AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER DATED AS OF APRIL 30, 2012 BY AND AMONG INDEPENDENT BANK CORP., ROCKLAND TRUST COMPANY, CENTRAL BANCORP, INC., AND CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANKMerger Agreement • May 3rd, 2012 • Central Bancorp Inc /Ma/ • State commercial banks • Massachusetts
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is dated as of April 30, 2012, by and among Independent Bank Corp., a Massachusetts corporation (“Buyer”), Rockland Trust Company, a Massachusetts-chartered trust company and wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer (“Buyer Bank”), Central Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“Company”), and Central Co-operative Bank, a Massachusetts-chartered co-operative bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Company (“Company Bank”).
