ROCKLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2006--Christopher Oddleifson, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Denis K. Sheahan, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ: INDB), will present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) Regional Bank Conference on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at 11:25 a.m. The Conference will take place at the Langham Hotel Boston, 250 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.

The KBW Regional Bank Conference will be webcast by TalkPoint Communications, which can be accessed via the following website at http://www.kbw.com/news/conference_regional.html.

Independent Bank Corp.'s sole bank subsidiary, Rockland Trust Company, currently has $3.0 billion in assets. Rockland Trust Company is a full-service community bank serving southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod. To find out more about the products and services available at Rockland Trust Company, please visit our website at www.RocklandTrust.com.

    CONTACT: Independent Bank Corp.
             President and Chief Executive Officer
             Christopher Oddleifson, 781-982-6660
             or
             Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
             Denis K. Sheahan, 781-982-6341

    SOURCE: Independent Bank Corp.