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):    July 9, 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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ITEM 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure

BAR HARBOR, Maine (July 9, 2012) – Bar Harbor Bankshares (the “Company”) (NYSE MKT: BHB) the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, today announced that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) has approved the Company’s application to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of Border Trust Company.  The Company previously received regulatory approval from the Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions (the “Maine BFI”) for the transaction. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished with this current report as an exhibit.


ITEM 9.01     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)        Exhibits No. Description

             99.1     Copy of Company’s press release dated July 9, 2012 is 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:   July 9, 2012

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

/s/ Gerald Shencavitz

Gerald Shencavitz
Executive Vice President
& Chief Financial Officer