Independent Bank Corp. filings document the regulatory record of a Michigan bank holding company operating through Independent Bank, its state-chartered banking subsidiary. Form 8-K reports cover quarterly results, supplemental earnings materials, investor presentations furnished under Regulation FD, and other material-event disclosures tied to operating performance and capital actions.
Proxy and shareholder-meeting filings describe director elections, auditor ratification, executive compensation, governance practices and voting results. The company's SEC record also includes disclosures on capital structure, risk factors, forward-looking statements, financial-condition reporting and the governance framework for its community banking, mortgage lending, investment, insurance and title-service activities.
Independent Bank Corp. Executive Vice President Patrick J. Ervin exercised 2,503 Performance Rights on April 6, 2026, receiving 4,274 shares of common stock as equity compensation. These awards were tied to the bank’s total shareholder return versus a peer index.
To cover tax obligations, 1,790 shares were withheld at $33.78 per share, a non‑market "F" code disposition, leaving 37,208 shares held directly. Ervin also holds 2,056.95 shares indirectly through an ESOP, showing a meaningful ongoing ownership stake after this routine compensation-related transaction.
Independent Bank Corp executive Joel F. Rahn exercised stock awards and had shares withheld for taxes. He converted 2,431 Performance Rights into 4,150 shares of common stock, then 1,270 shares were withheld to cover tax obligations at $33.78 per share. After these compensation-related transactions, he directly holds 29,526.5 common shares and indirectly holds 1,571.03 shares through an ESOP. Footnotes note that each Performance Right could deliver up to two shares based on total shareholder return and that 458.49 shares were previously acquired via a dividend reinvestment program.
Independent Bank Corp. President & CEO William B. Kessel exercised equity awards and settled related taxes using shares. He exercised Performance Rights that resulted in the acquisition of 10,981 shares of Common Stock. To cover tax obligations, 4,788 Common Stock shares were withheld at a price of $33.78 per share. Following these transactions, he holds 159,836 Common Stock shares directly and 9,020.35 shares indirectly through an ESOP.
Independent Bank Corp. director William J. Boer received a grant of 309 shares of Common Stock at $33.30 per share. This grant, classified as a grant or award acquisition, brought his directly held stake to 16,650.5 shares. Indirectly, a trust associated with him holds 28,124 shares, including 125.09 shares accumulated through a dividend reinvestment program during the first quarter.
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP /MI/ director Joan A. Budden received a grant of 270.470 Phantom Stock Units, valued at $36.2800 per unit. These phantom units are credited under the Independent Bank Corporation Deferred Compensation and Stock Purchase Plan for Non Employee Directors and will be settled in common stock when she retires from the board.
Following this award, her deferred Phantom Stock Units balance is 35,315.8700 units. She also reports 6,290.9700 shares of common stock held directly and 810.0000 shares held indirectly through an IRA, which include 15.5243 shares acquired via a dividend reinvestment program during the first quarter.
Wooldridge Michael G. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Independent Bank Corp. director Michael G. Wooldridge received additional phantom stock units as director compensation. On April 1, he was granted 148.400 phantom stock units tied to the company’s common stock, bringing his holdings in these units to 286.080.
These phantom stock units were accrued under the Independent Bank Corporation Deferred Compensation and Stock Purchase Plan for Non Employee Directors and will be settled in common stock when he retires from the board. Earlier, on February 13, he received 1.050 phantom stock units under the same plan.
Independent Bank Corporation director Michael J. Cok reported awards of Phantom Stock Units under the company’s deferred compensation plan for non-employee directors. On April 1, 2026, he acquired 395.6000 Phantom Stock Units, with an accrual amount based on $29.9700 per unit.
On February 13, 2026, he acquired an additional 211.5700 Phantom Stock Units at an accrual amount based on $36.2800 per unit. Following these awards, his balance in Phantom Stock Units is 28,019.9800 units, which are to be settled in Independent Bank Corporation common stock upon his retirement as a director.
Kruse Ronia F reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Independent Bank Corp. (IBCP) director Ronia F. Kruse received additional deferred equity-based compensation in the form of Phantom Stock Units. On February 13, 2026, she was granted 183.34 Phantom Stock Units at a reference price of $36.28 per unit, and on April 1, 2026, she was granted 137.64 units at $29.97 per unit. These units were credited under the company’s Deferred Compensation and Stock Purchase Plan for Non-Employee Directors and will be settled in Independent Bank’s common stock upon her retirement as a director. Following the April grant, her balance in this phantom unit account increased to about 24,076.2 units, reflecting long-term, plan-based compensation rather than open-market trading.
Keller Christina reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Independent Bank Corp. director Christina Keller received additional phantom stock units as deferred compensation, increasing her long-term equity-linked stake. On April 1, she was granted 688.1900 phantom stock units at a reference price of $29.9700, following a February 13 grant of 180.1300 units at $36.2800. These units accrue under the Independent Bank Corporation Deferred Compensation and Stock Purchase Plan for Non Employee Directors and are to be settled in the issuer’s common stock when she retires from the board. After these awards, Keller holds 24,207.8600 phantom stock units directly.
GULIS STEPHEN L JR reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Independent Bank Corp. director Stephen L. Gulis Jr. received a grant of 487.02 Phantom Stock Units on the company’s deferred compensation and stock purchase plan for non-employee directors at an indicated value of $36.28 per unit. These phantom units are to be settled in the issuer’s common stock when he retires from the board. Following this award, his reported phantom stock unit balance is 63,590.42 units, reflecting a routine, compensation-related increase rather than an open-market trade.