UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) September 11, 2009

Bar Harbor Bankshares
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maine
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

841105-D                         01-0393663
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

P.O. Box 400
Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME       04609-0400
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(207) 288-3314
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

Bar Harbor Bankshares issued a press release today announcing that Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. has included Bar Harbor Bankshares in its list of top performing small-cap banks and thrifts. A copy of the Company’s press release is filed with this current report as an exhibit.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

            (a)  Not Applicable
            (b)  Not Applicable
            (c)  Not Applicable

            (d)  Exhibits No. Description

                  99.1                 Copy of Company's press release dated September 11, 2009 filed herewith

 

SIGNATURES

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.

Dated: September 11, 2009

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

 /s/ Joseph M. Murphy

Joseph M. Murphy
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Press Release dated September 11, 2009