Republic First Bancorp, Inc. announced that the Company appointed Peter B. Bartholow to the Company's Board of Directors with a term expiring at the Company's 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company will also include Mr. Bartholow on its slate of candidates standing for election at the 2022 Annual Meeting. Mr. Bartholow is the former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer and board member of Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. With Mr. Bartholow's addition, one third of the directors on the Board will have joined the Board within the past three months and two thirds of the directors will have joined within the past six years.