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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TRAGER STEVE   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/ [RBCAA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 WEST MARKET STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2015 (Street) LOUISVILLE, KY 40202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock               81,276 D   Class A Common Stock 12/31/2015   W V 28,449.321 (3) A $ 0 (3) 387,603.577 I By Jaytee Properties Limited Partnership (1) Class A Common Stock 12/31/2015   W V 1,049,225.277 (3) A $ 0 (3) 5,087,746.551 I By Teebank Family Limited Partnership (2) Class A Common Stock 12/31/2015   W V 225 (4) A $ 0 (4) 225 I By Trager Marital Trust (4) Class A Common Stock               7,478 I By Spouse (5) Class A Common Stock               12,085 I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock

(6)

(7)

(8)

Class A Common Stock

17,014

17,014

D

Class B Common Stock

(6)

12/31/2015

W

V

6,374.582 (3)

(7)

(8)

Class A Common Stock

86,849.549 (3)

$ 0 (3)

86,849.549

I

By Jaytee Properties Limited Partnership (1)

Class B Common Stock

(6)

12/31/2015

W

V

137,569.661 (3)

(7)

(8)

Class A Common Stock

667,082.261 (3)

$ 0 (3)

667,082.261

I

By Teebank Family Limited Partnership (2)

Class B Common Stock

(6)

12/31/2015

W

V

671,583 (4)

(7)

(8)

Class A Common Stock

671,583 (4)

$ 0 (4)

671,583

I

By Trager Marital Trust (4)

Class B Common Stock

(6)

(7)

(8)

Class A Common Stock

1,214.5

1,214.5

I

By 401(k) Plan

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TRAGER STEVE 601 WEST MARKET STREET LOUISVILLE, KY 40202	X	X	Chairman and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Steven E. Trager		01/11/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Jaytee Properties Limited Partnership ("Jaytee") is a family limited partnership. The Reporting Person is a co-General Partner of Jaytee. A trust (the "GP Trust") in which the Reporting Person and his mother are co-trustees is the other co-General Partner of Jaytee. The Reporting Person is trustee of multiple trusts (the "LP Trusts") for the benefit of the Reporting Person and certain of the Reporting Person's immediate family members. The LP Trusts are limited partners of Jaytee. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Teebank Family Limited Partnership ("Teebank") is a family limited partnership. The Reporting Person and the GP Trust are co-General Partners of Teebank. The LP Trusts are limited partners of Teebank. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	On December 31, 2015, Teebank LP units and Jaytee LP units were transferred from a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's deceased father to one of the LP Trusts in accordance with the will of the Reporting Person's father. The number of securities reported as acquired reflects the proportionate number of securities attributable to the transferred LP units.
(4)	On December 31, 2015, 225 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock and 671,583 shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock held by the estate of the Reporting Person's father were transferred to Trager Marital Trust in accordance with the will of the Reporting Person's father. The Reporting Person is trustee, and the Reporting Person's mother is a beneficiary, of Trager Marital Trust.
(5)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and the report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities.
(6)	Class B Common Stock is immediately convertible into Class A Common Stock on a one share for one share basis.
(7)	Immediate.
(8)	None.

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