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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Parent William M   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) C/O INDEPENDENT BANK CORP., 288 UNION STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2019 (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 04/01/2019   A   54,730 A (1) (2) 54,730 D   Common Stock 04/01/2019   A   842 A (2) (3) 842 (4) I IRA Common Stock 04/01/2019   A   1,562 A (2) (5) 1,562 (4) I ESOP Common Stock 04/01/2019   A   4,458 A (2) (6) 4,458 (4) I 401K

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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
Parent William M C/O INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. 288 UNION STREET ROCKLAND, MA 02370	X

Signatures

/s/ Maureen Gaffney, Power of Attorney for William Parent		04/03/2019
**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 issued in exchange for approximately 237,140 shares of Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. common stock in connection with the merger of Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. with and into Independent Bank Corp.
(2)	On the last trading day prior to the effective date of the merger, the closing price of Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. common stock was $23.90 per share, and the closing price of Independent Bank Corp.'s common stock was $81.01 per share.
(3)	Shares issued in exchange for 3,650 shares of Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. common stock in connection with the merger of Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. with and into Independent Bank Corp.
(4)	The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(5)	Shares issued in exchange for 6,769 shares of Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. common stock in connection with the merger of Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. with and into Independent Bank Corp. Amount of shares reflects adjustment for additions to the Holder's ESOP account for the 2018 plan year allocation.
(6)	Shares issued in exchange for 19,318 shares of Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. common stock in connection with the merger of Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. with and into Independent Bank Corp. held in Filer's 401(k) account at previous employer.

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