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| The 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Republic Bancorp, Inc. will be held on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, virtually via the internet at www.meetingcenter.io/265018517. To access the virtual meeting, you must have the information that is printed in the shaded bar located on the reverse side of this form. The password for this meeting is — RBCA2021. Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations. The Board recommends a vote FOR all Director nominees and FOR Proposal 2, 3, and 4: 1. Election of Directors: Ronald F. Barnes, Laura M. Douglas, David P. Feaster, Craig A. Greenberg, Heather V. Howell, Ernest W. Marshall, Jr., W. Patrick Mulloy, II, George Nichols, III, W. Kenneth Oyler, III, Michael T. Rust, Susan Stout Tamme, A. Scott Trager, Steven E. Trager, Andrew Trager-Kusman, Mark A. Vogt To, on an advisory basis, vote on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers To amend the Bylaws to increase the limitation on the maximum number of authorized directors from fifteen to eighteen Ratification of Crowe LLP as the independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2021 2. 3. 4. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must go online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. Here’s how to order a copy of the proxy materials and select delivery preferences: Current and future delivery requests can be submitted using the options below. If you request an email copy, you will receive an email with a link to the current meeting materials. PLEASE NOTE: You must use the number in the shaded bar on the reverse side when requesting a copy of the proxy materials. — — — Internet – Go to www.investorvote.com/RBCAA. Phone – Call us free of charge at 1-866-641-4276. Email – Send an email to investorvote@computershare.com with “Proxy Materials Republic Bancorp, Inc.” in the subject line. Include your full name and address, plus the number located in the shaded bar on the reverse side, and state that you want a paper copy of the meeting materials. To facilitate timely delivery, requests for a paper copy of proxy materials must be received by April 12, 2021. Shareholder Meeting Notice |