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Issuer:     REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/ (RBCAA)
CIK:        0000921557
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2024-03-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-24-003389
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 4.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Republic Bancorp dismisses Crowe, appoints FORVIS as auditor; discloses prior material weaknesses
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- Dismissed Crowe LLP effective March 14, 2024, upon completion of FY2023 audit and 10-K filing.
- Appointed FORVIS as new independent auditor for FY2024, effective immediately.
- Disclosed three material weaknesses in internal control related to Republic Credit Solutions, reconciliation, and yield analysis; previously reported.
- Management concluded internal control over financial reporting effective as of Dec 31, 2023 after remediation.
- No disagreements with Crowe on accounting principles; Crowe's report unqualified for FY2023 and 2022.

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