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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000765207-12-000039
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120827
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120827
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120827

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			First Bancorp, Inc /ME/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000765207
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				010404322
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			ME
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-26589
		FILM NUMBER:		121057688

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 940
		STREET 2:		MAIN STREET
		CITY:			DAMARISCOTTA
		STATE:			ME
		ZIP:			04543
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2075633195

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 940
		CITY:			DAMARISCOTTA
		STATE:			ME
		ZIP:			04543

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST NATIONAL LINCOLN CORP /ME/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 27, 2012</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On August 27, 2012, the Registrant issued the press release filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 with information announcing that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has approved The First, N.A.'s purchase of a bank branch at 63 Union Street in Rockland, Maine from Camden National Bank. In addition, The First has received approval from the OCC to open a de novo branch at 145 Exchange Street in Bangor, Maine, in a building it is purchasing from Camden National. The First, N.A. is the operating subsidiary of the registrant.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">DAMARISCOTTA, Maine, August 27, 2012 - The First, N.A., a subsidiary of The First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNLC), announced today that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") has approved The First's purchase of the branch at 63 Union Street in Rockland, Maine from Camden National Bank. As part of the transaction, The First will acquire deposit accounts in the Rockland location as well as a small volume of loans. The transfer is expected to take place in late October, and customers who bank at the existing Rockland branches of The First and Camden National will not be impacted.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In addition, The First has received approval from the OCC to open a de novo branch at 145 Exchange Street in Bangor, Maine, in a building it is purchasing from Camden National. The First intends to open a full-service banking center at the 145 Exchange Street location in the first quarter of 2013. Camden National will be relocating from the 145 Exchange Street building to 80 Exchange Street.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">"As I noted when we announced these transactions in June, we are excited about the opportunities they provide for The First," noted Daniel R. Daigneault, President &amp; Chief Executive Officer of The First. "The branch at 63 Union Street will enhance our ability to serve our existing Rockland customers from a second location. We intend to retain the existing employees at this branch and will make the transition as easy as possible for our new customers. The Exchange Street building in Bangor is centrally located in the downtown business district, and we feel it offers an excellent opportunity for us to enter this expanding Northern Maine market."</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The branch The First is purchasing at 63 Union Street in Rockland is currently operated by Bank of America.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNLC), headquartered in Damariscotta, Maine, is the holding company for The First, N.A. Founded in 1864, The First is an independent community bank serving Mid-Coast and Down East Maine and currently has 14 offices in Lincoln, Knox, Hancock and Washington Counties. The First provides a full range of consumer and commercial banking products and services. First Advisors, a division of The First, provides investment advisory, private banking and trust services from three offices in Lincoln and Hancock Counties. For more information, please contact F. Stephen Ward, the First's Chief Financial Officer, at 207.563.3272.</div>

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