Andrew Trager-Kusman Elected to Republic Bancorp Board of Directors

The officers and directors of Republic Bancorp, Inc. are pleased to announce the election of Andrew Trager-Kusman to the Board of Directors. Mr. Trager-Kusman, who is the Vice President of Corporate Strategies for Republic Bank & Trust Company, previously served as a portfolio analyst with EJF Capital LLC. Mr. Trager-Kusman serves as a trustee for Spalding University, is on the JTomorrow Louisville Steering Committee, and is a member of the Leadership Louisville Bingham Fellows Class of 2019.

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“We are delighted to welcome Andrew to our board. He brings an immense wealth of experience that will help us achieve our strategic future growth goals,” commented Chairman and CEO Steve Trager.

Republic Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) is the parent company of Republic Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”). The Bank currently has 45 full-service banking centers and two loan production offices throughout five states: 32 banking centers in 11 Kentucky communities - Covington, Crestview Hills, Elizabethtown, Florence, Frankfort, Georgetown, Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro, Shelbyville, and Shepherdsville; three banking centers in southern Indiana – Floyds Knobs, Jeffersonville, and New Albany; seven banking centers in six Florida communities (Tampa MSA) – Largo, Port Richey, St. Petersburg, Seminole, Tampa, and Temple Terrace, and one loan production office in Oldsmar; two banking centers in Tennessee (Nashville MSA) – Cool Springs (Franklin) and Green Hills (Nashville), and one loan production office in Brentwood; and one banking center in Norwood (Cincinnati), Ohio. The Bank offers internet banking at www.republicbank.com. The Bank also offers separately branded, nation-wide digital banking at www.mymemorybank.com. The Company has $5.4 billion in assets and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The Company’s Class A Common Stock is listed under the symbol “RBCAA” on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

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