Juliet Alexander Appointed Managing Director

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Republic Bank , a leading provider of wealth management and private banking services, today announced that Juliet Alexander, a senior banker with more than 25 years of experience, has been appointed Managing Director.

Alexander will work with high net worth individuals and families, providing private banking, private business banking, investment management and trust services, and real estate lending at the bank's office in Rockefeller Center at 1230 Avenue of the Americas.

"Juliet Alexander is a terrific private banker with a long track record of success in helping individuals and businesses manage wealth," said Katherine August-deWilde, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of First Republic Bank. "Juliet will make a very important contribution to our expanding team of private bankers in New York, and she shares First Republic's total commitment to exceptional client service."

Prior to joining First Republic, Alexander worked for U.S. Trust as Vice President and Relationship Manager serving individual and business clients for the 28 years. Alexander earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College in New York.

In the New York Area, First Republic has three offices in Manhattan, including locations on Park Avenue and the Time Warner Center. The Bank also has an office in Greenwich, Connecticut.

First Republic Bank has offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, throughout California, and in Portland, Seattle, Las Vegas, Boston and New York. First Republic's investment advisory subsidiaries include Trainer Wortham & Co., Froley, Revy Investment Co., Starbuck, Tisdale & Associates, and First Republic Wealth Advisors. First Republic Trust Company offers comprehensive trust and wealth management services. First Republic Securities Company LLC, member NASD/SIPC, is a securities broker-dealer that provides a wide range of investment products and services.

About First Republic Bank

First Republic Bank is a NYSE-traded, private bank and wealth management firm. The Bank and its subsidiaries specialize in providing personalized, relationship-based services, including private banking, private business banking, investment management, trust, brokerage and real estate lending. As of September 30, 2006, the Bank and its subsidiaries had total Bank assets and other managed assets of $31.8 billion. First Republic Bank provides access to its services online and through preferred banking or trust offices in ten major metropolitan areas: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Newport Beach, San Diego, Las Vegas, Portland, Seattle, Boston and New York City. More information is available on the Bank's website at http://www.firstrepublic.com/ .