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INDEPENDENT BANK CORP /MI/ — fact timeline

Source-grounded facts extracted from INDEPENDENT BANK CORP /MI/'s SEC 8-K filings across all families, newest first. Each cites a verbatim SEC excerpt.

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Earnings Releases

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP /MI/ reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income net income of $16.9 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, EPS $0.81 per diluted share.

“Independent Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: IBCP) reported first quarter 2026 net income of $16.9 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, versus net income of $15.6 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, in the prior-year period.”
Material Agreements

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP /MI/ entered into Agreement and Plan of Merger with HCB Financial Corp. valued at approximately $70.2 million (effective 2026-03-18).

“On March 18, 2026, Independent Bank Corporation (“ Independent ”) and HCB Financial Corp. (“ HCB ”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”) providing for a business combination of Independent and HCB.”

Christopher Michaels was elected as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at INDEPENDENT BANK CORP /MI/.

“On December 17, 2024, the Board of Directors of Independent Bank Corporation (the “Company”) elected Christopher Michaels, age 58 , as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective as of January 2, 2025.”
Shareholder Votes

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP /MI/ shareholders approved Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Executive Compensation at the 2024-04-23 meeting.

“The shareholders approved a proposed resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 17,259,482 360,226 73,793 1,575,162”
Shareholder Votes

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP /MI/ shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditors at the 2024-04-23 meeting.

“The shareholders ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 19,002,663 240,465 25,535 —”
Shareholder Votes

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP /MI/ shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-04-23 meeting.

“The following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, under the terms of the Company's Bylaws: Nominee For Against Withheld Broker Non-Votes Christina L. Keller 17,336,212 328,509 28,780 1,575,162 Ronia F. Kruse 15,785,400 1,890,428 17,673 1,575,162 Michael M. Magee, Jr. 16,949,100 690,929 53,472 1,575,162”

Facts are extracted by an LLM and gated to those whose source quote is present verbatim in the filing text. Coverage is best-effort while backfill and monitoring mature; this is not yet a full-market index. See methodology.