First Republic Bank Announces “At The Market” Common Stock Offering
First Republic Bank (“First Republic”) (NYSE: FRC), a leading private bank and wealth management company, today announced that
it has established an “at-the-market” equity offering program under which it may sell up to 4,000,000 shares of its common
stock.
First Republic has entered into an equity distribution agreement with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel Company, BofA
Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley in their capacity as First Republic’s distribution agents. Pursuant to this
agreement, sales of shares of First Republic’s common stock may be made in transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market”
offerings, including sales made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market
prices prevailing at the time of sale or as agreed to with the applicable distribution agent.
First Republic intends to commence offers to sell shares of its common stock through the distribution agents promptly. First
Republic intends to use the net proceeds from any sales of shares of common stock under the program for general corporate purposes,
which may include, among other things, funding loans or purchasing investment securities for its portfolio.
The offerings will be made only by means of an offering circular. The offering circular relating to the offerings is available
at
www.frc-offering.com. Copies of the offering circular may also be obtained from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Attention:
Equity Capital Markets, 787 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10019, or by calling (800) 966-1559; BofA Merrill Lynch,
NC1-004-03-43, 200 North College Street, 3rd Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001, Attention: Prospectus Department, or
email: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com; from J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by calling toll-free at
(866) 803-9204; or from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC - Attn: Prospectus Department - 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor - New York, New
York 10014.
This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The
securities are neither insured nor approved by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The securities are exempt from
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 3(a)(2) thereof.
About First Republic Bank
Founded in 1985, First Republic and its subsidiaries offer private banking, private business banking and private wealth
management, including investment, trust and brokerage services. First Republic specializes in delivering exceptional,
relationship-based service, with a solid commitment to responsiveness and action. Services are offered through preferred banking or
wealth management offices primarily in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Newport Beach and San Diego,
California; Portland, Oregon; Boston, Massachusetts; Palm Beach, Florida; Greenwich, Connecticut; New York, New York; and Jackson
Hole, Wyoming. First Republic offers a complete line of banking products for individuals and businesses, including deposit
services, as well as residential, commercial and personal loans. For more information, visit
firstrepublic.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Statements about First Republic’s expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future
events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through
the use of words or phrases such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “should,” “will,”
“estimates,” “plans,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “intends” and similar words or phrases. Accordingly, these
statements are only predictions and involve estimates, known and unknown risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. All forward-looking statements are necessarily only estimates of
future results, and there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from expectations, and, therefore, you
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Any forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by
reference to the factors discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in First Republic’s preliminary offering circular relating
to this offering, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, and other risks described in documents subsequently
filed by First Republic from time to time under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Further, any forward-looking
statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and First Republic undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
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Investors:
Andrew Greenebaum / Lasse Glassen
Addo Investor Relations
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lglassen@addoir.com
(310) 829-5400
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Blue Marlin Partners
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(415) 239-7826
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