EX-32 4 rbcaa-20260331xex32.htm EX-32

EXHIBIT 32

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CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

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Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, each of the undersigned officers of Republic Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies that the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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Date: May 7, 2026 | ​ | /s/ Steven E. Trager
​ | ​ | Steven E. Trager
​ | ​ | Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer

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Date: May 7, 2026 | ​ | /s/ Kevin Sipes
​ | ​ | Kevin Sipes
​ | ​ | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

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The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

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