---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000776901-25-000153"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "INDB"
cik: "0000776901"
company_name: "INDEPENDENT BANK CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T06:40:21.880551+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Independent Bank Corp. shareholders reelect all five director nominees, ratify auditor at 2025 annual meeting

## Summary
- All five Class II director nominees (Hogan, Miskell, Nadeau, O'Day, Venables) reelected with votes for ranging from 32.5M to 33.1M.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for 2025 approved: 37.7M for, 286k against, 24k abstain.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 31.9M for, 2.9M against, 213k abstain, with 3.0M broker non-votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000776901-25-000153
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: INDB
- cik: 0000776901
- company_name: INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690125000153/0000776901-25-000153-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690125000153/indb-20250515.htm

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