Camden National Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

CAMDEN, Maine--(Business Wire)--
Gregory A. Dufour, president and chief executive officer of Camden National
Corporation (NASDAQ®: CAC; the "Company"), announced today that the Board of
Directors of the Company declared a $0.25 per share dividend payable on July 31,
2009 for shareholders of record on July 15, 2009.

About Camden National Corporation

Camden National Corporation, ranked in the top 20 in USBanker's 2008 list of
top-performing mid-tier banks, headquartered in Camden, Maine, and listed on the
NASDAQ® Global Select Market ("NASDAQ") under the symbol CAC, is the holding
company employing 440 Maine residents for 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 Acadia Trust, N.A., offering investment management and fiduciary
services with offices in Portland, Bangor, and Ellsworth. Located at CNB, Acadia
Financial Consultants offers full-service brokerage and insurance services.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain
certain statements that may be considered forward-looking statements under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can
be identified by the use of the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate,"
"intend," "estimate," "assume," "will," "should," and other expressions which
predict or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate to
historical matters. Forward-looking statements should not be relied on, because
they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of
which are beyond the control of the Company. These risks, uncertainties and
other factors may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the
Company to be materially different from the anticipated future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements.

Camden National Corporation
Suzanne Brightbill, 207-230-2120
Public Relations Officer
sbrightbill@camdennational.com

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