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):    October 27, 2016

Commission File No. 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)

(207) 288-3314

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Inapplicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition	Page 1

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits	Page 1

 

Signatures	Page 1

 

Exhibit Index	Page 2

 

 

ITEM 2.02

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On October 27, 2016, Bar Harbor Bankshares (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its earnings results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.  A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The press release is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, and the information therein shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section.  Furthermore, the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933.

ITEM 9.01

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)

Exhibits No. Description

99.1

Copy of Company’s press release dated October 27, 2016, furnished 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:  October 27, 2016

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

/s/ Josephine Iannelli

Josephine Iannelli

EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

 

 

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit

 

99.1	Registrant's Press Release dated October 27, 2016