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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000765207-12-000041
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120920
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120920
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120920

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:		121102343

	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: left; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">By: /s/ F. STEPHEN WARD</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">DAMARISCOTTA, Maine &#8211; (BUSINESS WIRE) &#8211; September 20, 2012 &#8211; The Board of Directors of The First Bancorp (NASDAQ: FNLC), today declared a quarterly dividend of 19.5 cents per share. This third-quarter dividend, which is payable October 31, 2012, to shareholders of record as of October 5, 2012, is equal to the 19.5 cents per share declared in the previous fifteen quarters.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">"In the second quarter we posted our best quarterly earnings in the past three years," observed Daniel R. Daigneault, the Company's President &amp; Chief Executive Officer. "Net income in the second quarter broke out of a consistent range of $2.9 million to $3.2 million. Similar results can be seen in asset quality with non-performing assets ending the second quarter at 1.91% of total assets, down from the three-year peak of 2.32% of total assets. A major benefit of these results is our ability to maintain the quarterly dividend at 19.5 cents per quarter or 78 cents per year."</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The First Bancorp, 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 with 14 offices in Lincoln, Knox, Hancock and Washington Counties. The Bank 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.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Forward-looking and cautionary statements: except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially, as discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</div>

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