Company Website: http://www.firstrepublic.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- (Business Wire)

First Republic Preferred Capital Corporation has announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.453125 per share of Series D security.

The Series D Preferred Stock, which is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol FRCCO, is payable on March 30, 2012 to shareholders of record as of March 20, 2012.

First Republic Preferred Capital Corporation is a subsidiary of First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC).

About First Republic Bank

First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) and its subsidiaries provide private banking, private business banking and private wealth management. Founded in 1985, First Republic specializes in exceptional, relationship-based service offered through preferred banking or wealth management offices primarily in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Newport Beach, San Diego, Portland, Boston, Greenwich and New York City. First Republic offers a complete line of banking products for individuals and businesses, including deposit services, as well as residential, commercial and personal loans. First Republic is a component of the S&P Total Market Index, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index^SM, the Russell 1000®, Russell 3000® and Russell Global indices and six Dow Jones indices.

Contacts:

Investors:
Addo Communications
Andrew Greenebaum / Lasse Glassen, 310-829-5400
andrewg@addocommunications.com
lasseg@addocommunications.com
or
Media:
Blue Marlin Partners
Greg Berardi, 415-239-7826
greg@bluemarlinpartners.com

Source: First Republic Preferred Capital Corporation