Article: Independent Bank Corp. Announces a 29% Increase in Fourth Quarter 2001 Net Operating Earnings; 21% Increase for the Year Ended December 31, 2001.

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ROCKLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2002

Independent Bank Corp., (NASDAQ: INDB), parent of Rockland Trust Company, today announced that net operating earnings for the fourth quarter of 2001 were $6.3 million, a 29.0% increase from the $4.9 million recorded in the final quarter of 2000. The Company also announced a 21.2% increase in net operating earnings to $21.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 compared to $17.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2000. Diluted earnings per share on an operating basis increased by 26.5% and 19.7% to $.43 and $1.46 for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2001, respectively, ...

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