Bar Harbor Bankshares Files Certification Statements With the Securities and Exchange Commission

Business Wire, August 14, 2002

Business Editors

BAR HARBOR, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2002

Bar Harbor Bankshares today filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. In accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the filing includes certifications by Joseph M. Murphy, Bar Harbor Bankshares President and Chief Executive Officer, and Gerald Shencavitz, Bar Harbor Bankshares Chief Financial Officer, that the report fairly presents in all material respects the Company's financial condition and results of operations.

"Throughout our 115-year history, we have served our communities, our customers and our shareholders with trust and integrity as essential core values. These values cannot be sustained without strict adherence to financial accountability and accurate reporting," Murphy said. "We welcome the opportunity to demonstrate our continuing commitment to these principles."

Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company, founded in 1887, provides full service banking with ten locations throughout Down East Maine. BTI Financial Group subsidiaries include Bar Harbor Trust Services, a Maine chartered trust company; Block Capital Management, an SEC registered investment advisor; and Dirigo Investments, Inc., a NASD registered broker dealer. Bar Harbor Bankshares is listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol BHB.