MISKELL EILEEN C 4

What Happened

• Eileen C. Miskell, a director of Independent Bank Corp. (INDB), was granted 842 restricted shares on 2026-05-19. The shares were awarded at $0.00 per share and immediately vested on the grant date, resulting in a reported acquisition value of $0.

Key Details

• Transaction type: Award/Grant (code A); 842 shares acquired on 2026-05-19 at $0.00 per share.
• Reporting: Filing accession 0001220109-26-000002, filed 2026-05-21 (no indication the filing was late).
• Vesting/Exemption: Award made under the 2018 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan and exempt under Rule 16b-3(d); shares vested immediately (Footnote F1).
• Holdings note: The filing also notes holdings include 99.3623 shares acquired via the 2014 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan since the last Form 4; the filing does not state a total post-transaction share count (Footnote F2).

Context

• This was a director compensation award, not a market purchase or sale. Awards and immediate vesting are common for non-employee director compensation and do not necessarily signal insider buying or selling intentions. The grant was reported as an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3.