Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Nadeau Gerard F
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP [INDB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
288 UNION STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/23/2010
(Street)

ROCKLAND, MA 02370
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/23/2010   M   4,675 A $ 11.9063 25,175 D  
Common Stock               997.936 I by Broker (1)
Common Stock               800 I by Broker w Spouse
Common Stock               175.175 I by Daughter (2)
Common Stock               176.72 I by Son (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11.9063 11/23/2010   M     4,675 06/22/2001(4) 12/20/2010 Common Stock 4,675 $ 0 0 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 20.125             06/21/2002(5) 12/19/2011 Common Stock 4,900   4,900 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 23.47             06/20/2003(6) 12/19/2012 Common Stock 4,375   4,375 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 30.14             06/11/2004(7) 12/11/2013 Common Stock 3,658   3,658 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 34.18             06/09/2005(8) 12/09/2014 Common Stock 793   793 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 28.27             02/14/2009(9) 02/14/2018 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 28.895             12/15/2005(10) 12/14/2012 Common Stock 7,500   7,500 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 29.375             07/19/2008(11) 07/19/2017 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 30.14             06/11/2004(7) 12/11/2013 Common Stock 192   192 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 32.995             02/15/2008(12) 02/15/2017 Common Stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 34.18             06/09/2005(8) 12/09/2014 Common Stock 5,707   5,707 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Nadeau Gerard F
288 UNION STREET
ROCKLAND, MA 02370
      Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 By: Linda M. Campion, Power of Attorney For: Gerard F. Nadeau   11/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) shares held in broker name f/b/o Filer.
(2) The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securites and Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(3) The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(4) Granted under the Independent Bank Corp. 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan ("the Plan"). 1,559 shares pursuant to the Option first became exercisable on 6/22/01, 1,559 shares first became exercisable on 1/2/02 and the remaining 1,557 shares first became exercisable on 1/2/03. The Option will expire on 12/20/10 subject to the earlier termination of employment or acceleration of vesting schedule under certain termination of employee circumstances.
(5) Granted under the 1997 Plan. 1,634 shares first became exercisable on 6/21/02, 1,633 shares first became exercisable on 1/2/03, and the remaining 1,633 shares first became exercisable on 1/2/04. The Option will expire on 12/19/11, subject to the earlier termination provisions noted above.
(6) Granted under the 1997 Plan. 1,459 shares first became exercisable on 6/20/03, 1,458 shares first became exercisable on 1/2/04, and the remaining 1,458 shares first became exercisable on 1/2/05. The Option will expire on 12/19/12, subject to the earlier termination provisions noted above.
(7) Granted under the 1997 Plan. 1, 284 shares first became exercisable on 6/11/04, 1,283 shares first became exercisable on 1/2/05 and the remaining 1,283 shares first became exercisable on 1/2/06. The Option will expire on 12/11/13, subject to the earlier termination provisions noted above.
(8) Granted under the 1997 Plan on 12/9/04. All options fully vested a/o 12/15/05. The Option will expire on 12/9/14, subject to the earlier termination provisions noted above.
(9) Options vest in equal installments of 3,000 shares over a five-year period beginning on February 14, 2009 and thereafter on each successive anniversary date (2/14/10 - 2/14/13).
(10) Non-Qualified Stock Options granted under the Independent Bank Corp. 2005 Employee Stock Plan ("2005 Plan"). The Options immediately vested and will expire on 12/14/12, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the Stock Option Agreement.
(11) Granted under the Independent Bank Corp. 2005 Employee Stock Plan. The Options vest in equal installments over a five-year period beginning on July 19, 2008 and thereafter on each successive anniversary date (7/19/09-7/19/12). The Options expire on July 19, 2017, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the Stock Option Agreement.
(12) Granted under the 2005 Plan. The Options vest in equal installments of 1,000 shares over a five-year term beginning on 2/15/08 and thereafter on each successive anniversary date (2/15/09-2/15/12). The Options expire on 2/15/17, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the Stock Option Agreement.

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