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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * THEROUX STEPHEN R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES [BHB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES, 82 MAIN STREET, P.O. BOX 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/09/2017 (Street) BAR HARBOR, ME 03257 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/30/2017   G   34,201 (1) D $ 0 667 D   Common Stock 03/30/2017   G   17,101 (2) A $ 0 17,101 I Stephen Theroux Revocable Trust Common Stock 04/19/2017   S   1 (3) D $ 32.53 17,100 I Stephen Theroux Revocable Trust Common Stock 03/09/2017   S   500 (3) D $ 29.4 33,621 I By Supp Retirement Plan Common Stock 06/14/2017   P   105.5 (4) A $ 28.84 15,808.203 I By 401(k) Plan Common Stock 09/14/2018   P   110.387 (4) A $ 29.01 15,918.59 I By 401(k) Plan Common Stock 03/30/2017   A   17,100 (5) A $ 0 24,844 I Margaret Theroux Revocable Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
THEROUX STEPHEN R C/O BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES 82 MAIN STREET, P.O. BOX 400 BAR HARBOR, ME 03257	X

Signatures

/s/David S. Cohen, Attorney-in-fact		10/11/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Transfer of shares from joint ownership
(2)	Transfer of joint shares into Stephen R. Theroux Revocable Trust (Margaret Theroux beneficiary)
(3)	Sale of shares from Supplemental Retirement Account for future benefit of Stephen Theroux
(4)	Report of transaction to update shares acquired through dividend reinvestment within 401K
(5)	Transfer of joint shares into Margaret K. Theroux Revocable Trust (Stephen Theroux beneficiary)

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