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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 * PRATT JOSEPH M   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) President, BHTS (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES, P.O. BOX 400, 82 MAIN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/23/2019 (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 Common Stock 04/23/2019   M   262 A $ 0 (1) 2,578.481 D   Common Stock 04/23/2019   M   218 A $ 0 (1) 2,796.481 D   Common Stock 04/23/2019   M   324 A $ 0 (1) 3,120.481 D   Common Stock 04/23/2019   M   926 A $ 0 (2) 4,046.481 D   Common Stock 04/23/2019   F   539 (3) D $ 26.25 3,507.481 D

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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) 2016 - 2018

$ 0 (4)

04/23/2019

M

262

04/23/2017

04/23/2019

Common Stock

262

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) 2017 - 2019

$ 0 (4)

04/23/2019

M

218

04/23/2018

04/23/2020

Common Stock

218

$ 0

217 (5)

D

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) 2018 - 2020

$ 0 (4)

04/23/2019

M

324

04/23/2019

04/23/2021

Common Stock

324

$ 0

648 (6)

D

Performance Stock Units (PSUs)

$ 0 (7)

04/23/2019

M

926

04/23/2019

04/23/2019

Common Stock

926

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PRATT JOSEPH M C/O BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES P.O. BOX 400, 82 MAIN STREET BAR HARBOR, ME 04609			President, BHTS

Signatures

/s/ Olivia Erickson, as attorney-in-fact		04/25/2019
**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)	Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit was converted into one share of BHB Common Stock.
(2)	Upon vesting, each performance stock unit was converted into one share of BHB Common Stock.
(3)	These shares were withheld to satisfy the executive's tax liability associated with the vesting of restricted and performance stock units. This was not an open market sale of securities.
(4)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of BHB Common Stock.
(5)	Represents the number of restricted stock units remaining in the 2017-2019 Long Term Incentive Plan for this executive.
(6)	Represents the number of restricted stock units remaining in the 2018-2020 Long Term Incentive Plan for this executive.
(7)	Each performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of BHB Common Stock.

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