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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-17-001999
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170718
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170719
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170719

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000743367
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				010393663
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			ME
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13349
		FILM NUMBER:		17972774

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		82 MAIN ST
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 400
		CITY:			BAR HARBOR
		STATE:			ME
		ZIP:			04609-0400
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2072883314

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		82 MAIN ST
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 400
		CITY:			BAR HARBOR
		STATE:			ME
		ZIP:			04609-0400
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><b>UNITED STATES</b></font><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><br style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font><br>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><b>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT </b></font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><br style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><b>TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</b></font><br>
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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)&#160;&#160;&#160; July 18, 2017<br>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 30px">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<i>see </i>General Instruction A.2. below): </p>

<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Unicode MS; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#8414;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </p>

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<p><b>Item 8.01 Other Events.</b> </p>

<p>Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE MKT: BHB) (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press release on July 19, 2017 announcing that the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors declared at its meeting held on July 18, 2017, a second quarter cash dividend. The dividend will be payable to all shareholders of record as of the close of business August 15, 2017 and will be paid on September 15, 2017. A copy of the Company&#8217;s press release is filed as an exhibit. </p>

<p><b>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</b> </p>

<p style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; MARGIN-LEFT: 60px">(a)&#160;&#160;Not applicable. </p>

<p style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; MARGIN-LEFT: 60px">(b)&#160;&#160;Not applicable. </p>

<p style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; MARGIN-LEFT: 60px">(c)&#160;&#160;Not applicable. </p>

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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: 30px; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </p>

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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><b>Exhibit 99.1</b> </p>

<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><u style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><b>Bar Harbor Bankshares Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend</b></u> </p>

<p>BAR HARBOR, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2017--Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE MKT: BHB), announced that its Board of Directors declared at its July 18, 2017 meeting, a quarterly cash dividend of 18.67 cents per share of common stock. The quarterly cash dividend is payable to all shareholders of record as of the close of business August 15, 2017 and will be paid on September 15, 2017. </p>

<p>President and Chief Executive Officer, Curtis C. Simard, commented, &#8220;With the systems conversion involving the Lake Sunapee Bank Group acquisition recently completed, we are focused on executing our strategies of expanding our core base of business in order to provide dividends to our shareholders.&#8221; </p>

<p>Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE MKT: BHB) is the parent company of its wholly owned subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank &amp; Trust. Founded in 1887, Bar Harbor Bank &amp; Trust is a true community bank serving the financial needs of its clients for over 125 years. Bar Harbor provides full service community banking with office locations in all three Northern New England states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. For more information, visit <u>www.bhbt.com</u>. </p>

<p>CONTACT:<br>
<b>Bar Harbor Bankshares</b><br>
<b>Curtis C. Simard, 207-288-3314</b><br>
<b>President and CEO</b> </p>

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