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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;8, 2009</B>
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  <DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
  UNDER<BR>
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.</B>
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>
  
  
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      <TD align="center" valign="top">Massachusetts<BR>
  (State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
  incorporation or organization)
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">04-2870273<BR>
  (IRS employer identification<BR>
  number)</TD>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">288 Union Street<BR>
  Rockland, Massachusetts 02370<BR>
  (781)&nbsp;878-6100<BR>
  (Address of principal<BR>
  executive offices)</DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></DIV>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>
  (Full title of the Plan)</DIV>
  
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Edward H. Seksay<BR>
  General Counsel<BR>
  Independent Bank Corp.<BR>
  288 Union Street<BR>
  Rockland, Massachusetts 02370<BR>
  (781)&nbsp;878-6100<BR>
  (Name, address and telephone number of Agent for Service)</DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Copy to:<BR>
  Richard A. Schaberg, Esq.<BR>
  Hogan &#038; Hartson LLP<BR>
  555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.<BR>
  Washington, D.C. 20004-1109<BR>
  (202)&nbsp;637-5671
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate
  by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</DIV>
  
  
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  <TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
  <TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD align="center">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
  <TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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      <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
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                      <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</DIV></TD>
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      <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000" colspan="3">210,286</TD>
  
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      <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000" colspan="3">$19.845</TD>
  
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      <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000" colspan="3">$4,173,126</TD>
  
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      <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457 (h)&nbsp;solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee,
  based on the average of the high and low sales price per share of Independent Bank Corp. common
  stock on May&nbsp;1, 2009, as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market.</TD>
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      <TD>Pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No.&nbsp;333-155970) with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) on December&nbsp;5, 2008, as amended by Pre-Effective
  Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;12, 2009. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;429 under the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended, these shares of Common Stock are being carried forward from the
  prior Registration Statement. Accordingly, no additional filing fee is required.</TD>
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  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b75364ibexv5.htm">Ex-5 Opinion of Hogan & Hartson LLP as to the validity of the securities registered hereunder.</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b75364ibexv23w1.htm">Ex-23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP.</A></TD></TR>
  <TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b75364ibexv99w1.htm">Ex-99.1 Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.</A></TD></TR>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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  <DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>COMMON STOCK BEING REGISTERED</B>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed in connection with the conversion of
  options to purchase shares of Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. (&#147;BFBC&#148;) common stock that were
  outstanding at the completion of the merger of BFBC with and into Independent Bank Corp. (the
  &#147;Company&#148;), with the Company surviving, into options to purchase shares of Company common stock.
  The merger was completed on April&nbsp;10, 2009.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No.&nbsp;333-155970) with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on December&nbsp;5, 2008, as amended by Pre-Effective
  Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;12, 2009, pursuant to which it registered the
  offer and sale of up to 4,943,985 shares of Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to
  BFBC holders in connection with the proposed merger, including shares issuable under BFBC&#146;s 2006
  Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The closing of the merger occurred on April&nbsp;10, 2009. In
  connection with the closing, the Plan automatically terminated as of the effective date of the
  merger. Holders of awards under the Plan had the opportunity to elect, pursuant to a written
  election submitted to the Company prior to the effective date of the merger, to have their awards
  converted into options to purchase shares of the Company. Upon the effective time of the merger,
  the Company assumed each option in accordance with the terms of the Plan and stock conversion
  certificate or other certificate by which it was evidenced, except to the extent modified by the
  Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Company, Independent
  Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc., Rockland Trust Company, BFBC and Benjamin Franklin Bank. Pursuant to
  this Registration Statement on Form S-8, the Company hereby registers on such Form&nbsp;210,286 shares
  of common stock for issuance under the Plan.
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  <DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be sent or given to
  employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
  Act&#148;). In accordance with the instructions to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8, such documents will not be filed
  with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement
  or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act. These
  documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this
  registration statement, taken together, constitute the prospectus as required by Section 10(a) of
  the Securities Act.
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  <DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Independent Bank Corp. (the &#147;Company&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference into this registration
  statement the following documents filed by it with the SEC:
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      <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
  ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;10, 2009;</TD>
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      <TD>The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
   March 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2009;</TD>
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      <TD>The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
  January&nbsp;12, 2009, January&nbsp;27, 2009, February&nbsp;13, 2009, March&nbsp;4, 2009, March&nbsp;19,
  2009, March&nbsp;20, 2009, April&nbsp;10, 2009, April&nbsp;20, 2009, April&nbsp;22, 2009 and May&nbsp;1,
  2009 (except, with respect to each of the foregoing, for portions of such
  reports which were deemed to be furnished and not filed); and</TD>
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      <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01
  per share, contained in its registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the
  SEC on January&nbsp;21, 1986, and the description of its Renewal Rights Agreement
  dated as of September&nbsp;14, 2000, as set forth on its registration statement on
  Form 8-A dated October&nbsp;23, 2000, including any amendment or report filed for
  the purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents and reports filed by the Company subsequent to the date hereof
  pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
  (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all
  securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities remaining unsold (other than
  those furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.01 or Item&nbsp;7.01 of Form 8-K or other information &#147;furnished&#148; to
  the SEC), shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be
  part hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports. Any statement contained in a
  document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
  modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement
  contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document, which also is or is deemed to be
  incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
  modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
  part of this registration statement.
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
  </DIV>
  
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B>.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
  </DIV>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Independent Bank Corp. is a Massachusetts corporation. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter
  156D, Part&nbsp;8, Subdivision E, provides that a corporation may, subject to certain limitations,
  indemnify its directors, officers, employees and other agents, and individuals serving with respect
  to any employee benefit plan, and must, in certain cases, indemnify a director or officer for his
  reasonable costs if he is wholly successful in his defense in a proceeding to which he was a party
  because he was a director or officer of the corporation. In certain circumstances, a court may
  order a corporation to indemnify its officers or directors or advance their expenses. Chapter&nbsp;156D,
  Section&nbsp;8.58 allows a corporation to limit or expand its obligation to indemnify its directors,
  officers, employees and agents in the corporation&#146;s articles of organization, a bylaw adopted by
  the shareholders, or a contract adopted by its board of directors or shareholders.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Both Chapter&nbsp;156D, Section&nbsp;8.57 and the Company&#146;s Articles of Organization provide that the
  corporation may purchase and maintain insurance against liability incurred by an officer or
  director in his capacity as officer or director or while serving at the Company&#146;s request as a
  director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another domestic or foreign corporation,
  partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity, or arising out of his
  status as such. The Company currently maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance, which
  insures the officers and directors of the Company from any claim arising out of an alleged wrongful
  act by such person in their respective capacities as officers and directors of the Company.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Company&#146;s Articles of Organization and its Bylaws, the Company may not indemnify a
  director or officer unless ordered to do so by a court if his or her conduct: (a)&nbsp;was a breach of
  the director&#146;s or officer&#146;s duty of loyalty to Independent or its shareholders, (b)&nbsp;was not in good
  faith or involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c)&nbsp;resulted in an improper
  distribution under Section&nbsp;6.40 of Chapter&nbsp;156D of the Massachusetts General Laws, (d)&nbsp;was conduct
  from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit, or (e)&nbsp;was at least not
  opposed to the best interests of the Company, if the conduct was with respect to an employee
  benefit plan, for a purpose he or she reasonably believed to be in the interests of the
  participants in, and the beneficiaries of, the plan.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The determination of whether the relevant standard of conduct have been met shall be made: (a)
  if there are two or more disinterested directors, by the board of directors by a majority vote of
  all the disinterested directors or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more
  disinterested directors appointed by vote; (b)&nbsp;by special legal counsel selected by a majority vote
  of all the disinterested directors or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more
  disinterested directors appointed by vote; (c)&nbsp;if there are fewer than two disinterested directors,
  selected by the board of directors, in which selection directors who do not qualify as
  disinterested directors may participate; or (d)&nbsp;by the shareholders (but shares owned by or voted
  under the control of a disinterested director may not be voted on the determination).
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is not obligated under its Articles of Organization to indemnify or advance
  expenses to a director or officer of a predecessor of the Company, pertaining to conduct with
  respect to the predecessor, unless otherwise specifically provided.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Articles of Organization provide that no amendment or repeal of the
  indemnification provision of its Bylaws or of the relevant provisions of Chapter&nbsp;156D shall affect
  or diminish the rights of any indemnified person to indemnification with respect to any action or
  proceeding arising out of or relating to any actions occurring prior to the final adoption of the
  amendment or repeal. The Company&#146;s Articles of Organization provide that no amendment or repeal of
  the provision limiting the liability of directors shall adversely affect the rights and protections
  afforded to directors of Independent for acts or omissions occurring prior to the amendment or
  repeal. The Articles of Organization also provide that if the Massachusetts Business Corporation
  Act is subsequently amended to increase the scope of permitted indemnification, indemnification
  under the Articles of Organization shall be provided to the full extent permitted or required by
  the amendment.
  </DIV>
  
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to the indemnification provided for in its Bylaws, the Company provides
  indemnification rights in employment agreements it has entered into with certain of its executive
  officers. The Company maintains, on behalf of its directors and officers, insurance protection
  against certain liabilities arising out of the discharge of their duties, as well as insurance
  covering the Company for indemnification payments made to its directors and officers for certain
  liabilities. The premiums for such insurance are paid by the Company.
  </DIV>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</B>.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
  </DIV>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The exhibits to this registration statement are listed on the exhibit index, which appears
  elsewhere in this registration statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
  </DIV>
  
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B>.
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  </DIV>
  
  
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      <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
  made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</TD>
  </TR>
  
  </TABLE>
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 8%">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
  Act;
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 8%">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
  effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
  post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
  represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
  registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
  decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
  securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
  deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
  may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
  pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
  price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
  offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
  the effective registration statement; and
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 8%">(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
  distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
  material change to such information in the registration statement.
  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
  information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
  paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the
  Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
  incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
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      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
  Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
  registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
  offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona
  fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
  </TR>
  
  <TR>
      <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
      <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
      <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
  amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
  termination of the offering.</TD>
  </TR>
  
  </TABLE>
  </DIV>
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
  under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
  or Section 15(d) of the
  </DIV>
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  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
  pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
  Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
  the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
  directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions,
  or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification
  is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
  the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
  Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the
  successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
  controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless
  in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
  court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against
  public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
  such issue.
  </DIV>
  
  
  
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  </DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
  has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
  has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Rockland, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on May&nbsp;8, 2009.
  </DIV>
  
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      <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="3" align="left">INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.<BR>
  &nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR><TR>
      <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">
  /s/ Edward H. Seksay
  &nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR><TR>
      <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="2" align="left">Edward H. Seksay&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR><TR>
      <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colspan="2" align="left">General Counsel&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
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  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
  </DIV>
  
  
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Edward H. Seksay and Denis
  K. Sheahan his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full
  power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead,
  in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to
  the Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
  documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
  attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
  requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes
  as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
  attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
  done by virtue hereof.
  </DIV>
  
  <DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
  been signed as of May&nbsp;8, 2009 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
  </DIV>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Christopher Oddleifson
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  Christopher Oddleifson
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;and
  Director</TD>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Denis K. Sheahan<BR>
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top">Denis K. Sheahan</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Richard S. Anderson<BR>
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  Richard S. Anderson
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ William P. Bissonnette<BR>
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  William P. Bissonnette
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Benjamin A. Gilmore, II<BR>
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  Benjamin A. Gilmore, II
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Kevin J. Jones<BR>
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top">Kevin J. Jones</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Donna A. Lopolito<BR>
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top">Donna A. Lopolito</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Eileen C. Miskell<BR>
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top">Eileen C. Miskell</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Daniel F. O&#146;Brien</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  Daniel
  F. O&#146;Brien
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
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      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Carl Ribeiro<BR>
  <DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
  Carl Ribeiro
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  Table of Contents
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2009
  Registration No. 333-
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Massachusetts
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  04-2870273
  (IRS employer identification
  number)
  288 Union Street
  Rockland, Massachusetts 02370
  (781) 878-6100
  (Address of principal
  executive offices)
  Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan
  (Full title of the Plan)
  Edward H. Seksay
  General Counsel
  Independent Bank Corp.
  288 Union Street
  Rockland, Massachusetts 02370
  (781) 878-6100
  (Name, address and telephone number of Agent for Service)
  Copy to:
  Richard A. Schaberg, Esq.
  Hogan & Hartson LLP
  555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20004-1109
  (202) 637-5671
  Indicate
  by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
  Large accelerated filer
  o
  Accelerated filer
  þ
  Non-accelerated filer
  o
  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company
  o
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Amount
  Proposed Maximum
  Proposed Maximum
  Amount of
  Title of securities
  to be
  Offering Price
  Aggregate Offering
  Registration
  to be registered
  Registered(2)
  per Share (1)
  Price (1)(2)
  Fee (1)(2)
  Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
  210,286
  $19.845
  $4,173,126
  $0
  (1)
  Estimated pursuant to Rule 457 (h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee,
  based on the average of the high and low sales price per share of Independent Bank Corp. common
  stock on May 1, 2009, as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
  (2)
  Pursuant to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-155970) with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on December 5, 2008, as amended by Pre-Effective
  Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the SEC on January 12, 2009. Pursuant to Rule 429 under the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended, these shares of Common Stock are being carried forward from the
  prior Registration Statement. Accordingly, no additional filing fee is required.
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  PART I
  PART II
  Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
  Item 4. Description of Securities.
  Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
  Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
  Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
  Item 8. Exhibits.
  Item 9. Undertakings.
  SIGNATURES
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Ex-5 Opinion of Hogan & Hartson LLP as to the validity of the securities registered hereunder.
  Ex-23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP.
  Ex-99.1 Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
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  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  COMMON STOCK BEING REGISTERED
  This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed in connection with the conversion of
  options to purchase shares of Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. ("BFBC") common stock that were
  outstanding at the completion of the merger of BFBC with and into Independent Bank Corp. (the
  "Company"), with the Company surviving, into options to purchase shares of Company common stock.
  The merger was completed on April 10, 2009.
  The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-155970) with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on December 5, 2008, as amended by Pre-Effective
  Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the SEC on January 12, 2009, pursuant to which it registered the
  offer and sale of up to 4,943,985 shares of Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to
  BFBC holders in connection with the proposed merger, including shares issuable under BFBC's 2006
  Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The closing of the merger occurred on April 10, 2009. In
  connection with the closing, the Plan automatically terminated as of the effective date of the
  merger. Holders of awards under the Plan had the opportunity to elect, pursuant to a written
  election submitted to the Company prior to the effective date of the merger, to have their awards
  converted into options to purchase shares of the Company. Upon the effective time of the merger,
  the Company assumed each option in accordance with the terms of the Plan and stock conversion
  certificate or other certificate by which it was evidenced, except to the extent modified by the
  Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Company, Independent
  Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc., Rockland Trust Company, BFBC and Benjamin Franklin Bank. Pursuant to
  this Registration Statement on Form S-8, the Company hereby registers on such Form 210,286 shares
  of common stock for issuance under the Plan.
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  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to
  employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
  Act"). In accordance with the instructions to Part I of Form S-8, such documents will not be filed
  with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") either as part of this Registration Statement
  or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These
  documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
  registration statement, taken together, constitute the prospectus as required by Section 10(a) of
  the Securities Act.
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
  Independent Bank Corp. (the "Company") hereby incorporates by reference into this registration
  statement the following documents filed by it with the SEC:
  (a)
  The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
  ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2009;
  (b)
  The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
   March 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2009;
  (c)
  The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
  January 12, 2009, January 27, 2009, February 13, 2009, March 4, 2009, March 19,
  2009, March 20, 2009, April 10, 2009, April 20, 2009, April 22, 2009 and May 1,
  2009 (except, with respect to each of the foregoing, for portions of such
  reports which were deemed to be furnished and not filed); and
  (d)
  The description of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01
  per share, contained in its registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the
  SEC on January 21, 1986, and the description of its Renewal Rights Agreement
  dated as of September 14, 2000, as set forth on its registration statement on
  Form 8-A dated October 23, 2000, including any amendment or report filed for
  the purpose of updating such description.
  In addition, all documents and reports filed by the Company subsequent to the date hereof
  pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
  (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all
  securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities remaining unsold (other than
  those furnished pursuant to Item 2.01 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K or other information "furnished" to
  the SEC), shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be
  part hereof from the date of filing of such documents or reports. Any statement contained in a
  document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
  modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement
  contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document, which also is or is deemed to be
  incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
  modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
  part of this registration statement.
  Item 4. Description of Securities
  .
  Not applicable.
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  Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
  .
  Not applicable.
  Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
  .
  Independent Bank Corp. is a Massachusetts corporation. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter
  156D, Part 8, Subdivision E, provides that a corporation may, subject to certain limitations,
  indemnify its directors, officers, employees and other agents, and individuals serving with respect
  to any employee benefit plan, and must, in certain cases, indemnify a director or officer for his
  reasonable costs if he is wholly successful in his defense in a proceeding to which he was a party
  because he was a director or officer of the corporation. In certain circumstances, a court may
  order a corporation to indemnify its officers or directors or advance their expenses. Chapter 156D,
  Section 8.58 allows a corporation to limit or expand its obligation to indemnify its directors,
  officers, employees and agents in the corporation's articles of organization, a bylaw adopted by
  the shareholders, or a contract adopted by its board of directors or shareholders.
  Both Chapter 156D, Section 8.57 and the Company's Articles of Organization provide that the
  corporation may purchase and maintain insurance against liability incurred by an officer or
  director in his capacity as officer or director or while serving at the Company's request as a
  director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another domestic or foreign corporation,
  partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity, or arising out of his
  status as such. The Company currently maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance, which
  insures the officers and directors of the Company from any claim arising out of an alleged wrongful
  act by such person in their respective capacities as officers and directors of the Company.
  Under the Company's Articles of Organization and its Bylaws, the Company may not indemnify a
  director or officer unless ordered to do so by a court if his or her conduct: (a) was a breach of
  the director's or officer's duty of loyalty to Independent or its shareholders, (b) was not in good
  faith or involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) resulted in an improper
  distribution under Section 6.40 of Chapter 156D of the Massachusetts General Laws, (d) was conduct
  from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit, or (e) was at least not
  opposed to the best interests of the Company, if the conduct was with respect to an employee
  benefit plan, for a purpose he or she reasonably believed to be in the interests of the
  participants in, and the beneficiaries of, the plan.
  The determination of whether the relevant standard of conduct have been met shall be made: (a)
  if there are two or more disinterested directors, by the board of directors by a majority vote of
  all the disinterested directors or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more
  disinterested directors appointed by vote; (b) by special legal counsel selected by a majority vote
  of all the disinterested directors or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more
  disinterested directors appointed by vote; (c) if there are fewer than two disinterested directors,
  selected by the board of directors, in which selection directors who do not qualify as
  disinterested directors may participate; or (d) by the shareholders (but shares owned by or voted
  under the control of a disinterested director may not be voted on the determination).
  The Company is not obligated under its Articles of Organization to indemnify or advance
  expenses to a director or officer of a predecessor of the Company, pertaining to conduct with
  respect to the predecessor, unless otherwise specifically provided.
  The Company's Articles of Organization provide that no amendment or repeal of the
  indemnification provision of its Bylaws or of the relevant provisions of Chapter 156D shall affect
  or diminish the rights of any indemnified person to indemnification with respect to any action or
  proceeding arising out of or relating to any actions occurring prior to the final adoption of the
  amendment or repeal. The Company's Articles of Organization provide that no amendment or repeal of
  the provision limiting the liability of directors shall adversely affect the rights and protections
  afforded to directors of Independent for acts or omissions occurring prior to the amendment or
  repeal. The Articles of Organization also provide that if the Massachusetts Business Corporation
  Act is subsequently amended to increase the scope of permitted indemnification, indemnification
  under the Articles of Organization shall be provided to the full extent permitted or required by
  the amendment.
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  In addition to the indemnification provided for in its Bylaws, the Company provides
  indemnification rights in employment agreements it has entered into with certain of its executive
  officers. The Company maintains, on behalf of its directors and officers, insurance protection
  against certain liabilities arising out of the discharge of their duties, as well as insurance
  covering the Company for indemnification payments made to its directors and officers for certain
  liabilities. The premiums for such insurance are paid by the Company.
  Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
  .
  Not applicable.
  Item 8. Exhibits.
  The exhibits to this registration statement are listed on the exhibit index, which appears
  elsewhere in this registration statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
  Item 9. Undertakings
  .
  (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1)
  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
  made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
  Act;
  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
  effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
  post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
  represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
  registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
  decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
  securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
  deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
  may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
  pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
  price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
  offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
  the effective registration statement; and
  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
  distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
  material change to such information in the registration statement.
  provided, however
  , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
  information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
  paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the
  Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
  incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
  (2)
  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
  Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
  registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
  offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona
  fide
  offering thereof.
  (3)
  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
  amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
  termination of the offering.
  (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
  under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
  or Section 15(d) of the
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  Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
  pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
  Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
  the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
  directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions,
  or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification
  is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
  the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
  Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the
  successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
  controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless
  in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
  court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against
  public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
  such issue.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
  has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
  has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Rockland, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on May 8, 2009.
  INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.
  By:
  /s/ Edward H. Seksay
  Edward H. Seksay
  General Counsel
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Edward H. Seksay and Denis
  K. Sheahan his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full
  power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead,
  in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to
  the Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
  documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
  attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
  requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes
  as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
  attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
  done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
  been signed as of May 8, 2009 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  /s/ Christopher Oddleifson
  President, Chief Executive Officer
  Christopher Oddleifson
  and
  Director
  /s/ Denis K. Sheahan
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  Denis K. Sheahan
  /s/ Richard S. Anderson
  Richard S. Anderson
  Director
  /s/ William P. Bissonnette
  William P. Bissonnette
  Director
  /s/ Benjamin A. Gilmore, II
  Benjamin A. Gilmore, II
  Director
  /s/ Kevin J. Jones
  Director
  Kevin J. Jones
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  Signature
  Title
  /s/ Donna A. Lopolito
  Director
  Donna A. Lopolito
  /s/ Eileen C. Miskell
  Director
  Eileen C. Miskell
  /s/ Daniel F. O'Brien
  Director
  Daniel
  F. O'Brien
  /s/ Carl Ribeiro
  Carl Ribeiro
  Director
  /s/ Richard Sgarzi
  Director
  Richard Sgarzi
  /s/ John H. Spurr, Jr.
  Director
  John H. Spurr, Jr.
  /s/ Robert D. Sullivan
  Director
  Robert D. Sullivan
  /s/ Brian S. Tedeschi
  Director
  Brian S. Tedeschi
  /s/ Thomas J. Teuten
  Director
  Thomas J. Teuten
  /s/ Thomas R. Venables
  Thomas R. Venables
  Director
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit
  No.
  Exhibit
  4.1
  Specimen common stock certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the
  Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
  31, 1992 and incorporated herein by reference).
  5
  Opinion of Hogan & Hartson LLP as to the validity of the
  securities registered hereunder.
  23.1
  Consent of KPMG LLP.
  23.2
  Consent of Hogan & Hartson LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
  24
  Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto).
  99.1
  Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.