INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 26, 2026.
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Dec 31, 2025 · Filed Mar 26, 2026
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Proxy Summary
| PROXY SUMMARY | |
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| This page summarizes information described in more detail elsewhere in this proxy statement. You should read the entire proxy statement carefully before voting. Please review our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information about our Company and its financial performance. | |
| 2026 Annual Shareholder Meeting | |
| Date and Time: | Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time |
| Place: | The 2026 Annual Shareholder Meeting will be held solely by means of remote communication, in a live audio webcast format at https://meetnow.global/INDB2026. Please refer to “The Annual Meeting and Voting Procedures” in this proxy statement for more details about our virtual-only meeting. |
| Record Date: | March 20, 2026 |
| Voting Matters and Board Recommendations | ||||
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| Proposal · Board Recommendation · For More Information | ||||
| Proposal 1 - | Elect James O. Morton, Daniel F. O’Brien and Leif O’Leary to serve as Class III Directors | “FOR” all nominees | Page | 6 |
| Name | Age | Director Since | Primary Occupation | Committee Memberships | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James O. Morton | 71 | 2021 | Retired | N, T | ü |
| Daniel F. O’Brien | 70 | 2009 | Certified Public Accountant and President of O’Brien, Riley and Ryan | A, C | ü |
| Leif O’Leary | 54 | 2025 | CEO of Alegeus Technologies | ü | |
| A - Audit Committee C - Compensation Committee E - Executive Committee N - Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee R - Risk Committee T - Trust Committee | |||||
| Proposal 2 - | Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 | “FOR” | Page | 8 |
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| Proposal 3 - | Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers | “FOR” | Page | 9 |
How to Cast Your Vote
The Independent Bank Corp. Board of Directors is soliciting proxies for the May 14, 2026 Annual Shareholder Meeting, and for any adjournment or postponement of that meeting for which no new record date is set. We are making proxy materials available on or about April 1, 2026.Your vote is important. Even if you plan to attend our Annual Shareholder Meeting, please cast your vote as soon as possible by:
| Internetwww.envisionreports.com/INDB | Telephone1-800-652-8683 | |
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| You can also vote at the Annual Shareholder Meeting. Stock in the Rockland Trust Company Employee Savings, Profit Sharing and Stock Ownership Plan must be voted by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 12, 2026. | ||
Independent Bank Corp. 2026 Proxy Statement - 1
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Rockland, Massachusetts 02370
2026 PROXY STATEMENT
THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING PROCEDURES
This proxy statement contains information about the Independent Bank Corp. 2026 Annual Shareholder Meeting. For ease of reference, this proxy statement refers to the Independent Bank Corp. 2026 Annual Shareholder Meeting as the “annual meeting” or the “meeting,” to Independent Bank Corp. as the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us,” to Rockland Trust Company, our wholly-owned bank subsidiary, as “Rockland Trust,” and to the Company’s Board of Directors as the “Board.”
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