Independent Bank Corp. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   May 5, 2008

Independent Bank Corp.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Massachusetts 1-9047 04-2870273
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
288 Union Street, Rockland, Massachusetts   02370
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   781-878-6100

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

During the May 5, 2008 Earnings Conference Call Denis K. Sheahan, the Chief Financial Officer of Independent Bank Corp. (the "Company"), responded to a question posed about the Company's projected percentage increase in non-interest expense from 2007 to 2008 by stating, in substance, that the percentage increase would be 13 percent (13%) primarily due to increased non-interest expenses associated with the Company's March 1, 2008 acquisition of Slades Ferry Bancorp. The response given to the question, however, was an inadvertent, minor underestimate because the Company anticipates that its projected percentage increase in non-interest expense from 2007 to 2008 will be approximately 16 percent (16%).





Item 8.01 Other Events.

See Exhibit 99.1 Transcript from May 5, 2008 Earnings Conference Call.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

See Exhibit 99.1 Transcript from May 5, 2008 Earnings Conference Call.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Independent Bank Corp.
          
May 6, 2008   By:   Denis K. Sheahan
       
        Name: Denis K. Sheahan
        Title: Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  1st Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call