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 SCOTT

(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)

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/14/2018

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	11/14/2018		F		887	D	$44.82	167,858.023⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Common Stock								35,918.304⁽²⁾	I	By 401(k) Plan
Class A Common Stock								1,985.052⁽⁵⁾	I	By Jaytee Properties Limited Partnership⁽³⁾
Class A Common Stock								18,962.307⁽⁶⁾	I	By Teebank Family Limited Partnership⁽⁴⁾
Class A Common Stock								51,697	I	By Trager Family Irrevocable Trust⁽⁹⁾

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)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.47							04/24/2019	04/24/2020	Class A Common Stock	2,750		2,750	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.47							04/24/2020	04/24/2021	Class A Common Stock	2,750		2,750	D
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁰⁾							⁽¹¹⁾	⁽¹²⁾	Class A Common Stock	29,488		29,488	D
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁰⁾							⁽¹¹⁾	⁽¹²⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,190		1,190	I	By 401(k) Plan
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁰⁾							⁽¹¹⁾	⁽¹²⁾	Class A Common Stock	444.787		444.787⁽⁷⁾	I	By Jaytee Properties Limited Partnership⁽³⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁰⁾							⁽¹¹⁾	⁽¹²⁾	Class A Common Stock	2,486.252		2,486.252⁽⁸⁾	I	By Teebank Family Limited Partnership⁽⁴⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁰⁾							⁽¹¹⁾	⁽¹²⁾	Class A Common Stock	4,107		4,107	I	By Trager Family Irrevocable Trust⁽⁹⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 121.681 shares acquired under the Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan.

2. Reflects additions to and change in value of shares held under the Issuer's 401(k) plan since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.

3. Jaytee Properties Limited Partnership is a family limited partnership of which the reporting person is a limited partner.

4. Teebank Family Limited Partnership is a family limited partnership of which the reporting person is a limited partner.

5. Reflects an additional 4.500 Class A shares represented by Jaytee limited partnership units resulting from a redemption of a former limited partner's Jaytee and Teebank interests for cash (the "LP Redemption").

6. Reflects an additional 42.990 Class A shares represented by Teebank limited partnership units resulting from the LP Redemption.

7. Reflects an additional 1.009 Class B shares represented by Jaytee limited partnership units resulting from the LP Redemption.

8. Reflects an additional 5.637 Class B shares represented by Teebank limited partnership units resulting from the LP Redemption.

9. Trager Family Irrevocable Trust is a family trust of which the reporting person is a co-trustee and a beneficiary.

10. Conversion from Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock is on a share for share basis.

11. Immediate.

12. None.

	/s/ Scott Trager	11/16/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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