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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000039311-26-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IBCP"
cik: "0000039311"
company_name: "INDEPENDENT BANK CORP /MI/"
filed_at: "2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:19:23.438586+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Independent Bank Corp. shareholders elect all director nominees at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- Terance L. Beia, Stephen L. Gulis Jr., and William B. Kessel elected to three-year terms as directors.
- Michael G. Wooldridge elected to a one-year term as director.
- Shareholders ratified Crowe LLP as independent auditor for FY 2026 with 17,973,910 votes for.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 16,605,837 votes for.
- Advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay set to every 1 year; company will hold annual vote.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000039311-26-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IBCP
- cik: 0000039311
- company_name: INDEPENDENT BANK CORP /MI/
- filed_at: 2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39311/000003931126000044/0000039311-26-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39311/000003931126000044/ibcp-20260421.htm

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