Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Nadeau Gerard F
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP [INDB] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O INDEPENDENT BANK CORP., 288 UNION STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/05/2014
(Street)

ROCKLAND, MA 02370		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/05/2014   M   793 A $ 34.18 35,356.308 (1) D  
Common Stock 12/05/2014   M   1,747 A $ 34.18 37,103.308 D  
Common Stock 12/05/2014   M   3,960 A $ 34.18 41,063.308 D  
Common Stock 12/05/2014   F   5,809 D $ 40.18 35,254.308 D  
Common Stock               196.3016 (2) I by daughter
Common Stock               198.032 (3) I By Son

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
ISO - Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 34.18 12/05/2014   M     793 06/09/2005(4) 12/09/2014 Common Stock 793 $ 0 0 D  
NQ Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 34.18 12/05/2014   M     1,747 06/09/2005(5) 12/09/2014 Common Stock 1,747 $ 0 0 D  
NQ Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 34.18 12/05/2014   M     3,960 12/15/2005(6) 12/09/2014 Common Stock 3,960 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Nadeau Gerard F
C/O INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.
288 UNION STREET
ROCKLAND, MA 02370		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 Sarah E. Hutchings, Power of Attorney for Gerard Nadeau   12/09/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Holdings include 7.445 shares acquired as a result of participation in the 2010 Independent Bank Corp. Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan since the last Form 4 filing (8/13). Such transactions are exempt from the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(2) Shares held in Filer's name f/b/o Daughter. Holdings include 1.370453 shares received pursuant to the Independent Bank Corp. 2010 Divident Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan since the last Form 4 filing (8/13). Such transactions are exempt from the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(3) Shares held in Filer's name f/b/o Son. Holdings include 1.382757 shares received pursuant to the Independent Bank Corp. 2010 Divident Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan since the last Form 4 filing (8/13). Such transactions are exempt from the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(4) Granted under the Independent Bank Corp. 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan. Shares first became exercisable on June 9, 2005
(5) Granted under the Independent Bank Corp. 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan. 1374 shares shall first become exercisable on June 9, 2005 and the remainder of the shares shall become exercisable on December 15, 2005.
(6) Granted under the Independent Bank Corp. 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan. Shares first became exercisable on December 15, 2005.

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