REPUBLIC BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:RBCAA) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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REPUBLIC BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:RBCAA) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Republic Bancorp, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on
Thursday, April 20, 2017 (Annual Meeting). The following matters
were voted upon:

(1)	Election of Directors;

(2)	Say on Pay An advisory vote on the approval of named executive officer compensation;

(3)	Say When on Pay An advisory vote on the approval of the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation; and

(4)	Ratification of Crowe Horwath LLP as the independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2017.

The final number of votes cast with respect to each matter is set
out below:

(1)	Election of Directors:


Votes	Broker
Nominee	Votes For	Withheld	Non Votes
Craig A. Greenberg	32,900,079	2,346,901	2,732,450
Michael T. Rust	35,010,592	236,388	2,732,450
R. Wayne Stratton	34,830,294	416,686	2,732,450
Susan Stout Tamme	34,692,171	554,809	2,732,450
A. Scott Trager	34,958,465	288,515	2,732,450
Steven E. Trager	34,733,007	513,973	2,732,450
Mark A. Vogt	34,923,377	323,603	2,732,450

(2)	Say on Pay An advisory vote on the approval of named executive officer compensation:


For	35,119,965
Against	67,909
Abstain	59,105
Broker Non Vote	2,732,450

(3)	Say When on Pay An advisory vote on the approval of the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation:


One Year	3,105,838
Two Years	30,601,498
Three Years	1,477,567
Abstain	62,076

A majority of the votes cast by shareholders voted, on an
advisory basis, to approve the recommendation of the Companys
board of directors to hold an advisory vote to approve executive
compensation every two years. In line with this recommendation by
our shareholders, the Company has determined that it will include
an advisory shareholder vote on executive compensation in its
proxy materials every two years until the next required advisory
vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive
compensation.

(4)	The ratification of Crowe Horwath LLP as the independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2017:


For	37,847,682
Against	123,156
Abstain	8,592
Broker Non Vote	–

About REPUBLIC BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:RBCAA)
Republic Bancorp, Inc. (Republic) is a financial holding company of Republic Bank & Trust Company (the Bank) and Republic Insurance Services, Inc. (the Captive). The Bank is a Kentucky-based, state chartered non-member financial institution. The Captive is an insurance subsidiary of the Company. It operates in four segments: Traditional Banking, which provides traditional banking products primarily to customers; Warehouse Lending (Warehouse), which provides short-term, revolving credit facilities to mortgage bankers across the Nation; Mortgage Banking, which originates, sells and services long-term, single family, first lien residential real estate loans, and Republic Processing Group (RPG), which facilitates the receipt and payment of federal and state tax refund products. . In addition to Internet Banking and Correspondent Lending delivery channels, the Company has approximately 44 full-service banking centers. REPUBLIC BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:RBCAA) Recent Trading Information
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