UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
MAINE 01-0393663
State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
82 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip
Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange
on which
to be so registered each class is to be
registered
Common American Stock
Exchange
If this Form relates to the registration of a class
of debt securities and is effective upon filing
pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please
check the following box: ______
If this Form relates to the registration of a class
of debt securities and is to become effective
simultaneously with the effectiveness of a
concurrent registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following
box. _____
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to
be Registered.
Furnish the information required by Item 202
of Regulation S-K (229.202 of this chapter).
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Item 2. Exhibits.
Exhibits filed as a part of this registration
statement:
10-K dated December 31, 1996
10-Q dated March 31, 1997
10-Q dated June 30, 1997
Proxy Statement dated September 9, 1997
Copy of the Charter Articles of Amendment
dated July 11, 1995
Copy of Bar Harbor Bankshares Bylaws
Specimen copy of Bar Harbor Bankshares stock
certificate
1996 Annual Report of Bar Harbor Bankshares
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto
duly authorized.
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
September 10, 1997
/s/ Virginia M. Vendrell
By:
Virginia M. Vendrell
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
