On March 16, 2023, Warren Q. Fields, who has served as a Director of Independent Bank Corp. (the "Company") and Rockland Trust Company ("Rockland Trust") since February 1, 2021, notified the Company and Rockland Trust of his voluntary decision not to stand for re-election at the Company's May 18, 2023 Annual Shareholder Meeting. Mr. Fields, therefore, will cease to serve as a Director as of the Annual Shareholder Meeting.

Effective March 20, 2023, Kevin Jones, who has served as a Director of Rockland Trust since 1997 and as a Director of the Company since 2000, will retire from the Board of Directors, upon reaching the age of 72, in accordance with the Governance Principles of the Company which provide that Directors will be ineligible to serve on the Board once they attain the age of 72 and that Directors who reach that age during their elected term shall retire from the Board upon reaching the age of 72. Effective March 20, 2023, the Company and Rockland Trust Company appointed Maureen A. Gaffney, age 44, as Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company and Rockland Trust, to serve until her termination, retirement, resignation, death, removal, or disqualification. Ms. Gaffney has worked at Rockland Trust for 15 years and been the Controller of the Company and Rockland Trust for the past four years.

Prior to her appointment, the title of Principal Accounting Officer was held by the Company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Mark J. Ruggiero, who continues to serve as CFO and who was appointed as Rockland Trust's Executive Vice President of Consumer Lending effective March 20, 2023.