Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSEMKT:BHB) Files An 8-K Other Events

Item 8.01

Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE MKT: BHB) (the Company) issued a
press release on February 21, 2017, announcing that the Companys
Board of Directors declared a three-for-two split of its common
stock as a large stock dividend. The three-for-two stock split as
a large stock dividend is payable March 21, 2017, to its common
stockholders of record at the close of business on March 7, 2017.

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

About Bar Harbor Bankshares  (NYSEMKT:BHB)

Bar Harbor Bankshares is a bank holding company. The Company’s operating subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (the Bank), is a community bank, which offers a range of deposit, loan and related banking products, as well as brokerage services provided through a third-party brokerage arrangement. In addition, it offers trust and investment management services through its second tier subsidiary, Bar Harbor Trust Services. Its products and services are offered to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations and municipalities. The Bank is a retail bank serving individual and business customers, retail establishments and restaurants, seasonal lodging, biological research laboratories and contingent of retirees. It serves tourism, hospitality, lobstering, fishing, boat building and marine services industries. As of January 13, 2017, it provided a range of financial services through its 49 branch locations in all three Northern New England states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Bar Harbor Bankshares  (NYSEMKT:BHB) Recent Trading Information

Bar Harbor Bankshares  (NYSEMKT:BHB) closed its last trading session up +0.86 at 42.65 with 12,445 shares trading hands.