# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000776901
**File Stem:** 0000776901-23-000067
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 5496
**Document Hash:** 8f3fa220993c8de5c5d32b6b8e1c4e1d
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000776901-23-000067.hdr.sgml**: 20230301

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000776901-23-000067

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230228

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230301

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230301

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000776901
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 042870273
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-09047
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23689974

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 288 UNION STREET
- **CITY:** ROCKLAND
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02370
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7818786100

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 288 UNION STREET
- **CITY:** ROCKLAND
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02370

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**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:**

February 28, 2023

(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Massachusetts

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

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

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| **INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.** | **INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.** | **INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.** | **INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.** | **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) | (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |

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**NOT APPLICABLE**

(Former Address of Principal Executive Offices)

**(781)-878-6100**

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (*see* General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | 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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (17CFR 230.405)) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange

Act. ☐

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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** |

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On February 28, 2023 Robert Cozzone, the Chief Operating Officer of Independent Bank Corp. (the "Company") and Rockland Trust Company ("Rockland Trust"), tendered his resignation to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Cozzone will remain with the Company and Rockland Trust through mid-March or such shorter period as necessary to assist with the transition of his current responsibilities.

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| **ITEM 9.01**  | **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS** |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d. The following exhibits are included with this Report:

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| <u>Exhibit Index</u> | |
| <u>Exhibit #</u> | <u>Exhibit Description</u> |
| 101 | The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document. |
| 104 | Cover page interactive data file (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |

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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.

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| | | | **INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.** |
| Date: | March 1, 2023 | By: | /s/Mark J. Ruggiero |
|  |  |  | MARK J. RUGGIERO |
|  |  |  | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER |

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