Brings Established Institutional Investment Management Capability to Market

HANOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rockland Trust is pleased to announce the establishment of Bright Rock Capital Management, LLC (Bright Rock) a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to institutional investment management. Beginning today, Bright Rock’s institutional investment management products and services are available to the global institutional market.

Rockland Trust and Bright Rock Capital Management combined assets under management currently exceed $1.3 billion, and include investment management products across the United States equity and fixed income markets. In launching Bright Rock, Rockland Trust has affirmed its focus on providing institutional investors with access to best of breed products managed by the firm. Supported by the $4.5 billionRockland Trust infrastructure and resources, Bright Rock’s investment management team averages 25 years of experience and maintains a strong and growing track record in several investment styles, including Mid Cap Growth, Small Cap Growth, and Quality Large Cap.

“Consistent with the Rockland Trust commitment to excellence on behalf of our clients, we have established Bright Rock to ensure that our clients receive the full focus and attention of the organization, specific to their areas of need. In Bright Rock, we see an opportunity to provide institutional investors with direct access to industry leading and highly focused investment management capabilities across the US equity markets and beyond,” noted David Smith, CFA, the firm’s Chief Investment Officer.

“With a team of dedicated investment professionals, deep infrastructure, and a commitment to service our customers, we believe that Bright Rock has many advantages in today’s marketplace. Our dedication to deep, fundamental research and analysis is core to our philosophy, and is the essence of Bright Rock’s value proposition to the market,” noted Doug Butler, CFA, CFP and Director of Research for the firm.

Bright Rock will offer both separately managed accounts as well as mutual funds. Critical to the needs of large institutions, Bright Rock will have the capacity to customize mandates across the US equity spectrum, with specific focus on the Mid Cap Growth, Small Cap Growth, and Quality Large Cap areas of the market, among others. For further information, visit www.brightrockcap.com.

About Bright Rock Capital Management LLC

Bright Rock Capital Management, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rockland Trust. The firm’s sole focus is providing institutional quality investment management services to institutional and high-net worth clients. The firm employs a fundamentally based investment philosophy and a highly disciplined investment management process. Bright Rock is a registered investment advisor. For further information, visit www.brightrockcap.com.

About Rockland Trust

Rockland Trust Company is the largest publicly traded commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts, with approximately $4.5 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 70 retail branches, 10 commercial lending centers, four mortgage banking centers, and four Investment Management Group offices located throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Investing assets for individuals, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations since 1907, Rockland Trust maintains 4 Investment Management offices in Attleboro, MA; Hanover, MA; Osterville, MA and Lincoln, RI. To find out why Rockland Trust is the bank “Where Each Relationship Matters^®”, please visit www.RocklandTrust.com

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