Exhibit 99.1
INDEPENDENT
BANK CORP.
Parent of Rockland Trust Company
Shareholder Relations NEWS RELEASE
288 Union Street, Rockland, MA 02370
Contact: |
| Christopher Oddleifson | |
| President and CEO | |
| (781) 982-6660 | |
| Denis K. Sheahan | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| and Treasurer | |
| (781) 982-6341 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. ANNOUNCESQUARTERLY Rockland, MA (December 11, 2003) — The Board of Directors of Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ: INDB), parent of Rockland Trust Company, today announced a $0.13 per share dividend which will be payable on January 9, 2004, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 26, 2003. Independent Bank Corp.‘s sole bank subsidiary, Rockland Trust Company, currently has $2.4 billion in assets, 52 retail branches, seven Commercial Lending Centers and three Investment Management Offices located in Plymouth, Barnstable, Norfolk and Bristol counties of southeastern Massachusetts. For more information, visitwww.rocklandtrust.com. |
