<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001157523-17-002711.txt : 20171018
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-17-002711
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171017
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171018
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171018

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:		171143073

	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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            Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)&#160;&#160;&#160; October 17,
            2017<br>
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            <b>Bar Harbor Bankshares</b>
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            <b>Maine</b>
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            <b>01-0393663</b>
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            <b>P.O. Box 400</b>
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            <b>Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME</b>
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            <b>04609-0400</b>
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            <b>(207) 288-3314</b>
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      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):
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial Unicode MS">&#8414;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial Unicode MS">&#8414;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Indicate by
      check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
      defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
      chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
      (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt">Emerging growth company</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Unicode MS">&#160;</font><font style="font-size: 10pt">
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">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.</font> <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Unicode MS">&#8414;</font>
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      <b>Item 8.01 Other Events.</b>
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    <p>
      Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSEAM: BHB) (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press
      release on October 18, 2017 announcing that the Company&#8217;s Board of
      Directors declared at its meeting held on October 17, 2017, a third
      quarter cash dividend. The dividend will be payable to all shareholders
      of record as of the close of business November 15, 2017 and will be paid
      on December 15, 2017. A copy of the Company&#8217;s press release is filed as
      an exhibit.
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      <b>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</b>
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      (a)&#160;&#160;Not applicable.
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      (b)&#160;&#160;Not applicable.
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      (c)&#160;&#160;Not applicable.
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      (d)&#160;&#160;Exhibits
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            <a href="a51701609ex99_1.htm">99.1</a>
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            <a href="a51701609ex99_1.htm">Copy of the Company&#8217;s press release,
            dated October 18, 2017.</a>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font>
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      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.
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            BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
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            Date:
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            October 18, 2017
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            By:
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            <u>/s/ Josephine Iannelli</u>
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            Josephine Iannelli
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            &#160;
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            EVP &amp; Chief Financial Officer
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <u><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Bar
      Harbor Bankshares Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend</b></font></u>
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    <p>
      BAR HARBOR, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 18, 2017--Bar Harbor
      Bankshares (NYSEAM: BHB), announced that its Board of Directors declared
      at its October 17, 2017 meeting, a quarterly cash dividend of $.1867 per
      share of common stock. The quarterly cash dividend is payable to all
      shareholders of record as of the close of business November 15, 2017 and
      will be paid on December 15, 2017.
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    <p>
      Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSEAM: 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>.
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Bar Harbor Bankshares<br>Curtis C. Simard, 207-288-3314<br>President
      and CEO
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