Rockland Trust Parent Named to Globe 100 List

ROCKLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Independent Bank Corp., parent of Rockland Trust, has been named to the Boston Globe’s Top 100 list for publicly held companies ranked by composite performance, it was recently announced. Independent Bank Corp. was ranked 49 for 2011, up from a ranking of 54 in 2010. The Globe 100 ranks the best performing publicly traded corporations based in Massachusetts on four financial factors calculated for the 2010 calendar year: return on average equity, one-year change in revenue, one-year change in profit margin, and 2010 revenue. To be considered for this prestigious award, a company must maintain its corporate headquarters in Massachusetts and trade its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market, or the American Stock Exchange. To see the full list, please go to www.boston.com/globe100.

About Rockland Trust

Rockland Trust Company is a full-service community bank headquartered in Massachusetts, with approximately $4.6 billion in assets. The sole bank subsidiary of Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq: INDB), Rockland Trust provides a wide range of consumer, business, investment, and insurance products and services. Rockland Trust’s network consists of 69 retail branches, 8 commercial lending centers, four mortgage banking centers, and four Investment Management Group offices located throughout Eastern Massachusetts. To find out why Rockland Trust is the bank “Where Each Relationship Matters^®”, please visit www.RocklandTrust.com