ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

Bar Harbor Bankshares (the "Company") previously filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on April 22, 2008, (the "Original Report") reporting under Item 8 "Other Events," that the Company's Board of Directors announced on April 21, 2009, that it declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 26.0 cents per share of common stock to be paid on June 13, 2009, to stockholders of record as of May 19, 2009. Since June 13, 2009 is a Saturday, the previously announced dividend will be paid on Monday, June 15, 2009. This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A is being filed with the Commission to update the previously announced dividend payment date in the Original Report to June 15, 2009 and for no other purpose.