Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
SULLIVAN ROBERT D
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP [INDB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
288 UNION STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/27/2009
(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 05/27/2009   A   400 (1) A $ 0 14,819.64 (2) D  
Common Stock               0 I by Corporation (3)
Common Stock               10,331 I by Trusts (4)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SULLIVAN ROBERT D
288 UNION STREET
ROCKLAND, MA 02370
  X      

Signatures

 By: Linda M. Campion, Power of Attorney For: Robert D. Sullivan   05/28/2009
**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) Independent Bank Corp. awarded restricted stock to reporting person.
(2) Direct holdings include 1,600 shares of restricted stock; 8,008 shares held i/n/o Chrystine M. Sullivan Revocable Trust Dated 2/3/90 on which Mr. Sullivan is a trustee and beneficiary, and 4,104.035 shares held jt. w/spouse. Holdings also reflect 160.8629 shares received pursuant to the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last Form 4 filing (4/23/08), which are exempt from the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(3) Shares held in broker name f/b/o Sullivan Companies Retirement Trust UDT 8/1/74. Mr. Sullivan is a Trustee of this Trust. The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of such securities. .
(4) Total holdings include 6,356 shares held i/n/o Special Marital Trust of R. J. Sullivan on which Mr. Sullivan is a Trustee and 3,975 shares held i/n/o Joseph Sullivan Irrevocable Trust on which Mr. Sullivan is a Trustee. The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of such securities.

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