,728		)	c	1,208,200
Premises and equipment	22,561			(351		)	d	22,210
Core deposit intangible	—			7,786			e	7,786
Other assets	102,300			(50,083		)	f	52,217
Deposits	(1,149,865		)	(746		)	g	(1,150,611		)
Borrowings	(232,261		)	(16		)	h	(232,277		)
Deferred taxes, net	(1,921		)	10,007			i	8,086
Other liabilities	(19,924		)	(3,860		)	j	(23,784		)
Total identifiable net assets	$	136,748		$	(49,778	)		$	86,970

Goodwill								$	94,976

Explanation of Certain Fair Value Adjustments


a.	Represents in-process payments that were made on the date of acquisition that were not recorded on Lake Sunapee's general ledger until after acquisition.


b.	Represents the write down of the book value of investments to their estimated fair value based on fair values on the date of acquisition.

Represents the write down of the book value of loans to their estimated fair value based on current interest rates and expected cash flows, which includes an estimate of expected loan loss inherent in the portfolio. Loans that met the criteria and are being accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30, Loans and Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, had a book value of $23.30 million and have a fair value $18.40 million . Non-impaired loans accounted for under ASC 310-10, Overall, had a book value of $1.20 billion and have a fair value of $1.188 billion . ASC 310-30 loans have a $1.09 million fair value adjustment discount that is accretable in earnings over the weighted average life of three years using the effective yield as determined on the date of acquisition. The effective yield is periodically adjusted for changes in expected flows. ASC 310-10 loans have a $11.40 million fair value adjustment discount that is amortized into expense over the remaining term of the loans using the effective interest method, or a straight-line method if the loan is a revolving credit facility.


d.	Represents the adjustment of the book value of buildings and equipment, to their estimated fair value based on appraisals and other methods. The adjustments will be depreciated over the estimated economic lives of the assets.


e.	Represents the value of the core deposit base assumed in the acquisition. The core deposit asset was recorded as an identifiable intangible asset and will be amortized using a straight-line method over the average life of the deposit base, which is estimated to be twelve years .


f.	Primarily represents the write-off of historical goodwill and unamortized intangibles recorded by Lake Sunapee from prior acquisitions that are not carried over to the Company's balance sheet. These adjustments are not accretable into earnings in the statement of income. Also represents the value of customer list intangibles which are accretable into earnings in the statement of income.

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g.	Represents adjustments made to time deposits due to the weighted average contractual interest rates exceeding the cost of similar funding at the time of acquisition. The amount will be amortized using a straight-line method over the estimated useful life of one year .


h.	Represents the present value difference between cash flows of current debt instruments using contractual rates and those of similar borrowings on the date of acquisition. The adjustment will be amortized over the remaining four year weighted average contractual life.


i.	Represents net deferred tax assets resulting from the fair value adjustments related to the acquired assets and liabilities, identifiable intangibles, and other purchase accounting adjustments.


j.	Primarily represents the impact of change in control effects on post-retirement liabilities assumed by the Company, which are not accretable into earnings in the statement of income.

Except for collateral dependent loans with deteriorated credit quality, the fair values for loans acquired were estimated using cash flow projections based on the remaining maturity and repricing terms. Cash flows were adjusted by estimating future credit losses and the rate of prepayments. Projected monthly cash flows were then discounted to present value using a risk-adjusted market rate for similar loans. To estimate the fair value for collateral dependent loans with deteriorated credit quality, we analyzed the underlying collateral of the loans assuming the fair values of the loans were derived from the eventual sale of the collateral. Those values were discounted using market derived rates of return, with consideration given to the period of time and costs associated with the foreclosure and disposition of the collateral. There was no carryover of the seller’s allowance for credit losses associated with the loans that were acquired in the acquisition as the loans were initially recorded at fair value.

Information about the acquired loan portfolio subject to ASC 310-30 as of January 13, 2017 is, as follows (in thousands):



	ASC 310-30 Loans
Gross contractual receivable amounts at acquisition	$	23,338
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (nonaccretable discount)	(3,801		)
Expected cash flows at acquisition	19,537
Interest component of expected cash flows (accretable discount)	(1,089		)
Fair value of acquired loans	$	18,448

Direct acquisition and integration costs were expensed as incurred, and totaled $3.1 million during the three months ending March 31, 2017 and were zero for the same period of 2016 .

Pro Forma Information (unaudited)

The following table presents selected unaudited pro forma financial information reflecting the acquisition of Lake Sunapee assuming the acquisition was completed as of January 1, 2016. The unaudited pro forma financial information includes adjustments for scheduled amortization and accretion of fair value adjustments recorded at the acquisition. These adjustments would have been different if they had been recorded on January 1, 2016, and they do not include the impact of prepayments. The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the combined financial results of the Company and Lake Sunapee had the transaction actually been completed at the beginning of the periods presented, nor does it indicate future results for any other interim or full-year period. Pro forma basic and diluted earnings per common share were calculated using the Company's actual weighted-average shares outstanding for the periods presented plus 4.164 million shares issued as a result of the acquisition. The unaudited pro forma information is based on the actual financial statements of the Company and Lake Sunapee for the periods shown until the date of acquisition, at which time Lake Sunapee operations became included in the Company's financial statements. The Company has determined it is impractical to report the amounts of revenue and earnings of the acquired entity since the acquisition date. Due to the integration of its operations with those of the organization, the Company does not record revenue and earnings separately for these operations.

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rate of 37.57% . Direct acquisition expenses incurred by the Company during 2017 , as noted above, are reversed for the purposes of this unaudited pro forma information. Furthermore, the unaudited pro forma information does not reflect management’s estimate of any revenue-enhancing or anticipated cost-savings that could occur as a result of the acquisition.

Information in the following table is shown in thousands, except earnings per share:



	Pro Forma (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Net interest income	$	23,208	$	22,360
Non-interest income	6,495		7,909
Net income	6,807		7,016

Pro forma earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.46	$	0.46
Diluted	$	0.46	$	0.46

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NOTE 3. SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

The following is a summary of securities available for sale:



(In thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
March 31, 2017
Securities available for sale
Debt securities:
Obligations of US Government sponsored enterprises	$	6,923	$	53	$	—	$	6,976
Mortgage-backed securities:
US Government-sponsored enterprises	463,878		2,993		5,050		461,821
US Government agency	82,371		748		670		82,449
Private label	838		193		10		1,021
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof	149,123		2,534		3,034		148,623
Corporate bonds	23,244		112		22		23,334
Total securities available for sale	$	726,377	$	6,633	$	8,786	$	724,224

December 31, 2016
Securities available for sale
Debt securities:
Obligations of US Government sponsored enterprises	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Mortgage-backed securities:
US Government-sponsored enterprises	330,635		2,682		4,865		328,452
US Government agency	76,722		797		613		76,906
Private label	936		207		11		1,132
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof	123,832		1,941		3,407		122,366
Corporate bonds	—		—		—		—
Total securities available for sale	$	532,125	$	5,627	$	8,896	$	528,856

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of available for sale (“AFS”) securities segregated by contractual maturity at March 31, 2017 are presented below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Mortgage-backed securities are shown in total, as their maturities are highly variable.



	Available for sale
	Amortized		Fair
(In thousands)	Cost		Value
Within 1 year	$	69	$	70
Over 1 year to 5 years	15,330		15,455
Over 5 years to 10 years	73,845		74,546
Over 10 years	637,133		634,153
Total securities available for sale	$	726,377	$	724,224

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Securities with unrealized losses, segregated by the duration of their continuous unrealized loss positions, are summarized as follows:



	Less Than Twelve Months				Over Twelve Months				Total
(In thousands)	Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
March 31, 2017

Securities available for sale
Debt securities:
Obligations of US Government sponsored enterprises	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Mortgage-backed securities:
US Government-sponsored enterprises	4,512		215,895		538		13,067		5,050		228,962
US Government agency	521		42,042		149		4,693		670		46,735
Private label	—		—		10		298		10		298
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof	2,872		67,691		163		4,463		3,034		72,154
Corporate bonds	22		3,022		—		—		22		3,022
Total securities available for sale	$	7,927	$	328,650	$	860	$	22,521	$	8,786	$	351,171


December 31, 2016

Securities available for sale
Debt securities:
Obligations of US Government sponsored enterprises	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Mortgage-backed securities:
US Government-sponsored enterprises	4,369		197,914		496		10,120		4,865		208,034
US Government agency	472		36,941		141		4,263		613		41,204
Private label	—		107		11		312		11		419
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof	3,252		76,803		155		3,916		3,407		80,719
Corporate bonds	—		—		—		—		—		—
Total securities available for sale	$	8,093	$	311,765	$	803	$	18,611	$	8,896	$	330,376

Securities Impairment: As a part of the Company’s ongoing security monitoring process, the Company identifies securities in an unrealized loss position that could potentially be other-than-temporarily impaired. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 the Company did not record any other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses.



	Three Months Ended March 31
	2017		2016
Estimated credit losses as of prior year-end	$	1,697	$	3,180
Reductions for securities paid off during the period	—		387
Estimated credit losses at end of the period	$	1,697	$	2,793

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Visa Class B Common Shares

The Bank was a member of the Visa USA payment network and was issued Class B shares in connection with the Visa Reorganization and the Visa Inc. initial public offering in March 2008. The Visa Class B shares are transferable only under limited circumstances until they can be converted into shares of the publicly traded class of Visa stock. This conversion cannot happen until the settlement of certain litigation, which is indemnified by Visa members. Since its initial public offering, Visa has funded a litigation reserve based upon a change in the conversion ratio of Visa Class B shares into Visa Class A shares. At its discretion, Visa may continue to increase the conversion rate in connection with any settlements in excess of amounts then in escrow for that purpose and reduce the conversion rate to the extent that it adds any funds to the escrow in the future. Based on the existing transfer restriction and the uncertainty of the litigation, the Company has recorded its Visa Class B shares on its statements of condition at zero value for all reporting periods since 2008. At March 31, 2017, the Bank owned 11,623 of Visa Class B shares with a then current conversion ratio to Visa Class A shares of 1.648 (or 19,158 Visa Class A shares). Upon termination of the existing transfer restriction and settlement of the litigation, and to the extent that the Bank continues to own such Visa Class B shares in the future, the Company expects to record its Visa Class B shares at fair value.

For securities with unrealized losses, the following information was considered in determining that the impairments were not other-than-temporary:

Debt Securities

The Company expects to recover its amortized cost basis on all debt securities in its AFS portfolio. Furthermore, the Company does not intend to sell nor does it anticipate that it will be required to sell any of its securities in an unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2017 , prior to this recovery. The Company’s ability and intent to hold these securities until recovery is supported by the Company’s strong capital and liquidity positions as well as its historically low portfolio turnover.

The following summarizes, by investment security type, the basis for the conclusion that the debt securities in an unrealized loss position within the Company’s AFS were not other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2017 :

US Government-sponsored enterprises

At March 31, 2017 , 297 out of the total 802 securities in the Company’s portfolios of AFS US Government sponsored enterprises were in unrealized loss positions. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 0.4% of the amortized cost of securities in unrealized loss positions.The Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) guarantee the contractual cash flows of all of the Company’s US government-sponsored enterprises. The securities are investment grade rated and there were no material underlying credit downgrades during the quarter. All securities are performing.

US Government agencies

At March 31, 2017 , 67 out of the total 215 securities in the Company’s portfolios of AFS US Government agency securities were in unrealized loss positions. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 0.3% of the amortized cost of securities in unrealized loss positions. The Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) guarantees the contractual cash flows of all of the Company’s US government agency securities. The securities are investment grade rated and there were no material underlying credit downgrades during the quarter. All securities are performing.

Private-label

At March 31, 2017, seven of the total 27 securities in the Company’s portfolio of AFS private-label mortgage-backed securities were in unrealized loss positions. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 0.26% of the amortized cost of securities in unrealized loss positions. Based upon the foregoing considerations, and the expectation that the Company will receive all of the future contractual cash flows related to the amortized cost on these securities, the Company does not consider there to be any additional other-than-temporary impairment with respect to these securities.

Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof

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in unrealized loss positions. The Company continually monitors the municipal bond sector of the market carefully and periodically evaluates the appropriate level of exposure to the market. At this time, the Company feels the bonds in this portfolio carry minimal risk of default and the Company is appropriately compensated for that risk. There were no material underlying credit downgrades during the quarter. All securities are performing.

Corporate bonds

At March 31, 2017 , one out of six securities in the Company’s portfolio of AFS corporate bonds were in an unrealized loss position. The aggregate unrealized loss represents 0.16% of the amortized cost of bonds in unrealized loss positions. The Company reviews the financial strength of all of these bonds and has concluded that the amortized cost remains supported by the expected future cash flows of these securities.

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NOTE 4. LOANS

The Company’s loan portfolio is comprised of the following segments: commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential real estate, and consumer loans. Commercial real estate loans includes single and multi-family, commercial construction and land, and other commercial real estate classes. Commercial and industrial loans includes loans to commercial businesses, agricultural and other loans to farmers, and tax exempt loans. Residential real estate loans consists of mortgages for 1 to 4 family housing. Consumer loans include home equity loans, indirect auto and other installment lending.

The Company’s lending activities are principally conducted in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Total loans include business activity loans and acquired loans. Acquired loans are those loans acquired from Lake Sunapee Bank Group. The following is a summary of total loans:



	March 31, 2017								December 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Business Activities Loans			Acquired Loans		Total			Business Activities Loans			Acquired Loans		Total
Commercial real estate:
Construction and land development	$	8,315		$	17,315	$	25,630		$	14,695		$	—	$	14,695
Commercial real estate other	436,622			317,582		754,204			403,594			—		403,594
Total commercial real estate	444,937			334,897		779,834			418,289			—		418,289

Commercial and industrial:
Commercial other	120,302			82,761		203,063			103,586			—		103,586
Agricultural and other loans to farmers	32,621			643		33,264			31,808			—		31,808
Tax exempt loans	31,263			42,405		73,668			15,846			—		15,846
Total commercial and industrial	184,186			125,809		309,995			151,240			—		151,240

Total commercial loans	629,123			460,706		1,089,829			569,529			—		569,529

Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages	518,556			636,880		1,155,436			506,612			—		506,612
Total residential real estate	518,556			636,880		1,155,436			506,612			—		506,612

Consumer:
Home equity	48,018			68,374		116,392			46,921			—		46,921
Consumer other	7,131			3,847		10,978			6,172			—		6,172
Total consumer	55,149			72,221		127,370			53,093			—		53,093

Net deferred loan costs and fees	(199		)	—		(199		)	(170		)	—		(170		)
Total loans	$	1,202,629		$	1,169,807	$	2,372,436		$	1,129,064		$	—	$	1,129,064

The carrying amount of the acquired loans at March 31, 2017 totaled $1.17 billion . A subset of these loans was determined to have evidence of credit deterioration at acquisition date, which is accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30. These purchased credit-impaired loans presently maintain a carrying value of $17.0 million (and a note balance of $21.7 million ). These loans are evaluated for impairment through the periodic reforecasting of expected cash flows. Loans considered not impaired at acquisition date had a carrying amount of $1.15 billion .

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The following table summarizes activity in the accretable yield for the acquired loan portfolio that falls under the purview of ASC 310-30, Accounting for Certain Loans or Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	—		$	—
Acquisitions	3,398			—
Reclassification from nonaccretable difference for loans with improved cash flows	—			—
Accretion	(204		)	—
Balance at end of period	$	3,194		$	—

The following is a summary of past due loans at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 :

Business Activities Loans



(in thousands)	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days or Greater Past Due		Total Past Due		Current			Total Loans			Past Due > 90 days and Accruing
March 31, 2017
Commercial real estate:
Construction and land development	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	8,315		$	8,315		$	—
Commercial real estate other	184		13		1,461		1,658		434,964			436,622			—
Total commercial real estate	184		13		1,461		1,658		443,279			444,937			—

Commercial and industrial:
Commercial other	34		9		205		248		120,054			120,302			—
Agricultural and other loans to farmers	—		125		136		261		32,360			32,621			—
Tax exempt loans	—		—		—		—		31,263			31,263			—
Total commercial and industrial	34		134		341		509		183,677			184,186			—

Total commercial loans	218		147		1,802		2,167		626,956			629,123			—

Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages	2,963		173		508		3,644		514,912			518,556			—
Total residential real estate	2,963		173		508		3,644		514,912			518,556			—

Consumer:
Home equity	128		—		—		128		47,890			48,018			—
Consumer other	109		—		—		109		7,022			7,131			—
Total consumer	237		—		—		237		54,912			55,149			—

Net deferred loan costs and fees	—		—		—		—		(199		)	(199		)	—
Total loans	$	3,418	$	320	$	2,310	$	6,048	$	1,196,581		$	1,202,629		$	—

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Business Activities Loans



(in thousands)	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days or Greater Past Due		Total Past Due		Current			Total Loans			Past Due > 90 days and Accruing
December 31, 2016
Commercial real estate:
Construction and land development	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	14,695		$	14,695		$	—
Commercial real estate other	195		554		1,665		2,414		401,180			403,594			—
Total commercial real estate	195		554		1,665		2,414		415,875			418,289			—

Commercial and industrial:
Commercial other	61		45		201		307		103,279			103,586			—
Agricultural and other loans to farmers	231		—		—		231		31,577			31,808			—
Tax exempt loans	—		—		—		—		15,846			15,846			—
Total commercial and industrial	292		45		201		538		150,702			151,240			—

Total commercial loans	487		599		1,866		2,952		566,577			569,529			—

Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages	4,484		429		938		5,851		500,761			506,612			—
Total residential real estate	4,484		429		938		5,851		500,761			506,612			—

Consumer:
Home equity	—		—		15		15		46,906			46,921			—
Consumer other	103		1		6		110		6,062			6,172			—
Total consumer	103		1		21		125		52,968			53,093			—

Net deferred loan costs and fees	—		—		—		—		(170		)	(170		)	—
Total loans	$	5,074	$	1,029	$	2,825	$	8,928	$	1,120,136		$	1,129,064		$	—

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Acquired Loans



(in thousands)	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days or Greater Past Due		Total Past Due		Acquired Credit Impaired		Total Loans		Past Due > 90 days and Accruing
March 31, 2017
Commercial real estate:
Construction and land development	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	516	$	17,315	$	—
Commercial real estate other	742		425		—		1,167		11,337		317,582		—
Total commercial real estate	742		425		—		1,167		11,853		334,897		—

Commercial and industrial:
Commercial other	218		—		—		218		1,142		82,761		—
Agricultural and other loans to farmers	—		—		—		—		—		643		—
Tax exempt loans	—		—		—		—		—		42,405		—
Total commercial and industrial	218		—		—		218		1,142		125,809		—

Total commercial loans	960		425		—		1,385		12,995		460,706		—

Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages	2,354		55		—		2,409		3,819		636,880		—
Total residential real estate	2,354		55		—		2,409		3,819		636,880		—

Consumer:
Home equity	309		—		—		309		192		68,374		—
Consumer other	3		—		—		3		19		3,847		—
Total consumer	312		—		—		312		211		72,221		—

Net deferred loan costs and fees	—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total loans	$	3,626	$	480	$	—	$	4,106	$	17,025	$	1,169,807	$	—

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Non Accrual Loans

The following is summary information pertaining to non-accrual loans at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 :



	March 31, 2017						December 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Business Activities Loans		Acquired Loans		Total		Business Activities Loans		Acquired Loans		Total
Commercial real estate:
Construction and land development	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Commercial real estate other	2,354		—		2,354		2,564		—		2,564
Total commercial real estate	2,354		—		2,354		2,564		—		2,564

Commercial and industrial:
Commercial loans	284		—		284		284		—		284
Agricultural and other loans to farmers	167		—		167		31		—		31
Tax exempt loans	—		—		—		—		—		—
Total commercial and industrial	451		—		451		315		—		315

Total commercial loans	2,805		—		2,805		2,879		—		2,879

Residential real estate:
Residential mortgages	3,066		—		3,066		3,419		—		3,419
Total residential real estate	3,066		—		3,066		3,419		—		3,419

Consumer:
Home equity	62		—		62		90		—		90
Consumer other	98		—		98		108		—		108
Total consumer	160		—		160		198		—		198

Total loans	$	6,031	$	—	$	6,031	$	6,496	$	—	$	6,496

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Loans evaluated for impairment as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows:

Business Activities Loans



(In thousands)	Commercial real estate		Commercial and industrial		Residential real estate		Consumer		Total
March 31, 2017
Loans receivable:
Balance at end of period
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	4,191	$	722	$	1,700	$	641	$	7,254
Collectively evaluated	440,746		183,464		516,856		54,508		1,195,574
Total	$	444,937	$	184,186	$	518,556	$	55,149	$	1,202,828

Business Activities Loans



(In thousands)	Commercial real estate		Commercial and industrial		Residential real estate		Consumer		Total
December 31, 2016
Loans receivable:
Balance at end of period
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	4,481	$	486	$	1,709	$	33	$	6,709
Collectively evaluated	413,808		150,754		504,903		53,060		1,122,525
Total	$	418,289	$	151,240	$	506,612	$	53,093	$	1,129,234

Acquired Loans



(In thousands)	Commercial real estate		Commercial and industrial		Residential real estate		Consumer		Total
March 31, 2017
Loans receivable:
Balance at end of period
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Purchased credit-impaired loans	11,853		1,142		3,819		211		17,025
Collectively evaluated	323,044		124,667		633,061		72,010		1,152,782
Total	$	334,897	$	125,809	$	636,880	$	72,221	$	1,169,807

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The following is a summary of impaired loans at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 :

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	March 31, 2017
(In thousands)	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
With no related allowance:
Construction and land development	$	—	$	—	$	—
Commercial real estate other	2,471		2,612		—
Commercial other	251		254		—
Agricultural and other loans to farmers	256		256		—
Tax exempt loans	—		—		—
Residential real estate	1,380		1,496		—
Home equity	589		589		—
Consumer other	44		44		—

With an allowance recorded:
Construction and land development	$	—	$	—	$	—
Commercial real estate other	1,720		3,699		302
Commercial other	215		365		172
Agricultural and other loans to farmers	—		—		—
Tax exempt loans	—		—		—
Residential real estate	320		320		45
Home equity	—		—		—
Consumer other	8		8		8

Total
Commercial real estate	$	4,191	$	6,311	$	302
Commercial and industrial	722		875		172
Residential real estate	1,700		1,816		45
Consumer	641		641		8
Total impaired loans	$	7,254	$	9,643	$	527

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	December 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
With no related allowance:
Construction and land development	$	—	$	—	$	—
Commercial real estate other	2,831		2,919		—
Commercial other	130		130		—
Agricultural and other loans to farmers	139		139		—
Tax exempt loans	—		—		—
Residential real estate	1,387		1,504		—
Home equity	16		16		—
Consumer other	2		2		—

With an allowance recorded:
Construction and land development	$	—	$	—	$	—
Commercial real estate other	1,650		3,575		193
Commercial other	217		367		173
Agricultural and other loans to farmers	—		—		—
Tax exempt loans	—		—		—
Residential real estate	322		322		49
Home equity	—		—		—
Consumer other	15		15		9

Total
Commercial real estate	$	4,481	$	6,494	$	193
Commercial and industrial	486		636		173
Residential real estate	1,709		1,826		49
Consumer	33		33		9
Total impaired loans	$	6,709	$	8,989	$	424

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The following is a summary of the average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans as of March 31, 2017 and 2016 :

Business Activities Loan



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017				Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
(in thousands)	Average Recorded Investment		Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance:
Construction and land development	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Commercial real estate other	2,592		34		1,932		22
Commercial other	226		3		98		2
Agricultural and other loans to farmers	192		2		141		3
Tax exempt loans	—		—		—		—
Residential real estate	1,500		22		1,079		21
Home equity	590		—		17		—
Consumer other	44		1		—		—

With an allowance recorded:
Construction and land development	$	—	$	—	$	1,111	$	—
Commercial real estate other	1,723		—		529		—
Commercial other	216		—		223		—
Agricultural and other loans to farmers	—		—		—		—
Tax exempt loans	—		—		—		—
Residential real estate	321		—		767		—
Home equity	—		—		—		—
Consumer other	9		—		8		—

Total
Commercial real estate	$	4,315	$	34	$	3,572	$	22
Commercial and industrial	634		5		462		5
Residential real estate	1,821		22		1,846		21
Consumer	643		1		25		—
Total impaired loans	$	7,413	$	62	$	5,905	$	48

Troubled Debt Restructuring Loans

The Company’s loan portfolio also includes certain loans that have been modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring (TDR), where economic concessions have been granted to borrowers who have experienced or are expected to experience financial difficulties. These concessions typically result from the Company’s loss mitigation activities and could include reductions in the interest rate, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance, or other actions. Certain TDRs are classified as nonperforming at the time of restructure and may only be returned to performing status after considering the borrower’s sustained repayment performance for a reasonable period, generally six months . TDRs are evaluated individually for impairment and may result in a specific allowance amount allocated to an individual loan.

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The following tables include the recorded investment and number of modifications identified during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 , respectively. The table includes the recorded investment in the loans prior to a modification and also the recorded investment in the loans after the loans were restructured. The modifications for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were attributable to interest rate concessions, maturity date extensions, reamortization or a combination of two concessions. The modifications for the three months ending March 31, 2016 were attributable to interest rate concessions, maturity date extensions or a combination of both.



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Modifications	Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Commercial other	1	$	80	$	80
Residential mortgages	2	575		574
Consumer other	1	38		37
Total	4	$	693	$	691



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Modifications	Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Commercial real estate	2	$	395	$	394
Agricultural and other loans to farmers	2	30		25
Total	4	$	425	$	419

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 , there were no loans that were restructured that had subsequently defaulted during the period.

The evaluation of certain loans individually for specific impairment includes loans that were previously classified as TDRs or continue to be classified as TDRs.

As of March 31, 2017 , the Company maintained foreclosed residential real estate property with a fair value of $363 thousand . Additionally, residential mortgage loans collateralized by real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 totaled $2.0 million and $2.4 million , respectively. As of December 31, 2016 , foreclosed residential real estate property totaled $90 thousand .

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NOTE 5. LOAN LOSS ALLOWANCE

Activity in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:



Business Activities Loans	At or for the three months ended March 31, 2017
(In thousands)	Commercial real estate			Commercial and industrial			Residential real estate			Consumer			Total
Balance at beginning of period	$	5,145		$	1,952		$	2,721		$	601		$	10,419
Charged-off loans	(107		)	(17		)	(199		)	(21		)	(344		)
Recoveries on charged-off loans	4			—			1			9			14
Provision/(releases) for loan losses	265			208			283			39			795
Balance at end of period	$	5,307		$	2,143		$	2,806		$	628		$	10,884
Individually evaluated for impairment	302			172			45			8			527
Collectively evaluated	5,005			1,971			2,761			620			10,357
Total	$	5,307		$	2,143		$	2,806		$	628		$	10,884



Business Activities Loans	At or for the three months ended March 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Commercial real estate			Commercial and industrial			Residential real estate			Consumer			Total
Balance at beginning of period	$	4,430		$	1,590		$	2,747		$	672		$	9,439
Charged-off loans	(34		)	(89		)	(31		)	(10		)	(164		)
Recoveries on charged-off loans	6			41			20			7			74
Provision/(releases) for loan losses	496			106			(115		)	(22		)	465
Balance at end of period	$	4,898		$	1,648		$	2,621		$	647		$	9,814
Individually evaluated for impairment	140			175			118			—			433
Collectively evaluated	4,758			1,473			2,503			647			9,381
Total	$	4,898		$	1,648		$	2,621		$	647		$	9,814

Loan Origination/Risk Management: The Bank has certain lending policies and procedures in place that are designed to maximize loan income within an acceptable level of risk. The Bank’s board of directors reviews and approves these policies and procedures on a regular basis. A reporting system supplements the review process by providing management and the board with frequent reports related to loan production, loan quality, concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies and non-performing loans and potential problem loans. The Bank seeks to diversify the loan portfolio as a means of managing risk associated with fluctuations in economic conditions.

Credit Quality Indicators/Classified Loans: In monitoring the credit quality of the portfolio, management applies a credit quality indicator and uses an internal risk rating system to categorize commercial loans. These credit quality indicators range from one through nine , with a higher number correlating to increasing risk of loss. These ratings are used as inputs to the calculation of the allowance for loan losses. Consistent with regulatory guidelines, the Bank provides for the classification of loans which are considered to be of lesser quality as substandard, doubtful, or loss (i.e. risk rated 7 , 8 and 9 , respectively).

The following are the definitions of the Bank’s credit quality indicators:

Pass: Loans within all classes of commercial portfolio segments that are not adversely rated, are contractually current as to principal and interest, and are otherwise in compliance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Management believes that there is a low risk of loss related to these loans that are considered pass.

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Special mention: Loans that do not expose the Bank to risk sufficient to warrant classification in one of the subsequent categories, but which possess some weaknesses, are designated as special mention. A special mention loan has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the institution’s credit position at some future date. This might include loans which the lending officer may be unable to supervise properly because of: (i) lack of expertise, inadequate loan agreement; (ii) the poor condition of or lack of control over collateral; (iii) failure to obtain proper documentation or any other deviations from prudent lending practices. Economic or market conditions which may, in the future, affect the obligor may warrant special mention of the asset. Loans for which an adverse trend in the borrower's operations or an imbalanced position in the balance sheet which has not reached a point where the liquidation is jeopardized may be included in this classification. Special mention loans are not adversely classified and do not expose the Bank to sufficient risks to warrant classification.

Substandard: The Bank considers a loan substandard if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged, if any. Substandard loans have a well-defined weakness that jeopardizes liquidation of the debt. Substandard loans include those loans where there is the distinct possibility of some loss of principal, if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful: Loans that the Bank classifies as doubtful have all of the weaknesses inherent in those loans that are classified as substandard but also have the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable. The possibility of loss is high but because of certain important and reasonably specific pending factors which may work to the advantage and strengthening of the loan, its classification as loss is deferred until its more exact status is determined. Pending factors include proposed merger, acquisition, or liquidation procedures, capital injection, perfecting liens on additional collateral and refinancing plans. The entire amount of the loan might not be classified as doubtful when collection of a specific portion appears highly probable. Loans are generally not classified doubtful for an extended period of time (i.e., over a year).

Loss: Loans that the Bank classifies as losses are those considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as an asset is not warranted and the uncollectible amounts are charged-off. This classification does not mean that the asset has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off this worthless asset even though partial recovery may be affected in the future. Losses are taken in the period in which they are determined to be uncollectible.

The following tables present the Company’s loans by risk rating at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 :

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Commercial Real Estate

Credit Risk Profile by Creditworthiness Category



	Construction and land development				Commercial real estate other				Total commercial real estate
(In thousands)	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Grade:
Pass	$	7,586	$	14,695	$	411,243	$	377,138	$	418,829	$	391,833
Special mention	29		—		7,677		5,868		7,706		5,868
Substandard	700		—		17,702		20,588		18,402		20,588
Total	$	8,315	$	14,695	$	436,622	$	403,594	$	444,937	$	418,289

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Commercial and Industrial

Credit Risk Profile by Creditworthiness Category



	Commercial other				Agricultural and other loans to farmers				Tax exempt loans				Total commercial and industrial
(In thousands)	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Grade:
Pass	$	115,679	$	98,968	$	31,922	$	31,279	$	31,096	$	15,679	$	178,697	$	145,926
Special mention	2,632		2,384		102		251		167		167		2,901		2,802
Substandard	1,991		2,234		597		278		—		—		2,588		2,512
Total	$	120,302	$	103,586	$	32,621	$	31,808	$	31,263	$	15,846	$	184,186	$	151,240

Acquired Loans

Commercial Real Estate

Credit Risk Profile by Creditworthiness Category



	Commercial construction and land development				Commercial real estate other				Total commercial real estate
(In thousands)	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Grade:
Pass	$	16,845	$	—	$	306,425	$	—	$	323,270	$	—
Special mention	—		—		1,559		—		1,559		—
Substandard	470		—		9,598		—		10,068		—
Total	$	17,315	$	—	$	317,582	$	—	$	334,897	$	—

Commercial and Industrial

Credit Risk Profile by Creditworthiness Category



	Commercial other				Agricultural and other loans to farmers				Tax exempt loans				Total commercial and industrial
(In thousands)	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Grade:			0
Pass	$	81,918	$	—	$	643	$	—	$	42,405	$	—	$	124,966	$	—
Special mention	83		—		—		—		—		—		83		—
Substandard	760		—		—		—		—		—		760		—
Total	$	82,761	$	—	$	643	$	—	$	42,405	$	—	$	125,809	$	—

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The following table summarizes information about total loans rated Special Mention or higher as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 . The table below includes consumer loans that are special mention and substandard accruing that are classified in the above table as performing based on payment activity.



	March 31, 2017						December 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Business Activities Loans		Acquired Loans		Total		Business Activities Loans		Acquired Loans		Total
Non-accrual	$	2,336	$	—	$	2,336	$	2,733	$	—	$	2,733
Substandard accruing	18,654		10,827		29,481		20,368		—		20,368
Total classified	20,990		10,827		31,817		23,101		—		23,101
Special mention	10,606		1,643		12,249		8,669		—		8,669
Total Criticized	$	31,596	$	12,470	$	44,066	$	31,770	$	—	$	31,770

NOTE 6. BORROWED FUNDS

Borrowed funds at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are summarized, as follows:



	March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
(dollars in thousands)	Principal		Weighted Average Rate		Principal		Weighted Average Rate
Short-term borrowings
Advances from the FHLBB	$	582,755	1.08	%	$	372,700	0.97	%
Other borrowings	33,557		0.45		21,780		0.29
Total short-term borrowings	616,312		1.05		394,480		0.43
Long-term borrowings
Advances from the FHLBB	225,838		1.19		137,116		1.59
Subordinated borrowings	38,078		6.36		—		—
Junior subordinated borrowings	5,000		4.75		5,000		4.41
Total long-term borrowings	268,916		7.98		142,116		1.69
Total	$	885,228	1.33	%	$	536,596	1.13	%

Short term debt includes Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLBB”) advances with an original maturity of less than one year. The Bank also maintains a $1.0 million secured line of credit with the FHLBB that bears a daily adjustable rate calculated by the FHLBB. There w as an outstanding balance of $5 thousand on the FHLBB line of credit for the periods ended March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 .

The Bank also had capacity to borrow funds on a secured basis utilizing the Borrower in Custody (“BIC”) program and the Discount Window at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (the “FRB”). At March 31, 2017 , the Bank’s available secured line of credit at the FRB was $133.0 million . The Bank has pledged certain loans and securities to the Federal Reserve Bank to support this arrangement. There were no borrowings with the Federal Reserve Bank for the periods ended March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 .

Long-term FHLBB advances consist of advances with an original maturity of more than one year. The advances outstanding at March 31, 2017 include callable advances totaling $39.9 million , and amortizing advances totaling $700 thousand . The advances outstanding at December 31, 2016 include callable advances totaling $17.0 million , and no amortizing advances. All FHLBB borrowings, including the line of credit, are secured by a blanket security agreement on certain qualified collateral, principally all residential first mortgage loans and certain securities.

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A summary of maturities of FHLBB advances as of March 31, 2017 is as follows:



	March 31, 2017
(in thousands, except rates)	Principal		Weighted Average Rate
Fixed rate advances maturing:
2017	$	580,755	0.93	%
2018	60,830		0.64
2019	104,933		1.63
2020	29,893		1.76
2020 and beyond	32,182		0.46
Total FHLBB advances	$	808,593	1.19	%

In April 2008, the Bank issued fifteen year junior subordinated notes in the amount of $5.0 million . These debt securities qualify as Tier 2 capital for the Company and the Bank. The subordinated debt securities are callable by the bank after five years without penalty. The interest rate is three-month LIBOR plus 0.345% . At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 the interest rate was 4.58% and 4.41% , respectively.

On January 13, 2017, the Company acquired $17.0 million of subordinated debt in connection with the Lake Sunapee acquisition. The original subordinated debt was issued on October 29, 2014, through the issuance of a Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement with certain accredited investors under which the Company issued an aggregate of $17.0 million of subordinated notes (the “Notes”) to the accredited investors. The Notes have a maturity date of November 1, 2024, and will bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.75% per annum. The Company may, at its option, beginning with the interest payment date of November 1, 2019, and on any interest payment date thereafter, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. Any partial redemption will be made pro rata among all of the noteholders. The Notes are not subject to repayment at the option of the noteholders. The Notes will be unsecured, subordinated obligations of the Company and will rank junior in right of payment to the Company’s senior indebtedness and to the Company’s obligations to its general creditors.

Also in connection with the Lake Sunapee acquisition, the Company acquired 100% of the common securities totaling $600 thousand and $20.0 million of Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures ("Debentures") issued by NHTB Capital Trust II and NHTB Capital Trust III, which are both Connecticut statutory trusts. The debentures were originally issued on March 30, 2014, carry a variable interest rate of 3-month LIBOR plus 2.79% , and mature in year 2034. The debt is callable by the Company at the time when any interest payment is made. NHTB Trust II and Trust III are considered variable interest entities for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, Trust II and Trust III are not consolidated into the Company’s financial statements.

NOTE 7. DEPOSITS

A summary of time deposits is as follows:



(In thousands)	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Time less than $100,000	$	526,688	$	304,393
Time $100,000 or more	194,211		112,044
Total time deposits	$	720,899	$	416,437

Included in time deposits are brokered deposits of $322.1 million and $237.9 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. Included in the deposit balances contained on the balance sheet are reciprocal deposits of $43.4 million and $43.1 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively.

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NOTE 8. CAPITAL RATIOS AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The actual and required capital ratios were as follows:



	March 31, 2017		Regulatory Minimum to be Well Capitalized		December 31, 2016		Regulatory Minimum to be Well Capitalized
Company (consolidated)
Total capital to risk weighted assets	13.6	%	10.0	%	16.5	%	10.0	%
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets	11.1		6.5		15.0		6.5
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets	12.1		8.0		15.0		8.0
Tier 1 capital to average assets	8.0		5.0		8.9		5.0

Bank
Total capital to risk weighted assets	13.7	%	10.0	%	16.7	%	10.0	%
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets	12.9		6.5		15.2		6.5
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets	12.9		8.0		15.2		8.0
Tier 1 capital to average assets	8.6		5.0		9.1		5.0

At each date shown, the Company and the Bank met the conditions to be classified as “well capitalized” under the relevant regulatory framework. To be categorized as "well capitalized", an institution must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table above.

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company and the Bank became subject to the Basel III rule that requires the Company and the Bank to assess their Common equity tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets and the Company and the Bank each exceed the minimum to be "well capitalized". In addition, the final capital rules added a requirement to maintain a minimum conservation buffer, composed of Common equity tier 1 capital, of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, to be phased in over three years and applied to the Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, the Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and the Total risk-based capital ratio. Accordingly, banking organizations, on a fully phased in basis no later than January 1, 2019, must maintain a minimum Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 7.0% , a minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 8.5% and a minimum Total risk-based capital ratio of 10.5% .

The required minimum conservation buffer began to be phased in incrementally, starting at 0.625% on January 1, 2016 and increasing to 1.25% on January 1, 2017. The buffer will increase to 1.875% on January 1, 2018 and 2.5% on January 1, 2019. The final capital rules impose restrictions on capital distributions and certain discretionary cash bonus payments if the minimum capital conservation buffer is not met.

At March 31, 2017 , the capital levels of both the Company and the Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements and their regulatory capital ratios were above the minimum levels required to be considered "well capitalized" for regulatory purposes. The capital levels of both the Company and the Bank at March 31, 2017 also exceeded the minimum capital requirements including the currently applicable capital conservation buffer of 0.625% .

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Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Components of accumulated other comprehensive income is as follows:



(In thousands)	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Other accumulated comprehensive loss, before tax:
Net unrealized holding loss on AFS securities	$	(2,153	)	$	(3,269	)
Net unrealized loss on effective cash flow hedging derivatives	(2,989		)	(2,766		)
Net unrealized holding loss on post-retirement plans	(565		)	(622		)

Income taxes related to items of accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Net unrealized holding loss on AFS securities	796			1,144
Net unrealized loss on effective cash flow hedging derivatives	1,051			968
Net unrealized holding loss on post-retirement plans	198			219
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(3,662	)	$	(4,326	)

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The following table presents the components of other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 :



(In thousands)	Before Tax			Tax Effect			Net of Tax
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Net unrealized holding gain on AFS securities:	x
Net unrealized gain arising during the period	$	1,116		$	(348	)	$	768
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income	—			—			—
Net unrealized holding gain on AFS securities	1,116			(348		)	768

Net unrealized loss on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Net unrealized loss arising during the period	(223		)	83			(140		)
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income	—			—			—
Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedging derivatives	(223		)	83			(140		)

Net unrealized holding loss on post-retirement plans:
Net unrealized gain arising during the period	57			(21		)	36
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income	—			—			—
Net unrealized holding gain on post-retirement plans	57			(21		)	36
Other comprehensive income	$	950		$	(286	)	$	664

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Net unrealized holding gains on AFS securities:
Net unrealized gains arising during the period	$	7,363		$	(2,577	)	$	4,786
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income	1,436			(503		)	933
Net unrealized holding gains on AFS securities	5,927			(2,074		)	3,853

Net unrealized (loss) on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Net unrealized (loss) arising during the period	(714		)	250			(464		)
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income	—			—			—
Net unrealized (loss) on cash flow hedging derivatives	(714		)	250			(464		)

Net unrealized holding gain on post-retirement plans:
Net unrealized gain arising during the period	73			(26		)	47
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income	—			—			—
Net unrealized holding gain on post-retirement plans	73			(26		)	47
Other comprehensive income	$	5,286		$	(1,850	)	$	3,436

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The following table presents the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 :



(in thousands)	Net unrealized holding gain on AFS Securities			Net loss on effective cash flow hedging derivatives			Net unrealized holding loss on pension plans			Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Balance at beginning of period	$	(2,125	)	$	(1,798	)	$	(403	)	$	(4,326	)
Other comprehensive gain(loss) before reclassifications	768			(140		)	36			664
Less: amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—			—			—			—
Total other comprehensive income	768			(140		)	36			664
Balance at end of period	$	(1,357	)	$	(1,938	)	$	(367	)	$	(3,662	)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	5,713		$	(1,621	)	$	(463	)	$	3,629
Other comprehensive gain before reclassifications	4,786			(464		)	47			4,369
Less: amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	933			—			—			933
Total other comprehensive income	3,853			(464		)	47			3,436
Balance at end of period	$	9,566		$	(2,085	)	$	(416	)	$	7,065

The following table presents the amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 :



						Affected Line Item in the
	Three Months Ended March 31,					Statement where Net Income
(in thousands)	2017		2016			is Presented
Realized gains on AFS securities:
	$	—	$	1,436		Non-interest income
	—		(503		)	Tax expense
Total reclassifications for the period	$	—	$	933		Net of tax

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NOTE 9. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share have been computed based on the following (average diluted shares outstanding are calculated using the treasury stock method):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands, except per share and share data)	2017		2016
Net income	$	4,211	$	4,406

Average number of basic common shares outstanding	14,471,147		9,013,797
Plus: dilutive effect of stock options and awards outstanding	120,126		107,739
Average number of diluted common shares outstanding	$	14,591,273	$	9,121,536

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.29	$	0.49
Diluted	$	0.29	$	0.48

NOTE 10. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

As part of its overall asset and liability management strategy, the Bank periodically uses derivative instruments to minimize significant unplanned fluctuations in earnings and cash flows caused by interest rate volatility. The Bank’s interest rate risk management strategy involves modifying the re-pricing characteristics of certain assets or liabilities so that changes in interest rates do not have a significant effect on net interest income.

The Company recognizes its derivative instruments on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. On the date the derivative instrument is entered into, the Bank designates whether the derivative is part of a hedging relationship (i.e., cash flow or fair value hedge). The Bank formally documents relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking hedge transactions. The Bank also assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting the changes in cash flows or fair values of hedged items.

Changes in fair value of derivative instruments that are highly effective and qualify as cash flow hedges are recorded in other comprehensive income or loss. Any ineffective portion is recorded in earnings. The Bank discontinues hedge accounting when it is determined that the derivative is no longer highly effective in offsetting changes of the hedged risk on the hedged item, or management determines that the designation of the derivative as a hedging instrument is no longer appropriate.

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Information about derivative assets and liabilities at March 31, 2017 , follows:



			Weighted	Estimated
	Notional Amount		Average Maturity	Fair Value Asset (Liability)
	(In thousands)		(In years)	(In thousands)
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate caps agreements	$	90,000	5.9	$	1,387
Total cash flow hedges	90,000		5.9	1,387

Economic hedges:
Forward sale commitments	13,379		0.2	(55		)
Total economic hedges	13,379		0.2	(55		)

Non-hedging derivatives:
Interest rate lock commitments	12,206		0.2	98
Total non-hedging derivatives	12,206		0.2	98

Total	$	115,585		$	1,430

As of December 31, 2016 the Company had interest rate cap agreements totaling $90 million (notional amount), with a weighted average maturity of 6.1 years , and an estimated fair value of $1,748 .

Information about derivative assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 , follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate cap agreements
Realized in interest expense	$	39		$	3

Economic hedges:
Forward commitments
Realized gain in other non-interest income	(78		)	—

Non-hedging derivatives:
Interest rate lock commitments
Realized loss in other non-interest income	2			—

Cash flow hedges

In 2014, interest rate cap agreements were purchased to limit the Bank’s exposure to rising interest rates on four rolling, three-month borrowings indexed to three month LIBOR. Under the terms of the agreements, the Bank paid total premiums of $4,566 for the right to receive cash flow payments if 3-month LIBOR rises above the caps of 3.00% , thus effectively ensuring interest expense on the borrowings at maximum rates of 3.00% for the duration of the agreements. The interest rate cap agreements were designated as cash flow hedges. The fair values of the interest rate cap agreements are included in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value, representing

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unrealized gains or losses, are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. The premiums paid on the interest rate cap agreements are being recognized as increases in interest expense over the duration of the agreements using the caplet method.

Economic hedges

The Company utilizes forward sale commitments to hedge interest rate risk and the associated effects on the fair value of interest rate lock commitments and loans originated for sale. The forward sale commitments are accounted for as derivatives with changes in fair value recorded in current period earnings. The Company typically uses mandatory delivery contracts, which are loan sale agreements where the Company commits to deliver a certain principal amount of mortgage loans to an investor at a specified price on or before a specified date. Generally, the Company may enter into mandatory delivery contracts shortly after the loan closes with a customer.

Non-hedging derivatives

The Company enters into interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) for residential mortgage loans, which commit the Company to lend funds to a potential borrower at a specific interest rate and within a specified period of time. IRLCs that relate to the origination of mortgage loans that will be held for sale are considered derivative financial instruments under applicable accounting guidance. Outstanding IRLCs expose the Company to the risk that the price of the mortgage loans underlying the commitments may decline due to increases in mortgage interest rates from inception of the rate lock to the funding of the loan. The IRLCs are free-standing derivatives which are carried at fair value with changes recorded in noninterest income in the Company’s consolidated statements of income. Changes in the fair value of IRLCs subsequent to inception are based on changes in the fair value of the underlying loan resulting from the fulfillment of the commitment and changes in the probability that the loan will fund within the terms of the commitment, which is affected primarily by changes in interest rates and the passage of time.

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NOTE 11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below. These valuation methodologies were applied to all of the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities that are carried at fair value.

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value.



	March 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
(In thousands)	Inputs		Inputs		Inputs		Fair Value
Available for sale securities:
Obligations of US Government sponsored enterprises	$	—	$	6,976	—		$	6,976
Mortgage-backed securities:
US Government-sponsored enterprises	—		461,821		—		461,821
US Government agency	—		82,449		—		82,449
Private label	—		1,021		—		1,021
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof	—		148,623		—		148,623
Corporate bonds	—		23,334		—		23,334
Derivative assets	—		1,387		98		1,485
Derivative liabilities	—		—		(55	)	(55		)



	December 31, 2016
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3	Total
(In thousands)	Inputs		Inputs		Inputs	Fair Value
Available for sale securities:
Obligations of US Government sponsored enterprises	$	—	$	—	—	$	—
Mortgage-backed securities:						—
US Government-sponsored enterprises	—		328,452		—	328,452
US Government agency	—		76,906		—	76,906
Private label	—		1,132		—	1,132
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof	—		122,366		—	122,366
Corporate bonds	—		—		—	—
Derivative assets	—		1,748		—	1,748

Securities Available for Sale: All securities and major categories of securities classified as available for sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. For these securities, the Company obtains fair value measurements from independent pricing providers. The fair value measurements used by the pricing providers consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market maker quotes and live trading systems. If quoted prices are not readily available, fair values are determined using matrix pricing models, or other model-based valuation techniques requiring observable inputs other than quoted prices such as market pricing spreads, credit information, callable features, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, default rates, and the securities’ terms and conditions, among other things.

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Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Interest Rate Lock Commitments. The Company enters into IRLCs for residential mortgage loans, which commit the Company to lend funds to a potential borrower at a specific interest rate and within a specified period of time. The estimated fair value of commitments to originate residential mortgage loans for sale is based on quoted prices for similar loans in active markets. However, this value is adjusted by a factor which considers the likelihood that the loan in a lock position will ultimately close. The closing ratio is derived from the Bank’s internal data and is adjusted using significant management judgment. As such, IRLCs are classified as Level 3 measurements.

Forward Sale Commitments . The Company utilizes forward sale commitments as economic hedges against potential changes in the values of the IRLCs and loans originated for sale. The fair values of the Company’s mandatory delivery loan sale commitments are determined similarly to the IRLCs using quoted prices in the market place that are observable. However, closing ratios included in the calculation are internally generated and are based on management’s judgment and prior experience, which are considered factors that are not observable. As such, mandatory delivery forward commitments are classified as Level 3 measurements.

The table below presents the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 .



	Assets (Liabilities)
	Interest Rate Lock		Forward
(In thousands)	Commitments		Commitments
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
December 31, 2016	$	—	$	—
Acquisition of Lake Sunapee Bank, January 13, 2017	96		23
Realized gain (loss) recognized in non-interest income	2		(78		)
March 31, 2017	$	98	$	(55	)

Quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs within Level 3 recurring assets and liabilities is as follows:



(In thousands, except ratios)	Fair Value March 31, 2017			Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Significant Unobservable Input Value
Assets (Liabilities)
Interest Rate Lock Commitment	$	98		Quoted prices for similar loans in active markets.	Closing Ratio	80	%
				Pricing Model	Freddie Mac pricing system	Pair-off contract price

Forward Commitments	(55		)	Quoted prices for similar loans in active markets.	Closing Ratio	80	%
				Pricing Model	Freddie Mac pricing system	Pair-off contract price
Total	$	43

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The Company is required, on a non-recurring basis, to adjust the carrying value or provide valuation allowances for certain assets using fair value measurements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of applicable non-recurring fair value measurements. There are no liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.



	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		Three months ended March 31, 2017		Fair Value Measurement Date as of March 31, 2017
(In thousands)	Level 3 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs		Total Gains (Losses)		Level 3 Inputs
Assets
Impaired loans	$	7,254	$	6,709	$	—	March 2017
Capitalized servicing rights	3,393		5		—		January 2017
Other real estate owned	363		90		—		January 2017-March 2017
Total	$	11,010	$	6,804	$	—

Quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs within Level 3 non-recurring assets is as follows:



	Fair Value
(in thousands, except ratios)	March 31, 2017		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted Average) (a)
Assets
Impaired loans	$	3,037	Fair value of collateral - appraised value	Loss severity	0% to 75%
				Appraised value	$0 to $1,732

Impaired loans	4,217		Discount cash flow	Discount rate	2.88% to 18.25%
				Cash flows	$5 to $852

Capitalized servicing rights	3,393		Discounted cash flow	Constant prepayment rate (CPR)	14.33	%
				Discount rate	7.55	%

Other real estate owned	363		Fair value of collateral	Appraised value	$120 to $215
Total	$	11,010


(a)	Where dollar amounts are disclosed, the amounts represent the lowest and highest fair value of the respective assets in the population except for adjustments for market/property conditions, which represents the range of adjustments to individuals properties.

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	Fair Value
(in thousands)	December 31, 2016		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted Average) (a)
Assets
Impaired loans	$	3,268	Fair value of collateral - appraised value	Loss severity	0% to 51%
				Appraised value	$0 to $1,732

Impaired loans	3,441		Discount cash flow	Discount rate	3.25% to 18.25%
				Cash flows	$6 to $861

Capitalized servicing rights	5		Discounted cash flow	Constant prepayment rate (CPR)	17.09	%
				Discount rate	7.55	%

Other real estate owned	90		Fair value of collateral	Appraised value	$120
Total	$	6,804


(a)	Where dollar amounts are disclosed, the amounts represent the lowest and highest fair value of the respective assets in the population except for adjustments for market/property conditions, which represents the range of adjustments to individuals properties.

There were no Level 1 or Level 2 non-recurring fair value measurements for the periods ended March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 .

Impaired Loans. Loans are generally not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Periodically, the Company records non-recurring adjustments to the carrying value of loans based on fair value measurements for partial charge-offs of the uncollectible portions of those loans. Non-recurring adjustments can also include certain impairment amounts for collateral-dependent loans calculated when establishing the allowance for credit losses. Such amounts are generally based on the fair value of the underlying collateral supporting the loan and, as a result, the carrying value of the loan less the calculated valuation amount does not necessarily represent the fair value of the loan. Real estate collateral is typically valued using appraisals or other indications of value based on recent comparable sales of similar properties or assumptions generally observable in the marketplace. However, the choice of observable data is subject to significant judgment, and there are often adjustments based on judgment in order to make observable data comparable and to consider the impact of time, the condition of properties, interest rates, and other market factors on current values. Additionally, commercial real estate appraisals frequently involve discounting of projected cash flows, which relies inherently on unobservable data. Therefore, nonrecurring fair value measurement adjustments that relate to real estate collateral have generally been classified as Level 3. Estimates of fair value for other collateral that supports commercial loans are generally based on assumptions not observable in the marketplace and therefore such valuations have been classified as Level 3.

Capitalized loan servicing rights . A loan servicing right asset represents the amount by which the present value of the estimated future net cash flows to be received from servicing loans exceed adequate compensation for performing the servicing. The fair value of servicing rights is estimated using a present value cash flow model. The most important assumptions used in the valuation model are the anticipated rate of the loan prepayments and discount rates. Adjustments are only recorded when the discounted cash flows derived from the valuation model are less than the carrying value of the asset. Although some assumptions in determining fair value are based on standards used by market participants, some are based on unobservable inputs and therefore are classified in Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.

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Other real estate owned (“OREO”). OREO results from the foreclosure process on residential or commercial loans issued by the Bank. Upon assuming the real estate, the Company records the property at the fair value of the asset less the estimated sales costs. Thereafter, OREO properties are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value less the estimated sales costs. OREO fair values are primarily determined based on Level 3 data including sales comparables and appraisals.

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Summary of Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments The estimated fair values, and related carrying amounts, of the Company’s financial instruments follow. Certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments are excluded from disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented herein may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.



	March 31, 2017
(In thousands)	Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	42,026		$	42,026		$	42,026	$	—	$	—
Securities available for sale	724,224			724,224			—		724,224		—
FHLBB bank stock	42,404			42,404			—		42,404		—
Net loans	2,361,553			2,334,432			—		—		2,334,432
Accrued interest receivable	9,215			9,215			—		9,215		—
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance policies	56,627			56,627			—		56,627		—
Derivative assets	1,387			1,387			—		1,387		98

Financial Liabilities
Total deposits	$	2,174,253		$	2,147,132		$	—	$	2,147,132	$	—
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	33,557			33,543			—		33,543		—
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	808,593			808,509			—		808,509		—
Subordinated borrowings	37,921			37,921			—		37,921		—
Junior subordinated borrowings	5,000			3,550			—		3,550		—
Derivative liabilities	(55		)	(55		)	—		—		(55		)



	December 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,439	$	8,439	$	8,439	$	—	$	—
Securities available for sale	528,856		528,856		—		528,856		—
FHLBB bank stock	25,331		25,331		—		25,331		—
Net loans	1,118,645		1,100,601		—		—		1,100,601
Accrued interest receivable	6,051		6,051		—		6,051		—
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance policies	24,450		24,450		—		24,450		—
Derivative assets	1,748		1,748		—		1,748		—

Financial Liabilities
Total deposits	$	1,050,300	$	1,048,932	$	—	$	1,048,932	$	—
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	21,780		21,773		—		21,773		—
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	509,816		509,793		—		509,793		—
Subordinated borrowings	—		—		—		—		—
Junior subordinated borrowings	—		3,560		—		3,560		—

Other than as discussed above, the following methods and assumptions were used by management to estimate the fair value of significant classes of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.

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Cash and cash equivalents. Carrying value is assumed to represent fair value for cash and cash equivalents that have original maturities of ninety days or less.

FHLBB bank stock and restricted securities. Carrying value approximates fair value based on the redemption provisions of the issuers.

Cash surrender value of life insurance policies. Carrying value approximates fair value.

Loans, net. The carrying value of the loans in the loan portfolio is based on the cash flows of the loans discounted over their respective loan origination rates. The origination rates are adjusted for substandard and special mention loans to factor the impact of declines in the loan’s credit standing. The fair value of the loans is estimated by discounting future cash flows using the current interest rates at which similar loans with similar terms would be made to borrowers of similar credit quality.

Accrued interest receivable. Carrying value approximates fair value.

Deposits. The fair value of demand, non-interest bearing checking, savings and money market deposits is determined as the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of time deposits is estimated by discounting the estimated future cash flows using market rates offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Borrowed funds. The fair value of borrowed funds is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using market rates for similar borrowings. Such funds include all categories of debt and debentures in the table above.

Subordinated borrowings. The Company utilizes a pricing service along with internal models to estimate the valuation of its junior subordinated debentures. The junior subordinated debentures re-price every ninety days .

Off-balance-sheet financial instruments. Off-balance-sheet financial instruments include standby letters of credit and other financial guarantees and commitments considered immaterial to the Company’s financial statements.

NOTE 12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

There were no significant subsequent events between March 31, 2017 and May 9, 2017.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

GENERAL

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is intended to assist in understanding the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this document and with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company's 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the following discussion, income statement comparisons are against the same period of the previous year and balance sheet comparisons are against the previous fiscal year-end, unless otherwise noted. Operating results discussed herein are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year 2017 or any future period. In management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, certain reclassifications have been made to make prior periods comparable.

Bar Harbor Bankshares is the parent of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, a true community bank in New England with a branch presence in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.



• Community bank with $3.4 billion in assets • 47 branches plus 2 additional limited service locations • Commercial banking, retail banking, wealth management and insurance

On January 13, 2017, Bar Harbor completed the acquisition of Lake Sunapee Bank Group (“Lake Sunapee”), which allowed for geographic expansion of our brand and business model. Lake Sunapee is a like-minded partner in markets with similar geographic attributes. The acquisition allowed us to deepen our seasoned leadership and add to our accomplished team members, providing significant financial benefit to both sets of shareholders without sacrificing the culture of either institution.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this document that are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (referred to as the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (referred to as the Securities Exchange Act), and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements from the use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plan,” “potential,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “target” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including among other things, changes in general economic and business conditions, increased competitive pressures, changes in the interest rate environment, legislative and regulatory change, changes in the financial markets, and other risks and uncertainties disclosed from time to time in documents that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and the Risk Factors in Item 1A of this report. Because of these and other uncertainties, the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. In addition, the Company's past results of operations do not necessarily indicate future results.

Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements related to the recently completed acquisition of Lake Sunapee Bank Group ("Lake Sunapee"). These additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include difficulties in achieving cost savings from the merger or in achieving such cost savings within the expected time frame and difficulties in integrating the Company and Lake Sunapee, increased competitive pressures, changes in the interest rate environment, changes in general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes that adversely affect the business in which the Company and Lake Sunapee are engaged, changes in the securities markets and other risks and uncertainties disclosed from time to time in documents that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

No undue reliance should be placed on any of the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they were made. The Company is not undertaking an obligation to update forward-looking statements, even though its situation may change in the future, except as required under federal securities law. The Company qualifies all of its forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following summary data is based in part on the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and other information appearing elsewhere in this or prior Forms 10-Q



	At or for the Three months Ended March 31 (1)(3)
	2017			2016
PER SHARE DATA
Net earnings, diluted	$	0.29		$	0.48
Adjusted earnings, diluted (1) (2)	0.43			0.38
Total book value	22.17			17.81
Tangible book value (2)	15.07			17.21
Market price at period end	33.08			22.15
Dividends	0.187			0.177
PERFORMANCE RATIOS
Return on assets	0.50		%	1.09		%
Adjusted return on assets (1) (2)	0.74			0.86
Return on equity	5.34			11.12
Adjusted return on equity (1) (2)	7.88			8.76
Adjusted return on tangible equity (1) (2)	12.24			9.07
Net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent (FTE) (4)	3.11			3.09
Net interest margin (FTE), excluding purchased loan accretion (4)	3.08			3.09
Efficiency ratio (2)	63.0			58.0
GROWTH (Year-to-date)
Total commercial loans, (organic annualized) (2)	20.0		%	17.8		%
Total loans, (organic annualized) (2)	13.3			6.7
Total deposits, (organic annualized) (2)	(10.2		)	8.4
FINANCIAL DATA (In millions)
Total assets	$	3,427		$	1,622
Total earning assets	3,139			1,563
Total investments	767			556
Total loans	2,372			1,007
Allowance for loan losses	11			10
Total goodwill and intangible assets	109			5
Total deposits	2,174			963
Total shareholders' equity	341			161
Net income	4			4
Adjusted income (4)	6			3
ASSET QUALITY AND CONDITION RATIOS
Net charge-offs (current quarter annualized)/average loans (5)	0.06		%	0.04		%
Allowance for loan losses/total loans (5)	0.46			0.98
Loans/deposits	109			105
Shareholders' equity to total assets	9.95			9.90
Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets (2)	6.99			9.60

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(1)	Adjusted measurements are non-GAAP financial measures that are adjusted to exclude net non-operating charges primarily related to acquisitions, and gain on sale of securities. Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on page 57 for additional information.


(2)	Non-GAAP financial measure.


(3)	All performance ratios are annualized and are based on average balance sheet amounts, where applicable.


(4)	Fully taxable equivalent considers the impact of tax advantaged investment securities and loans.

(5)

Generally accepted accounting principles require that loans acquired in a business combination be recorded at fair value, whereas loans from business activities are recorded at cost. The fair value of loans acquired in a business combination includes expected loan losses, and there is no loan loss allowance recorded for these loans at the time of acquisition. Accordingly, the ratio of the loan loss allowance to total loans is reduced as a result of the existence of such loans, and this measure is not directly comparable to prior periods. Similarly, net loan charge-offs are normally reduced for loans acquired in a business combination since these loans are recorded net of expected loan losses. Therefore, the ratio of net loan charge-offs to average loans is reduced as a result of the existence of such loans, and this measure is not directly comparable to prior periods. Other institutions may have loans acquired in a business combination, and therefore there may be no direct comparability of these ratios between and among other institutions.

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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
CONSOLIDATED LOAN & DEPOSIT ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED
LOAN ANALYSIS

	(A)		(B)		(C)		(A -B -C)/C*4
(in thousands)	March 31, 2017 Balance		Acquired Lake Sunapee Bank Balance (2)		December 31, 2016 Balance		Organic Annualized Growth % Quarter ended March 31, 2017(1)
Commercial real estate	$	779,834	$	345,586	$	418,289	15.3	%
Commercial and industrial	309,995		133,870		151,240		65.8
Total commercial loans	$	1,089,829	$	479,456	$	569,529	20.0
Residential real estate	1,155,436		652,255		506,612		(2.7	)
Consumer	127,370		76,489		53,093		(16.7	)
Total loans	$	2,372,635	$	1,208,200	$	1,129,234	12.5


(1)	Non-GAAP financial measure.


(2)	Acquired Lake Sunapee Bank loans are as of January 13, 2017.



DEPOSIT ANALYSIS

	(A)		(B)		(C)		(A -B -C)/C*4
(in thousands)	March 31, 2017 Balance		Acquired Lake Sunapee Bank Balance (2)		December 31, 2016 Balance		Organic Annualized Growth % Quarter ended March 31, 2017(1)
Demand	$	349,896	$	248,051	$	98,856	12.1	%
NOW	242,876		39,999		175,150		63.3
Money market	349,491		103,142		282,234		(50.9	)
Savings	511,091		467,735		77,623		(176.6	)
Total non-maturity deposits	$	1,453,354	$	858,927	$	633,863	(24.9	)
Total time deposits	720,899		291,684		416,437		12.3
Total deposits	$	2,174,253	$	1,150,611	$	1,050,300	(10.2	)


(1)	Non-GAAP financial measure.


(2)	Acquired Lake Sunapee Bank Deposits are as of January 13, 2017.

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AVERAGE BALANCES AND AVERAGE YIELDS/RATES

The following table presents average balances and an analysis of average rates and yields on an annualized fully taxable equivalent basis for the periods included:



	Three Months Ended March 31
	2017				2016
(In thousands)	Average Balance		Yield/Rate (FTE basis) (3)		Average Balance		Yield/Rate (FTE basis) (3)
Assets
Loans (1)	$	2,346,340	4.00	%	$	1,011,934	4.03	%
Securities and other (2)	746,653		3.01		532,084		3.46
Total earning assets	3,092,993		3.76		1,544,018		3.83
Other non-earning assets	246,629				73,511
Total assets	$	3,339,622			$	1,617,529

Liabilities
Interest bearing deposits	$	1,798,014	0.52	%	$	881,001	0.72	%
Borrowings	856,328		1.25		488,993		1.03
Total interest-bearing liabilities	2,654,343		0.76		1,369,994		0.83
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits	191,565				81,697
Other non-earning liabilities	178,265				7,317
Total liabilities	3,024,173				1,459,008

Total shareholders' equity	315,449				158,521
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	3,339,622			$	1,617,529

Net interest spread			3.00	%			3.00	%
Net interest margin			3.11				3.09

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(1)	The average balances of loans include nonaccrual loans and deferred fees and costs.


(2)	The average balance for securities available for sale is based on amortized cost. The average balance of equity also reflects this adjustment.


(3)	Fully taxable equivalent considers the impact of tax advantaged investment securities and loans.

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This document contains certain non-GAAP financial measures in addition to results presented in accordance with U.S Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP measures are intended to provide the reader with additional supplemental perspectives on operating results, performance trends, and financial condition. Non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP measures; they should be read and used in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financial information. The Company’s non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similar non-GAAP information which may be presented by other companies. In all cases, it should be understood that non-GAAP operating measures do not depict amounts that accrue directly to the benefit of shareholders. An item which management excludes when computing non-GAAP adjusted earnings can be of substantial importance to the Company’s results and condition for any particular quarter or year. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures is provided below.

The Company utilizes the non-GAAP measure of adjusted earnings in evaluating operating trends, including components for operating revenue and expense. These measures exclude amounts which the Company views as unrelated to its normalized operations, including securities gains/losses, merger costs, restructuring costs, and systems conversion costs. These adjustments are presented net of an adjustment for related income tax expense. This adjustment is determined as the difference between the GAAP tax rate and the effective tax rate applicable to adjusted income. The Company calculates several non-GAAP performance measures based on its measure of adjusted earnings, including adjusted earnings per share, adjusted return on assets, adjusted return on equity, and the efficiency ratio. The Company views these amounts as important to understanding its performance trends, particularly due to the impact of accounting standards related to merger and acquisition activity. Several of these measures are used as performance metrics in assessing the achievement of short and long term incentive compensation for management. Analysts also rely on these measures in estimating and evaluating the Company’s performance. Management also believes that the computation of non-GAAP earnings and earnings per share may facilitate the comparison of the Company to other companies in the financial services industry. The Company adjusts certain equity related measures to exclude intangible assets due to the importance of these measures to the investment community and as components of regulatory capital supervision.

Charges related to merger and acquisition activity consist primarily of severance and retention, systems conversion and integration, and professional costs.

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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

The following table summarizes the reconciliation of non-GAAP items recorded for the time periods and dates indicated



		At or for the Quarters Ended
(in thousands)		March 31, 2017			March 31, 2016
GAAP Net income		$	4,211		$	4,405
Less: Security Gains		—			(1,436		)
Plus: Loss on premises and equipment, net		95			—
Plus: Merger expenses		3,112			—
(Less)\Plus: Income taxes (37.57% in 2017, 35.0% in 2016)		(1,205		)	503
Total adjusted income (4)	(A)	$	6,213		$	3,472

Net-interest income		$	21,372		$	11,336
Plus: Non-interest income		5,946			3,328
GAAP Total revenue		$	27,318		$	14,664
Less: Net security gains		—			(1,436		)
Total operating revenue (4)	(B)	$	27,318		$	13,228

GAAP Total non-interest expense		$	20,831		$	7,997
Less: Merger and acquisition expense		(3,112		)	—
Operating non-interest expense (4)	(C)	$	17,719		$	7,997

(in millions, except per share data)
Total average assets	(D)	$	3,340		$	1,618
Total average shareholders' equity	(E)	315			159
Total average tangible shareholders' equity	(F)	206			153
Total tangible shareholders' equity, period-end (1)	(G)	232			155
Total tangible assets, period-end (1)	(H)	3,318			1,617

Total common shares outstanding, period-end (thousands)	(I)	15,385			9,017
Average diluted shares outstanding (thousands)	(J)	14,591			9,122

Adjusted earnings per share, diluted	(A/J)	$	0.43		0.38
Tangible book value per share, period-end	(G/I)	15.07			17.21
Total tangible shareholders' equity/total tangible assets	(G)/(H)	6.99			9.60

Performance ratios (2)
GAAP return on assets		0.50		%	1.09		%
Adjusted return on assets (4)	(A/D)	0.74			0.86
GAAP return on equity		5.34			11.12
Adjusted return on equity (4)	(A/E)	7.88			8.76
Adjusted return on tangible equity (3) (4)	(A/F)	12.24			9.07
Efficiency ratio (4)(5)	(C-M)/(B+N)	0.63			0.58
Net interest margin		3.11			3.09

Supplementary data (in thousands)
Fully taxable equivalent income adjustment	(N)	$	754		$	537
Intangible amortization	(M)	157			1

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(1)	Total tangible shareholders' equity is computed by taking total shareholders' equity less the intangible assets at period-end. Total tangible assets is computed by taking total assets less the intangible assets at period-end.


(2)	Ratios are annualized and based on average balance sheet amounts, where applicable. Quarterly data may not sum to year-to-date data due to rounding.


(3)	Adjusted return on tangible equity is computed by dividing the total core income adjusted for the tax-effected amortization of intangible assets, assuming a marginal rate of 37.57% in 2017 and 35.0% in 2016, by tangible equity.


(4)	Non-GAAP financial measure.


(5)	Efficiency ratio is computed by dividing total core tangible non-interest expense by the sum of total net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis and total core non-interest income. The Company uses this non-GAAP measure to provide important information about its operating efficiency.

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FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL SUMMARY

The Company reported $0.29 in first quarter 2017 earnings per share, net of after-tax adjustments totaling $0.14 per share, which were primarily related to merger-related costs. Adjusted earnings per share totaled $0.43 during the quarter. Adjusted earnings are a non-GAAP measure which excludes items that are not considered part of the normalized operations of the Company. Per share information includes the impact of 4.2 million shares issued as merger consideration to Lake Sunapee shareholders, and a three-for-two stock-split paid as a large stock dividend during the quarter. Earnings per share for comparative periods were adjusted for the stock-split.

Results in 2017 include the Lake Sunapee operations acquired on January 13, 2017. As a result, many measures of revenue, expense, income, and average balances increased compared to prior periods.

The Company uses a non-GAAP measure of adjusted net income to supplement its evaluation of its operating results. Adjusted net income excludes certain amounts not viewed as part of normalized operations. These non-operating items consist primarily of merger, acquisition, conversion, and net gains realized from sales of assets from the Company’s security portfolio. The Company views its net merger related costs as part of the economic investment for its acquisition.

Comparisons are to prior quarter unless otherwise stated:


•	$3.4 billion in total assets, including $1.6 billion added with the Lake Sunapee acquisition


•	13% annualized organic total loan growth (non-GAAP measure)


•	20% annualized organic commercial loan growth (non-GAAP measure)


•	3.11% net interest margin compared to 2.89%, on a tax equivalent basis (non-GAAP measure)


•	$0.43 Adjusted earnings per share ($0.29 GAAP) compared to $0.38 ($0.48 GAAP) in the first quarter 2016


•	0.19% non-performing assets/assets and 0.25% non-performing loans to total loans


•	0.06% net loan charge-offs /average loans

The first quarter of the year had double-digit total organic loan growth in addition to the $1.2 billion in total loans acquired from Lake Sunapee. The Company has nearly doubled in size with core earnings growing as a result of positive operating leverage from business expansion and disciplined expense management. Net interest margin expanded during the quarter as a result of the growth in higher yielding commercial loan balances and a lower cost of funds from the acquired deposit base. The Company remains focused on creating shareholder value by:


•	Delivering on the opportunities within newly expanded footprint,


•	Maximizing operational efficiencies, and


•	Pursuing profitable growth across all business lines including fee income.

COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017 AND 2016

Net Interest Income

First quarter net interest income increased year-over-year by $10.0 million to $21.3 million. This included the benefit of a $1.5 billion increase in average earning assets due to growth from the Lake Sunapee acquisition and business activities. The net interest margin increased year-over-year to 3.11% from 3.09%. Excluding the impact of purchased loan accretion, net interest margin was 3.08%. Purchased loan accretion totaled $247 thousand during the first quarter and represents a combination of purchased impaired credit loan accretion and recovery income. Net income remained consistent with prior year as the balance sheet was remixed with higher yielding commercial loans, and higher FHLB borrowing costs offset by a lower costing deposit structure acquired from Lake Sunapee.

Non-Interest Income

First quarter non-interest income increased to $5.9 million from $3.3 million in the same quarter of 2016. Non-interest income, excluding gains on securities, increased $4.1 million from the same quarter in 2016. The addition of Charter Trust Company (now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank) from the Lake Sunapee acquisition, trust and investment management fees added $1.9 million in the current quarter. Customer service fees increased $1.1 million compared to the prior quarter also as a result of the acquisition given the broader customer deposit base and higher number of ATM transactions.

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Loan Loss Provision

The provision for loan losses in the first quarter 2017 increased to $795 thousand from $465 thousand for the same quarter in 2016. The provision for loan losses is a charge to earnings in an amount sufficient to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level deemed adequate by the Company as an estimate of the probable and estimable loan losses in the portfolio as of period-end. The level of the allowance is a critical accounting estimate, which is subject to uncertainty. The level of the allowance was included in the discussion of financial condition. The amount of the provision exceeded net charge-offs in all periods shown, as the amount of the allowance has risen gradually based on loan portfolio growth and reflecting the ongoing improvement in loan performance and credit quality.

Non-Interest Expense

First quarter non-interest expense increased to $20.8 million from $8.0 million in the same in quarter in 2016, and included $3.1 million in merger related expenses. Salary and employee benefit costs increased by $5.3 million principally related to the acquisition of Lake Sunapee. Full time equivalent staff totaled 376 as of first quarter end compared to 220 at the end of the first quarter of 2016. The efficiency ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) was 63.0% in the first quarter of 2017 compared to 58.0% for the same quarter in 2016. The increase reflects gradual investments in infrastructure and key employees as the Company expands its operations across a broader footprint and as a larger revenue producing institution.

Income Tax Expense

The effective tax rate increased to 26.0% during the first quarter compared to 14% in the linked quarter reflecting higher pretax income and a higher statutory rate applied to earnings apportioned in the state of New Hampshire as a result of the Lake Sunapee acquisition. A discrete tax adjustment totaling $237 thousand reduced the quarterly rate by 4.2% based on the revaluation of the Company’s net deferred tax assets to the New Hampshire state rate.

Liquidity and Cash Flows

Liquidity is measured by the Company’s ability to meet short-term cash needs at a reasonable cost or minimal loss. The Company seeks to obtain favorable sources of liabilities and to maintain prudent levels of liquid assets in order to satisfy varied liquidity demands. Besides serving as a funding source for maturing obligations, liquidity provides flexibility in responding to customer initiated needs. Many factors affect the Company’s ability to meet liquidity needs, including variations in the markets served by its network of offices, its mix of assets and liabilities, reputation and credit standing in the marketplace, and general economic conditions.

The Bank actively manages its liquidity position through target ratios established under its Asset Liability Management Policy. Continual monitoring of these ratios, both historical and through forecasts under multiple rate and stress scenarios, allows the Bank to employ strategies necessary to maintain adequate liquidity. A portion of the Bank’s deposit base has been historically seasonal in nature, with balances typically declining in the winter months through late spring, during which period the Bank’s liquidity position tightens.

The Bank uses a basic surplus model to measure its liquidity over 30 and 90-day time horizons. The relationship between liquid assets and short-term liabilities that are vulnerable to non-replacement are routinely monitored. The Bank’s policy is to maintain a liquidity position of at least 4% of total assets. At December 31, 2016, liquidity, as measured by the basic surplus model, was 9.2% over the 30-day horizon and 8.7% over the 90-day horizon.

At March 31, 2017, the Bank had unused lines of credit and net unencumbered qualifying collateral availability to support its credit line with the FHLB approximating $398.0 million. The Bank also had capacity to borrow funds on a secured basis utilizing the Borrower in Custody (“BIC”) program and the Discount Window at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (the “FRB”). At December 31, 2017, the Bank’s available secured line of credit at the FRB stood at $133.0 million or 7.5% of the Bank’s total assets. The Bank also has access to the national brokered deposit market, and has used this funding source to bolster its on balance sheet liquidity position.

The Bank maintains a liquidity contingency plan approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors. This plan addresses the steps that would be taken in the event of a liquidity crisis, and identifies other sources of liquidity available to the Company. Company management believes that the level of liquidity is sufficient to meet current and future funding

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requirements. However, changes in economic conditions, including consumer savings habits and availability or access to the brokered deposit market could potentially have a significant impact on the Company’s liquidity position.

Capital Resources

Please see the “Shareholders’ Equity” section of the Comparison of Financial Condition for a discussion of shareholders’ equity together with the “Shareholders’ Equity” note to the consolidated financial statements. At March 31, 2017, the regulatory capital ratios of the Bank and the Company continued to be consistent with the requirements to be classified as “well capitalized.” Additional information about regulatory capital is contained in the notes to the consolidated financial statements and in the Company's 2016 Form 10-K. The Company views its earnings and related internal capital generation as a primary source of capital to support dividends and growth of the franchise. Additionally, the Company will generally use the issuance of common stock as the primary source of consideration for a bank acquisition, and such acquisitions may result in net increases or decreases in its capital ratios. The Company’s long term objective is to generate a double digit annual return on equity, and the Company evaluates lending, investment, and acquisition decisions with this objective as a benchmark. The Company also evaluates its return on tangible equity as an indicator of its capital generation to support ongoing balance sheet growth. The Risk Management/Capital Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for assisting the Board in planning for future capital needs and for ensuring compliance with regulations pertaining to capital structure and levels. The Company believes that the market for its stock is an additional capital resource over the long run and that the Company’s common stock is a significant resource available as merger consideration in the event of future acquisitions and business combinations. Additionally, the Company continues to monitor market conditions for other forms of regulatory capital such as preferred stock or subordinated debt, which are additional potential future capital resources to the Company and/ or the Bank.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company records fair value measurements of certain assets and liabilities, as described in the related note in the financial statements. There were no significant changes in the fair value measurement methodologies at March 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016. The Company compares the carrying value to fair value for major categories of financial assets and liabilities. The biggest difference relates to loans, and the change in the premium value of loans during the most recent quarter was primarily related to the decrease in long term interest rates during the quarter.

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COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT MARCH 31, 2017 AND DECEMBER 31, 2016

Total assets increased to $3.4 billion at March 31, 2017 from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter. All major categories of assets, liabilities and equity increased due to the acquired balances which included $1.2 billion in loans, $155.6 million in securities, $1.2 billion in deposits, and $182 million in equity as a result of the common share issuance to Lake Sunapee shareholders.

The Company’s book value per share increased to $22.17 from $17.19 in the fourth quarter while tangible book value per share, a non-GAAP financial measure, decreased to $15.07 from $16.61 as a result of the shares issued with the acquisition. Asset quality continues to be strong as non-accruing loans to total loans decreased to 0.25% from 0.58% in the previous quarter and net charge-offs to total loans remains at 0.06%.

Securities

Total securities increased $212.4 million which includes $155.6 million of securities acquired from Lake Sunapee and $87.2 million in securities purchased during the three months ended March 31, 2017. Securities purchased included $68.3 million of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by US Government-sponsored enterprises, $13.3 million of corporate bonds and $5.6 million of FHLBB stock. The increase was offset by $30.2 million of maturities, calls and paydowns of amortizing securities. The securities portfolio continues to be a strong source of liquidity for the Company and is comprised primarily of highly rated mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises and U.S. Government agencies, obligations of state and political subdivisions thereof and FHLBB stock. We continually evaluate our investment securities portfolio in response to established asset/liability management objectives, changing market conditions and the level of interest rate risk to which we are exposed.

Loans

The acquisition of Lake Sunapee increased the legal lending limit of the Bank and expanded the lending area across all three of the northern New England states which resulted in organic growth in the loan portfolio. Excluding the impact of the acquired balances, total loans increased 13.3% on an annualized basis with 20.0% annualized growth in commercial loans led mostly by commercial and industrial loans. The loan to deposit ratio increased slightly to 109% from 108% in the previous linked quarter despite the strong levels of loan growth and the seasonal lows in deposits typically experienced in the first quarter.

Allowance for loan losses

The determination of the allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting estimate. The Company considers the allowance for loan losses appropriate to cover probable losses which can be reasonably estimated in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. Under accounting standards for business combinations, acquired loans are recorded at fair value with no loan loss allowance on the date of acquisition. An allowance for loan loss is recorded by the Company for the emergence of new probable and estimable losses on acquired loans which were not impaired as of the acquisition date. Because of the accounting for acquired loans, some measures of the loan loss allowance are not comparable to periods prior to the acquisition date or to peer measures. As of March 31, 2017 the allowance for loan losses increased $465 thousand to $10.9 million which is directionally consistent with the increase in business activity loans.

Asset quality

Asset quality metrics remained favorable and improved from the prior quarter. First quarter annualized net loan charge-offs measured 0.06% of average loans and period-end non-performing assets were 0.19% of total assets. Accruing delinquent loans were 0.33% of total loans. At period-end, the total carrying balance of purchased credit impaired loans was $17.0 million.

Deposits

Historically, the Bank's deposit market area has been seasonal, with lower deposits in the winter and spring months and higher deposits in the summer and autumn months however, this seasonality is less present in the expanded deposit market area's in New Hampshire and Vermont. Excluding the impact of acquired balances, total deposits decreased $26.7 million as of March 31, 2017 when compared to December 31, 2016. Core deposits are still the primary funding source for loan growth and the Company took on additional FHLBB borrowings in order to fund additional loan growth in the period.

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Borrowings

Excluding the impact of the acquisition, total borrowings decreased by $116.4 million in the first three months of 2017, which was largely used to fund loan growth and investment purchases. The increase was mostly in short term FHLBB advances. The cost of borrowings increased to 1.25% in the most recent quarter from 1.05% in the fourth quarter of 2016. The increase in borrowing rates is due in part to increases in Fed Funds rates at the end of December 2016 and March 2017 which caused short term FHLBB rates to increase.

Equity

Excluding the $181.9 million of common stock issued for the acquisition of Lake Sunapee, total equity increased by $2.3 million, or 1.5%. Accumulated other comprehensive loss decreased by $664 thousand due to the net after-tax impact on the fair value of available for sale securities, derivative instruments and post retirement pension plans.

The Company evaluates changes in tangible book value, a non-GAAP financial measure which is a commonly considered valuation metric used by the investment community and which parallels some regulatory capital measures. Tangible book value per share decreased to $15.07 as of March 31, 2017, from the $17.21 for the same quarter in 2016. The decrease is due to the goodwill and other intangible assets recorded for the Lake Sunapee acquisition . The Lake Sunapee business combination resulted in a $95.0 million increase in goodwill. The ratio of tangible equity to tangible assets decreased to 6.99% at the end of the most recent quarter, compared to 8.65% at the start of the year.

The Company and the Bank remained "well capitalized" under regulatory guidelines at period-end.

APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q and in the most recent Form 10-K. Please see those policies in conjunction with this discussion. The accounting and reporting policies followed by the Company conform, in all material respects, to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and to general practices within the financial services industry. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. While the Company bases estimates on historical experience, current information and other factors deemed to be relevant, actual results could differ from those estimates.

The SEC defines “critical accounting policies” as those that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in future periods. Please see those policies in conjunction with this discussion. Management believes that the following policies would be considered critical under the SEC’s definition:

Allowance for Loan Losses: The allowance for loan losses represents probable credit losses that are inherent in the loan portfolio at the financial statement date and which may be estimated. Management uses historical information, as well as current economic data, to assess the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses as it is affected by changing economic conditions and various external factors, which may impact the portfolio in ways currently unforeseen. Although management believes that it uses appropriate available information to establish the allowance for loan losses, future additions to the allowance may be necessary if certain future events occur that cause actual results to differ from the assumptions used in making the evaluation. Conditions in the local economy and real estate values could require the Company to increase provisions for loan losses, which would negatively impact earnings.

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cash flows may result in changes in the amortization or accretion of fair market value adjustments, and in some cases may result in the loan being considered impaired. For collateral dependent loans with deteriorated credit quality, the Company estimates the fair value of the underlying collateral of the loans. These values are discounted using market derived rates of return, with consideration given to the period of time and costs associated with the foreclosure and disposition of the collateral.

Income Taxes: Significant management judgment is required in determining income tax expense and deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in which deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company's assets and liabilities. The realization of the net deferred tax asset generally depends upon future levels of taxable ordinary income, taxable capital gain income, and the existence of prior years' taxable income, to which "carry back" refund claims could be made. A valuation allowance would be established for deferred tax assets that management estimates are more likely than not to be unrealizable based on available evidence at the time the estimate is made. There was no valuation allowance as of March 31, 2017.

Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets: Goodwill and identifiable intangible assets are recorded as a result of business acquisitions and combinations. These assets are evaluated for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable. When these assets are evaluated for impairment, if the carrying amount exceeds fair value, an impairment charge is recorded to income. The fair value is based on observable market prices, when practicable. Other valuation techniques may be used when market prices are unavailable, including estimated discounted cash flows and analysis of market pricing multiples. These types of analyses contain uncertainties because they require management to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate industry economic factors and the profitability of future business strategies. In the event of future changes in fair value, the Company may be exposed to an impairment charge that could be material.

Determination of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment of Securities: The Company evaluates debt and equity securities within the Company's available for sale for other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI"), at least quarterly. If the fair value of a debt security is below the amortized cost basis of the security, OTTI is required to be recognized if any of the following are met: (1) the Company intends to sell the security; (2) it is "more likely than not" that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or (3) for debt securities, the present value of expected cash flows is not sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis. For all impaired debt securities that the Company intends to sell, or more likely than not will be required to sell, the full amount of the loss is recognized as OTTI through earnings. Credit-related OTTI for all other impaired debt securities is recognized through earnings. Noncredit related OTTI for such debt securities is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. In evaluating its marketable equity securities portfolios for OTTI, the Company considers its intent and ability to hold an equity security to recovery of its cost basis in addition to various other factors, including the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost and the financial condition and near term prospects of the issuer. Any OTTI on marketable equity securities is recognized immediately through earnings. Should actual factors and conditions differ materially from those expected by management, the actual realization of gains or losses on investment securities could differ materially from the amounts recorded in the financial statements.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments: The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain financial instruments and to determine fair value disclosures. Trading assets, securities available for sale, and derivative instruments are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, the Company may be required to record at fair value other assets on a nonrecurring basis, or to establish a loss allowance or write-down based on the fair value of impaired assets. Further, the notes to financial statements include information about the extent to which fair value is used to measure assets and liabilities, the valuation methodologies used and its impact to earnings. For financial instruments not recorded at fair value, the notes to financial statements disclose the estimate of their fair value. Due to the judgments and uncertainties involved in the estimation process, the estimates could result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss in a financial instrument arising from adverse changes in market rates/prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. Interest rate risk is the most significant market risk affecting the Company. Other types of market risk do not arise in the normal course of the Company’s business activities.

The responsibility for interest rate risk management oversight is the function of the Bank’s Asset and Liability Committee (“ALCO”), chaired by the Chief Financial Officer and composed of various members of senior management. ALCO meets regularly to review balance sheet structure, formulate strategies in light of current and expected economic conditions, adjust product prices as necessary, implement policy, monitor liquidity, and review performance against guidelines established to control exposure to the various types of inherent risk.

Interest Rate Risk: Interest rate risk can be defined as an exposure to movement in interest rates that could have an adverse impact on the Bank's net interest income. Interest rate risk arises from the imbalance in the re-pricing, maturity and or cash flow characteristics of assets and liabilities. Management's objectives are to measure, monitor and develop strategies in response to the interest rate risk profile inherent in the Bank's balance sheet. The objectives in managing the Bank's balance sheet are to preserve the sensitivity of net interest income to actual or potential changes in interest rates, and to enhance profitability through strategies that promote sufficient reward for understood and controlled risk.

The Bank's interest rate risk measurement and management techniques incorporate the re-pricing and cash flow attributes of balance sheet and off-balance sheet instruments as they relate to current and potential changes in interest rates. The level of interest rate risk, measured in terms of the potential future effect on net interest income, is determined through the use of modeling and other techniques under multiple interest rate scenarios. Interest rate risk is evaluated in depth on a quarterly basis and reviewed by ALCO and the Company’s Board of Directors.

The Bank's Asset Liability Management Policy, approved annually by the Bank’s Board of Directors, establishes interest rate risk limits in terms of variability of net interest income under rising, flat, and decreasing rate scenarios. It is the role of the ALCO to evaluate the overall risk profile and to determine actions to maintain and achieve a posture consistent with policy guidelines.

Interest Rate Sensitivity Modeling: The Bank utilizes an interest rate risk model widely recognized in the financial industry to monitor and measure interest rate risk. The model simulates the behavior of interest income and expense for all balance sheet and off-balance sheet instruments, under different interest rate scenarios together with a dynamic future balance sheet. Interest rate risk is measured in terms of potential changes in net interest income based upon shifts in the yield curve.

The interest rate risk sensitivity model requires that assets and liabilities be broken down into components as to fixed, variable, and adjustable interest rates, as well as other homogeneous groupings, which are segregated as to maturity and type of instrument. The model includes assumptions about how the balance sheet is likely to evolve through time and in different interest rate environments. The model uses contractual re-pricing dates for variable products, contractual maturities for fixed rate products, and product-specific assumptions for deposit accounts, such as money market accounts, that are subject to re-pricing based on current market conditions. Re-pricing margins are also determined for adjustable rate assets and incorporated in the model. Investment securities and borrowings with call provisions are examined on an individual basis in each rate environment to estimate the likelihood of a call. Prepayment assumptions for mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities are developed from industry median estimates of prepayment speeds, based upon similar coupon ranges and degree of seasoning. Cash flows and maturities are then determined, and for certain assets, prepayment assumptions are estimated under different interest rate scenarios. Interest income and interest expense are then simulated under several hypothetical interest rate conditions including:

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•	A flat interest rate scenario in which current prevailing rates are locked in and the only balance sheet fluctuations that occur are due to cash flows, maturities, new volumes, and re-pricing volumes consistent with this flat rate assumption;


•	A 200 basis point rise or decline in interest rates applied against a parallel shift in the yield curve over a twelve-month horizon together with a dynamic balance sheet anticipated to be consistent with such interest rate changes;


•	Various non-parallel shifts in the yield curve, including changes in either short-term or long-term rates over a twelve-month horizon, together with a dynamic balance sheet anticipated to be consistent with such interest rate changes; and

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An extension of the foregoing simulations to each of two, three, four and five year horizons to determine the interest rate risk with the level of interest rates stabilizing in years two through five. Even though rates remain stable during this two to five year time period, re-pricing opportunities driven by maturities, cash flow, and adjustable rate products will continue to change the balance sheet profile for each of the interest rate conditions.

Changes in net interest income based upon the foregoing simulations are measured against the flat interest rate scenario and actions are taken to maintain the balance sheet interest rate risk within established policy guidelines.

As of March 31, 2017 interest rate sensitivity modeling results indicate that the Bank’s balance sheet was moderately liability sensitive over the one and two-year horizons (i.e., moderately exposed to rising interest rates).

Assuming short-term and long-term interest rates decline 100 basis points from current levels (i.e., a parallel yield curve shift) and the Bank’s balance sheet structure and size remain at current levels, management believes net interest income will modestly improve over the one year horizon (+.43% versus the base case) and then decline slightly over the two-year horizon (-.94% versus the base case) as declining earning assets yields outpace reductions in funding costs. Should the yield curve steepen as rates fall, the model suggests that accelerated earning asset prepayments will slow, resulting in a more stabilized level of net interest income. Management anticipates that moderate to strong earning asset growth will be needed to meaningfully increase the Bank’s current level of net interest income should both long-term and short-term interest rates decline in parallel.

Assuming the Bank’s balance sheet structure and size remain at current levels and the Federal Reserve increases short-term interest rates by 200 basis points with the balance of the yield curve shifting in parallel with these increases, management believes net interest income will decline moderately over the one and two-year horizons (-3.20% and -4.86%, respectively, versus the base case) as increased funding costs outpace increases in earning asset yields. The interest rate sensitivity simulation model suggests that as interest rates rise, the Bank’s funding costs will initially re-price disproportionately with earning asset yields to a moderate degree. As funding costs begin to stabilize early in the third year of the simulation, the model suggests that the earning asset portfolios will continue to re-price at prevailing interest rate levels and cash flows from the Bank’s earning asset portfolios will be reinvested into higher yielding earning assets, resulting in a widening of spreads and a stabilization of net interest income over the three year horizon and beyond. Management believes moderate to strong earning asset growth will be necessary to meaningfully increase the current level of net interest income over the one-year and two-year horizons should short-term and long-term interest rates rise in parallel.

As compared to December 31, 2016, the year one sensitivity in the down 100 scenario improved slightly this quarter from -.18% to +.43%. Similarly, the year two sensitivities in the down 100 scenario improved from -3.22% to -.94%. In the year one up 200 scenario, there was a marginal increase in exposure from -2.06% to -3.20%, however there was a significant improvement to year two sensitivities moving from -7.63% at year-end versus a current level of -4.86%. On balance, the current position is less liability sensitive than presented at year-end 2016.

Interest rates plummeted during 2008 and have remained historically low ever since, as the global economy slowed at unprecedented levels, unemployment levels soared, delinquencies on all types of loans increased along with decreased consumer confidence and dramatic declines in housing prices. Management believes the most significant ongoing factor affecting market risk exposure and the impact on net interest income continues to be the slow and extended recovery from the severe nationwide recession and the U.S. Government’s extraordinary responses, including the continued impact of a variety of government stimulus programs and quantitative easing strategies.

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The Federal Reserve has maintained short-term interest rates at historically low levels for an extended period of time, threatening net interest income. Net interest income exposure is also significantly affected by the shape and level of the U.S. Government securities and interest rate swap yield curve, and changes in the size and composition of the Bank’s loan, investment and deposit portfolios.

The preceding sensitivity analysis does not represent a Company forecast and should not be relied upon as being indicative of expected operating results. These hypothetical estimates are based upon numerous assumptions including: the nature and timing of interest rate levels and yield curve shape, prepayment speeds on loans and securities, deposit rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment or replacement of asset and liability cash flows, and renegotiated loan terms with borrowers. While assumptions are developed based upon current economic and local market conditions, the Company cannot make any assurances as to the predictive nature of these assumptions including how customer preferences or competitor influences might change.

As market conditions vary from those assumed in the sensitivity analysis, actual results may also differ due to: prepayment and refinancing levels deviating from those assumed; the impact of interest rate changes, caps or floors on adjustable rate assets; the potential effect of changing debt service levels on customers with adjustable rate loans; depositor early withdrawals and product preference changes; and other such variables. The sensitivity analysis also does not reflect additional actions that the Bank’s Senior Executive Team (SET) and Board of Directors might take in responding to or anticipating changes in interest rates, and the anticipated impact on the Bank’s net interest income.

The Bank engages an independent consultant to periodically review its interest rate risk position and the reasonableness of assumptions used, with periodic reports provided to the Bank’s Board of Directors. At March 31, 2017, there were no significant differences between the views of the independent consultant and management regarding the Bank’s interest rate risk exposure.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


a)	Disclosure controls and procedures.

The principal executive officers, including the principal financial officer, based on their evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to certain ordinary routine litigation incidental to the normal conduct of their respective businesses, which in the opinion of management based upon currently available information will have no material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed below and in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in this form are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) The following table provides certain information with regard to shares repurchased by the Company in the first quarter of 2017:



Period	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share		Total number of shares purchased as a part of publicly announced plans or programs	Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (1)
January 1-31, 2017	—	$	—	—	414,309
February 1-28, 2017	—	—		—	414,309
March 1-31, 2017	—	—		—	414,309
Total	—	$	—	—	414,309

(1) In August 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a twenty-four month program to repurchase up to 450,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 10.2% of the shares then outstanding. The Company’s Board of Directors authorized the continuance of this program for additional twenty-four month periods in August 2010, 2012 and 2014. On August 16, 2016, Bar Harbor Bankshares issued a press release announcing the Company’s Board of Directors has approved the continuation of the Company’s existing stock repurchase plan through August 16, 2018. No other changes were made to the plan. Depending on market conditions and other factors, stock repurchases may be commenced or suspended at any time, or from time to time, without prior notice and may be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The Company records repurchased shares as treasury stock.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS



3.1	Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date	Incorporated herein by reference to Form 10-Q, Part II, Item 6, Exhibit 3.1, filed with the commission on November 5, 2015 (Commission File No. 00113349).

3.2	Bylaws, as amended to date	Incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K, Item 5.03, Exhibit 3.2, filed with the Commission on November 29, 2011.

4.1	Certificate of Designations, Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A	Incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K, Exhibit 3.1, filed with the Commission on January 21, 2009 (Commission File No. 00113349).

4.2	Form of Specimen Stock Certificate for Series A Preferred Sock	Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.1, filed with the Commission on January 21, 2009 (Commission File No. 00113349).

4.3	Debt Securities Purchase Agreement	Incorporated herein by reference to Form 10-K, Part IV, Item 15, Exhibit 4.5, filed with the commission on March 16, 2009 (Commission File No. 00113349).

4.4	Form of Subordinated Debt Security of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust	Incorporated herein by reference to Form 10-K, Part IV, Item 15, Exhibit 4.6, filed with the commission on March 16, 2009 (Commission File No. 00113349).

4.5	Description of Company Common Stock	Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K, Items 8.01 and 9.01, Exhibit 99.1, filed August 7, 2015 (Commission File No. 00113349).

10.1	Employment Agreement by and between William J. McIver, Bar Harbor Bankshares and Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, dated May 5, 2016.	Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K, 8.01, Exhibit 10.2, filed May 9, 2016 (Commission File No. 00113349).

11.1	Statement of re computation of per share earnings	Statement of re computation of per share earnings is provided in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report

31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)	Filed herewith

31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)	Filed herewith

32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350.	Furnished herewith

32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350.	Furnished herewith

101	The following financial information from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 is formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



	BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES


Dated: May 9, 2017	By:	/s/ Curtis C. Simard
		Curtis C. Simard
		President & Chief Executive Officer


Dated: May 9, 2017	By:	/s/ Josephine Iannelli
		Josephine Iannelli
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, & Principal Accounting Officer

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Part I Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)Note 1. Basis Of Presentation Note 2. Acquisition Note 3. Securities Available For Sale Note 4. Loans Note 5. Loan Loss Allowance Note 6. Borrowed Funds Note 7. Deposits Note 8. Capital Ratios and Shareholders Equity Note 9. Earnings Per Share Note 10. Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities Note 11. Fair Value Measurements Note 12. Subsequent Events Item 2. Management S Discussion and Analysis Of Financial Condition and Results Of Operations Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Item 4. Controls and Procedures Part II Item 1. Legal Proceedings Item 1A. Risk Factors Item 2. Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities and Use Of Proceeds Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures Item 5. Other Information Item 6. Exhibits

BHB 10-Q Quarter ended March 31, 2017