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 18, 2009
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MASSACHUSETTS
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 1-9047 | | 04-2870273 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
288 UNION ST., ROCKLAND, MA
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
02370
(Zip Code)
781-878-6100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
As previously announced, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the United States Department of the Treasury (the “CDFI Fund”) awarded $50 million in tax credit allocation authority under the federal New Markets Tax Credit Program to Rockland Trust Community Development Corporation (the “Rockland Parent CDE”), one of Independent Bank Corp.’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. A copy of the final, executed New Market Tax Credit Program Allocation Agreement between the CDFI Fund and the Rockland Parent CDE (the “Allocation Agreement”) is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The CDFI Fund returned the final, fully-executed Allocation Agreement to the Rockland Parent CDE on June 23, 2009, after having assigned a New Markets Tax Credit Allocation Effective Date of June 18, 2009 to the Allocation Agreement.
Exhibit Index
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | New Markets Tax Credit Program Allocation Agreement |
SIGNATURES
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.
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| | Independent Bank Corp.
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| | By: | /s/ Edward H. Seksay | |
| | | Name: | Edward H. Seksay | |
| | | Title: | General Counsel | |
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Dated: June 24, 2009
