REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/ — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 27, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/ (RBCAA)
CIK: 0000921557
Period of Report: 2012-02-23

Reporting Person: DeWeese Steven E (EVP, Dir of Retail Banking)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-23	Class A Common Stock	S	2500	$26.8292	Disposed	47809	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock	5682	Indirect
Class A Common Stock	3636.413	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.87	2012-12-07	Class A Common Stock (2100)	2100	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.87	2013-12-07	Class A Common Stock (2100)	2100	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$19.89	2014-11-18	Class A Common Stock (5000)	5000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$19.89	2015-11-18	Class A Common Stock (5000)	5000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 94.044 shares of Class A Common Stock allocated to the reporting person under the ESOP, based on information provided by the plan administrator.