Independent Bank (INDB) 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of

The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

DATE OF REPORT:

June 8, 2022

(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Massachusetts

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-9047	04-2870273
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer identification No.)

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.
Office Address:	2036 Washington Street,	Hanover,	Massachusetts	02339
Mailing Address:	288 Union Street,	Rockland,	Massachusetts	02370
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(781)-878-6100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	INDB	NASDAQ Global Select Market

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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

The Governance Principles of Independent Bank Corp. (the "Company") provide that Directors will be ineligible to serve on the Board once they attain the age of 72 and that Directors who reach that age during their elected term shall retire from the Board upon reaching the age of 72.

Frederick Taw, who has served as a Director of Rockland Trust Company ("Rockland Trust") and Independent Bank Corp. (the "Company") since 2015, will retire from the Board of Directors, effective June 8, 2022, in accordance with the Company's Governance Principles as Mr. Taw reaches the age of 72. Mr. Taw previously served as a Director of Peoples Federal Bancshares, Inc. until February 2015, when it was merged with and into the Company.

In connection with Mr. Taw's retirement, the size of the Board of Directors of both Rockland Trust and the Company will decrease from fifteen to fourteen and the number of Class I Directors on the Company's Board of Directors will decrease from five to four.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

d. The following exhibits are included with this Report:

Exhibit Index
Exhibit #	Exhibit Description
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned and hereunto duly authorized.

			INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.
Date:	June 8, 2022	By:	/s/Patricia M. Natale
			PATRICIA M. NATALE
			DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL