Maltz Richard B Form 4 BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES / Richard B Maltz ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Maltz Richard B

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

P.O. BOX 400, 82 MAIN STREET

(Street)

BAR HARBOR ME 04609

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES [ BHB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, COO & Chief Risk Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/24/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	07/24/2017		M		521	A	$0(1)	3,146.01	D
Common Stock	07/24/2017		M		1,629	A	$0(1)	4,775.01	D
Common Stock	07/24/2017		F		676(2)	D	$29.1	4,099.01	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) 2014 - 2016 Plan (Plan B)(3)	$0.0(4)	07/24/2017		M			521	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	521	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) 2014 - 2016 Plan (Plan B)(6)	$0.0(4)	07/24/2017		M			1,629	(7)	(7)	Common Stock	1,629	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit was converted into one share of BHB Common Stock based on the closing price of July 21, 2017, the last trading day before the vesting date.

2. These shares were withheld to satisfy the executive's tax liability associated with the vesting of restricted stock units. This was not an open market sale of securities.

3. Represents the number of time-vested Restricted Stock Units remaining for the 2014-2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (Plan B).

4. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of BHB Common Stock.

5. On September 23, 2014, the reporting person was granted 1,111 time-based Restricted Stock Units, vesting in three pro-rated installments beginning on July 22, 2015. Upon promotion, Mr. Maltz was awarded an additional 44 shares on September 28, 2016 for vesting at the final installment of this plan.

6. Represents the number of performance-vested Restricted Stock Units remaining for the 2014-2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (Plan B).

7. These Restricted Stock Units were granted on September 23, 2014, with additional shares granted upon Mr. Maltz's September 2016 promotion, to vest in full on July 22, 2017.

Remarks:

	/s/Kimberly Pruett Ilg, as attorney-in-fact	07/25/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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