Ownership Submission
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, 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BENDER MARCIA T
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/21/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES [bhb]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
PO BOX 400, 82 MAIN STREET		 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 Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BAR HARBOR, ME 04609		 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 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
 

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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
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  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BENDER MARCIA T
PO BOX 400
82 MAIN STREET
BAR HARBOR, ME 04609		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) 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.

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