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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): May 1, 2012
 
REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Pennsylvania
000-17007
23-2486815
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2400, Philadelphia, PA  19102
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (215)-735-4422
 
N/A
Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report
 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Set forth below are the results of the matters submitted for a vote of the shareholders at Republic First Bancorp, Inc.’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 1, 2012.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

The following two director nominees were elected as Class II directors to serve for three-year terms until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

Nominee
  
Votes For
  
Votes Withheld
  
Broker Non-Votes
 
Robert J. Coleman
 
  
 
13,553,445
  
 
253,564
  
 
10,341,293
Harris Wildstein
  
13,554,068
  
252,941
  
10,341,293


Proposal 2 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The shareholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of ParenteBeard LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

 
Votes For
  
Votes Against
  
Votes Abstained
  
Broker Non-Votes
             
24,011,250
  
87,919
  
49,133
  
0
             

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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: May 2, 2012
By:
/s/ Frank A. Cavallaro
   
Frank A. Cavallaro
   
Executive Vice President and
   
Chief Financial Officer