Republic Bancorp (RBCAA) 8-K Republic Bancorp, Inc. Reports 21% Year-Over-Year Increase in Second Quarter Net Income

Exhibit 99.1

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Reports 21% Year-Over-Year Increase in Second Quarter Net Income

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2017--Republic Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: RBCAA), headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is the holding company of Republic Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”).

Republic Bancorp, Inc. (“Republic” or the “Company”) is pleased to report second quarter net income of $10.1 million, a 21% increase over the second quarter of 2016, resulting in Diluted Earnings per Class A Common Share of $0.48. Year-to-date net income was $30.1 million, a $4.0 million, or 15%, increase from the same period in 2016, resulting in return on average assets (“ROA”) and return on average equity (“ROE”) of 1.26% and 9.72% for the first six months of 2017.

Steve Trager, “I am very excited to see continued quarter-over-same-quarter-last-year growth in our net income. We have been able to achieve this growth in net income despite an increase in run costs of overhead expenses associated with additional staffing and infrastructure investments made during the previous 12 months, as we continue with the implementation of several strategic initiatives. Offsetting our higher overhead expenses and contributing to our strong net income for the quarter was solid growth in net interest income from both our Core Bank⁽¹⁾ and our Republic Processing Group (“RPG”) operations.

“Along with our positive earnings growth, we continue to execute on portions of our strategic plan to enhance our overall balance sheet structure. Our core deposits⁽⁹⁾ grew nicely during the first six months of 2017, with core noninterest-bearing deposits growing $62 million, or 7%, and core interest-bearing deposits growing $72 million, or 4%. Contributing to the increase in core interest-bearing deposits during the first six months of 2017 was $54 million in growth from MemoryBank, our separately-branded online digital banking platform. The strength in our core deposit growth further allowed us to reduce our wholesale brokered-deposit balances, which have a propensity to be a more expensive long-term funding source. On the asset side of the ledger, we continue to reduce our reliance on residential real estate loans for balance sheet growth. Our Traditional Bank loan portfolio increased $87 million during the first six months of 2017 thanks to strong growth in commercial real estate, as well as, construction and development loans.”

The following table highlights Republic’s financial performance for the second quarters and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
	Financial Performance Highlights
	Three Months Ended Jun. 30,										Six Months Ended Jun. 30,
	2017			2016			$ Change		% Change		2017			2016			$ Change		% Change
Income Before Income Taxes	$	15,269		$	12,699		$	2,570	20	%	$	45,340		$	39,327		$	6,013	15	%
Net Income*		10,071			8,340			1,731	21			30,088			26,075			4,013	15
Diluted Earnings per Class A Common Stock		0.48			0.40			0.08	20			1.45			1.26			0.19	15
Return on Average Assets		0.86	%		0.77	%	NA		12			1.26	%		1.19	%	NA		6
Return on Average Equity		6.42			5.59		NA		15			9.72			8.81		NA		10
NA – Not applicable *See Segment Data at the End of this Earnings Release

Results of Operations for the Second Quarter of 2017 Compared to the Second Quarter of 2016

Core Bank⁽¹⁾ – Net income from Core Banking was $7.8 million for the second quarter of 2017, an increase of $933,000, or 13%, over the second quarter of 2016.

The increase in net income at the Core Bank was primarily driven by strong growth in net interest income during the quarter, as net interest income at the Core Bank increased $4.6 million, or 14%, over the second quarter of 2016. The increase in net interest income was enhanced by an 18-basis-point rise in the Core Bank’s net interest margin for the second quarter of 2017 to 3.46%. The increase in the Core Bank’s net interest margin was further complemented by a $225 million, or 6%, increase in the Core Bank’s quarterly average loans from the second quarter of 2016 to the second quarter of 2017.

In addition to the benefits to interest income resulting from strong growth within the loan portfolio, the Core Bank was also able to hold its level of interest expense relatively flat with its second quarter 2016 interest expense, despite three increases of the Federal Funds Target Rate by the Federal Reserve since December 2016. The Core Bank was able to maintain its level of interest expense primarily by decreasing its reliance on term FHLB advances by $115 million over the previous 12 months, replacing such funds with either overnight advances or lower costing core deposits.

The overall change in the Core Bank’s net interest income, as well as average and period-end loan balances by origination channel, are presented below:

	Net Interest Income
	for the
(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended Jun. 30,
Origination Channel	2017		2016		$ Change			% Change
Traditional Network	$	33,039	$	28,647	$	4,392		15	%
MemoryBank		8		—		8		NM
Warehouse Lending		4,435		3,790		645		17
Correspondent Lending		229		425		(196	)	(46	)
2012-FDIC Acquired Loans		244		505		(261	)	(52	)
Total Core Bank	$	37,955	$	33,367	$	4,588		14
NM – Not meaningful

	Average Loan Balances									Period-End Loan Balances
(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended Jun. 30,									Jun. 30,
Origination Channel	2017		2016		$ Change			% Change		2017		2016		$ Change			% Change
Traditional Network	$	3,050,247	$	2,792,080	$	258,167		9	%	$	3,131,535	$	2,910,689	$	220,846		8	%
Warehouse Lending		489,384		413,135		76,249		18			600,630		586,077		14,553		2
Correspondent Lending		137,270		239,221		(101,951	)	(43	)		129,792		162,269		(32,477	)	(20	)
2012-FDIC Acquired Loans		13,659		20,879		(7,220	)	(35	)		12,253		20,090		(7,837	)	(39	)
Total Core Bank	$	3,690,560	$	3,465,315	$	225,245		7		$	3,874,210	$	3,679,125	$	195,085		5

The following factors were the primary drivers of the changes in the Core Bank’s average loan balances and net interest income by origination channel for the second quarter of 2017, as compared to the second quarter of 2016:

• The Core Bank’s Traditional Network experienced average loan growth over the previous 12 months of $258 million. The overall mix of this growth was well diversified, with average balance increases of $124 million in commercial real estate; $72 million in construction and development; $29 million in home equity lines of credit (“HELOCs”); and $38 million in commercial and industrial. Approximately $92 million of the increase in Traditional Network average loans resulted from the loans acquired in the Company’s May 2016 acquisition of Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc. The Cornerstone acquisition contributed an average balance of $95 million to the second quarter of 2016 because of its mid-quarter acquisition, while contributing $187 million to the average loans for the second quarter of 2017.
• Within the Warehouse segment, net interest income grew 17% from the second quarter of 2016. Driving the growth in net interest income was a $76 million, or 18%, increase in average outstanding Warehouse balances for the second quarter of 2017. The Core Bank increased its committed Warehouse lines of credit from $800 million at June 30, 2016 to $1.1 billion at June 30, 2017, with usage rates of those lines at 57% and 48%, respectively, during the periods. In addition to the strong balance sheet growth for the portfolio, the yield for Warehouse lines of credit was 4.49% during the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 44 basis points from the same period in 2016.

The Core Bank’s provision expense for the second quarters of 2017 and 2016 primarily represented general loss reserves driven by growth in the loan portfolio during the two periods. The Core Bank’s credit quality metrics remained favorable, as indicated by the table below:

	As of and for the:
	Quarter Ending:				Year Ending:
	Jun. 30,		Mar. 31,		Dec. 31,		Dec. 31,		Dec. 31,
Core Banking Credit Quality Ratios	2017		2017		2016		2015		2014
Nonperforming loans to total loans	0.40	%	0.46	%	0.42	%	0.66	%	0.78	%
Nonperforming assets to total loans (including OREO)	0.41		0.50		0.46		0.70		1.15
Delinquent loans to total loans	0.18		0.16		0.18		0.35		0.52
Net charge-offs to average loans	0.05		0.02		0.05		0.05		0.08
(Annualized as of 6/30/17 and 3/31/17)
OREO = Other Real Estate Owned

Noninterest income for the Core Bank was $8.5 million during the second quarter of 2017, a 7% increase over the $8.0 million achieved during the second quarter of 2016. Notable category changes impacting the Core Bank’s noninterest income comparisons between the second quarters of 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

• Interchange income increased $249,000, or 11%, due to a 12% increase in the number of active debit cards and an 8% increase in the number of transactions experienced by the Company for those cards.
• Net gains/(losses) on sales of other real estate owned (“OREO”) improved $169,000. As of June 30, 2017, the Core Bank maintained just two pieces of OREO with a total book value of $300,000.
• Service charges on deposits increased $108,000, or 3%, driven by a 7% increase in the Core Bank’s transaction account base from period to period.

• Mortgage banking income decreased $115,000 from the second quarter of 2016, as secondary market originations decreased consistent with a decrease in consumer refinance activity.

Core Bank noninterest expenses increased $3.4 million, or 11%, during the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016. The increase was primarily driven by the following:

• Salaries and employee benefits expense increased $1.9 million, or 12%, as the Core Bank’s full-time-equivalent employees increased by 86 employees over the previous 12 months to support the previously mentioned Core Bank’s strategic initiatives.
• Occupancy expense increased $775,000, or 16%, primarily driven by increases in rent expense and depreciation expense resulting from new locations, existing banking center renovations and the cost of technology to support the Core Bank’s strategic initiatives.

Republic Processing Group (“RPG”)

The RPG segment reported net income of $2.2 million for the second quarter of 2017 compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2016.

The higher second quarter 2017 net income was primarily driven by an $861,000 increase in net refund transfer (“RT”) revenues at the Tax Refund Solutions (“TRS”) division of RPG, as the second quarter of 2017 generated a higher percentage of the Company’s year-to-date RT production as compared to the same period in 2016. The small shift in RT production between the first and second quarters of 2017 was primarily due to delays in certain taxpayer refunds from the U.S. Treasury due to additional fraud prevention measures taken by the Federal government.

Within the Republic Credit Solutions (“RCS”) division of RPG, net income increased to $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2017 compared to $899,000 for the same period in 2016, with increases in net interest income and noninterest income of $3.0 million and $764,000, respectively, primarily offsetting an increase of $3.2 million increase in provisions for loan losses, as RCS continues to provide prudently for its steadily-growing consumer credit portfolios.

Conclusion

“I am very proud of our solid first half of 2017. In addition to our notable top-line revenue growth for the first half of the year, we have made healthy progress with many of our near-term and long-term initiatives. As we turn our focus to the second half of 2017, we look forward to the completion of several of our near-term strategic projects.

“In regards to the mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) market, we continue to be alert for opportunities that fit within our strategic plan and are also priced appropriately to maximize shareholder value. As the M&A market continues to heat up, however, we believe that finding an accretive opportunity is becoming less and less likely in the near term. While we will remain steadfast in our search for a strategic acquisition candidate, our primary focus for the second half of 2017 will be organic growth through our existing sales infrastructure. In addition, we have made meaningful investments in our outer markets over the past 18 months, and we look forward to those investments bearing fruit in the months and the years ahead,” concluded Steve Trager.

Republic Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) is the parent company of Republic Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”). The Bank currently has 45 full-service banking centers and one loan production office throughout five states: 33 banking centers in 12 Kentucky communities - Covington, Crestwood, Elizabethtown, Florence, Frankfort, Georgetown, Independence, Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro, Shelbyville and Shepherdsville; three banking centers in southern Indiana – Floyds Knobs, Jeffersonville and New Albany; six banking centers in five Florida communities (Tampa MSA) – Largo, Port Richey, St. Petersburg, Seminole, and Temple Terrace; two banking centers in Tennessee – Cool Springs (Franklin) and Green Hills (Nashville) and one loan production office in Brentwood (Nashville); and one banking center in Norwood (Cincinnati), Ohio. The Bank offers internet banking at www.republicbank.com. The Bank also offers separately-branded, nation-wide digital banking at www.mymemorybank.com. The Company has $5.0 billion in assets and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The Company’s Class A Common Stock is listed under the symbol “RBCAA” on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements in the preceding paragraphs are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the future impact to our balance sheet and income statement resulting from changes in interest rates, the ability to develop products and strategies in order to meet the Company’s long-term strategic goals, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by forward-looking statements. We caution you therefore against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance. Actual results could differ materially based upon factors disclosed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including those factors set forth as “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2016. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to release revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or conditions after the date of this release.

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release (all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)
Balance Sheet Data
			Jun. 30, 2017			Dec. 31, 2016			Jun. 30, 2016
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$	332,695		$	289,309		$	142,979
Investment securities				525,684			534,139			551,027
Loans held for sale				11,756			15,170			94,658
Loans				3,916,320			3,810,778			3,691,323
Allowance for loan and lease losses				(37,898	)		(32,920	)		(29,308	)
Loans, net				3,878,422			3,777,858			3,662,015
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost				32,067			28,208			28,208
Premises and equipment, net				44,255			42,869			42,956
Goodwill				16,300			16,300			16,313
Other real estate owned (“OREO”)				300			1,391			1,503
Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)				62,578			61,794			60,986
Other assets and accrued interest receivable				51,604			49,271			46,277
Total assets			$	4,955,661		$	4,816,309		$	4,646,922
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing			$	1,061,637		$	971,952		$	867,095
Interest-bearing				2,072,301			2,188,740			1,988,952
Total deposits				3,133,938			3,160,692			2,856,047
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings				113,334			173,473			126,124
Federal Home Loan Bank advances				1,002,500			802,500			987,500
Subordinated note				41,240			41,240			45,364
Other liabilities and accrued interest payable				37,758			33,998			36,864
Total liabilities				4,328,770			4,211,903			4,051,899
Stockholders’ equity				626,891			604,406			595,023
Total liabilities and Stockholders’ equity			$	4,955,661		$	4,816,309		$	4,646,922
Average Balance Sheet Data
	Three Months Ended Jun. 30,					Six Months Ended Jun. 30,
	2017		2016			2017			2016
Assets:
Investment securities, including FHLB stock	$	597,818	$	579,027		$	592,250		$	580,448
Federal funds sold and other interest-earning deposits		130,650		95,204			157,181			197,664
Loans and fees, including loans held for sale		3,730,379		3,479,397			3,740,004			3,386,255
Total interest-earning assets		4,458,847		4,153,628			4,489,435			4,164,367
Total assets		4,668,048		4,351,843			4,757,395			4,394,343
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	1,063,215	$	805,718		$	1,097,711		$	861,204
Interest-bearing deposits		2,224,127		1,980,310			2,218,205			1,942,014
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings		179,594		267,574			198,896			337,636
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		500,027		627,335			548,826			589,709
Subordinated note		41,240		43,234			41,240			42,237
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,944,988		2,918,453			3,007,167			2,911,596
Stockholders’ equity		627,940		596,795			619,229			592,194

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release (continued) (all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)
Income Statement Data
	Three Months Ended Jun. 30,				Six Months Ended Jun. 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Total interest income(2)	$	47,821	$	40,140	$	108,704	$	84,155
Total interest expense		4,684		4,563		9,129		9,144
Net interest income		43,137		35,577		99,575		75,011
Provision for loan and lease losses		5,061		1,814		17,412		7,000
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		3,390		3,282		6,637		6,422
Net refund transfer fees		2,770		1,909		18,152		18,987
Mortgage banking income		1,445		1,560		2,605		2,821
Interchange fee income		2,547		2,217		4,873		4,340
Program fees		1,284		664		2,375		963
Increase in cash surrender value of BOLI		393		369		784		708
Net gains on OREO		249		80		391		328
Other		849		721		2,033		1,154
Total noninterest income		12,927		10,802		37,850		35,723
Noninterest expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits		20,015		17,814		41,226		34,897
Occupancy and equipment, net		5,903		5,109		11,870		10,528
Communication and transportation		939		872		2,211		1,945
Marketing and development		1,409		1,190		2,413		1,697
FDIC insurance expense		300		480		750		1,138
Bank franchise tax expense		790		647		3,225		3,098
Data processing		1,695		1,543		3,347		2,876
Interchange related expense		1,071		1,047		2,129		1,951
Supplies		261		240		788		689
OREO expense		132		116		229		196
Legal and professional fees		596		604		1,348		1,427
Other		2,623		2,204		5,137		3,965
Total noninterest expenses		35,734		31,866		74,673		64,407
Income before income tax expense		15,269		12,699		45,340		39,327
Income tax expense		5,198		4,359		15,252		13,252
Net income	$	10,071	$	8,340	$	30,088	$	26,075

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release (continued) (all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)
Selected Data and Ratios
	Three Months Ended Jun. 30,						Six Months Ended Jun. 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Per Share Data:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		21,151			20,947			20,918			20,956
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		21,230			20,958			20,996			20,966
End of period shares outstanding:
Class A Common Stock		18,615			18,617			18,615			18,617
Class B Common Stock		2,243			2,245			2,243			2,245
Book value per share(3)	$	30.06		$	28.52		$	30.06		$	28.52
Tangible book value per share(3)		28.98			27.44			28.98			27.44
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per Class A Common Stock	$	0.48		$	0.40		$	1.45		$	1.26
Basic earnings per Class B Common Stock		0.44			0.37			1.32			1.14
Diluted earnings per Class A Common Stock		0.48			0.40			1.45			1.26
Diluted earnings per Class B Common Stock		0.44			0.37			1.32			1.14
Cash dividends declared per Common share:
Class A Common Stock	$	0.220		$	0.209		$	0.429		$	0.407
Class B Common Stock		0.200			0.190			0.390			0.370
Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets		0.86	%		0.77	%		1.26	%		1.19	%
Return on average equity		6.42			5.59			9.72			8.81
Efficiency ratio(4)		64			69			54			58
Yield on average interest-earning assets(2)		4.29			3.87			4.84			4.04
Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities		0.64			0.63			0.61			0.63
Cost of average deposits(5)		0.28			0.19			0.25			0.20
Net interest spread(2)		3.65			3.24			4.23			3.41
Net interest margin - Total Company(2)		3.87			3.43			4.44			3.60
Net interest margin - Core Bank(1)		3.46			3.28			3.39			3.19
Other Information:
End of period FTEs(6) - Total Company		976			883			976			883
End of period FTEs(6) - Core Bank(1)		904			818			904			818
Number of full-service banking centers		45			44			45			44

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release (continued) (all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)
Credit Quality Data and Ratios	As of and for the						As of and for the
	Three Months Ended Jun. 30,						Six Months Ended Jun. 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Credit Quality Asset Balances:
Nonperforming Assets - Total Company:
Loans on nonaccrual status	$	15,467		$	18,778		$	15,467		$	18,778
Loans past due 90-days-or-more and still on accrual		335			1,212			335			1,212
Total nonperforming loans		15,802			19,990			15,802			19,990
OREO		300			1,503			300			1,503
Total nonperforming assets - Total Company	$	16,102		$	21,493		$	16,102		$	21,493
Nonperforming Assets - Core Bank(1):
Loans on nonaccrual status	$	15,467		$	18,778		$	15,467		$	18,778
Loans past due 90-days-or-more and still on accrual		33			1,198			33			1,198
Total nonperforming loans		15,500			19,976			15,500			19,976
OREO		300			1,503			300			1,503
Total nonperforming assets - Core Bank(1)	$	15,800		$	21,479		$	15,800		$	21,479
Delinquent loans:
Delinquent loans - Core Bank(1)	$	6,844		$	10,188		$	6,844		$	10,188
Delinquent loans - RPG		2,169			419			2,169			419
Total delinquent loans - Total Company	$	9,013		$	10,607		$	9,013		$	10,607
Credit Quality Ratios - Total Company:
Nonperforming loans to total loans		0.40	%		0.54	%		0.40	%		0.54	%
Nonperforming assets to total loans (including OREO)		0.41			0.58			0.41			0.58
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.32			0.46			0.32			0.46
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans		0.97			0.79			0.97			0.79
Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans		240			147			240			147
Delinquent loans to total loans(7)(8)		0.23			0.29			0.23			0.29
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)		1.02			0.46			0.67			0.31
Credit Quality Ratios - Core Bank(1):
Nonperforming loans to total loans		0.40	%		0.54	%		0.40	%		0.54	%
Nonperforming assets to total loans (including OREO)		0.41			0.58			0.41			0.58
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.32			0.47			0.32			0.47
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans		0.76			0.73			0.76			0.73
Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans		189			135			189			135
Delinquent loans to total loans(7)		0.18			0.28			0.18			0.28
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)		0.05			0.05			0.04			0.04

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release (continued) (all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)
Balance Sheet Data
	Quarterly Comparison
	Jun. 30, 2017			Mar. 31, 2017			Dec. 31, 2016			Sept. 30, 2016			Jun. 30, 2016
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	332,695		$	206,187		$	289,309		$	302,167		$	142,979
Investment securities		525,684			578,130			534,139			524,444			551,027
Loans held for sale		11,756			10,292			15,170			11,226			94,658
Loans		3,916,320			3,710,376			3,810,778			3,823,031			3,691,323
Allowance for loan and lease losses		(37,898	)		(42,362	)		(32,920	)		(30,436	)		(29,308	)
Loans, net		3,878,422			3,668,014			3,777,858			3,792,595			3,662,015
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		32,067			28,208			28,208			28,208			28,208
Premises and equipment, net		44,255			43,962			42,869			43,385			42,956
Goodwill		16,300			16,300			16,300			16,300			16,313
Other real estate owned		300			1,362			1,391			2,435			1,503
Bank owned life insurance		62,578			62,185			61,794			61,392			60,986
Other assets and accrued interest receivable		51,604			50,152			49,271			45,125			46,277
Total assets	$	4,955,661		$	4,664,792		$	4,816,309		$	4,827,277		$	4,646,922
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	1,061,637		$	1,070,237		$	971,952		$	947,602		$	867,095
Interest-bearing		2,072,301			2,278,547			2,188,740			2,188,291			1,988,952
Total deposits		3,133,938			3,348,784			3,160,692			3,135,893			2,856,047
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings		113,334			144,375			173,473			152,458			126,124
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		1,002,500			467,500			802,500			862,500			987,500
Subordinated note		41,240			41,240			41,240			41,240			45,364
Other liabilities and accrued interest payable		37,758			42,229			33,998			34,626			36,864
Total liabilities		4,328,770			4,044,128			4,211,903			4,226,717			4,051,899
Stockholders’ equity		626,891			620,664			604,406			600,560			595,023
Total liabilities and Stockholders’ equity	$	4,955,661		$	4,664,792		$	4,816,309		$	4,827,277		$	4,646,922
Average Balance Sheet Data
	Quarterly Comparison
	Jun. 30, 2017			Mar. 31, 2017			Dec. 31, 2016			Sept. 30, 2016			Jun. 30, 2016
Assets:
Investment securities, including FHLB stock	$	597,818		$	586,621		$	571,158		$	554,508		$	579,027
Federal funds sold and other interest-earning deposits		130,650			184,007			57,950			58,910			95,204
Loans and fees, including loans held for sale		3,730,379			3,749,738			3,792,902			3,702,093			3,479,397
Total interest-earning assets		4,458,847			4,520,366			4,422,010			4,315,511			4,153,628
Total assets		4,668,048			4,847,700			4,622,760			4,531,958			4,351,843
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	1,063,215		$	1,132,591		$	950,020		$	900,432		$	805,718
Interest-bearing deposits		2,224,127			2,212,219			2,197,411			2,155,289			1,980,310
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings		179,594			218,412			231,817			215,343			267,574
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		500,027			598,167			570,135			584,946			627,335
Subordinated note		41,240			41,240			41,240			44,288			43,234
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,944,988			3,070,038			3,040,603			2,999,866			2,918,453
Stockholders’ equity		627,940			610,429			604,095			601,043			596,795

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release (continued) (all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)
Income Statement Data
	Three Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017		Mar. 31, 2017		Dec. 31, 2016		Sept. 30, 2016			Jun. 30, 2016
Total interest income(2)	$	47,821	$	60,883	$	45,903	$	43,934		$	40,140
Total interest expense		4,684		4,445		4,258		4,536			4,563
Net interest income		43,137		56,438		41,645		39,398			35,577
Provision for loan and lease losses		5,061		12,351		5,004		2,489			1,814
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		3,390		3,247		3,338		3,416			3,282
Net refund transfer fees		2,770		15,382		121		132			1,909
Mortgage banking income		1,445		1,160		980		3,081			1,560
Interchange fee income		2,547		2,326		2,254		2,415			2,217
Program fees		1,284		1,091		1,102		979			664
Increase in cash surrender value of BOLI		393		391		402		406			369
Net gains (losses) on OREO		249		142		53		(137	)		80
Other		849		1,184		2,235		1,009			721
Total noninterest income		12,927		24,923		10,485		11,301			10,802
Noninterest expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits		20,015		21,211		16,917		18,068			17,814
Occupancy and equipment, net		5,903		5,967		5,618		5,631			5,109
Communication and transportation		939		1,272		1,282		1,029			872
Marketing and development		1,409		1,004		1,005		1,076			1,190
FDIC insurance expense		300		450		297		345			480
Bank franchise tax expense		790		2,435		813		846			647
Data processing		1,695		1,652		1,586		1,659			1,543
Interchange related expense		1,071		1,058		1,071		1,118			1,047
Supplies		261		527		437		280			240
OREO expense		132		97		148		159			116
Legal and professional fees		596		752		591		539			604
FHLB advance prepayment penalty		—		—		—		846			—
Other		2,623		2,514		2,401		1,938			2,204
Total noninterest expenses		35,734		38,939		32,166		33,534			31,866
Income before income tax expense		15,269		30,071		14,960		14,676			12,699
Income tax expense		5,198		10,054		4,960		4,848			4,359
Net income	$	10,071	$	20,017	$	10,000	$	9,828		$	8,340

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release (continued) (all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)
Selected Data and Ratios
	As of and for the Three Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017			Mar. 31, 2017			Dec. 31, 2016			Sep. 30, 2016			Jun. 30, 2016
Per Share Data:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		21,151			20,915			20,926			20,925			20,947
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		21,230			20,996			20,941			20,938			20,958
End of period shares outstanding:
Class A Common Stock		18,615			18,615			18,615			18,617			18,617
Class B Common Stock		2,243			2,243			2,245			2,245			2,245
Book value per share(3)	$	30.06		$	29.76		$	28.97		$	28.79		$	28.52
Tangible book value per share(3)		28.98			28.68			27.89			27.70			27.44
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per Class A Common Stock	$	0.48		$	0.97		$	0.48		$	0.47		$	0.40
Basic earnings per Class B Common Stock		0.44			0.88			0.44			0.43			0.37
Diluted earnings per Class A Common Stock		0.48			0.96			0.48			0.47			0.40
Diluted earnings per Class B Common Stock		0.44			0.88			0.44			0.43			0.37
Cash dividends declared per Common share:
Class A Common Stock	$	0.220		$	0.209		$	0.209		$	0.209		$	0.209
Class B Common Stock		0.200			0.190			0.190			0.190			0.190
Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets		0.86	%		1.65	%		0.87	%		0.87	%		0.77	%
Return on average equity		6.42			13.12			6.62			6.54			5.59
Efficiency ratio(4)		64			48			62			66			69
Yield on average interest-earning assets(2)		4.29			5.39			4.15			4.07			3.87
Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities		0.64			0.58			0.56			0.60			0.63
Cost of average deposits(5)		0.28			0.22			0.22			0.21			0.19
Net interest spread(2)		3.65			4.81			3.59			3.47			3.24
Net interest margin - Total Company(2)		3.87			4.99			3.77			3.65			3.43
Net interest margin - Core Bank(1)		3.46			3.33			3.42			3.38			3.28
Other Information:
End of period FTEs(6) - Total Company		976			973			938			899			883
End of period FTEs(6) - Core Bank(1)		904			901			869			830			818
Number of full-service banking centers		45			45			44			44			44

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release (continued) (all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)
Credit Quality Data and Ratios
	As of and for the Three Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017			Mar. 31, 2017			Dec. 31, 2016			Sept. 30, 2016			Jun. 30, 2016
Credit Quality Asset Balances:
Nonperforming Assets - Total Company:
Loans on nonaccrual status	$	15,467		$	16,793		$	15,892		$	17,769		$	18,778
Loans past due 90-days-or-more and still on accrual		335			203			167			223			1,212
Total nonperforming loans		15,802			16,996			16,059			17,992			19,990
OREO		300			1,362			1,391			2,435			1,503
Total nonperforming assets - Total Company	$	16,102		$	18,358		$	17,450		$	20,427		$	21,493
Nonperforming Assets - Core Bank(1):
Loans on nonaccrual status	$	15,467		$	16,793		$	15,892		$	17,769		$	18,778
Loans past due 90-days-or-more and still on accrual		33			81			85			141			1,198
Total nonperforming loans		15,500			16,874			15,977			17,910			19,976
OREO		300			1,362			1,391			2,435			1,503
Total nonperforming assets - Core Bank(1)	$	15,800		$	18,236		$	17,368		$	20,345		$	21,479
Delinquent Loans:
Delinquent loans - Core Bank(1)	$	6,844		$	5,952		$	6,821		$	8,050		$	10,188
Delinquent loans - RPG		2,169			10,211			2,137			664			419
Total delinquent loans - Total Company	$	9,013		$	16,163		$	8,958		$	8,714		$	10,607
Credit Quality Ratios - Total Company:
Nonperforming loans to total loans		0.40	%		0.46	%		0.42	%		0.47	%		0.54	%
Nonperforming assets to total loans (including OREO)		0.41			0.49			0.46			0.53			0.58
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.32			0.39			0.36			0.42			0.46
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans		0.97			1.14			0.86			0.80			0.79
Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans		240			249			205			169			147
Delinquent loans to total loans(7)(8)		0.23			0.44			0.24			0.23			0.29
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)		1.02			0.31			0.27			0.15			0.46
Credit Quality Ratios - Core Bank(1):
Nonperforming loans to total loans		0.40	%		0.46	%		0.42	%		0.47	%		0.54	%
Nonperforming assets to total loans (including OREO)		0.41			0.50			0.46			0.53			0.58
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.32			0.40			0.36			0.43			0.47
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans		0.76			0.76			0.74			0.72			0.73
Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans		189			166			175			152			135
Delinquent loans to total loans(7)		0.18			0.16			0.18			0.21			0.28
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)		0.05			0.02			0.09			0.03			0.05

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information
Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release (continued)

Segment Data:

Reportable segments are determined by the type of products and services offered and the level of information provided to the chief operating decision maker, who uses such information to review performance of various components of the business (such as banking centers and business units), which are then aggregated if operating performance, products/services, and clients are similar.

As of June 30, 2017, the Company was divided into four distinct business operating segments: Traditional Banking, Warehouse Lending (“Warehouse”), Mortgage Banking and Republic Processing Group (“RPG”). Management considers the first three segments to collectively constitute “Core Bank” or “Core Banking” activities. Correspondent Lending operations and the Company’s national branchless banking platform, MemoryBank, are considered part of Traditional Banking. The RPG segment includes the following divisions: Tax Refund Solutions (“TRS”), Republic Credit Solutions (“RCS”) and Republic Payment Solutions (“RPS”). TRS generates the majority of RPG’s income, with the relatively smaller divisions of RPG, RCS and RPS, considered immaterial for separate and independent segment reporting. All divisions of the RPG segment operate through the Bank.

The nature of segment operations and the primary drivers of net revenues by reportable segment are provided below:

	Segment:	Nature of Operations:	Primary Drivers of Net Revenues:
Core Banking:
	Traditional Banking	Provides traditional banking products to clients primarily in its market footprint via its network of banking centers and to clients outside of its market footprint primarily via its Digital and Correspondent Lending delivery channels.	Loans, investments and deposits
	Warehouse Lending	Provides short-term, revolving credit facilities to mortgage bankers across the United States.	Mortgage warehouse lines of credit
	Mortgage Banking	Primarily originates, sells and services long-term, single family, first lien residential real estate loans primarily to clients in its market footprint.	Loan sales and servicing
	Republic Processing Group	The TRS division facilitates the receipt and payment of federal and state tax refund products. The RCS division offers short-term credit products. The RPS division offers general-purpose reloadable cards. RPG products are primarily provided to clients outside of the Bank’s market footprint.	Refund transfers and unsecured small-dollar, consumer loans

The accounting policies used for Republic’s reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in the Company’s 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Segment performance is evaluated using operating income. Goodwill is allocated to the Traditional Banking segment. Income taxes are generally allocated based on income before income tax expense unless specific segment allocations can be reasonably made. Transactions among reportable segments are made at carrying value.

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information
Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release (continued)

Segment information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
	Core Banking
									Total			Republic
	Traditional			Warehouse			Mortgage		Core			Processing		Total
(dollars in thousands)	Banking			Lending			Banking		Banking			Group		Company
Net interest income	$	33,434		$	4,435		$	86	$	37,955		$	5,182	$	43,137
Provision for loan and lease losses		1,461			264			—		1,725			3,336		5,061
Net refund transfer fees		—			—			—		—			2,770		2,770
Mortgage banking income		—			—			1,445		1,445			—		1,445
Program fees		—			—			—		—			1,284		1,284
Other noninterest income		6,969			10			115		7,094			334		7,428
Total noninterest income		6,969			10			1,560		8,539			4,388		12,927
Total noninterest expenses		31,185			822			984		32,991			2,743		35,734
Income before income tax expense		7,757			3,359			662		11,778			3,491		15,269
Income tax expense		2,471			1,228			232		3,931			1,267		5,198
Net income	$	5,286		$	2,131		$	430	$	7,847		$	2,224	$	10,071
Segment end-of-period assets	$	4,283,741		$	600,060		$	13,920	$	4,897,721		$	57,940	$	4,955,661
Net interest margin		3.44	%		3.62	%		NM		3.46	%		NM		3.87	%
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Core Banking
									Total			Republic
	Traditional			Warehouse			Mortgage		Core			Processing		Total
(dollars in thousands)	Banking			Lending			Banking		Banking			Group		Company
Net interest income	$	29,537		$	3,790		$	40	$	33,367		$	2,210	$	35,577
Provision for loan and lease losses		798			480			—		1,278			536		1,814
Net refund transfer fees		—			—			—		—			1,909		1,909
Mortgage banking income		—			—			1,560		1,560			—		1,560
Program fees		—			—			—		—			664		664
Other noninterest income		6,371			5			63		6,439			230		6,669
Total noninterest income		6,371			5			1,623		7,999			2,803		10,802
Total noninterest expenses		27,737			735			1,152		29,624			2,242		31,866
Income before income tax expense		7,373			2,580			511		10,464			2,235		12,699
Income tax expense		2,413			958			179		3,550			809		4,359
Net income	$	4,960		$	1,622		$	332	$	6,914		$	1,426	$	8,340
Segment end-of-period assets	$	3,989,769		$	585,441		$	18,133	$	4,593,343		$	53,579	$	4,646,922
Net interest margin		3.23	%		3.67	%		NM		3.28	%		NM		3.43	%

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release (continued)
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
	Core Banking
									Total			Republic
	Traditional			Warehouse			Mortgage		Core			Processing		Total
(dollars in thousands)	Banking			Lending			Banking		Banking			Group		Company
Net interest income	$	66,094		$	8,336		$	153	$	74,583		$	24,992	$	99,575
Provision for loan and lease losses		1,928			38			—		1,966			15,446		17,412
Net refund transfer fees		—			—			—		—			18,152		18,152
Mortgage banking income		—			—			2,605		2,605			—		2,605
Program fees		—			—			—		—			2,375		2,375
Other noninterest income		13,491			16			127		13,634			1,084		14,718
Total noninterest income		13,491			16			2,732		16,239			21,611		37,850
Total noninterest expenses		61,275			1,600			2,198		65,073			9,600		74,673
Income before income tax expense		16,382			6,714			687		23,783			21,557		45,340
Income tax expense		4,733			2,455			241		7,429			7,823		15,252
Net income	$	11,649		$	4,259		$	446	$	16,354		$	13,734	$	30,088
Segment end-of-period assets	$	4,283,741		$	600,060		$	13,920	$	4,897,721		$	57,940	$	4,955,661
Net interest margin		3.37	%		3.60	%		NM		3.39	%		NM		4.44	%
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
	Core Banking
									Total			Republic
	Traditional			Warehouse			Mortgage		Core			Processing		Total
(dollars in thousands)	Banking			Lending			Banking		Banking			Group		Company
Net interest income	$	58,145		$	6,445		$	72	$	64,662		$	10,349	$	75,011
Provision for loan and lease losses		1,278			498			—		1,776			5,224		7,000
Net refund transfer fees		—			—			—		—			18,987		18,987
Mortgage banking income		—			—			2,821		2,821			—		2,821
Program fees		—			—			—		—			963		963
Other noninterest income		12,481			10			155		12,646			306		12,952
Total noninterest income		12,481			10			2,976		15,467			20,256		35,723
Total noninterest expenses		52,612			1,430			2,392		56,434			7,973		64,407
Income before income tax expense		16,736			4,527			656		21,919			17,408		39,327
Income tax expense		5,026			1,681			230		6,937			6,315		13,252
Net income	$	11,710		$	2,846		$	426	$	14,982		$	11,093	$	26,075
Segment end-of-period assets	$	3,989,769		$	585,441		$	18,133	$	4,593,343		$	53,579	$	4,646,922
Net interest margin		3.15	%		3.65	%		NM		3.19	%		NM		3.60	%

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information
Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Release (continued)
	(1)	“Core Bank” or “Core Banking” operations consist of the Traditional Banking, Warehouse Lending and Mortgage Banking segments.
	(2)	The amount of loan fee income can meaningfully impact total interest income, loan yields, net interest margin and net interest spread. The amount of loan fee income included in total interest income was $6.4 million and $3.7 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. The amount of loan fee income included in total interest income was $27.7 million and $13.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.
		The amount of loan fee income included in total interest income per quarter was as follows: $6.4 million (quarter ended June 30, 2017); $21.3 million (quarter ended March 31, 2017); $5.9 million (quarter ended December 31, 2016); $4.8 million (quarter ended September 30, 2016); and $3.7 million (quarter ended June 30, 2016.)
		Interest income for Easy Advances (“EAs”) is composed entirely of loan fees. The loan fees disclosed above included EA fees of $14.2 million and $5.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. EAs are only offered during the first two months of each year.
	(3)	The following table provides a reconciliation of total stockholders’ equity in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) to tangible stockholders’ equity in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, a non-GAAP disclosure. The Company provides the tangible book value per share, a non-GAAP measure, in addition to those defined by banking regulators, because of its widespread use by investors as a means to evaluate capital adequacy.

	Quarterly Comparison
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	Jun. 30, 2017			Mar. 31, 2017			Dec. 31, 2016			Sept. 30, 2016			Jun. 30, 2016
Total stockholders’ equity (a)	$	626,891		$	620,664		$	604,406		$	600,560		$	595,023
Less: Goodwill		16,300			16,300			16,300			16,300			16,313
Less: Mortgage servicing rights		5,159			5,158			5,180			5,338			4,998
Less: Core deposit intangible		964			1,017			1,070			1,121			1,171
Tangible stockholders’ equity (c)	$	604,468		$	598,189		$	581,856		$	577,801		$	572,541
Total assets (b)	$	4,955,661		$	4,664,792		$	4,816,309		$	4,827,277		$	4,646,922
Less: Goodwill		16,300			16,300			16,300			16,300			16,313
Less: Mortgage servicing rights		5,159			5,158			5,180			5,338			4,998
Less: Core deposit intangible		964			1,017			1,070			1,121			1,171
Tangible assets (d)	$	4,933,238		$	4,642,317		$	4,793,759		$	4,804,518		$	4,624,440
Total stockholders’ equity to total assets (a/b)		12.65	%		13.31	%		12.55	%		12.44	%		12.80	%
Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets (c/d)		12.25	%		12.89	%		12.14	%		12.03	%		12.38	%
Number of shares outstanding (e)		20,858			20,858			20,860			20,862			20,862
Book value per share (a/e)	$	30.06		$	29.76		$	28.97		$	28.79		$	28.52
Tangible book value per share (c/e)		28.98			28.68			27.89			27.70			27.44

(4)	The efficiency ratio, a non-GAAP measure, equals total noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. The ratio excludes net gains (losses) on sales, calls and impairment of investment securities, if applicable.
(5)	The cost of average deposits ratio equals annualized total interest expense on deposits divided by total average interest-bearing deposits plus total average noninterest-bearing deposits.
(6)	FTEs – Full-time-equivalent employees.
(7)	The delinquent loans to total loans ratio equals loans 30-days-or-more past due divided by total loans. Depending on loan class, loan delinquency is determined by the number of days or the number of payments past due.
(8)	Delinquent loans for the RPG segment included $8.4 million of EAs at March 31, 2017. EAs were only offered during the first two months of 2017 and 2016. EAs do not have a contractual due date but are eligible for delinquency consideration three weeks after the taxpayer-customer’s tax return is submitted to the applicable tax authority. All unpaid EAs are charged-off by the end of the second quarter of each year.
(9)	Core deposits, a non-GAAP measure, are total deposits excluding time deposits greater than or equal to $250,000 and all brokered deposits. Core deposits are intended to include those deposits that are more stable and lower cost and that reprice more slowly than other deposits when interest rates rise. The following table reconciles noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing deposits in accordance with GAAP to core deposits from the Company’s Core Banking operations:

(dollars in thousands)	Jun. 30, 2017		Dec. 31, 2016		$ Change			% Change
Noninterest-bearing deposits - GAAP	$	1,061,637	$	971,952	$	89,685		9	%
Less: Noninterest-bearing deposits - RPG segment		55,969		28,493		27,476		96
Core noninterest-bearing deposits - Core Banking (a)	$	1,005,668	$	943,459	$	62,209		7	%
Interest-bearing deposits - GAAP	$	2,072,301	$	2,188,740	$	(116,439	)	(5	)%
Less: Time deposits, $250,000 and over		61,662		37,200		24,462		66
Less: Brokered money market accounts		136,616		360,597		(223,981	)	(62	)
Less: Brokered certificates of deposit		38,186		28,666		9,520		33
Core interest-bearing deposits - Total Company		1,835,837		1,762,277		73,560		4
Less: Interest-bearing deposits - RPG segment		1,404		—		1,404		—
Core interest-bearing deposits - Core Banking (b)	$	1,834,433	$	1,762,277	$	72,156		4	%
Total core deposits - Core Banking (a+b)	$	2,840,101	$	2,705,736	$	134,365		5	%
NM – Not meaningful

CONTACT:
Republic Bancorp, Inc.
Kevin Sipes, 502-560-8628
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer