SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BENDER MARCIA T

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PO BOX 400

82 MAIN STREET

(Street)

BAR HARBOR

04609

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/21/2013

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES [ bhb ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Senior Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	42	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Options (Right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	04/20/2014	Common Stock	2,000	$26.25	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	⁽²⁾	01/23/2022	Common Stock	4,000	$30.29	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 2004 Grant of Incentive Stock Options to acquire 2,000 shares of Bar Harbor Bankshares common stock under the Bar Harbor Bankshares (and subsidiaries) Stock Option Plan of 2001. These options are fully exercisable and expire on 04/20/2014.

2. Grant of Incentive Stock Options to acquire 4,000 shares of Bar Harbor Bankshares common stock under the Bar Harbor Bankshares(and subsidiaries) Stock Option Plan of 2009. Options become exercisable with respect to 800 shares on 01/24/2013 and in 4 annual increments of 800 shares beginning 01/24/2014. These options expire 01/23/2022.

	Marcia T. Bender	05/29/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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