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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.07&nbsp; Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.</B>&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Camden National Corporation
was held on May 1, 2012 at the Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton Street, Rockport, Maine.&nbsp; At the Annual Meeting, there were present
in person or by proxy 6,438,560 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock, representing approximately 84% of the total outstanding
eligible votes.&nbsp; The following is a brief description of each matter voted on at the Annual Meeting, and the number of votes
cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each matter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">1.&nbsp; Election of three members to the Board of Directors
to serve a three-year term to expire at the Annual Meeting in 2015:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Broker</B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>For</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Withheld</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Non-Vote</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt">Ann W. Bresnahan</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">4,607,862</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">187,456</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">1,643,241</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt">Gregory A. Dufour</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">4,742,757</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">52,561</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">1,643,241</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt">Rendle A. Jones</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">4,706,991</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">88,327</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">1,643,241</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The other directors that continued in office after the Annual
Meeting are as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 39%; font-weight: bold"><B>Term expires 2013</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 51%; font-weight: bold"><B>Term expires 2014</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD>David C. Flanagan</TD>
    <TD>Robert J. Campbell</TD></TR>
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    <TD>James H. Page, Ph.D.</TD>
    <TD>Craig S. Gunderson</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Robin A. Sawyer, CPA</TD>
    <TD>John W. Holmes</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Karen W. Stanley</TD>
    <TD>John M. Rohman</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">2.&nbsp; Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the
Company&rsquo;s named executive officers (&ldquo;Say-on-Pay&rdquo;):</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>For</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Against</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Abstentions</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Broker Non-Vote</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -10pt">4,540,394</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">143,288</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">111,635</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,643,242</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">3.&nbsp;
Approval of 2012 Equity and Incentive Plan:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>For</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Against</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Abstentions</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Broker Non-Vote</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -10pt">3,258,862</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,411,810</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">124,645</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,643,241</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">4.&nbsp; Ratification of the appointment of Berry Dunn
McNeil &amp; Parker, LLC as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December
31, 2012:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 28%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>For</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 29%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Against</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 28%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Abstentions</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -10pt">6,348,548</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">36,093</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">53,918</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SIGNATURES </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: May 3, 2012</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 47%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">CAMDEN NATIONAL CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): May 1, 2012
Camden National Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
Maine
01-28190
01-0413282
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Two Elm Street, Camden, Maine
04843
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code: (207) 236-8821
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Camden National Corporation
was held on May 1, 2012 at the Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton Street, Rockport, Maine.  At the Annual Meeting, there were present
in person or by proxy 6,438,560 shares of the Company's common stock, representing approximately 84% of the total outstanding
eligible votes.  The following is a brief description of each matter voted on at the Annual Meeting, and the number of votes
cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each matter.
1.  Election of three members to the Board of Directors
to serve a three-year term to expire at the Annual Meeting in 2015:
Broker
For
Withheld
Non-Vote
Ann W. Bresnahan
4,607,862
187,456
1,643,241
Gregory A. Dufour
4,742,757
52,561
1,643,241
Rendle A. Jones
4,706,991
88,327
1,643,241
The other directors that continued in office after the Annual
Meeting are as follows:
Term expires 2013
Term expires 2014
David C. Flanagan
Robert J. Campbell
James H. Page, Ph.D.
Craig S. Gunderson
Robin A. Sawyer, CPA
John W. Holmes
Karen W. Stanley
John M. Rohman
2.  Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the
Company's named executive officers ("Say-on-Pay"):
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Vote
4,540,394
143,288
111,635
1,643,242
3. 
Approval of 2012 Equity and Incentive Plan:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Vote
3,258,862
1,411,810
124,645
1,643,241
4.  Ratification of the appointment of Berry Dunn
McNeil & Parker, LLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December
31, 2012:
For
Against
Abstentions
6,348,548
36,093
53,918
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 3, 2012
CAMDEN NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ DEBORAH A. JORDAN
Deborah A. Jordan
Chief Financial Officer and Principal
Financial & Accounting Officer