CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the undersigned officer of Republic Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies that the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2005 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: November 8, 2005 |
| /s/ Steven E. Trager |
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| Steven E. Trager |
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| President and Chief Executive |
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The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.
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