Independent Bank Corp. · NASDAQ:INDB

Independent Bank — Merger or Acquisition (October 2007)

16 slides from Independent Bank's merger presentation, Oct 12, 2007

  1. Slide 1: Acquisition of Slade's Ferry Bancorp.

    Acquisition of Slade's Ferry Bancorp. Parent of October 12, 2007

  2. Slide 2: Strategic Rationale - Building Franchise and Shareholder Value

    Strategic Rationale - Building Franchise and Shareholder Value Contiguous market expansion in S.E. Mass. - State's fastest growing region Significant share improvement in vital Providence - New Bedford corridor Adding a solid loan and deposit base Ability to further penetrate SFBC customer base with

  3. Slide 3: Slades Ferry Bancorp. Profile

    Slades Ferry Bancorp. Profile As of 6/30/07 Assets: $ 628 MM Loans: $ 434 MM Deposits: $ 426 MM Stockholders Equity: $ 51MM Efficiency Ratio*: 76% NPA %: 0.39% Net Charge-Offs *: 0 b.p. * YTD '07 annualized

  4. Slide 4: INDB/SFBC Footprint

    INDB/SFBC Footprint INDB: 51 Branches SFBC: 9 Branches

  5. Slide 5: Significant Deposit Share Improvement in Providence-New Bedford Corridor

    Significant Deposit Share Improvement in Providence-New Bedford Corridor Source: SNL Financial; Deposit/Market Share data as of June 30, 2006

  6. Slide 6: Market Infrastructure

    Rail Lines Existing Under Construction Proposed Highway Rt. 44 Expansion Potential Gaming Site Growth Market Infrastructure

  7. Slide 7: Slades Bank - High Quality Loan Portfolio

    Slades Bank - High Quality Loan Portfolio Q2 '07 Resi Mort. Comm'l Home Eq./Consumer Comm'l Real Estate $434 MM 0.31 0.11 0.04 0.54 $434 MM NPA %: 0.39% Net Chargeoffs (YTD): $0

  8. Slide 8: Bringing INDB's Deeper Product Set to SFBC's Customer Base

    Bringing INDB's Deeper Product Set to SFBC's Customer Base Consumer Commercial Wealth Management Home Equity Deposit Services Marketing Programs Commercial Banking New Market Tax Credit Program IRS Sec. 1031 Services (Compass Exchange) Investment Management & Trust AUM: $1B+ 3 Inv. Centers SFBC Cust

  9. Slide 9: Smooth Integration Expected

    Smooth Integration Expected INDB's operating platform highly leverageable INDB management experienced in bank acquisitions Thorough due diligence performed

  10. Slide 10: Summary of Significant Terms

    Summary of Significant Terms Structure: 75% stock, 25% cash Exchange Ratio: Fixed 0.818 INDB shares for each share Cash Price: $25.50 per share Aggregate Value: $105.2 million(1) Approvals: Regulatory and SFBC shareholders Expected closing: Q1 2008 Transaction multiples: Price/Book - 2.07 x Price/Ta

  11. Slide 11: Financially Attractive Transaction

    Financially Attractive Transaction Key Assumptions Cost savings: Pretax $6 million (40% of SFBC base) 75% realized in 2008, 100% in 2009 Restructuring and other transaction charges (est): Capitalized after-tax restructuring charge of $9.3MM and one time after-tax merger related expenses of $0.6MM Co

  12. Slide 12: Appendix

    INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. APPENDIX

  13. Slide 13: Balance Sheet Highlights

    INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. Balance Sheet Highlights (in millions) Independent Bank com. Assets 2,658 Investments 460 Loans 1,981 Deposits 2,082 Equity 218 Goodwill 87 cole 1 Tangible Equity Ratio 5.94% Book Value Per Share 15.31 1) 6/30/07 C ¢ 2) Based on core deposit intangible of 2.75% (3) The pro for

  14. Slide 14: Loan Mix

    Loan Mix C&I Commercial RE Residential RE Consumer

  15. Slide 15: Funding Mix

    Funding Mix Demand Deposits Savings & Int Checking Time Deposits Borrowings

  16. Slide 16: Forward-looking statements and contact information

    Statements contained in this presentation that are not historical facts are "forward- looking statements" that are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited

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