Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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): December 20, 2022

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: [phone]

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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

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

     

On December 20, 2022, the Board of Directors of Camden National Corporation (the "Company") increased the size of the Company’s Board of Directors to 12 members and elected Mr. Robert Merrill to fill the vacancy created upon the increase in the size of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2022. Mr. Merrill will serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company until the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his successor is elected and qualified. Mr. Merrill will serve as a member of the Board of Director’s Technology Committee, effective December 31, 2022. Mr. Merrill currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Camden National Bank.

There are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Merrill and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Merrill was selected as a director of the Company. There are no related party transactions between the Company, and Mr. Merrill reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

In connection with his service as a director, Mr. Merrill will receive the Company’s standard non-employee director cash compensation. Specifically, Mr. Merrill will receive the $20,000 annual cash retainer, $1,000 per attended meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors, and $500 per attended meeting of the Technology Committee.

Please refer to exhibit 99.1 filed with this report for the Company's press release announcing the election of Mr. Merrill as director of the Company.

    

Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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

 

Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press release dated December 22, 2022.
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: December 22, 2022

 

			CAMDEN NATIONAL CORPORATION (Registrant)
			By:			/s/ MICHAEL R. ARCHER
						Michael R. Archer Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer