-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, ISvxtgXwD7ymracTWIXxg3M6seN0R435Rj0PAbOY+ADRLlkGBbAWOPM5d98teEUu ODtRjzIWl+dSRKS7nYd0Tg== 0001157523-03-000633.txt : 20030313 0001157523-03-000633.hdr.sgml : 20030313 20030313152044 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-03-000633 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030313 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 20030313 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: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09047 FILM NUMBER: 03602417 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 288 UNION STREET CITY: ROCKLAND STATE: MS ZIP: 02370 BUSINESS PHONE: 7818786100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 288 UNION STREET CITY: ROCKLAND STATE: MS ZIP: 02370 8-K 1 a4355390.htm INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. 8-K 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:
March 13, 2003
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

MASSACHUSETTS
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-9047
(Commission File Number)

04-2870273
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.
288 UNION ST., ROCKLAND, MA
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

02370
(Zip Code)

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

781-878-6100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

ITEM 5. 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.

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.

DATE: March 13, 2003

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.

BY: /s/ Denis K. Sheahan
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DENIS K. SHEAHAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND
TREASURER

EX-99 3 a4355390-991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 EX-99.1

INDEPENDENT
BANK CORP.
Parent of Rockland Trust Company

Shareholder Relations

NEWS RELEASE

288 Union Street, Rockland, MA 02370

Contact:

Douglas H. Philipsen
Chairman of the Board
(781) 982-6613

Christopher Oddleifson
President and CEO
(781) 982-6660

Denis K. Sheahan
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
(781) 982-6341

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. ANNOUNCES
INCREASED QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Rockland, MA (March 13, 2003) - The Board of Directors of Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ: INDB), parent of Rockland Trust Company, today announced a $0.13 per share dividend which will be payable on April 11, 2003, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 28, 2003.

Independent Bank Corp.’s sole bank subsidiary, Rockland Trust Company, currently has $2.3 billion in assets, 52 retail branches, seven commercial lending centers and three Investment Management Offices located in Plymouth, Barnstable, Norfolk and Bristol counties of southeastern Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.rocklandtrust.com.

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