---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000776901-26-000107"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "INDB"
cik: "0000776901"
company_name: "INDEPENDENT BANK CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-14T20:15:01+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T20:54:02.718082+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shareholders reelect all three Class III directors, ratify Ernst & Young, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- James O. Morton reelected with 35,467,804 for, 2,751,006 against, 53,461 abstain, 3,724,625 broker non-votes.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for 2026 approved: 41,769,910 for, 188,503 against, 38,483 abstain.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 35,991,052 for, 2,156,231 against, 124,988 abstain, 3,724,625 broker non-votes.
- Annual meeting held May 14, 2026; all proposals passed with majority votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000776901-26-000107
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: INDB
- cik: 0000776901
- company_name: INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T20:15:01+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000107/0000776901-26-000107-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000107/indb-20260514.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  INDEPENDENT BANK CORP shareholders approved Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. The proposal was approved. The results of voting were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 35,991,052 2,156,231 124,988 3,724,625
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000107/0000776901-26-000107-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  INDEPENDENT BANK CORP shareholders approved Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. The proposal was approved. The results of voting were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 41,769,910 188,503 38,483 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000107/0000776901-26-000107-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  INDEPENDENT BANK CORP shareholders approved Proposal to reelect James O. Morton, Daniel F. O’Brien, and Leif O’Leary as Class III Directors. at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: Proposal to reelect James O. Morton, Daniel F. O’Brien, and Leif O’Leary as Class III Directors. All nominees were reelected. The results of voting were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes James O. Morton 35,467,804 2,751,006 53,461 3,724,625 Daniel F. O’Brien 35,233,996 3,004,318 33,957 3,724,625 Leif O’Leary 36,352,509 1,875,244 44,518 3,724,625
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000107/0000776901-26-000107-index.htm

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