8-K

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): January 29, 2008

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)

(207) 236-8821

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On January 29, 2008, Camden National Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the naming of James H. Page to the Board of Directors of the Company. There are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Page and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Page was selected as a director of the Company. Mr. Page does not have any family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company. It has not yet been determined on which committees of the Board of Directors of the Company Mr. Page will serve.

In connection with his service as a director, Mr. Page will receive the Company’s standard non-employee director cash compensation. Specifically, Mr. Page will receive the $7,500 annual cash retainer and $600 per attended meeting of the Board of Directors and, when he is appointed to committees, approximately $325 to $500 per attended meeting of a committee, depending upon the appointed committees on which he serves, as well as an annual cash payment if he serves as chair of any committee.

The full text of the press release in attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	The following exhibits are filed with this Report:
	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	Press Release issued on February 4, 2008.

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.

CAMDEN NATIONAL CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Sean G. Daly	Date: February 4, 2008
	Sean G. Daly
	Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Dr. James H. Page Joins

Camden National Corporation Board of Directors

CAMDEN, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rendle A. Jones, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors for Camden National Corporation (CNC), announced that Dr. James H. Page has been named to the board of directors of Camden National Corporation. Dr. Page is the chief executive officer of the James W. Sewall Company in Old Town, Maine, a venerable Maine institution founded in 1880.

“We are extremely pleased to add Jim to Camden National’s board,” said Mr. Jones. “As a veteran leader in the Maine business community, Jim brings to our board significant experience and expertise in leading the largest and oldest mapping firm in the Northeast.”

Dr. Page commented, “I appreciate the longevity of Camden National’s commitment to the economic vitality of Maine’s communities as well as the service experience delivered to its customers. This is an exciting opportunity for me, and I look forward to working with Camden National’s directors and officers.”

In 1997, following a career in academia, Dr. Page joined the James W. Sewall Company, which provides comprehensive consulting services in forestry, engineering, and geographic information management for municipal government, utilities, and the natural resource industry. Dr. Page is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maine at Orono.

A native of Caribou, Maine, Dr. Page holds a B.A. degree from the University of Maine at Fort Kent, an M.Phil degree from St. Andrews University, Scotland, and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Dr. Page currently serves on the Maine GeoLibrary Board, the Old Town/Orono YMCA Board, and the Maine Rural Partners Board. He is a founding director of the Gulf of Maine Oceanographic Observing System.

Camden National Corporation, a 2006 Best Places to Work in Maine company headquartered in Camden, Maine, and listed on the NASDAQ^® Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol CAC, is the holding company for a family of two financial services companies, including Camden National Bank (CNB), a full-service community bank with a network of 37 banking offices serving coastal, western, central, and eastern Maine, and recipient of the Governor's Award for Business Excellence in 2002, and Acadia Trust, N.A., offering investment management and fiduciary services with offices in Portland, Bangor, and Ellsworth. Acadia Financial Consultants is a division of CNB, offering full-service brokerage services.

CONTACT:
Camden National Corporation
Suzanne Brightbill, 207-230-2120
Public Relations Officer