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 *
SPURR JOHN H JR
   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)
09/26/2012
(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 09/26/2012   M   1,000 A $ 20.325 25,319.7381 D  
Common Stock 09/26/2012   F   655 D $ 20.325 24,664.7381 (1) D  
Common Stock 09/27/2012   G V 250 D $ 0 1,484.138 I by Trust (2)
Common Stock               300,613.135 I by Corporation (3)
Common Stock               662.49 I by Spouse
Common Stock               12,995 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
NQ - Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 20.325 09/26/2012   M     1,000 10/15/2003(5) 04/15/2013 Common Stock 1,000 $ 20.325 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SPURR JOHN H JR
288 UNION STREET
ROCKLAND, MA 02370		   X      

Signatures

 Jennifer M. Kingston, Power of Attorney   09/28/2012
**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) Total holdings include 68.3560 shares acquired through the 2010 Independent Bank Corp. Dividend Reinvestment Plan since the last Form 4 filing (5/12). Such transactions are exempt from the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(2) Shares held i/n/o John H. Spurr, Jr. 1998 Trust on which the Filer is a Trustee and Life Beneficiary. Total holdings include 12.5460 shares acquired by filer through the Independent Bank Corp. 2010 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan since the last Form 4 filing (5/12). Such transactions are exempt from the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(3) Shares held i/n/o A. W. Perry Security Corporation. Filer is President of this Corporation. The filing of this statement should 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) Trust shares represented as: 2,415 shares held i/n/o Elizabeth P. Spurr 1972 Trust f/b/o filer, who is co-trustee and remaindermer of Trust; 2,415 shares held i/n/o Elizabeth P. Spurr 1972 Trust f/b/o Filer's sister. Filer is co-trustee of Trust. 8,165 shares held i/n/o John H. Spurr 1993 Trust f/b/o Filer, who is a co-trustee and remaindermer of Trust. The filing of this statement should 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 held by Trusts.
(5) Non-Employee Director, Non-Qualified Stock Options expire 10 years from grant date unless earlier terminated by reason of cessation as non-employee director.

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