8-K

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:

May 20, 2021

(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, including zip code)

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)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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. ☐

ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Shareholders voted upon the proposals set forth below at the Company's 2021 Annual Shareholders Meeting held on May 20, 2021. Voting results are, when applicable, reported by rounding fractional share voting up or down to the nearest whole number.

(1)Proposal to reelect, Donna L. Abelli, Kevin J. Jones, Mary L. Lentz, John J. Morrissey, and Frederick Taw, as Class I Directors. All nominees were reelected. The results of voting were as follows:

	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Donna L. Abelli	25,490,675	1,041,372	53,291	2,783,702
Kevin J. Jones	25,507,943	1,021,608	55,787	2,783,702
Mary L. Lentz	26,310,609	224,113	50,616	2,783,702
John J. Morrissey	25,436,687	1,089,118	59,533	2,783,702
Frederick Taw	26,473,127	98,419	13,792	2,783,702

(2)Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. The proposal was approved. The results of voting were as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
28,908,401	439,497	21,142	0

(3)Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. The proposal was approved. The results of voting were as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
24,532,442	1,894,999	157,897	2,783,702

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

d. The following exhibits are included with this Report:

Exhibit Index
Exhibit #	Exhibit Description
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).

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:	May 24, 2021	By:	/s/Patricia Natale
			PATRICIA NATALE
			DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL

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Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	May 20, 2021
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Entity Tax Identification Number	04-2870273
City Area Code	781
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Entity Information [Line Items]
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