Robinson Named to Camden National Bank Board of Directors.

CAMDEN, Maine -- Rendle A. Jones, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors for Camden National Corporation (AMEX: CAC; the "Company"), announced that Winfield F. Robinson, of Kingfield, Maine, has been named to the board of directors of Camden National Bank, effective immediately.

Mr. Jones also announced that as a result of the combination of Camden National Bank and UnitedKingfield Bank, Mr. Robinson has been named Chairman-designee of Camden National Bank, and will become chairman at the time of the merger of the two banks. Mr. Jones will remain a director of Camden National Bank as well as continue as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Camden National Corporation.

"Win has been a very valuable member of the Camden National Corporation and UnitedKingfield boards of directors," Mr. Jones said. "Having a person the caliber of Win as chairman of Camden National Bank is an exciting opportunity."

Mr. Robinson commented, "I have a high regard for the dedication and service that the whole Camden National family of companies delivers to its customers and its communities. I am looking forward to working with both the board of directors and management of Camden National Bank to ensure our 130-year history of Maine-based community banking continues. I am confident that the personal service and relationships that customers of UnitedKingfield Bank have enjoyed for so many years will be maintained in the same spirit and with the same people."

Previously Chairman and a Director of KSB Bancorp, Inc. ("KSB") since its formation in 1993, Mr. Robinson became a Director of Camden National Corporation concurrent with its acquisition of KSB in December 1999. Mr. Robinson also served as a Director of Kingfield Bank ("Kingfield") since 1976 and was elected Chairman of the Board in 1986. Concurrent with Kingfield's merger with United Bank in February 2000, Mr. Robinson became Chairman and a Director of the newly formed UnitedKingfield Bank. Mr. Robinson was president of Timber Resource Group LLC, a forest products firm located in Farmington, Maine, from 1998 until 2002.

A longtime resident of Kingfield, Mr. Robinson has a history of involvement in the Forest Products industry and in town affairs, having served on his town's budget committee and as a member of the school board for School Administrative District (SAD) #58 for many years. Mr. Robinson was also a founding director of Carrabassett Valley Academy. Mr. Robinson serves on the board of directors for the Western Mountains Foundation and is actively involved in the Maine Huts & Trails project.

Camden National Corporation, headquartered in Camden, Maine, and listed on the American Stock Exchange, the Russell 3000(R) Index and the small-cap Russell 2000(R) Index under the symbol CAC, is the holding company for a family of three financial services companies, including: Camden National Bank (CNB), a full-service community bank with 12 banking offices serving Midcoast, Kennebunk and Portland, Maine, and online at www.camdennational.com, and recipient of the Governor's Award for Business Excellence in 2002; UnitedKingfield Bank (UKB), a full-service community bank with 15 offices serving Central, Eastern and Western Maine and online at www.unitedkingfield.com; and Acadia Trust, N.A., offering investment management and fiduciary services with offices in Portland and Bangor, Maine and online at www.acadiatrust.com. In addition, Acadia Financial Consultants operates as a division of CNB and UKB, to offer full-service brokerage services.