AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGERMerger Agreement • March 18th, 2016 • Independent Bank Corp • State commercial banks • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledMarch 18th, 2016 Company Industry JurisdictionThis AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 17, 2016, by and among Independent Bank Corp. (“Buyer”), Rockland Trust Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer (“Buyer Bank”), New England Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”), and Bank of Cape Cod, a wholly owned subsidiary of Company (“Company Bank”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined to have the meaning set forth in Article VIII.