Rockland-based Independent Bank Corp., parent of Rockland Trust Co., declared a 24 cents per share dividend that will be payable on April 11 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 31. 

This dividend represents a 9.1 percent increase from the dividend declared in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Independent Bank Corp. has approximately $6.1 billion in assets and is the holding company for Rockland Trust Co.