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):    August 21, 2012

Commission File No. 001-13349

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(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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ITEM 8.01

OTHER EVENTS

On August 23, 2012, Bar Harbor Bankshares issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved the continuation of the Company’s existing stock repurchase plan through August 19, 2014.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)

Exhibits No. Description

99.1

Copy of Company’s press release dated August 23, 2012, 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:  August 23, 2012

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

/s/ Gerald Shencavitz

Gerald Shencavitz

Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index