NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR MERGER OF BANK HOLDING COMPANIES AND AND ACQUISITION OF A BANK BY A BANK HOLDING COMPANY American Bancorp, Inc., 4740 Log Cabin Drive, Macon, Georgia 31204, intends to apply to the Federal Reserve Board and the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks for permission to acquire/merge with another bank holding company, New Republic Partners, Inc., and to acquire control of New Republic Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Republic Partners, Inc. New Republic Partners, Inc. and New Republic Bank are located at 521 East Morehead Street, Suite 100, Charlotte, North Carolina 31635. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application, including the record of performance of banks we own in helping to meet local credit needs. You are invited to submit comments in writing on this application/notice to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 1000 Peachtree Street N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309-4470 and to the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, 2990 Brandywine Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-5565. The comment period will not end before September 16, 2025 and may be somewhat longer. The Board's procedures for processing applications/notices may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262. Procedures for processing protested applications/notices may be found at 12 C.F.R. 262.25. To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board's procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the application/notice, contact Erien Terry, Assistant Vice President, at (404) 498-7106. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for a public meeting or formal hearing on the application/notice if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period. Any interested person may also make written comment on the application/notice to the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks, 4309 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699. Comments received by the Commissioner on or before the 14th day after the date of this publication will be considered. IPL0263433 Aug 15 2025