As always credit quality remains our number one focus at Republic

“As always, credit quality remains our number one focus at Republic.We continue to deploy significant resources, including those at the most seniorlevels within the Company, in order to maintain our credit quality standards,”noted Trager. CONCLUSION”As we conclude another successful quarter, we look ahead to the remainder of2009 with much optimism. While the economy continues to weaken and moreAmericans struggle to meet their monthly payment obligations, Republic remainscommitted to serving credit-worthy clients, including small businesses andhomeowners. While others in the industry are incurring significant losses foractivities that we largely avoided, the Company`s capital position has grownstronger and our credit quality remains better than peer, as we continue to be asanctuary for our clients` hard earned dollars in these uncertain economictimes. As we do each year, we look forward to meeting our challenges head-on,seeking to capitalize on opportunities that create long-term shareholder value.As we are proud to remind our clients, our associates and our shareholders, `wewere here for you yesterday, we are here for you today, and we will be here foryou tomorrow,`”concluded Steve Trager Republic Bancorp, Inc. (Republic) has 45 banking centers and is the parentcompany of: Republic Bank & Trust Company with 36 banking centers in 14 Kentuckycommunities – Bowling Green, Covington, Crestwood, Elizabethtown, Florence, FortWright, Frankfort, Georgetown, Independence Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro,Shelbyville and Shepherdsville and three banking centers in southern Indiana:Floyds Knobs, Jeffersonville and New Albany.

Republic Bank has banking centersin Hudson, Palm Harbor, Port Richey, New Port Richey and Temple Terrace, Floridaas well as Cincinnati, Ohio. Republic operates Tax Refund Solutions, anationwide tax refund loan and check provider. Republic offers internet bankingat Republic has $3.3 billion in assets and $1 billion intrust assets under custody and management. Republic is headquartered inLouisville, Kentucky, and Republic’s Class A Common Stock is listed under thesymbol ‘RBCAA’ on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.Statements in this press release relating to Republic`s plans, objectives, orfuture performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of thePrivate Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Such statements are based onmanagement’s current expectations. Republic’s actual strategies and results infuture periods may differ materially from those currently expected due tovarious risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in Republic`s 2008Form 10-K and subsequent 10-Qs filed with the Securities and ExchangeCommission Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial InformationFirst Quarter 2009 Earnings Release (all amounts other than per share amounts and number of employees and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)Balance Sheet DataMar 31, 2009Dec 31, 2008Mar. Loans, investments and deposits provide themajority of revenue from banking operations; servicing fees and loan salesprovide the majority of revenue from mortgage banking operations; RefundAnticipation Loan (“RAL”) fees, Electronic Refund Check (“ERC”)/ ElectronicRefund Deposit (“ERD”) fees and Net RAL securitization income provide themajority of the revenue from TRS All Company segments are domestic. The ratio excludes net loss on sales, calls andimpairment of investment securities.(3) – Equals total loans over 30 days past due divided by total loans.(4) – The amount of loan fee income included in total interest income perquarter was as follows: $57.8 million (quarter ended March 31, 2009), $1.4million (quarter ended December 31, 2008), $1.3 million (quarter ended September30, 2008), $2.2 million (quarter ended June 30, 2008) and $19.4 million (quarterended March 31, 2008).Republic Bancorp, Inc.Kevin Sipes, 502-560-8628Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerCopyright Business Wire 2009. This is an article about the present state of fighters in the entire MMA world This is not an article of skepticism or of assumption. You won’t hear things about the future of fighters, like, “Oh give him another year and…” or about the past, “in his prime, he would have…” No.

That’s not what this article is meant for.The MMA world has seen many fighters’ careers go up, down, and all around in the past year, and it’s been because of the skill level of fighters going up Way up. This article is about fighters who have persevered and done well in recent history, as well as those who have not done as well when they should’ve. We’ll also highlight those who have neither performed poorly or exceptionally, but have fared neutral as of late As always, comments are welcome, but idiocy is not. Read, and then write please. MMA Hot-Streak Fighters1) Thiago AlvesLet me start off by saying that I am not a fan of Thiago Alves. To be quite honest, I could probably be the head of the anti-Alves movement However, his results cannot be denied. He’s 6-0 in the past two years, with his last lost coming to current No 1 contender, Jon Fitch, two years ago yesterday. Alves might be wearing gold around his waist if he took half as much time to train as he parties with women.

If he takes this sport seriously, he could give GSP something to worry about. 2) Mike SwickAnother guy who I am not a fan of. I used to be a fan of Swick, when he fought with the intensity of the guy who created the “Swickatine” Now, Swick ekes out wins by counterpunching and takedowns. Again, with seven wins to only one loss to Yushin Okami since 2005, not much can be said against Swick. I feel if he lets his hands go, he’s another that can push the pace with GSP. 3) Urijah FaberWe all know this name. “The California Kid” has dominated the featherweight division in the WEC for the last few years, and no one has done anything about it. Jens Pulver, who was undefeated at his natural weight of 145 lbs., suffered his first defeat at the hands of Faber in May, and it was one of the many highlights in Faber’s career.