Exhibit #10.3

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

THIS PLAN is dated as of the              day of             ,              by
Camden National Corporation, a Maine Corporation, having its principal place of
business in Camden, Maine (hereinafter the “Company”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Company has a group of Directors who serve the Company and its
wholly owned subsidiaries in a Director’s capacity;

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to adopt a non-qualified deferred compensation plan
in order to supplement the funds available to this select group of Directors
upon their termination of services as herein provided;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby adopts the Camden National Corporation
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (hereinafter the “Plan”) effective as of January 1,
1992 as follows:

1. PLAN YEAR

The Plan year shall commence on             ,              and shall end on
            ,             , and thereafter shall be the twelve (12) month period
commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31.

2. PARTICIPATION IN PLAN

Any Eligible Director of the Company and any Eligible Director of an affiliate,
which has adopted the plan, who has complied with the provision of Section 6
herein, shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. For the purposes of the
Plan, an Eligible Director means any Director of the Company or a Director of an
affiliate who voluntarily participates in the Plan.

3. DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNTS

Any Eligible Director may elect to become a Participant in the Plan in
accordance with Section 6 of the Plan by deferring up to one hundred percent
(100%) of his Eligible Compensation in whole percentages in any calendar year.
Such deferrals (hereinafter “Deferred Compensation”) shall be made by payroll
deduction. For the purposes of this Plan, Eligible Compensation means the
Eligible Director’s fees paid or accrued by the Company or its subsidiaries.

The amount of Eligible Compensation that a Participant elects to defer is
irrevocable for the Plan year for which such election is effective.

4. COMPANY CONTRIBUTIONS

The Company shall make no matching contribution of the Deferred Compensation on
behalf of each Participant under the Plan.

5. DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNTS

(a) Establishment of accounts

The Company shall record Deferred Compensation amounts made on behalf of each
Participant in a deferred compensation account, or, as a bookkeeping entry,
(hereinafter the (“Account”) for such Participant. The Company shall also credit
to each Participant’s Account the Camden National

Bank’s statement savings rate as it may fluctuate from time to time.

(b) Investment of Accounts

At each calendar quarter, funds so credited to each Participant’s Account, if
any, may be kept in cash or invested or reinvested in mutual funds, stock
(including Camden National Corporation Stock), bonds, securities, annuity
contracts, life insurance contracts, or any other assets as the Company may
select in its sole discretion. The Company, in its discretion, may engage
investment counsel, and may delegate to such counsel authority, as it may deem
appropriate with respect to the investment of such funds, if any.

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(c) Funding

Each participant acknowledges that this “Deferred Compensation Plan” is an
unfunded plan. At no time shall the Participant be deemed to have any right,
title or interest in or to any specified asset or assets of the Company.

To the extent the Participant acquires a right to receive benefits under this
Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general
credit or the Company.

6. ELECTION TO DEFER COMPENSATION

(a) Election Procedure

In order for an Eligible Director to become a Participant in the Plan, such
Director must properly complete and file an election form to defer a percentage
of his Eligible Compensation as set forth in Section 3 with the Treasurer of the
Company (hereinafter the “Plan Administrator”).

(b) Filing of Election Form

An Eligible Director must file such form prior to the first day of each Plan
year, except for the first Plan Year, in order to become a Participant during
such Plan Year. An Eligible Director who is hired by the Company or one of its
subsidiaries after the beginning of any Plan Year shall become a Participant as
of the first day of the month following the date on which he commences services
with the Company, provided that such Eligible Director files the election form
on or before the first day that such new Eligible Director commences services
with the Company.

An Eligible Director shall file only one election form for each Plan Year. Such
election form may not be changed after its effective date and shall remain in
effect for the Plan Year for which it is effective.

(c) Improper or No Election

An Eligible Director who has not filed an election form for a Plan Year, or who
files an election form in a manner which does not comply with the terms and
conditions provided in Section 3 and this Section 6 shall not become a
Participant in the Plan.

7. DISTRIBUTION

Upon the Participant’s termination of services as Director for the Company or
its subsidiaries for any reason, including death, disability or retirement, the
Company will distribute the entire amount credited to such Participant’s
Account, taking into account earnings and losses thereon, to the Participant (or
his Beneficiary or Beneficiaries, as applicable) within (30) days following the
last day of the month of such termination, or within a reasonable period of time
thereafter as the Company and Participant shall determine.

The former Participant (or his Beneficiary or Beneficiaries, as applicable)
shall receive the benefit payable in-accordance with this Section 7 in the form
of a lump sum payment or monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual cash
installments, as elected by the former Participant (or his Beneficiary or
Beneficiaries, as applicable). The Participant shall elect such form of benefit
on an appropriate form which shall be provided by the Plan Administrator, and
filed with the Plan Administrator no later than the close of the business day
immediately preceding the first day of the first payroll period to which the
Participant makes salary reduction contributions to the Plan. The Participant
may change such elections prospectively, effective on the first day of any Plan
Year. A Participant who fails to file a timely election under this Section 7
shall be deemed to have elected to receive the benefit payable hereunder in the
form of a lump sum payment.

The Participant shall be fully vested in the portion of his Account which is
attributable to his Deferred Compensation and the earnings thereon.

8. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

The Participant shall designate a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to receive
benefits hereunder in accordance with Section 7. The Participant shall make such
election on a beneficiary designation form provided by the Plan Administrator.
Such form must be filed with the Plan Administrator as the Plan

Administrator shall, in his discretion, require. The Participant may revoke or
change such beneficiary election at any time prior to the commencement of
benefits as provided in Section 7, and, provided that such beneficiary election
form is duly filed with the Plan Administrator.

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9. FORFEITURE

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Plan
Administrator may determine, in its sole discretion, that the Participant shall
forfeit any earnings credited to his Participant Account in the event such
Participant is terminated for “cause” Cause shall mean fraud, misuse or
misappropriation of money or property, embezzlement, or any crime by the
Participant related to the Company.

10. ADMINISTRATION

This Plan is intended to be and shall be administered as an unfunded, unsecured
plan which is not qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code. The
benefits provided hereunder shall be paid from the Participants’ Deferred
Compensation and from the general assets of the Company.

11. PARTICIPANT’S RIGHTS UNSECURED

The right of any Participant (or his Beneficiary or Beneficiaries, as
applicable) to receive any benefits hereunder shall be an unsecured claim
against the general assets of the Company.

12. NON-TRANSFERABILITY

The right of the Eligible Director or any other person to the payment of
benefits hereunder shall not be assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered
except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

13. COMMUNICATIONS

Any notice or communication required of the Company with respect to this Plan
shall be made in writing and may either be delivered personally or sent by First
Class mail, as the case may be:

To the Corporation:

Treasurer

Camden National Corporation

Two Elm Street

Camden, ME 04843

Each party shall have the right by written notice to change the place to which
any notice may be addressed.

14. NOTIFICATION OF BENEFIT

Within thirty (30) days of the retirement, death, disability or termination of
services of the Participant, or the merger, consolidation or sale of the
Company, the Company shall deliver to the Participant a notice (the “Award
Notice”) stating the amount of benefits, and the timing of the payment of such
benefits, to which the Participant is entitled under the terms of this Plan as a
result of such event, or, it the Participant is not entitled to benefits under
this Plan as a result of such event, the reason why he is not so entitled.

15. CLAIMS PROCEDURE

(a) The Participant (or his beneficiary in the case of the Participant’s death),
may make a claim for benefits in writing to the Company within one (1) year of

(1) the Company’s failure to deliver an Award Notice to the Participant or his
beneficiary in accordance with Section 14.

(2) the delivery of an Award Notice to the Participant or the beneficiary in
accordance with Section 14 if the Participant or beneficiary believes such
Notice does not properly state such person’s entitlement to benefits under this
Plan, or

(3) the failure of the Company to make any payment in accordance with the terms
of an Award Notice.

Such claim shall be reviewed by the Company. If the claim is approved or denied,
in whole or in part, the Company shall provide a written notice of approval or
denial within sixty (60) days of the Company’s receipt of the notice of the
claim. In the case of denial, the notice shall set forth the specific reason for
the denial, specific reference to the provisions of the Plan upon which the
denial is based, and any additional material or information necessary to perfect
the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is to be taken
if a review of the denial is desires. If the claim is not approved or denied
within such sixty (60) days, the claim will be deemed denied.

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(b) If a claim is denied and a review is desired, the Participant (or his
beneficiary in the case of the Participant’s death), shall notify the Company of
his request for a review in writing within sixty (60) days of the date the claim
is denied. The Participant, his beneficiary, or his duly authorized
representative may review this Plan and any documents relating to it and submit
any written issues and comments he may feel appropriate within thirty (30) days
of his notice of request for review. In its sole discretion, the Company shall
then review the claim, and any written issues and comments submitted by or on
behalf of the Participant, and provide a written decision within sixty (60) days
of the later of the Company’s receipt of the notice of request for review or the
submission of such written issues and comments. This decision likewise shall
state the specific reasons for the decision and shall include reference to
specific provisions of the Plan on which the decision is based.

(c) Any decision of the Company shall not be binding on the Participant, his
personal representative, or any beneficiary without consent, not shall it
preclude further action by the Participant, his personal representative or
beneficiary.

16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Plan constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof.

17. JURISDICTION

The terms and conditions of this Plan are subject to the laws of the State of
Maine.

18. GENDER

Any reference in this Plan to the masculine shall be deemed to include the
feminine.

19. AMENDMENTS

This Plan may not be amended except by an instrument in writing executed by the
Company, provided that no amendment that adversely affects the Participant’s
rights or interest under the Plan shall take effect unless the Participant
consents thereto in writing.

20. INTERPRETATION

Any matters involving the approval or denial by the Company of claims pursuant
to Article Fifteen, the granting of approvals, consents or waivers by the
Company, or the interpretation of any term or condition of this Plan shall be
referred to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company for final
determination.

21. TERMINATION

The Company has established the Plan with the bonafide intention and expectation
that it will be continued indefinitely, but the Company shall have no obligation
whatsoever to maintain the Plan for any given length of time and may discontinue
or terminate the Plan at any time. If the Plan is discontinued, all election
forms shall terminate, and the Participants shall receive their benefits as
provided herein.

22. MISCELLANEOUS

This Plan shall be binding upon and insure to the benefit of the Company, its
successors and assigns and the Participants, and their heirs, executors,
administrators and legal representatives.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Plan to be signed and sealed by
its duly authorized officers of the date first above written.

CAMDEN NATIONAL CORPORATION

 

 

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Witness