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The Independent Bank Corp. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), permits the granting of Awards of Restricted Stock to employees of Independent Bank Corp. (the “Company”) and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates who are expected to contribute to the Company’s future growth.

The Company greatly appreciates your ongoing efforts, and believes that you will contribute to the Company’s future success. The Company is therefore extremely pleased to grant you the following Award of Performance Based Restricted Stock:


Effective Date of Agreement:			[[GRANTDATE]]
Employee Name And Residential Address:			[[FIRSTNAME]] [[LASTNAME]] [[RESADDR1]] [[RESCITY]], [[RESSTATEORPROV]] [[RESPOSTALCODE]
Number of Shares of Common Stock Granted in this Award of Performance Based Restricted Stock:			[[SHARESGRANTED]] shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
Performance Period:			{PERFORMANCE PERIOD}
Vesting Date:			Subject to the terms of the Award Agreement, the earlier of: the date after the Performance Period on which the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee determines if the performance goal has been achieved; or, March 15, {YEAR AFTER END OF PERFORMANCE PERIOD}
Vesting Period:			Period of time from the Effective Date through the Vesting Date (or such earlier date that the Shares of Restricted Stock become vested or forfeited in accordance with the terms of the Award Agreement)

This Award of Performance Based Restricted Stock is subject to the terms and conditions of the Performance Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement set forth below (the “Award Agreement”). By clicking “ACCEPT” in the Company’s equity management software system, you both accept this Award of Performance Based Restricted Stock and acknowledge that you have read, understand, and accept the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement.

The Company agrees to issue to the employee named above (the “Participant”) the number of shares of the Company’s common stock (collectively, the “Shares of Restricted Stock”) set forth above subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, as follows:

(b)Issuance of Shares. After receiving Participant’s electronic acceptance of this Award Agreement, the Company shall act with reasonable speed to either cause the Company’s transfer agent to make entries in its records for the Shares of Restricted Stock. The Shares of Restricted Stock are to be held in escrow in accordance with this Award Agreement and the Plan.

(c)Escrow. The Company shall direct its stock transfer agent to make entries in its records for the Shares of Restricted Stock to reflect that they are being held in escrow for the Vesting Period. All regular cash dividends on Shares of Restricted Stock shall be paid directly to the Participant and shall not be held in escrow during the Vesting Period. Unvested Shares of Restricted Stock, however, may be enrolled in the Company’s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan. The Participant may exercise all voting rights on the Shares of Restricted Stock while they are held in escrow during the Vesting Period. The Shares of Restricted Stock shall be (i) surrendered to the Company upon the forfeiture of any such Shares or (ii) released to the Participant once the Vesting Period has lapsed and they are no longer Shares of Restricted Stock.

(d)Withholding Taxes. The Company shall have the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Participant from the Company or any of its subsidiaries any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld due to vesting of the Shares of Restricted Stock. Subject to the prior approval of the Company, which may be withheld by the Company in its sole discretion, the Participant may elect to satisfy withholding obligations, in whole or in part, (i) by directing the Company to retain vested Shares of Restricted Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant pursuant to this Award Agreement, (ii) by delivering to the Company shares of the Company’s Common Stock already owned by the Participant for at least six months, or (iii) by making a cash payment to the Company. Any Shares so delivered or retained shall have a fair market value that is at least equal to the withholding obligation. The fair market value of any Shares used to satisfy a withholding obligation shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the Plan as of the date of the vesting of the Shares of Restricted Stock. The Participant may only satisfy a

withholding obligation with Shares of the Company’s Common Stock which are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting, or other similar requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Participant subject to Section 16(b), no election to use Shares for the payment of withholding taxes shall be effective unless made in compliance with any applicable requirements of SEC Rule 16b-3 (unless it is intended that the transaction not qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3).

(e)Plan and Defined Terms. The issuance of the Shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to this Award Agreement is in all respects subject to the terms, conditions, and definitions (except as otherwise expressly noted in this Award Agreement) of the Plan, all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference. The Participant accepts the Shares of Restricted Stock subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and agrees that all decisions under and interpretations of the Plan by the Board of Directors (or a Committee of the Board of Directors, if applicable) shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon the Participant and his or her permitted heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. Capitalized defined terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan unless such terms are otherwise specifically defined in this Award Agreement.

(a)Vesting Period. The Shares of Restricted Stock shall vest on the Vesting Date subject to achievement of the performance goal described in Exhibit A to this Award Agreement and the Participant’s continuous employment through the Vesting Date.

(b)Change in Control. To the extent not previously forfeited, the Shares of Restricted Stock determined to be earned based on the level of achievement of the performance goal described in Exhibit A as set forth in Section 10(b)(i) of the Plan shall immediately and fully vest upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company.

Section 3. No Transfer or Assignment of Restricted Shares. The Participant shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company (which may be withheld in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion), sell, dispose of, assign, encumber, pledge, gift or otherwise transfer any of the Shares of Restricted Stock prior to vesting, other than (a) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (as defined in SEC Rule 16b-3), (b) by will or the laws of intestacy.

Section 4. Forfeiture upon Termination of Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there will be an automatic and immediate forfeiture of Shares of Restricted Stock that have not yet vested at the time the Participant experiences a Termination of Service for any reason. If the Participant forfeits any Shares of Restricted Stock awarded hereunder, such Shares of Restricted Stock shall automatically revert to the Company.

forfeited or sold or otherwise disposed of, and as record owner shall have the right to vote the Shares of Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends with respect to the Shares of Restricted Stock. The Company shall direct its stock transfer agent to make entries in its records for the Shares of Restricted Stock to reflect any provision of this Award Agreement or the Plan as the Company may determine in its sole discretion, including as specified in Sections 1(c) or 3 above.

(a) Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Participant’s employment with the Company and for a period of one (1) year after the date of the Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason (the “Restricted Period”), the Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit, induce, recruit, encourage (or attempt any of the foregoing actions) or otherwise cause (or attempt to cause) any current or former (subject to the limitation below) employee or individual independent contractor of the Company to leave his or her employment or engagement with the Company either for employment with the Participant or with any other entity or person, or otherwise interfere with or disrupt (or attempt to disrupt) the employment or service relationship between any such individual and the Company. For purposes hereof, “former” shall mean any such individual who was employed by or provided services to the Company during the six (6)-month period prior to the date of the solicitation or other activity by or on behalf of the Participant.

(b) Non-Solicitation of Customers. During the Restricted Period, the Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, take any action to solicit, divert, take away, contact or call upon, or attempt to solicit, divert, take away, contact or call upon, any clients or customers, including prospective clients or customers, of the Company with whom the Participant dealt or had contact with on behalf of the Company or provided services to or received information about during the Participant’s employment with the Company at any time or for any reason during the one (1)-year period prior to the Participant’s Termination of Service, for the purpose of inducing or attempting to induce or divert their business away from, or in any way interfere with their relationship with, the Company.

(c) Remedies. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Section 6 would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, the Participant agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company shall be entitled to (i) seek a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy against the Participant, (ii) cause the immediate forfeiture of any Shares of Restricted Stock or (iii) claw back or seek the recoupment of any Shares (or the proceeds thereof) delivered in respect of the Restricted Stock. For purposes of this Section 6, references to the Company shall include its Affiliates.

(a)No Retention Rights. Nothing in this Award Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue to serve as an employee of the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries. Nothing in this Award Agreement or in the Plan shall interfere with or otherwise restrict the rights of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or of the Participant to terminate the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.

(b)Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Award Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon (i) personal delivery, (ii) deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier or (iii) deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. Notice shall be addressed to the Company at 288 Union Street, Rockland, Massachusetts 02370 or at its then principal executive office address if different, with simultaneous copies to the Human Resources Department and General Counsel of the Company, and to the Participant at the residential address set forth above or to the residential address that the Participant has most recently provided to the Company in writing if different.

(c)Entire Agreement. This Award Agreement, together with the Plan, constitutes the entire understanding between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any other agreements, representations, or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof.

(f)Amendments; Waivers. This Award Agreement may only be amended or modified in a writing signed by the Participant and the Company. No party shall be deemed to waive any rights hereunder unless the waiver is in writing and signed by the party waiving rights. A waiver in writing on one or more occasions shall not be deemed to be a waiver for any future occasions.

The Shares of Restricted Stock will be subject to vesting on the Vesting Date if the following levels of Return On Average Tangible Common Equity as measured against the companies in the Peer Group during the Performance Period are achieved:

•Threshold Performance: 25% of the Shares of Restricted Stock will vest if the Company’s Return On Average Tangible Common Equity is equal to the 25th percentile of the Peer Group. If Threshold Performance is not achieved, the Participant shall not vest in any Shares of Restricted Stock.

If Return On Average Tangible Common Equity exceeds Threshold Performance but does not equal or exceed Median Performance, the Participant shall vest in an amount of Shares of Restricted Stock on the Vesting Date determined by linear interpolation on a straight-line basis rounded to the nearest whole share between Threshold Performance and Median Performance. If Return On Average Tangible Common Equity exceeds Median Performance but does not equal or exceed Maximum Performance, the Participant shall vest in an amount of Shares of Restricted Stock on the Vesting Date determined by linear interpolation on a straight-line basis rounded to the nearest whole share between Median Performance and Maximum Performance.

Required Pre-Condition for Vesting of Restricted Shares: The Participant shall not vest in any of the Shares of Restricted Stock if the Tangible Book Value per share of the Company measured as of the last day of the Performance Period does not exceed the Tangible Book Value per share of the Company measured as of the first day of the Performance Period.

“Peer Group” shall mean the companies identified as the Company’s peers in the Company’s Proxy Statement delivered to shareholders in connection with its annual meeting of shareholders held during the first year of the Performance Period. If a Peer Group company is acquired by or merged with another Peer Group company, the performance of the surviving company is tracked for the remainder of the Performance Period. If a Peer Group company is acquired by a non-Peer

Group company, the acquired company is disregarded. A Peer Group company which becomes bankrupt or insolvent during the Performance Period shall be deemed to have Return On Average Tangible Common Equity of negative 100%. The Compensation Committee, in its discretion, may adjust the Peer Group if it determines that the Peer Group is of insufficient size for comparison to the Company due to mergers, acquisitions, or other events involving Peer Group companies during the Performance Period.

“Return On Average Tangible Common Equity” shall mean net income, adjusted for tax-affected amortization of intangibles, as a percent of average tangible common equity for the Performance Period. The Compensation Committee will determine Return On Average Tangible Common Equity for the Company and the Peer Group using data reported by SNL Financial LC or such other information which the Compensation Committee determines to be appropriate.