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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C.20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): April 23, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Camden National Corporation </B></P>

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in its charter) </B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B>Maine</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B>01-28190</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B>01-0413282</B></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>(Commission File Number)</B></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B>Two Elm Street, Camden, Maine</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B>04843</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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including area code: (207)&nbsp;236-8821 </B></P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; padding-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;1.01</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">On April 23, 2012, Camden National Bank
(the &ldquo;Bank&rdquo;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Camden National Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), entered into a
Purchase and Assumption Agreement to acquire approximately $414 million in deposits and 15 bank branches located in Auburn, Augusta,
Bangor, Brewer, Gardiner, Lewiston, Newport, Old Town, Orono, Rockland and Waterville, Maine (the &ldquo;Purchased Branches&rdquo;),
from Bank of America, National Association for a deposit premium of 3.706% (the &ldquo;Branch Acquisition&rdquo;). In addition,
the Bank will acquire approximately $14 million in performing small business loans of the Purchased Branches, as well as the cash
on hand and real and personal property of the Purchased Branches.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Under the Purchase and Assumption Agreement,
the Bank will offer employment to all employees of the Purchased Branches. The Bank has also agreed to extend severance benefits
to all employees of the Purchased Branches for a one-year period commencing on the closing date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">The transaction is subject to regulatory
approval and other customary closing conditions, and is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">The foregoing description of the Purchase
and Assumption Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase and Assumption
Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated into this report by reference.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; padding-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure.</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">On April 24, 2012, the Company released
a shareholder letter relating to the Branch Acquisition. In addition, the Company has prepared an investor presentation with information
about the Company and the Branch Acquisition. The shareholder letter and investor presentation are attached as Exhibits 99.2 and
99.3, respectively. The shareholder letter and investor presentation are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, and the information
contained therein shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information contained in Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3 shall
not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><I>This Current Report on Form 8-K (including
the exhibits hereto) contains forward-looking statements statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, including certain plans, expectations, goals, projections, and statements, which are subject to numerous risks, assumptions,
and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the words &ldquo;believe,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo;
&ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;intend,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;assume,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;target,&rdquo;
or &ldquo;goal,&rdquo; or future or conditional verbs such as &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;may&rdquo;, &ldquo;might&rdquo;, &ldquo;should,&rdquo;
&ldquo;would&rdquo;, &ldquo;could&rdquo; and other expressions which predict or indicate future events or trends and which do not
relate to historical matters. Such statements are based on current expectations only, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties
and assumptions, many of which are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, including risks, assumptions and uncertainties relating to the acquired branches, completion
of the transaction, regulatory approvals for the transaction, integration of the acquired branches and related operations and any
required or planned divestitures and the related process, actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from
those anticipated, estimated or projected. More information about the factors that could cause actual results to materially differ
is contained in the Company&rsquo;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</I></P>


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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-weight: bold"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>No.</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 88%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">2.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated April 23, 2012, by and between Bank of America, National Association and Camden National Bank.*</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Press release dated April 24, 2012.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">99.2</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Shareholder letter dated April 24, 2012.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">99.3</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Electronic investor presentation slides.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2)
of Regulation S-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES </B></P>

<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>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: April 24, 2012</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">CAMDEN NATIONAL CORPORATION

<br>(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ DEBORAH A. JORDAN</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">Deborah A. Jordan

<br>Chief Financial Officer and<BR>
 Principal
Financial &amp; Accounting Officer</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): April 23, 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))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 23, 2012, Camden National Bank
(the "Bank"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Camden National Corporation (the "Company"), entered into a
Purchase and Assumption Agreement to acquire approximately $414 million in deposits and 15 bank branches located in Auburn, Augusta,
Bangor, Brewer, Gardiner, Lewiston, Newport, Old Town, Orono, Rockland and Waterville, Maine (the "Purchased Branches"),
from Bank of America, National Association for a deposit premium of 3.706% (the "Branch Acquisition"). In addition,
the Bank will acquire approximately $14 million in performing small business loans of the Purchased Branches, as well as the cash
on hand and real and personal property of the Purchased Branches.
Under the Purchase and Assumption Agreement,
the Bank will offer employment to all employees of the Purchased Branches. The Bank has also agreed to extend severance benefits
to all employees of the Purchased Branches for a one-year period commencing on the closing date.
The transaction is subject to regulatory
approval and other customary closing conditions, and is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2012.
The foregoing description of the Purchase
and Assumption Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase and Assumption
Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated into this report by reference.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 24, 2012, the Company released
a shareholder letter relating to the Branch Acquisition. In addition, the Company has prepared an investor presentation with information
about the Company and the Branch Acquisition. The shareholder letter and investor presentation are attached as Exhibits 99.2 and
99.3, respectively. The shareholder letter and investor presentation are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, and the information
contained therein shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information contained in Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3 shall
not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933.
This Current Report on Form 8-K (including
the exhibits hereto) contains forward-looking statements statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, including certain plans, expectations, goals, projections, and statements, which are subject to numerous risks, assumptions,
and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the words "believe," "expect,"
"anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "assume," "plan," "target,"
or "goal," or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "may", "might", "should,"
"would", "could" and other expressions which predict or indicate future events or trends and which do not
relate to historical matters. Such statements are based on current expectations only, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties
and assumptions, many of which are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, including risks, assumptions and uncertainties relating to the acquired branches, completion
of the transaction, regulatory approvals for the transaction, integration of the acquired branches and related operations and any
required or planned divestitures and the related process, actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from
those anticipated, estimated or projected. More information about the factors that could cause actual results to materially differ
is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
2.1
Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated April 23, 2012, by and between Bank of America, National Association and Camden National Bank.*
99.1
Press release dated April 24, 2012.
99.2
Shareholder letter dated April 24, 2012.
99.3
Electronic investor presentation slides.
*Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2)
of Regulation S-K.
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: April 24, 2012
CAMDEN NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ DEBORAH A. JORDAN
Deborah A. Jordan
Chief Financial Officer and
Principal
Financial & Accounting Officer