REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC.
50 South 16th Street
Two Liberty Place
Suite 2400
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
November 28, 2018
VIA EMAIL AND EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Mr. Eric Envall
| Re: | Republic First Bancorp, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-3
File No. 333-228279 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the Company’s above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 be accelerated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) so that the Registration Statement will become effective on Monday, December 3, 2018, at 2:00 p.m., or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact David W. Swartz, of Stevens & Lee, P.C., at (610) 478-2184 with any questions you may have concerning this request.
| | Very truly yours, |
| | REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP, INC. |
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| | By: /s/ Frank Cavallaro |
| | Name: | Frank Cavallaro |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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cc: David W. Swartz
