SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Trager Jean S

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

601 WEST MARKET STREET

(Street)

LOUISVILLE

40202

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/ [ RBCAA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock	12/31/2015		W	V	1,049,225.277⁽³⁾	A	$0⁽³⁾	2,388,861.715	I	By Teebank Family Limited Partnership⁽¹⁾
Class A Common Stock	12/31/2015		W	V	28,449.321⁽³⁾	A	$0⁽³⁾	86,825.956	I	By Jaytee Properties Limited Partnership⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class B Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾	12/31/2015		W	V	137,569.661⁽³⁾		⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Class A Common Stock	137,569.661⁽³⁾	$0⁽³⁾	313,216.717	I	By Teebank Family Limited Partnership
Class B Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾	12/31/2015		W	V	6,374.582⁽³⁾		⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Class A Common Stock	6,374.582⁽³⁾	$0⁽³⁾	19,454.914	I	By Jaytee Properties Limited Partnership
Class B Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾							⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Class A Common Stock	142,764		142,764	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Teebank Family Limited Partnership ("Teebank") is a family limited partnership. The Reporting Person and her son are co-trustees of a trust (the "GP Trust") which is a co-General partner of Teebank. Multiple trusts (the "LP Trusts") for the benefit of the Reporting Person are limited partners of Teebank. The Reporting Person is a beneficiary of the LP Trusts and Reporting Person's son is the sole trustee of the LP Trusts. The Reporting Person's son has sole voting and dispositive power of the Teebank LP Units held by the LP Trusts. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

2. Jaytee Properties Limited Partnership ("Jaytee") is a family limited partnership. The GP Trust is a co-General partner of Jaytee. The LP Trusts are limited partners of Jaytee. The Reporting Person's son has sole voting and dispositive power of the Jaytee LP units held by the LP Trusts. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

3. On December 31, 2015, Teebank LP units and Jaytee LP units were transferred from a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's deceased husband to one of the LP Trusts in accordance with the will of the Reporting Person's husband. The number of securities reported as acquired reflects the proportionate number of securities attributable to the transferred LP units.

4. Class B Common Stock is immediately convertible into Class A Common Stock on a one share for one share basis.

5. Immediate.

6. None.

	/s/ Jean S Trager	01/11/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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