Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL 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. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2018
(Street)


LOUISVILLE, KY 40202		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2019		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 12/10/2018   G(2) 416,876.997 (4) D $ (2) 5,643,577.495 (2) (4) I By Teebank Family Limited Partnership (1)
Class A Common Stock 12/10/2018   G(3) 195,408.854 (4) D $ (3) 5,448,168.641 (3) (4) I By Teebank Family Limited Partnership (1)

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock   12/10/2018   G(2)   54,659.021 (4)   (6)   (7) Class A Common Stock
54,659.021 (4)
(2) 739,960.293 (2) (4)
I
By Teebank Family Limited Partnership (1)
Class B Common Stock   12/10/2018   G(3)   25,621.123 (4)   (6)   (7) Class A Common Stock
25,621.123 (4)
(3) 714,339.17 (3) (4)
I
By Teebank Family Limited Partnership (1)

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 04/12/2019
**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) Teebank Family Limited Partnership ("Teebank") is a family limited partnership. A trust ("GP Trust 1") in which the Reporting Person is a trustee is a co-General Partner of Teebank. A trust ("GP Trust 2") in which the Reporting Person and his mother are co-trustees is the other co-General Partner of Teebank. 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 Teebank. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2) The Reporting Person is the trustee and beneficiary of an LP Trust ("LP Trust 1"). Effective 12/10/2018, LP Trust 1 gifted $12.8 million in Teebank interests to another LP Trust ("LP Trust 2"), the co-trustee of which is the Reporting Person's spouse and the beneficiaries of which are the Reporting Person's spouse and two children. The Reporting Person will continue to report the shares underlying the Teebank interests held in LP Trust 2.
(3) The Reporting Person is also the trustee of an LP Trust in which the Reporting Person's sister is the beneficiary ("LP Trust 3"). Effective 12/10/2018, LP Trust 3 gifted $6 million worth of Teebank interests to the Reporting Person's sister.
(4) As of the original reporting date, Teebank engaged a valuation firm to conduct an appraisal of its limited partnership units. This amendment is being filed to reflect the number of issuer securities that were the subject of this transaction based on such appraisal.
(5) Class B Common Stock is immediately convertible into Class A Common Stock on a one share for one share basis.
(6) Immediate.
(7) None.

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