Independent Bank Corp. and Rockland Trust Company announced that effective November 15, 2026, James O. Morton, who has served as a Director of each of the Independent Bank Corp. and Rockland Trust Company since 2021, and the Chair of the Trust Committee of Rockland Trust Company since 2024 and a member of the joint Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Independent Bank Corp.
and Rockland Trust Company since 2023, retired from the Boards of Directors, upon reaching the age of 72, in accordance with the Governance Principles which provide that Directors are ineligible to serve once they attain the age of 72 and that Directors who reach that age during their elected term shall retire upon reaching the age of 72. In connection with the retirement of Mr. Morton, the size of each of the Company Board and the Rockland Trust Board will decrease from fourteen members to thirteen members and the number of Class III Directors on the Company Board will decrease from three members to two members.