Form 8-K 11/30/06
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of
Report (Date if earliest event reported): November 30, 2006
REPUBLIC
BANCORP INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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0-15734
(Commission
File No.)
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38-2604669
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1070
East
Main Street, Owosso, Michigan 48867
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (989)
725-7337
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On
November 30, 2006 Citizens
Banking Corporation (“Citizens”) and Republic Bancorp Inc. (“Republic”)
announced today that shareholders of both companies have approved their merger.
Citizens and Republic announced plans to merge in June 2006 and expect the
transaction to close by the end of 2006, pending receipt of regulatory approvals
and other customary closing conditions. The press release is attached as exhibit
99 to this Item 7.01.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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REPUBLIC
BANCORP INC.
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Date: November
30, 2006
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By:
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/s/
Thomas F. Menacher
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Name:
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Thomas
F. Menacher
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Its:
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Executive
Vice President, Treasurer and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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