SEC Form 4 · accession 0000776901-15-000077

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP · INDB

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Chief Operating Officer

Period of report

Mar 19, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Mar 20, 2015 · 4:15 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000776901

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F1	Mar 19, 2015	M	17,000	$28.27	A	67,768	D
Common Stock	Mar 19, 2015	F	12,745	$43.85	D	55,023	D
Common Stock	Mar 19, 2015	M	10,000	$32.995	A	65,023	D
Common Stock	Mar 19, 2015	F	8,250	$43.85	D	56,773	D
Common Stock	Mar 19, 2015	M	6,500	$27.425	A	63,273	D
Common Stock	Mar 19, 2015	F	4,785	$43.85	D	58,488	D
Common Stock^F2	holding	—	—		—	2,018	I	By Filer f/b/o Sons
Common Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	1,011	I	by Filer f/b/o daughter

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	D/I
NQ Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$28.27	Mar 19, 2015	M	17,000	D	Feb 14, 2009	Mar 31, 2015	Common Stock	17,000	D
NQ Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F5	$32.995	Mar 19, 2015	M	10,000	D	Feb 15, 2008	Mar 31, 2015	Common Stock	10,000	D
NQ Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F6	$27.425	Mar 19, 2015	M	6,500	D	Feb 17, 2012	Mar 31, 2015	Common Stock	6,500	D

F1Total Holdings include 10,643.1472 shares held in Filer's 401(k) account. On 2/23/15 there were excess funds returned to the Filer as a result of annual discrimination testing, which resulted in the cash out of approximately 70 shares as part of the return of the excess funds.
F2Shares held in Filer's name f/b/o sons. The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of such securities.
F3Shares held in Filer's name f/b/o daughter. The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is, for purposes of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of such securities.
F4Granted under the Independent Bank Corp. 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan. 3400 shares became exercisable annually, beginning on February 14, 2009.
F5Granted under the Independent Bank Corp. 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan. 2000 shares became exercisable annually, beginning on February 15, 2008.
F6Granted under the Independent Bank Corp. 2005 Employee Stock Option Plan. 2167 shares became exercisable on February 17, 2012 and February 17, 2013, and the remainder of shares became exercisable on February 17, 2014.