---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-21-012532"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RBCAA"
cik: "0000921557"
company_name: "REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/"
filed_at: "2021-09-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T03:43:30.492953+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Republic Bank names Logan Pichel CEO of Bank; Steve Trager becomes Executive Chair

## Summary
- Logan Pichel appointed CEO of Republic Bank & Trust effective Oct 1, 2021; elected director of Bank and Company on Sept 15.
- Steve Trager transitions to Executive Chair of both Bank and Company, retains Company CEO role.
- New change-in-control severance agreements for Pichel, Steve Trager, A. Scott Trager: 2x salary plus avg bonus.
- Pichel's employment agreement dated April 24, 2020 terminated; replaced by severance agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-21-012532
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RBCAA
- cik: 0000921557
- company_name: REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/
- filed_at: 2021-09-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/921557/000155837021012532/0001558370-21-012532-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/921557/000155837021012532/rbcaa-20210915x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-012532
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-012532.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-012532.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Logan M. Pichel was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President at REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: announced that, effective October 1, 2021, it will appoint Logan M. Pichel, its current President, to be the Chief Executive Officer and President.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/921557/000155837021012532/0001558370-21-012532-index.htm
- Executive change
  Logan M. Pichel was elected as Director at REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the boards of directors for both the Company and the Bank elected Mr. Pichel as a director effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/921557/000155837021012532/0001558370-21-012532-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven E. Trager changed role as Executive Chair at REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/.
  - Action: transitioned
  - Role: Executive Chair
  source text: Steven E. Trager will transition from the role of Bank Chair and Chief Executive Officer to the position of Executive Chair of both the Bank and the Company and will retain the position of Chief Executive Officer for the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/921557/000155837021012532/0001558370-21-012532-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.