ROCKLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 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 Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. ~ 2009 East Coast Financial Services Conference on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. The Conference will take place at the Ritz Carlton Palm Beach, Manalapan, FL 33462.

Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. will webcast the 2009 East Coast Financial Services Conference, which will be available at http://www.sandleroneill.com. Go to Conferences tab, then select View Webcast under the East Coast Financial Services Conference heading. The conference will also be available via audio conference by dial-in at 617-614-3944 Passcode: Session Two. Rockland Trust Company's website will also have a link to the webcast at http://www.rocklandtrust.com/About/InvestorRelations.aspx A replay of the webcast will be available from the Rockland Trust Company website for a period of at least 30 days.

Independent Bank Corp., which has Rockland Trust Company as a wholly-owned bank subsidiary, currently has approximately $4.5 billion in assets. Rockland Trust Company is a full-service community bank serving southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and Rhode Island. To find out more about the products and services available at Rockland Trust Company, please visit our website at www.RocklandTrust.com.

    Source: Independent Bank Corp.

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