8-K

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:

December 8, 2016

(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

MASSACHUSETTS

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-9047	04-2870273
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.

Office Address: 2036 Washington Street, Hanover, Massachusetts 02339

Mailing Address: 288 Union Street, Rockland, Massachusetts 02370

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

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):

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Item 8.01 Other Events

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto is a copy of a press release regarding dividends declared by Independent Bank Corp. which is incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit No.Description

99.1 Q4 2016 Common Dividend Press Release.

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.

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.

DATE: December 8, 2016	BY:/s/Robert Cozzone
	Robert Cozzone
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Exhibit Index
Exhibit #	Exhibit Description
99.1	Q4 2016 Common Dividend Press Release

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1        

Shareholder Relations NEWS RELEASE

288 Union Street,

Rockland, MA 02370

Contacts:

Chris Oddleifson

President and

Chief Executive Officer

(781) 982-6660

Robert Cozzone

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(781) 982-6723

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.

ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Rockland, MA (December 8, 2016) - The Board of Directors of Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ: INDB), parent of Rockland Trust Company, today announced a $0.29 per share dividend which will be payable on January 6, 2017, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 26, 2016.

Independent Bank Corp. has approximately $7.8 billion in assets and is the holding company for Rockland Trust Company, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts. Rockland Trust offers a wide range of banking, investment, and insurance services to businesses and individuals through retail branches, commercial lending offices, investment management offices, and residential lending centers located in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as through telephone banking, mobile banking, and the Internet. Rockland Trust is an FDIC Member and an Equal Housing Lender. To find out why Rockland Trust is the bank “Where Each Relationship Matters ®”, please visit www.rockland.com.