Christopher Oddleifson Form 4 INDEPENDENT BANK / CHRISTOPHER ODDLEIFSON ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ODDLEIFSON CHRISTOPHER

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.

288 UNION STREET

(Street)

ROCKLAND MA 02370

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP [ INDB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/31/2018		G	V	1,500	D	$0	86,643	D
Common Stock	02/01/2018		G	V	1,200	D	$0	85,443	D
Common Stock	02/01/2018		G	V	400(1)	A	$0	400	I	by Trust I
Common Stock	02/01/2018		G	V	400(1)	A	$0	400	I	by Trust II
Common Stock	02/01/2018		G	V	400(1)	A	$0	400	I	by Trust III
Common Stock	02/02/2018		S		400	D	$72.6038(2)	0	I	by Trust I
Common Stock	02/02/2018		S		400	D	$72.6038(2)	0	I	by Trust II
Common Stock	02/02/2018		S		400	D	$72.6038(2)	0	I	by Trust III

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Mr. Oddleifson made three gifts of 400 shares each for the benefit of his three children. As Mr. Oddleifson's wife is the Trustee of these trusts and the trusts are for the benefit of members of his immediate family,this form reflects the gifted shares as being transferred from direct ownership to indirect ownership. Mr. Oddleifson disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and the filing of this report is not an admission that his is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16, or any other purpose.

2. This price represents the weighted average purchase price of stock sales that were executed at prices ranging from $72.60 through $72.70 per share. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.

Remarks:

	/s/ Maureen Gaffney, Power of Attorney for Christopher Oddleifson	02/05/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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