(IBCP)

Role: Director
Signature: s/Darcy J. Benjamin Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: IBCP
Transactions as of: Oct 1, 2021
Transactions value $: $16,660
Form type: 4
Date filed: 10/1/2021, 06:12 PM
Previous filing: Jun 15, 2021
Next filing: Jan 4, 2022

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	IBCP	Phantom Stock Units	Award	$1.66K	+77.7	+0.98%	$21.38	7.99K	Aug 16, 2021	Common Stock	77.7		Direct	F1
transaction	IBCP	Phantom Stock Units	Award	$15K	+776	+9.71%	$19.33	8.77K	Oct 1, 2021	Common Stock	776		Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The Phantom Stock Units were accrued for 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 upon the reporting person's retirement as a director.
F2	The Phantom Stock Units were accrued for 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 upon the reporting person's retirement as a director. The number of units credited to a participant's account is determined by dividing the accrual amount by 90% of the fair market value of the Issuer's Common Stock on the effective date of the deferral.

Content

The Phantom Stock Units were accrued for 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 upon the reporting person's retirement as a director. The number of units credited to a participant's account is determined by dividing the accrual amount by 90% of the fair market value of the Issuer's Common Stock on the effective date of the deferral.