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0002027034
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000039311
INDEPENDENT BANK CORPORATION
000-07818
4200 East Beltline
Grand Rapids
MI
49525
616-527-5820
ANDREW J KELLER TRUST
Spouse of director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
1000
32762.60
20902444
08/02/2024
NASDAQ
Common
12/14/2020
Open Market Purchase
Open Market
N
340
12/14/2020
Cash
Common
03/16/2023
Open Market Purchase
Open Market
N
660
03/16/2023
Cash
N
ANDREW J KELLER TRUST
4200 East Beltline
Grand Rapids
MI
49525
Common
06/14/2024
2400
56688.00
08/02/2024
/s/ Andrew J Keller TRUSTEE