X0303 4 2010-02-25 0 0000776901 INDEPENDENT BANK CORP INDB 0001405590 Nadeau Gerard F 288 UNION STREET ROCKLAND MA 02370 0 1 0 0 Executive Vice President Common Stock 2010-02-25 4 A 0 7500 0 A 23250.92 D Common Stock 2010-02-25 4 J 0 2750.92 0 D 20500 D Common Stock 2010-02-25 4 J 0 950.92 0 A 975.866 I by Broker Common Stock 2010-02-25 4 J 0 1800 0 A 1800 I by Broker w Spouse Common Stock 171.125 I by Daughter Common Stock 172.634 I by Son Independent Bank Corp. awarded Restricted Stock to reporting person. Shares transferred from direct ownership to broker ownership. Shares held in broker name f/b/o Filer, formerly reported as direct holding and includes 24.946 shares received pursuant to the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last Form 4 filing (8/09). Such transactions are exempt from the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act. Shares held jt. w/spouse formerly reported as direct holding Holdings include 2.928 shares received pursuant to the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last Form 4 fling (8/09). Such transactions are exempt from the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act. The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securites and Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of such securities. Total holdings include 2.952828 shares received pursuant to the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last Form 4 filing (8/09). Such transactions are exempt from the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of such securities. By: Linda M. Campion, Power of Attorney For: Gerard F. Nadeau 2010-03-01