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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 * Land John W.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES [BHB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 82 MAIN STREET, P.O. BOX 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/26/2018 (Street) BAR HARBOR, ME 04609 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

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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

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

(1)

02/26/2018

A(1)

241

04/23/2019

04/23/2019

Common Stock

241

$ 0

241

D

Performance Stock Units (PSUs)

(2)

02/26/2018

A(2)

241

04/23/2019

04/23/2019

Common Stock

241

$ 0

241

D

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

(3)

02/26/2018

A(3)

530

04/23/2019

04/23/2020

Common Stock

530

$ 0

530

D

Performance Stock Units (PSUs)

(4)

02/26/2018

A(4)

530

04/23/2020

04/23/2020

Common Stock

530

$ 0

530

D

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

(5)

02/26/2018

A(5)

820

04/23/2019

04/23/2021

Common Stock

820

$ 0

820

D

Performance Stock Units (PSUs)

(6)

02/26/2018

A(6)

820

04/23/2021

04/23/2021

Common Stock

820

$ 0

820

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Land John W. 82 MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 400 BAR HARBOR, ME 04609			Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/Kimberly Pruett Ilg, as attorney-in-fact		03/05/2018
**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)	Represents a grant of time-vested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) that will be settled in shares of the issuer's common stock on a one-for-one basis. These RSUs vest in April 2019. At the time of vesting, sufficient shares may be withheld to cover the executive's tax liabilities. All shares delivered at each vesting are subject to an additional three year holding period.
(2)	Represents a grant of Performance Stock Units (PSUs) that will be settled in shares of the issuer's common stock on a one-for-one basis. These PSUs vest in April 2019. At the time of vesting, sufficient shares may be withheld to cover tax liabilities. All shares delivered at the time of vesting are subject to an additional three year holding period.
(3)	Represents a grant of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) that will be settled in shares of the issuer's common stock on a one-for-one basis. These RSUs will vest in two annual installments beginning in April 2019. At the time of vesting, sufficient shares may be withheld to cover the executive's tax liabilities. All shares delivered at each vesting are subject to an additional three year holding period.
(4)	Represents a grant of Performance Stock Units (PSUs) that will be settled in shares of the issuer's common stock on a one-for-one basis. These PSUs vest in April 2020. At the time of vesting, sufficient shares may be withheld to cover tax liabilities. All shares delivered at the time of vesting are subject to an additional three year holding period.
(5)	Represents a grant of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) that will be settled in shares of the issuer's common stock on a one-for-one basis. These RSUs will vest in three annual installments beginning in April 2019. At the time of vesting, sufficient shares may be withheld to cover the executive's tax liabilities. All shares delivered at each vesting are subject to an additional three year holding period.
(6)	Represents a grant of Performance Stock Units (PSUs) that will be settled in shares of the issuer's common stock on a one-for-one basis. These PSUs vest in April 2021. At the time of vesting, sufficient shares may be withheld to cover tax liabilities. All shares delivered at the time of vesting are subject to an additional three year holding period.

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