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Pennsylvania
000-17007
23-2486815
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50 South 16th Street, Suite 2400, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19102
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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 17, 2023, Michael LaPlante was hired as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Republic First Bank d/b/a Republic Bank. Before joining the Company, Mr. LaPlante, age 51, has held accounting and financial positions for various accounting and financial institutions for over 25 years, most recently serving as a Senior Director for RSM US LLP in Pennsylvania from June 2022 to January 2023. Prior to that, Mr. LaPlante served as Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller at Bryn Mawr Trust in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania from June 2017 until June 2022. Prior to his tenure at Bryn Mawr Trust, Mr. LaPlante held various senior positions at The Bank of Princeton, Deloitte, First National Bank of Chester County and Sun Bancorp. Mr. LaPlante is a certified public accountant and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Temple University.
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SIGNATURES
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.
