Strong Loan and Core Deposit Generation Drive Solid Results

ROCKLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ: INDB), parent of Rockland Trust Company, today announced 2016 third quarter net income of $20.5 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, slightly above the $20.4 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, reported in the prior quarter. The third and second quarter net income contained merger and acquisition expenses, which the Company considers non-core. On an operating basis, net income for the third quarter was $20.6 million, or $0.78 on a diluted earnings per share basis, versus $20.5 million, or $0.78 per diluted share in the prior quarter.

In a separate news release today the Company announced an agreement to acquire Island Bancorp, Inc., and its subsidiary The Edgartown National Bank, the oldest bank on Martha's Vineyard with $152.8 million in loans and $171.1 million in deposits as of September 30, 2016.

“Rockland Trust maintained its consistently strong performance during the third quarter of 2016,” said Christopher Oddleifson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Independent Bank Corp. and Rockland Trust. “Due to the outstanding efforts of my colleagues we continue to grow both loans and deposits in a responsible manner. With the Bank of Cape Cod transaction that is expected to close in November and the Edgartown National merger agreement announced today, we also continue to augment organic growth with opportunistic acquisitions.”

BALANCE SHEET

Total assets of $7.5 billion at September 30, 2016 increased by $83.1 million, or 1.1%, from the prior quarter and by $367.1 million, or 5.2%, as compared to the year ago period.

The commercial loan portfolio rose by $55.8 million, or 1.4% (5.4% annualized), over the prior quarter, with solid growth in the commercial real estate sector leading the way. In addition, the home equity loan portfolio continued to benefit from sustained marketing campaigns and a growing customer base, increasing 1.7% (6.9% annualized) over the prior quarter and is now 6.3% above the prior year level. These factors combined to generate growth in total loans at September 30, 2016 of $71.9 million, or 1.3% (5.0% annualized), compared to the balance at June 30, 2016. Compared to the prior year period, total loans increased by $248.0 million, or 4.5%, to $5.7 billion.

Total deposit levels increased by $71.6 million, or 1.2%, compared to the prior quarter, driven by strong growth in the demand deposit and money market categories. Core deposits rose by $86.6 million, or 6.4% on an annualized basis, from the prior quarter and represented 90.0% of total deposits at September 30, 2016. Robust core deposit generation resulted in a further decline in the total cost of deposits to 17 basis points during the third quarter as compared to 18 basis points in the linked quarter. Compared to the prior year period, total deposits increased by $354.6 million, or 6.0%, to $6.3 billion.

The securities portfolio decreased by $10.7 million from the prior quarter due to paydowns partially offset by $24.8 million in purchases. Total securities of $818.6 million at September 30, 2016 comprised 10.9% of total assets of the Company at September 30, 2016.

Stockholders' equity at September 30, 2016 rose to $818.2 million, an increase of 1.8% from June 30, 2016 and 7.8% from the year ago period. The strong growth in capital led to an increase in book value per share of $0.54, or 1.8%, and a $0.56 increase, or 2.5%, in the Company’s tangible book value per share during the third quarter compared to the second quarter of 2016. The Company's ratio of common equity to assets of 10.91% represents an increase of 7 basis points from the prior quarter end and 27 basis points from the same period a year ago. The tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio of 8.33% represents an increase of 11 basis points from the prior quarter and 45 basis points from the same period a year ago.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income for the third quarter was $57.7 million, representing a $1.1 million, or 2.0%, increase over the prior quarter. The increase was mainly attributable to higher prepayment penalties and earning asset levels. During the third quarter, the Company’s net interest margin decreased by seven basis points from the prior quarter to 3.40% as a result of considerably higher levels of liquid assets during the third quarter.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest income totaled $20.4 million in the third quarter, which represents a $679,000, or 3.2%, decrease from the prior quarter. Significant changes in noninterest income in the third quarter compared to the prior quarter included the following:

• Deposit account fees and interchange and ATM fees increased by $205,000, or 2.4%, driven mainly by ongoing increases in total active accounts.
• Investment management income decreased by $288,000, or 5.0%, primarily due to seasonal tax preparation fees received during the second quarter, partially offset by a 1.8% increase in assets under administration to $2.9 billion as of September 30, 2016.
• Mortgage banking income increased by $600,000, or 44.0%, attributable to higher origination volumes combined with a decrease in the amount of impairment recognized on the Company's mortgage servicing asset.
• Loan level derivative income decreased by $1.3 million, or 61.3%, due to lower customer demand in the third quarter.
• Other noninterest income increased $92,000, or 4.0%, mainly due to an increase in checkbook fees and partially offset by a decrease in commercial loan fees.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

The Company recorded noninterest expense of $46.9 million during the third quarter, which represents a $289,000, or 0.6%, decrease from the prior quarter. Significant changes in noninterest expense in the third quarter compared to the prior quarter included the following:

• Salaries and employee benefits increased by $418,000, or 1.6%, due primarily to increases in commissions, payroll taxes and medical insurance, partially offset by decreases in other incentive compensation.
• Occupancy and equipment expenses decreased by $234,000, or 4.1%, due to snow removal costs that were incurred in the prior quarter and lower repair and maintenance expense.
• Data processing expense increased by $139,000, or 14.3%, due to one-time costs associated with implementation of new software.
• The FDIC assessment decreased by $195,000, or 21.2%, due to a reduction in assessment rates effective July 1, 2016.
• Merger and acquisition costs amounted to $151,000 for the quarter as compared to $206,000 in the prior quarter, related to the pending acquisition of New England Bancorp, Inc., which is expected to close in November 2016.
• Other noninterest expense decreased by $395,000, or 3.3%, driven primarily by lower provisions for unfunded commitments, loan workout costs, and card issuance fees, offset by higher advertising, recruitment, and mortgage operation expenses.

The Company generated a return on average assets and a return on average common equity of 1.09% and 9.98%, respectively, in the third quarter, as compared to 1.13% and 10.24%, respectively, for the prior quarter.

ASSET QUALITY

Asset quality metrics remained strong during the third quarter with total net charge-offs of $472,000 or 0.03% of average loans on an annualized basis, compared to net recoveries of $695,000 in the prior quarter. The provision for loan losses increased to $950,000 for the third quarter versus $600,000 in the second quarter of 2016. Nonperforming loan levels in the third quarter decreased slightly to $24.8 million, and represent 0.43% of total loans at September 30, 2016, as compared to 0.45% at June 30, 2016. Total nonperforming assets decreased modestly to $26.6 million at the end of the third quarter, from $27.5 million at the end of the prior quarter. Delinquency as a percentage of loans was 0.44% at September 30, 2016, a decrease of three basis points from the prior quarter.

The allowance for loan losses was $58.2 million at September 30, 2016, as compared to $57.7 million at June 30, 2016. The Company’s allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans was 1.01% and 1.02% as of September 30, 2016 and June 30, 2016, respectively.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Christopher Oddleifson, Chief Executive Officer and Robert Cozzone, Chief Financial Officer will host a conference call to discuss third quarter earnings at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 21, 2016. Internet access to the call is available on the Company’s website at www.rocklandtrust.com or via telephonic access by dial-in at 1-888-336-7153 reference: INDB. A replay of the call will be available by calling 1-877-344-7529, Replay Conference Number: 10094021 and will be available through November 4, 2016. Additionally, a webcast replay will be available until October 21, 2017.

ABOUT INDEPENDENT BANK CORP.

Independent Bank Corp. has approximately $7.5 billion in assets and is the holding company for Rockland Trust Company, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts. Rockland Trust offers a wide range of banking, investment, and insurance services to businesses and individuals through retail branches, commercial lending offices, investment management offices, and residential lending centers located in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as through telephone banking, mobile banking, and the Internet. Rockland Trust is an FDIC Member and an Equal Housing Lender. To find out why Rockland Trust is the bank “Where Each Relationship Matters ®”, please visit www.rocklandtrust.com.

This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements” with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of the Company. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as “expect,” “achieve,” “plan,” “believe,” “future,” “positioned,” “continued,” “will,” “would,” “potential,” or similar statements or variations of such terms. Actual results may differ from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements.

Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

• a weakening in the United States economy in general and the regional and local economies within the New England region and the Company’s market area;
• adverse changes in the local real estate market;
• adverse changes in asset quality including an unanticipated credit deterioration in our loan portfolio;
• acquisitions may not produce results at levels or within time frames originally anticipated and may result in unforeseen integration issues or impairment of goodwill and/or other intangibles;
• changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
• higher than expected tax expense, resulting from failure to comply with general tax laws, changes in tax laws, or failure to comply with requirements of the federal New Markets Tax Credit program;
• unexpected changes in market interest rates for interest earning assets and/or interest bearing liabilities;
• unexpected increased competition in the Company’s market area;
• unanticipated loan delinquencies, loss of collateral, decreased service revenues, and other potential negative effects on our business caused by severe weather or other external events;
• a deterioration in the conditions of the securities markets;
• a deterioration of the credit rating for U.S. long-term sovereign debt;
• our inability to adapt to changes in information technology;
• electronic fraudulent activity within the financial services industry, especially in the commercial banking sector;
• adverse changes in consumer spending and savings habits;
• the inability to realize expected revenue synergies from merger transactions in the amounts or in the timeframe anticipated;
• inability to retain customers and employees, including those of previous mergers;
• the effect of laws and regulations regarding the financial services industry including, but not limited to, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act;
• changes in laws and regulations (including laws and regulations concerning taxes, banking, securities and insurance) generally applicable to the Company’s business;
• changes in accounting policies, practices and standards, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and other accounting standard setters;
• cyber security attacks or intrusions that could adversely impact our businesses; and
• other unexpected material adverse changes in our operations or earnings.

The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements as the Company’s business and its forward-looking statements involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (“Risk Factors”). Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events or otherwise. Any public statements or disclosures by the Company following this release which modify or impact any of the forward-looking statements contained in this release will be deemed to modify or supersede such statements in this release. In addition to the information set forth in this press release, you should carefully consider the Risk Factors.

This press release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). This information includes operating earnings and operating EPS, tangible book value per share and the tangible common equity ratio. Operating earnings and operating EPS exclude items that management believes are unrelated to its core banking business such as gains or losses on the sales of securities, loss on extinguishment of debt, merger and acquisition expenses, and other items. The Company’s management uses operating earnings and operating EPS to measure the strength of the Company’s core banking business and to identify trends that may to some extent be obscured by such excluded gains or losses.

Management also supplements its evaluation of financial performance with analysis of tangible book value per share (which is computed by dividing stockholders' equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, or "tangible common equity", by common shares outstanding) and with the tangible common equity ratio (which is computed by dividing tangible common equity by tangible assets). The Company has included information on tangible book value per share and the tangible common equity ratio because management believes that investors may find it useful to have access to the same analytical tool used by management. As a result of merger and acquisition activity, the Company has recognized goodwill and other intangible assets in conjunction with business combination accounting principles. Excluding the impact of goodwill and other intangibles in measuring asset and capital values for the ratios provided, along with other bank standard capital ratios, provides a framework to compare the capital adequacy of the Company to other companies in the financial services industry.

These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results and other financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. An item which management deems to be non-core and excludes when computing these non-GAAP measures can be of substantial importance to the Company’s results for any particular quarter or year. The Company’s non-GAAP performance measures, including operating earnings, operating EPS, tangible book value per share and the tangible common equity ratio are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be presented by other companies.

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. FINANCIAL SUMMARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited dollars in thousands)																		% Change				% Change
			September 302016					June 302016					September 302015					Sept 2016 vs.				Sept 2016 vs.
																		June 2016				Sept 2015
Assets
Cash and due from banks			$	92,185				$	102,397				$	160,721				(9.97	)%			(42.64	)%
Interest-earning deposits with banks			265,618					229,740					89,607					15.62	%			196.43	%
Securities
Securities - trading			809					799					454					1.25	%			78.19	%
Securities - available for sale			387,008					389,824					365,792					(0.72	)%			5.80	%
Securities - held to maturity			430,763					438,656					448,139					(1.80	)%			(3.88	)%
Total securities			818,580					829,279					814,385					(1.29	)%			0.52	%
Loans held for sale (at fair value)			13,334					12,927					11,476					3.15	%			16.19	%
Loans
Commercial and industrial			857,713					875,164					862,512					(1.99	)%			(0.56	)%
Commercial real estate			2,787,660					2,727,143					2,659,342					2.22	%			4.83	%
Commercial construction			376,245					367,559					308,214					2.36	%			22.07	%
Small business			115,054					111,035					92,278					3.62	%			24.68	%
Total commercial			4,136,672					4,080,901					3,922,346					1.37	%			5.46	%
Residential real estate			632,685					628,348					651,937					0.69	%			(2.95	)%
Home equity - first position			559,867					554,624					531,364					0.95	%			5.36	%
Home equity - subordinate positions			405,245					393,952					376,530					2.87	%			7.63	%
Total consumer real estate			1,597,797					1,576,924					1,559,831					1.32	%			2.43	%
Other consumer			11,664					16,428					15,944					(29.00	)%			(26.84	)%
Total loans			5,746,133					5,674,253					5,498,121					1.27	%			4.51	%
Less: allowance for loan losses			(58,205		)			(57,727		)			(55,205		)			0.83	%			5.43	%
Net loans			5,687,928					5,616,526					5,442,916					1.27	%			4.50	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock			11,304					11,304					37,485					—	%			(69.84	)%
Bank premises and equipment, net			76,429					76,173					73,738					0.34	%			3.65	%
Goodwill and other intangibles			210,834					211,526					213,612					(0.33	)%			(1.30	)%
Other assets			325,797					328,994					290,963					(0.97	)%			11.97	%
Total assets			$	7,502,009				$	7,418,866				$	7,134,903				1.12	%			5.15	%
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits
Demand deposits			$	2,024,235				$	1,908,986				$	1,778,051				6.04	%			13.85	%
Savings and interest checking accounts			2,417,195					2,469,162					2,305,636					(2.10	)%			4.84	%
Money market			1,198,959					1,175,669					1,119,913					1.98	%			7.06	%
Time certificates of deposit			629,071					644,075					711,263					(2.33	)%			(11.56	)%
Total deposits			6,269,460					6,197,892					5,914,863					1.15	%			6.00	%
Borrowings
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings			50,826					50,833					104,133					(0.01	)%			(51.19	)%
Customer repurchase agreements and other short-term borrowings			140,914					139,716					138,449					0.86	%			1.78	%
Junior subordinated debentures			73,157					73,207					73,357					(0.07	)%			(0.27	)%
Subordinated debentures			34,624					34,612					34,577					0.03	%			0.14	%
Total borrowings			299,521					298,368					350,516					0.39	%			(14.55	)%
Total deposits and borrowings			6,568,981					6,496,260					6,265,379					1.12	%			4.85	%
Other liabilities			114,786					118,709					110,321					(3.30	)%			4.05	%
Stockholders' equity
Common stock			261					261					260					—	%			0.38	%
Additional paid in capital			409,731					408,155					404,089					0.39	%			1.40	%
Retained earnings			404,750					391,898					355,537					3.28	%			13.84	%
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			3,500					3,583					(683		)			(2.32	)%			(612.45	)%
Total stockholders' equity			818,242					803,897					759,203					1.78	%			7.78	%
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			$	7,502,009				$	7,418,866				$	7,134,903				1.12	%			5.15	%

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited dollars in thousands, except per share data)
			Three Months Ended
																		% Change				% Change
			September 302016					June 302016					September 302015					Sept 2016vs.				Sept 2016vs.
																		June 2016				Sept 2015
Interest income
Interest on federal funds sold and short-term investments			$	387				$	169				$	121				129.0	%			219.83	%
Interest and dividends on securities			5,062					5,298					5,486					(4.45	)%			(7.73	)%
Interest and fees on loans			56,778					55,636					54,557					2.05	%			4.07	%
Interest on loans held for sale			81					57					64					42.11	%			26.56	%
Total interest income			62,308					61,160					60,228					1.88	%			3.45	%
Interest expense
Interest on deposits			2,733					2,738					2,951					(0.18	)%			(7.39	)%
Interest on borrowings			1,907					1,889					2,232					0.95	%			(14.56	)%
Total interest expense			4,640					4,627					5,183					0.28	%			(10.48	)%
Net interest income			57,668					56,533					55,045					2.01	%			4.77	%
Provision for loan losses			950					600					800					58.33	%			18.75	%
Net interest income after provision for loan losses			56,718					55,933					54,245					1.40	%			4.56	%
Noninterest income
Deposit account fees			4,622					4,471					4,754					3.38	%			(2.78	)%
Interchange and ATM fees			4,190					4,136					3,949					1.31	%			6.10	%
Investment management			5,446					5,734					4,981					(5.02	)%			9.34	%
Mortgage banking income			1,963					1,363					1,480					44.02	%			32.64	%
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies			984					982					958					0.20	%			2.71	%
Gain on sale of equity securities			—					5					—					(100.00	)%			n/a
Loan level derivative income			810					2,095					968					(61.34	)%			(16.32	)%
Other noninterest income			2,401					2,309					2,157					3.98	%			11.31	%
Total noninterest income			20,416					21,095					19,247					(3.22	)%			6.07	%
Noninterest expenses
Salaries and employee benefits			27,395					26,977					26,685					1.55	%			2.66	%
Occupancy and equipment expenses			5,433					5,667					5,443					(4.13	)%			(0.18	)%
Data processing and facilities management			1,400					1,225					1,112					14.29	%			25.90	%
FDIC assessment			725					920					1,020					(21.20	)%			(28.92	)%
Merger and acquisition expense			151					206					—					(26.70	)%			100.00	%
Loss on sale of equity securities			—					3					—					(100.00	)%			n/a
Other noninterest expenses			11,753					12,148					12,771					(3.25	)%			(7.97	)%
Total noninterest expenses			46,857					47,146					47,031					(0.61	)%			(0.37	)%
Income before income taxes			30,277					29,882					26,461					1.32	%			14.42	%
Provision for income taxes			9,793					9,508					7,867					3.00	%			24.48	%
Net Income			$	20,484				$	20,374				$	18,594				0.54	%			10.16	%
Weighted average common shares (basic)			26,324,316					26,304,129					26,200,621
Common share equivalents			53,072					47,885					63,493
Weighted average common shares (diluted)			26,377,388					26,352,014					26,264,114
Basic earnings per share			$	0.78				$	0.77				$	0.71				1.30	%			9.86	%
Diluted earnings per share			$	0.78				$	0.77				$	0.71				1.30	%			9.86	%
Reconciliation of Net Income (GAAP) to Operating Earnings (Non-GAAP):
Net income			20,484					20,374					18,594
Noninterest expense components
Add - merger and acquisition expenses			151					206					—
Noncore items, gross			$	151				$	206				$	—
Less - net tax benefit associated with noncore items (1)			$	(61	)			$	(84	)			$	—
Noncore items, net of tax			$	90				$	122				$	—
Net operating earnings			$	20,574				$	20,496				$	18,594				0.38	%			10.65	%
Diluted earnings per share, on an operating basis			$	0.78				$	0.78				$	0.71				—	%			9.86	%
(1) The net tax benefit associated with noncore items is determined by assessing whether each noncore item is included or excluded from net taxable income and applying the Company's combined marginal tax rate to only those items included in net taxable income.
Performance ratios
Net interest margin (FTE)			3.40		%			3.47		%			3.39		%
Return on average assets GAAP (calculated by dividing net income by average assets)			1.09		%			1.13		%			1.03		%
Return on average assets on an operating basis (calculated by dividing net operating earnings by average assets)			1.10		%			1.14		%			1.03		%
Return on average common equity GAAP (calculated by dividing net income by average common equity)			9.98		%			10.24		%			9.75		%
Return on average common equity on an operating basis (calculated by dividing net operating earnings by average common equity)			10.03		%			10.31		%			9.75		%

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited dollars in thousands, except per share data)
			Nine Months Ended
													% Change
			September 302016					September 302015					Sept 2016 vs.
													Sept 2015
Interest income
Interest on federal funds sold and short-term investments			$	767				$	212				261.79	%
Interest and dividends on securities			15,589					15,029					3.73	%
Interest and fees on loans			166,683					160,261					4.01	%
Interest on loans held for sale			170					173					(1.73	)%
Total interest income			183,209					175,675					4.29	%
Interest expense
Interest on deposits			8,339					8,636					(3.44	)%
Interest on borrowings			5,778					6,997					(17.42	)%
Total interest expense			14,117					15,633					(9.70	)%
Net interest income			169,092					160,042					5.65	%
Provision for loan losses			2,075					1,000					107.50	%
Net interest income after provision for loan losses			167,017					159,042					5.01	%
Noninterest income
Deposit account fees			13,563					13,385					1.33	%
Interchange and ATM fees			12,050					10,817					11.40	%
Investment management			16,183					15,616					3.63	%
Mortgage banking income			4,458					3,832					16.34	%
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies			2,980					2,685					10.99	%
Gain on sale of fixed income securities			—					798					(100.00	)%
Gain on sale of equity securities			5					19					(73.68	)%
Loan level derivative income			4,627					2,816					64.31	%
Other noninterest income			6,800					6,096					11.55	%
Total noninterest income			60,666					56,064					8.21	%
Noninterest expenses
Salaries and employee benefits			81,561					78,291					4.18	%
Occupancy and equipment expenses			16,927					17,509					(3.32	)%
Data processing and facilities management			3,831					3,462					10.66	%
FDIC assessment			2,655					2,993					(11.29	)%
Merger and acquisition expense			691					10,501					(93.42	)%
Loss on extinguishment of debt			437					122					258.20	%
Loss on sale of fixed income securities			—					1,124					(100.00	)%
Loss on sale of equity securities			32					8					300.00	%
Other noninterest expenses			34,351					36,642					(6.25	)%
Total noninterest expenses			140,485					150,652					(6.75	)%
Income before income taxes			87,198					64,454					35.29	%
Provision for income taxes			27,729					18,949					46.33	%
Net Income			$	59,469				$	45,505				30.69	%
Weighted average common shares (basic)			26,301,340					25,774,571
Common share equivalents			48,354					72,921
Weighted average common shares (diluted)			26,349,694					25,847,492
Basic earnings per share			$	2.26				$	1.77				27.68	%
Diluted earnings per share			$	2.26				$	1.76				28.41	%
Reconciliation of Net Income (GAAP) to Operating Earnings (Non-GAAP)
Net Income			59,469					45,505
Noninterest income components
Less - gain on sale of fixed income securities			—					(798		)
Noninterest expense components
Add - impairment on acquired facilities			—					109
Add - loss on extinguishment of debt			437					122
Add - loss on sale of fixed income securities			—					1,124
Add - merger and acquisition expenses			691					10,501
Noncore items, gross			$	1,128				$	11,058
Less - net tax benefit associated with noncore items (1)			$	(461	)			$	(4,285	)
Noncore items, net of tax			$	667				$	6,773
Net operating earnings			$	60,136				$	52,278				15.03	%
Diluted earnings per share, on an operating basis			$	2.28				$	2.02				12.87	%
(1) The net tax benefit associated with noncore items is determined by assessing whether each noncore item is included or excluded from net taxable income and applying the Company's combined marginal tax rate to only those items included in net taxable income.
Performance ratios
Net interest margin (FTE)			3.42		%			3.44		%			(0.58	)%
Return on average assets GAAP (calculated by dividing net income by average assets)			1.09		%			0.88		%			23.86	%
Return on average assets on an operating basis (calculated by dividing net operating earnings by average assets)			1.10		%			1.01		%			8.91	%
Return on average common equity GAAP (calculated by dividing net income by average common equity)			9.92		%			8.35		%			18.80	%
Return on average common equity on an operating basis (calculated by dividing net operating earnings by average common equity)			10.03		%			9.59		%			4.59	%

ASSET QUALITY
			Nonperforming Assets At
			September 302016					June 302016					September 302015
Nonperforming loans
Commercial & industrial loans			$	3,065				$	3,177				$	4,114
Commercial real estate loans			7,399					8,220					9,006
Small business loans			288					349					159
Residential real estate loans			7,684					7,116					9,106
Home equity			6,311					6,684					7,142
Other consumer			46					82					40
Total nonperforming loans			$	24,793				$	25,628				$	29,567
Other real estate owned			1,798					1,845					2,532
Total nonperforming assets			$	26,591				$	27,473				$	32,099
Nonperforming loans/gross loans			0.43		%			0.45		%			0.54		%
Nonperforming assets/total assets			0.35		%			0.37		%			0.45		%
Allowance for loan losses/nonperforming loans			234.76		%			225.25		%			187.71		%
Gross loans/total deposits			91.65		%			91.55		%			92.95		%
Allowance for loan losses/total loans			1.01		%			1.02		%			1.00		%
Delinquent loans/total loans			0.44		%			0.47		%			0.43		%
			Nonperforming Assets Reconciliation for the Three Months Ended
			September 302016					June 302016					September 302015
Nonperforming assets beginning balance			$	27,473				$	27,219				$	31,274
New to nonperforming			2,630					3,943					8,348
Loans charged-off			(1,143		)			(576		)			(1,165		)
Loans paid-off			(2,049		)			(1,955		)			(1,799		)
Loans transferred to other real estate owned/other assets			—					(291		)			(539		)
Loans restored to performing status			(288		)			(1,058		)			(1,409		)
New to other real estate owned			—					291					1,151
Valuation write down			(5		)			—					(480		)
Sale of other real estate owned			(42		)			(45		)			(3,460		)
Net capital improvements to other real estate owned			—					31					196
Other			15					(86		)			(18		)
Nonperforming assets ending balance			$	26,591				$	27,473				$	32,099

			Net Charge-Offs (Recoveries)
			Three Months Ended															Nine Months Ended
			September 302016					June 302016					September 302015					September 302016					September 302015
Net charge-offs (recoveries)
Commercial and industrial loans			$	(36	)			$	(647	)			$	475				$	(819	)			$	628
Commercial real estate loans			217					(198		)			(124		)			(170		)			(770		)
Small business loans			70					(43		)			(55		)			69					9
Residential real estate loans			(130		)			(43		)			34					(155		)			190
Home equity			130					164					119					414					425
Other consumer			221					72					141					356					413
Total net charge-offs (recoveries)			$	472				$	(695	)			$	590				$	(305	)			$	895
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (annualized)			0.03		%			(0.05		)%			0.04		%			(0.01		)%			0.02		%

					Troubled Debt Restructurings At
					September 302016							June 302016							September 302015
Troubled debt restructurings on accrual status					$	27,644						$	28,319						$	37,477
Troubled debt restructurings on nonaccrual status					5,910							5,121							5,201
Total troubled debt restructurings					$	33,554						$	33,440						$	42,678
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
					September 302016							June 302016							September 302015
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (1)					10.78		%					10.64		%					10.31		%
Tier one leverage capital ratio (1)					9.59		%					9.66		%					9.21		%
Common equity to assets ratio GAAP					10.91		%					10.84		%					10.64		%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (2)					8.33		%					8.22		%					7.88		%
Book value per share GAAP					$	31.09						$	30.55						$	28.96
Tangible book value per share (2)					$	23.08						$	22.52						$	20.81
(1) Estimated number for September 30, 2016.
(2) See appendix A for detailed reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP ratios

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Unaudited - dollars in thousands)			Three Months Ended
			September 30, 2016														June 30, 2016														September 30, 2015
								Interest														Interest													Interest
			Average					Earned/					Yield/				Average					Earned/					Yield/				Average				Earned/						Yield/
			Balance					Paid					Rate				Balance					Paid					Rate				Balance				Paid						Rate
Interest-earning assets
Interest-earning deposits with banks, federal funds sold, and short term investments			$	305,728				$	387				0.50	%			$	135,766				$	169				0.50	%			$	192,205				$	121				0.25	%
Securities
Securities - trading			805						—				—	%			775					—					—	%			479					—					—	%
Securities - taxable investments			815,889						5,034				2.45	%			826,382					5,269					2.56	%			802,146					5,455					2.70	%
Securities - nontaxable investments (1)			4,382						43				3.90	%			4,397					44					4.02	%			4,895					48					3.89	%
Total securities			821,076						5,077				2.46	%			831,554					5,313					2.57	%			807,520					5,503					2.70	%
Loans held for sale			11,652						81				2.77	%			8,077					57					2.84	%			10,196					64					2.49	%
Loans
Commercial and industrial			851,497						8,420				3.93	%			853,783					8,367					3.94	%			871,976					8,608					3.92	%
Commercial real estate (1)			2,723,832						28,466				4.16	%			2,726,249					27,847					4.11	%			2,649,676					27,449					4.11	%
Commercial construction			370,085						3,881				4.17	%			358,256					3,676					4.13	%			290,052					3,057					4.18	%
Small business			111,932						1,502				5.34	%			106,272					1,432					5.42	%			91,331					1,237					5.37	%
Total commercial			4,057,346						42,269				4.14	%			4,044,560					41,322					4.11	%			3,903,035					40,351					4.10	%
Residential real estate			631,582						6,334				3.99	%			628,855					6,224					3.98	%			650,039					6,490					3.96	%
Home equity			958,317						8,243				3.42	%			942,515					8,178					3.49	%			896,257					7,690					3.40	%
Total consumer real estate			1,589,899						14,577				3.65	%			1,571,370					14,402					3.69	%			1,546,296					14,180					3.64	%
Other consumer			13,026						291				8.89	%			13,815					297					8.65	%			17,033					383					8.92	%
Total loans			5,660,271						57,137				4.02	%			5,629,745					56,021					4.00	%			5,466,364					54,914					3.99	%
Total interest-earning assets			$	6,798,727				$	62,682				3.67	%			$	6,605,142				$	61,560				3.75	%			$	6,476,285				$	60,602				3.71	%
Cash and due from banks			94,547														91,198														116,975
Federal Home Loan Bank stock			11,304														13,935														37,485
Other assets			552,247														539,511														512,326
Total assets			$	7,456,825													$	7,249,786													$	7,143,071
Interest-bearing liabilities
Deposits
Savings and interest checking accounts			$	2,408,498				$	756				0.12	%			$	2,395,837				$	777				0.13	%			$	2,274,861				$	897				0.16	%
Money market			1,197,382						758				0.25	%			1,146,928					712					0.25	%			1,120,290					742					0.26	%
Time deposits			635,635						1,219				0.76	%			647,274					1,249					0.78	%			717,225					1,312					0.73	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			4,241,515						2,733				0.26	%			4,190,039					2,738					0.26	%			4,112,376					2,951					0.28	%
Borrowings
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings			51,100						391				3.04	%			59,657					394					2.66	%			107,489					571					2.11	%
Customer repurchase agreements and other short-term borrowings			151,982						52				0.14	%			140,252					48					0.14	%			142,704					48					0.13	%
Wholesale repurchase agreements			—						—				—	%			—										—	%			29,348					162					2.19	%
Junior subordinated debentures			73,184						1,037				5.64	%			73,231					1,019					5.60	%			73,383					1,014					5.48	%
Subordinated debentures			34,617						427				4.91	%			34,607					428					4.97	%			34,571					437					5.02	%
Total borrowings			310,883						1,907				2.44	%			307,747					1,889					2.47	%			387,495					2,232					2.29	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			$	4,552,398				$	4,640				0.41	%			$	4,497,786				$	4,627				0.41	%			$	4,499,871				$	5,183				0.46	%
Demand deposits			1,976,177														1,846,550														1,789,288
Other liabilities			112,018														105,607														97,475
Total liabilities			$	6,640,593													$	6,449,943													$	6,386,634
Stockholders' equity			816,232														799,843														756,437
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			$	7,456,825													$	7,249,786													$	7,143,071
Net interest income								$	58,042													$	56,933													$	55,419
Interest rate spread (2)													3.26	%													3.34	%													3.25	%
Net interest margin (3)													3.40	%													3.47	%													3.39	%
Supplemental Information
Total deposits, including demand deposits			$	6,217,692				$	2,733								$	6,036,589				$	2,738								$	5,901,664				$	2,951
Cost of total deposits													0.17	%													0.18	%													0.20	%
Total funding liabilities, including demand deposits			$	6,528,575					4,640								$	6,344,336				$	4,627								$	6,289,159				$	5,183
Cost of total funding liabilities													0.28	%													0.29	%													0.33	%
(1) The total amount of adjustment to present interest income and yield on a fully tax-equivalent basis is $374,000, $400,000, and $374,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2016, June 30, 2016, and September 30, 2015, respectively. (2) Interest rate spread represents the difference between weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. (3) Net interest margin represents annualized net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

			Nine Months Ended
			September 30, 2016														September 30, 2015
								Interest														Interest
			Average					Earned/					Yield/				Average					Earned/					Yield/
			Balance					Paid					Rate				Balance					Paid					Rate
Interest-earning assets
Interest earning deposits with banks, federal funds sold, and short term investments			$	202,397				$	767				0.51	%			$	113,251				$	212				0.25	%
Securities
Securities - trading			667					—					—	%			387					—					—	%
Securities - taxable investments			824,449					15,500					2.51	%			778,346					14,934					2.57	%
Securities - nontaxable investments (1)			4,557					137					4.02	%			5,172					146					3.77	%
Total securities			829,673					15,637					2.52	%			783,905					15,080					2.57	%
Loans held for sale			8,005					170					2.84	%			9,185					173					2.52	%
Loans
Commercial and industrial			845,565					24,759					3.91	%			862,620					25,315					3.92	%
Commercial real estate (1)			2,703,300					83,082					4.11	%			2,573,265					79,933					4.15	%
Commercial construction			369,403					11,376					4.11	%			287,290					9,162					4.26	%
Small business			105,761					4,266					5.39	%			88,922					3,628					5.45	%
Total commercial			4,024,029					123,483					4.10	%			3,812,097					118,038					4.14	%
Residential real estate			631,343					18,939					4.01	%			639,792					19,452					4.06	%
Home equity			943,857					24,452					3.46	%			883,952					22,650					3.43	%
Total consumer real estate			1,575,200					43,391					3.68	%			1,523,744					42,102					3.69	%
Other consumer			13,743					924					8.98	%			17,645					1,194					9.05	%
Total loans			5,612,972					167,798					3.99	%			5,353,486					161,334					4.03	%
Total interest-earning assets			$	6,653,047				$	184,372				3.70	%			$	6,259,827				$	176,799				3.78	%
Cash and due from banks			90,527														107,816
Federal Home Loan Bank stock			12,940														36,691
Other assets			542,271														510,212
Total assets			$	7,298,785													$	6,914,546
Interest-bearing liabilities
Deposits
Savings and interest checking accounts			$	2,386,520				$	2,416				0.14	%			$	2,214,414				$	2,640				0.16	%
Money market			1,157,731					2,171					0.25	%			1,094,764					2,161					0.26	%
Time deposits			651,044					3,752					0.77	%			712,628					3,835					0.72	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			4,195,295					8,339					0.27	%			4,021,806					8,636					0.29	%
Borrowings
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings			63,869					1,275					2.67	%			107,584					1,638					2.04	%
Customer repurchase agreements and other short-term borrowings			144,393					149					0.14	%			135,692					161					0.16	%
Wholesale repurchase agreements			—					—					—	%			43,040					746					2.32	%
Junior subordinated debentures			73,233					3,072					5.60	%			73,433					3,010					5.48	%
Subordinated debentures			34,606					1,282					4.95	%			40,076					1,442					4.81	%
Total borrowings			316,101					5,778					2.44	%			399,825					6,997					2.34	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			$	4,511,396				$	14,117				0.42	%			$	4,421,631				$	15,633				0.47	%
Demand deposits			1,878,558														1,660,821
Other liabilities			107,983														103,035
Total liabilities			$	6,497,937													$	6,185,487
Stockholders' equity			800,848														729,059
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			$	7,298,785													$	6,914,546
Net interest income								$	170,255													$	161,166
Interest rate spread (2)													3.28	%													3.31	%
Net interest margin (3)													3.42	%													3.44	%
Supplemental Information
Total deposits, including demand deposits			$	6,073,853				$	8,339								$	5,682,627				$	8,636
Cost of total deposits													0.18	%													0.20	%
Total funding liabilities, including demand deposits			$	6,389,954				$	14,117								$	6,082,452				$	15,633
Cost of total funding liabilities													0.30	%													0.34	%
(1) The total amount of adjustment to present interest income and yield on a fully tax-equivalent basis is $1.2 million and $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. (2) Interest rate spread represents the difference between weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. (3) Net interest margin represents annualized net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

Certain amounts in prior year financial statements have been reclassifed to conform to the current year's presentation.

APPENDIX A

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

The following table summarizes the calculation of the Company's tangible common equity ratio and tangible book value per share for the periods indicated:

			September 302016					June 302016					September 302015
Tangible common equity
Stockholders' equity (GAAP)			$	818,242				$	803,897				$	759,203		(a)
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles			210,834					211,526					213,612
Tangible common equity			607,408					592,371					545,591			(b)
Tangible assets
Assets (GAAP)			7,502,009					7,418,866					7,134,903			(c)
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles			210,834					211,526					213,612
Tangible assets			$	7,291,175				$	7,207,340				$	6,921,291		(d)
Common Shares			26,320,467					26,309,887					26,212,238			(e)
Common equity to assets ratio (GAAP)			10.91		%			10.84		%			10.64		%	(a/c)
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (Non-GAAP)			8.33		%			8.22		%			7.88		%	(b/d)
Book value per share (GAAP)			$	31.09				$	30.55				$	28.96		(a/e)
Tangible book value per share (Non-GAAP)			$	23.08				$	22.52				$	20.81		(b/e)

APPENDIX B

(Dollars in thousands)

The following table summarizes the impact of noncore items on the calculation of the Company's calculation of noninterest income and noninterest expense, as well as the impact of noncore items on noninterest income as a percentage of total revenue and the efficiency ratio for the periods indicated:

			Three Months Ended															Nine Months Ended
			September 30,2016					June 30, 2016					September 30,2015					September 30,2016					September 30,2015
Net interest income (GAAP)			$	57,668				$	56,533				$	55,045				$	169,092				$	160,042		(a)
Noninterest income (GAAP)			$	20,416				$	21,095				$	19,247				$	60,666				$	56,064		(b)
Less:
Gain on sale of fixed income securities				—					—					—					—					798
Noninterest income on an operating basis (Non-GAAP)			$	20,416				$	21,095				$	19,247				$	60,666				$	55,266		(c)
Noninterest expense (GAAP)			$	46,857				$	47,146				$	47,031				$	140,485				$	150,652		(d)
Less:
Impairment on acquired facilities				—					—					—					—					109
Loss on extinguishment of debt				—					—					—					437					122
Loss on sale of fixed income securities				—					—					—					—					1,124
Merger and acquisition expense				151					206					—					691					10,501
Noninterest expense on an operating basis (Non-GAAP)			$	46,706				$	46,940				$	47,031				$	139,357				$	138,796		(e)
Total revenue (GAAP)			$	78,084				$	77,628				$	74,292				$	229,758				$	216,106		(a+b)
Total operating revenue (Non-GAAP)			$	78,084				$	77,628				$	74,292				$	229,758				$	215,308		(a+c)
Ratios
Noninterest income as a % of total revenue (GAAP based)				26.15	%				27.17	%				25.91	%				26.40	%				25.94	%	(b/(a+b))
Noninterest income as a % of total revenue on an operating basis (Non-GAAP)				26.15	%				27.17	%				25.91	%				26.40	%				25.67	%	(c/(a+c))
Efficiency ratio (GAAP based)				60.01	%				60.73	%				63.31	%				61.14	%				69.71	%	(d/(a+b))
Efficiency ratio on an operating basis (Non-GAAP)				59.82	%				60.47	%				63.31	%				60.65	%				64.46	%	(e/(a+c))

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Independent Bank Corp.

Chris Oddleifson, 781-982-6660

President and Chief Executive Officer

or

Robert Cozzone, 781-982-6723

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Source: Independent Bank Corp.