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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)          May 2, 2006

 

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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On May 2, 2006, Bar Harbor Bankshares issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

                    (c) Exhibits No. Description

                        99.1     Copy of Company’s press release dated May 2, 2006 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: May 2, 2006

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

/s/Gerald Shencavitz

Gerald Shencavitz
Chief Financial Officer