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Exhibit 4.1









 









 












	BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS,
DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER . GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT), OR THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE
A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH
PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE
RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. ANY
TRANSFEREE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS
THAT IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT),
(2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
INSTRUMENT EXCEPT (A) SUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH IS THEN EFFECTIVE UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT. (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY: BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR
THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING
MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO THE ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVA1LABBE EXEMPTION
FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE EACH
PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY
TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH TO THE SHAREHOLDER UPON WRITTEN REQUEST
AND WITHOUT CHARGE THE DESIGNATIONS, RELATIVE RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO
THE FIXED RATE CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A, NO PAR VALUE, REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable
laws or regulations: TEN COM — as tenants in common UNIF TRAN MIN ACT- Custodian — TEN ENT — as
tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor) JT TEN — as joint tenants with right of under Uniform
Transfers to Minors survivorship and not as tenanls Act in common (State) Additional abbreviations
may also be used though not in the above list. For value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer
unto PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE (PLEASE PRINT OR
TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) shares gout of the preferred stock
represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney-
to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full powers J of
substitution in the premises. Dated Signature(s) Guaranteed: