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): June 30, 2026

Camden National Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maine	001-13227		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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, without par value	CAC	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 87.01 ~~Other~~Regulation ~~Events~~FD Disclosure.

On June 30, 2026, Camden National Corporation ~~issued~~(the a“Company”) ~~press~~named ~~release~~Katherine onW. ~~June~~Brunelle 30as Executive Vice President, ~~2026~~Chief Credit Officer, ~~declaring~~effective aJuly ~~quarterly~~1, ~~dividend~~2026. ofMs. $0Brunelle succeeds Ryan A.42 ~~per~~Smith, ~~share~~who ~~payable~~has onbeen ~~July~~named 31Executive Vice President, ~~2026~~Commercial toBanking. ~~its~~A ~~shareholders~~copy of ~~record~~the onpress ~~July~~release 15issued by the Company’s subsidiary, ~~2026~~Camden National Bank, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

The information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished, and 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, or incorporated by reference into, this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933.


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibits are filed with this Report:

Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press Release Dated ~~June~~July 306, 2026
101			Cover Page Interactive Data - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File - Included in Exhibit 101.

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: ~~June~~July 306, 2026


			CAMDEN NATIONAL CORPORATION (Registrant)


			By:			/s/ MICHAEL R. ARCHER
						Michael R. Archer Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

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