# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000834285
**File Stem:** 0001437749-23-001442
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 8086
**Document Hash:** cd1d3f086aabd80edb80c124bebe69fb
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001437749-23-001442.hdr.sgml**: 20230120

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001437749-23-001442

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230119

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230120

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230120

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000834285
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 232486815
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** PA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-17007
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23541693

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** TWO LIBERTY PLACE
- **STREET 2:** 50 S. 16TH STREET SUITE 2400
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19102
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 215-735-4422

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** TWO LIBERTY PLACE
- **STREET 2:** 50 S. 16TH STREET SUITE 2400
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19102

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FIRST REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /DE/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19960617

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** EXECUFIRST BANCORP INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FIRST EXECUTIVE BANCORP INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19881113

frbk20230120b_8k.htm

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of**

**The Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**January 19, 2023**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

**REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Pennsylvania** | **000-17007** | **23-2486815** |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |

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| **50 South 16th Street, Suite 2400**, **Philadelphia**, **Pennsylvania** | **19102** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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**(**215**) **735-4422**

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

**N/A**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock | FRBK | Nasdaq Global Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 8.01. Other Events.**

As reported by Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") in its Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on January 4, 2023, the Company received formal notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") that a Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel") had granted the Company's request for an extension through January 15, 2023 for the Company to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

As reported by the Company in its Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 9, 2023, the Company received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq that the Company was not in compliance with Listing Rule 5620(a), which required the Company to hold an annual meeting of shareholders no later than one year after the end of the Company's fiscal year-end for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market.

The Company requested an extension, through February 15, 2023, from the Panel to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The Company also requested an extension, through June 30, 2023, to hold its 2022 annual meeting of shareholders ("2022 Annual Meeting").

On January 19, 2023, the Panel granted the Company's request for an extension through February 15, 2023 for the Company to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and the Panel granted the Company's request for an extension through June 30, 2023 to hold its 2022 Annual Meeting. If the Company is unable to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2022 by February 15, 2023 or hold its 2022 Annual Meeting by June 30, 2023, the common stock of the Company will be subject to delisting on The Nasdaq Global Market.

**<u>Forward Looking Statements</u>**

The Company may from time to time make written or oral "forward-looking statements," including statements contained in this release and in the Company's filings with the Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this disclosure, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company and its operations are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that range from changes in general economic conditions, inflation, government regulatory and other policies that can have various effects on our business, financial condition and results of operation, loan demand and our loan and securities portfolios, and fluctuations in interest rates to more Company-specific issues such as the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses and the value of our securities portfolio, our methodology for determining such allowance, competitive pressure among financial services companies, new service and product offerings by competitors, price pressures and similar items, rapidly changing technology; and litigation matters. You should carefully review the risk factors described in the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The words "would be," "could be," "should be," "probability," "risk," "target," "objective," "may," "will," "estimate," "project," "believe," "intend," "anticipate," "plan," "seek," "expect" and similar expressions or variations on such expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All such statements are made in good faith by the Company pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company, except as may be required by applicable law or regulations.

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<u>SIGNATURES</u>

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC. | REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC. |
| Dated: January 20, 2023 |  |  |
|  | By: | /s/ Michael W. Harrington |
|  | Name: | Michael W. Harrington |
|  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |

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