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 3, 2008
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 3, 2008 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 3, 2008
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
/s/Gerald Shencavitz
Gerald Shencavitz
EVP and Chief Financial Officer