-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ba9unmC44RHNsNjWM3IuOxYLY7X55XJmpD+tb5y912AbPCJppVmR7qOPdRJNK8EZ /ZdJip20FME9+Vxj1Tx+ng== 0000950159-05-001188.txt : 20060703 0000950159-05-001188.hdr.sgml : 20060703 20051020155640 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950159-05-001188 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20051020 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: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1608 WALNUT ST STREET 2: STE 1000 CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19103 BUSINESS PHONE: 2157354422 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1608 WALNUT ST STREET 2: STE 1000 CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19103 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 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Republic First Correspondence

 

Mr. Brian Cascio
Accounting Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Mail Stop 6010
Washington, DC 20549-6010

Re:
 
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004
 
Filed March 30, 2005
 
File No. 000-17007
 
Dear Mr. Cascio:
 
In connection with our response to the comment in your letter to the Company dated August 29, 2005 with respect to the filing identified in the caption above, we acknowledge the following:

·  
the Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;
 
·  
staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and
 
·  
the Company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
 
 
 
Sincerely,
 
   
   
   
 
REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC.
   
   
 
Paul Frenkiel,
 
Executive Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer

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