Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  HILL VERNON W II
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/05/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP INC [FRBK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
14000 HORIZON WAY, SUITE 100		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MT. LAUREL, NJ 08054		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
COMMON STOCK 3,729,074
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES   (1)   (2) COMMON STOCK 923,077 $ 6.5 D  
OPTION TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK   (3) 05/10/2023 COMMON STOCK 25,000 $ 2.95 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HILL VERNON W II
14000 HORIZON WAY
SUITE 100
MT. LAUREL, NJ 08054		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Vernon W. Hill, II 12/13/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The Trust Preferred Securities are convertible into Common Stock at the option of the holder at a conversion price of $6.50 (i) at any time on or after the last day of any calendar quarter beginning with the quarter ending on June 30, 2008, if, as of such last day of such calendar quarter, the closing sale price of the Common Stock for at least 20 trading days in a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of such calendar quarter is more than 110% of the conversion price in effect on the last day of such calendar quarter, (ii) upon a change of control of the Issuer, (iii) at any time after June 30, 2009 and (iv) on the business day immediately preceding the date of repayment of such Trust Preferred Securities, whether at stated maturity or upon redemption.
(2) The Trust Preferred Securities have a 30-year term and expire at 5:00 p.m., New York, New York time on the business day immediately preceding the date of maturity or earlier redemption.
(3) 25% on 5/10/14; 25% on 5/10/15; 25% on 5/10/16; 25% on 5/10/17

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