FRBK Republic First Bancorp Inc

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRBK), today announced that Kevin Barry has joined Republic First Bank, as Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing. Most recently, Mr. Barry was a marketing executive at Commerce Bank for more than 10 years where he had been Director of Retail Products and Research. Mr. Barry joins Republic First Bank with more than 20 years of bank marketing experience based in the Philadelphia area having also worked for the former CoreStates Bank. Harry Madonna, CEO commented, "We are thrilled that Kevin Barry, who also played an essential role in the success of Commerce Bank, has joined Republic First Bank. He is yet another addition to the management team building our 'killer brand' in the Philadelphia and South Jersey markets." Kevin Barry commented, "I look forward to working with the Republic First Bank team, including some familiar former Commerce Bank faces. I am excited about our commitment to creating a new 'killer brand' in this market." Republic First Bank is a full-service, state-chartered commercial bank, whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). With assets of $1 Billion, it is the largest commercial bank headquartered in Philadelphia. The Bank provides diversified financial products through its twelve offices located in Abington, Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Plymouth Meeting, Media and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Voorhees, New Jersey. The Company may from time to time make written or oral "forward-looking statements," including statements contained in this release and in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Company's beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, estimates, and intentions that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control. The words "may," "could," "should," "would," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All such statements are made in good faith by the Company pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company. DATASOURCE: Republic First Bancorp, Inc. CONTACT: Harry D. Madonna, CEO of Republic First Bancorp, Inc., +1-215-735-9938

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