FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

HILL VERNON W II 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP INC [ FRBK ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC., 50 S. 16TH STREET, SUITE 2400 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

3/29/2018
(Street)

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   3/29/2018     C    923076   A $6.50   2123150   D    
Common Stock                  2529000   I   Trustee  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Trust Preferred Securities   $6.50   3/29/2018     C         6000000      (1)   (2) Common Stock   923076   $0   0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  The Trust Preferred Securities were convertible into Common Stock at the option of the holder at a conversion price of $6.50 (I) at any time on or after the last day of any calendar quarter beginning with the quarter ending on June 30, 2008, if, as of such last day of such calendar quarter, the closing sale price of the Common Stock for at least 20 trading days in a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of such calendar quarter is more than 110% of the conversion price in effect on the last day of such calendar quarter, (ii) upon a change of control of the issuer, (iii) at any time after June 30, 2009, and (iv) on the business day immediately preceding the date of repayment of such Trust Preferred Securities, whether at stated maturity or upon redemption. The Trust Preferred Securities were called for redemption effective March 31, 2018.
(2)  The Trust Preferred Securities originally had a 30-year term and were called for redemption as of the close of business on March 31, 2018.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HILL VERNON W II
C/O REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC.
50 S. 16TH STREET, SUITE 2400
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 		X



Signatures
/s/ Vernon W. Hill, II 7/12/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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