Independent Bank (INDB) Form 4 INDEPENDENT BANK / RAYMOND G FUERSCHBACH 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^*

FUERSCHBACH RAYMOND G

(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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/22/2015

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	07/22/2015		M		2,500	A	$32.995	24,679(1)	D
Common Stock	07/22/2015		M		1,750	A	$27.425	26,429	D
Common Stock	07/22/2015		M		4,250	A	$28.27	30,679	D
Common Stock	07/22/2015		S		8,500	D	$49.7901	22,179	D

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
NQ Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$32.995	07/22/2015		M			2,500	02/15/2008(2)	02/15/2017	Common Stock	2,500	$0	0	D
NQ Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.425	07/22/2015		M			1,750	02/17/2012(3)	02/17/2021	Common Stock	1,750	$0	1,750	D
NQ Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$28.27	07/22/2015		M			4,250	02/14/2009(4)	02/14/2018	Common Stock	4,250	$0	4,250	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Total holdings reflect the transfer of 614 shares pursuant to a domestic relations order.

2. Granted under the Independent Bank Corp. 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan 1000 shares first became exercisable on 2/15/08 and 1000 shares became exercisable annually from 2/15/09 to 2/15/12.

3. Granted under the Independent Bank Corp. 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan 1167 shares first became exercisable on 2/17/12, 1167 shares became exercisable on 2/17/13 and the remainder of the shares became exercisable on 2/17/14.

4. Granted under the Independent Bank Corp. 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan 1700 shares first became exercisable on 2/14/09 and 1700 shares became exercisable annually from 2/14/10 to 2/14/13.

Remarks:

	/s/ Sarah E.Hutchings, Power of Attorney for Raymond G. Fuerschbach	07/23/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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