UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date of
Report (Date if earliest event reported): February 23, 2005
REPUBLIC
BANCORP INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
|
0-15734
(Commission
File No.)
|
38-2604669
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
|
1070 East
Main Street, Owosso, Michigan 48867
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (989)
725-7337
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers
(b) On
February 23, 2005, Lee E. Benz, a current director of the Company, notified the
Company that he will retire from the Board upon the expiration of his term at
the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 27, 2005.
Additionally,
B. Thomas M. Smith, Jr., a current director of the Company, will retire from the
Board upon the expiration of his term at the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to be held on April 27, 2005 in accordance with the Board’s mandatory retirement
policy.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
|
|
REPUBLIC
BANCORP INC. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date: February
24, 2005 |
By:
|
/s/
Thomas F. Menacher |
|
Name:
|
Thomas
F. Menacher |
|
Its: |
Executive
Vice President, Treasurer and |
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer |