-----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, Gn3dlQIu6UWPBEtQjdLiLe5hZ3V6JFwpS5613dFtVZkXBFt/wot3uDvs+Y2BqmYS 3TOAzGxW/79T0apl+1JNrw== 0000950159-08-001630.txt : 20081110 0000950159-08-001630.hdr.sgml : 20081110 20081110171737 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950159-08-001630 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20081107 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20081110 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081110 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: 081176830 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 8-K 1 rfb8k.htm REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC. FORM 8-K rfb8k.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
 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 7, 2008

Republic First Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
000-17007
(Commission File Number)
23-2486815
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

50 South 16th Street, Suite 2400, Philadelphia, PA  19102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(215)-735-4422
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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  Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(b)
 
On November 7, 2008, Paul Frenkiel resigned his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Republic First Bancorp, Inc., referred to as the “Company,” and its subsidiary, Republic First Bank, referred to as the “Bank,”  a position in which he served as the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of the Company.
 
(c)
 
On November 7, 2008, the boards of directors of the Company and the Bank appointed Edward J. Ryan to serve as the acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank effective immediately.  As such, Mr. Ryan will be the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of the Company.  Mr. Ryan, age 52, has served as the Controller of the Company and the Bank since October 2005.  From 1999 to October 2005, Mr. Ryan served as the Accounting Manager for American Business Financial Services Inc., a financial services organization which is unaffiliated with the Company, where he had managerial responsibilities and reported directly to senior management and the board of directors.  Mr. Ryan currently receives an annual base salary of $92,700 and is eligible to participate in the benefit plans available to the Company’s officers generally.
 
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.
 

 
REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC.
Date:  November 10, 2008
By: /s/ Edward Ryan
       Acting Chief Financial Officer
 
 

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