# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000834285
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-017372
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 6007
**Document Hash:** 5543ddb2fb1a4b3bc8e01e33250b2240
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-017372.hdr.sgml**: 20230127

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-017372

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DFAN14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230127

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230127

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**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:** DFAN14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-17007
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23562151

**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
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** NORCROSS GEORGE E III
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001116528

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DFAN14A

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1087 SPRINGDALE RD
- **CITY:** CHERRY HILL
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 08003

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**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

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**SCHEDULE 14A** 

**(RULE 14a-101)** 

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT** 

**SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION** 

**Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the** 

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934** 

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Check the appropriate box:

☐ Preliminary Proxy Statement

☐ **Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))** 

☐ Definitive Proxy Statement

☐ Definitive Additional Materials

☒ Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12

**REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC.** 

**(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)** 

**George E. Norcross, III** 

**Gregory B. Braca** 

**Philip A. Norcross** 

**Avery Conner Capital Trust** 

**Susan D. Hudson, in her capacity as a Trustee** 

**Geoffrey B. Hudson, in his capacity as a Trustee** 

**Rose M. Guida, in her capacity as a Trustee** 

**(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)** 

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On January 27, 2023, George E. Norcross, III, Gregory B. Braca, Philip A. Norcross, Avery Conner Capital Trust, a trust organized under the laws of the State of Florida (the "<u>Avery Conner Capital Trust</u>"), Susan D. Hudson, in her capacity as a Trustee of the Avery Conner Capital Trust, Geoffrey B. Hudson, in his capacity as a Trustee of the Avery Conner Capital Trust and Rose M. Guida, in her capacity as a Trustee of the Avery Conner Capital Trust, issued the following press release:

What Exactly Does the Republic First Board Think It's Doing?

Board Holds Sham 5-Minute "Annual Meeting" Despite Not Meeting Legal Requirements, Failure to Provide Notice and Required Disclosures

CAMDEN, NJ: Yesterday, the leadership of Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (FRBK) ("Republic First" or the "Company") held a 5-minute "annual shareholder meeting" despite not meeting the legal requirements to do so. The sham meeting came less than 48-hours after Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Ramy Djerassi barred the Company from trying to fill any slots on its board of directors until at least May 31, 2023. The Company has not had an annual meeting since April 27, 2021.

The members of the Norcross Braca group, which has collectively acquired approximately 9.9% of the outstanding and issued shares of the Company, today issued the following statement:

"Every day it becomes clearer that the leadership of Republic First is more interested in entrenching itself than it is in protecting the Company, its employees and shareholders. Why else hold a sham 5-minute meeting on under 24 hours-notice when it knows it hasn't even come close to meeting federal and Pennsylvania requirements or even the terms of their own bylaws to do so?"

CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS

The Group (as defined below) intends to file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") with respect to the election of directors of Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (the "Issuer") to occur at the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders (the "2022 Annual Meeting").

GEORGE E. NORCROSS, III, GREGORY B. BRACA, PHILIP A. NORCROSS, AVERY CONNER CAPITAL TRUST AND SUSAN D. HUDSON, GEOFFREY B. HUDSON, ROSE M. GUIDA AND PHILIP A. NORCROSS, EACH IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS CO-TRUSTEES THEREOF (COLLECTIVELY, THE "GROUP"), MAY BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES WITH RESPECT TO THE 2022 ANNUAL MEETING. A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTICIPANTS' INTERESTS, BY SECURITY HOLDINGS OR OTHERWISE, IS CONTAINED IN THE SCHEDULE 13D, JOINTLY FILED BY THE GROUP ON JANUARY 31, 2022, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. SHAREHOLDERS OF THE ISSUER ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO READ THE GROUP'S PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PROXY MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC'S WEBSITE AT

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