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) May 18, 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)

 

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ITEM 5.02 OTHER EVENTS

(b) Effective as of the date of the Bar Harbor Bankshares Annual Stockholders Meeting held on May 16, 2005, after many years of dedicated service, Mr. Dwight Eaton and Mr. John McCurdy have retired from the Board of Directors due to mandatory retirement age provisions in the Bar Harbor Bankshares Bylaws.

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 18, 2006

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES

 /s/Joseph M. Murphy

Joseph M. Murphy
President & Chief Executive Officer