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First Republic Bank stock

First Republic (FRC): seized, sold to JPMorgan 1 May 2023. Peak close $221.91 a share (16 Nov 2021). Final price $3.51 a share (28 Apr 2023). First Republic and the other defunct companies are on one page, each with its dates, prices and sources.

A headstone: FRC. First Republic. Seized, sold to JPMorgan 1 May 2023.
The First Republic headstone in the Bloombroke graveyard: seized, sold to JPMorgan 1 May 2023.

Key dates and prices

TickerFRC
Founded1985
Peak close$221.91 a share, 16 Nov 2021
Share basiscommon shares from the Dec 2010 re-listing; no later splits
Final price$3.51 a share, 28 Apr 2023 (last close on exchange)
What happenedSeized, sold to JPMorgan, 1 May 2023
Checked27 Sep 2026

What happened

Jim Herbert founded First Republic in San Francisco in 1985.

Its market value peaked at more than $40 billion in November 2021.

Customers pulled more than $100 billion in deposits after Silicon Valley Bank failed in March 2023.

Regulators seized it on May 1, 2023, the second-largest bank failure in US history after Washington Mutual in 2008.

It had about $229 billion in assets and 84 branches in eight states, which reopened as JPMorgan Chase branches.

The FDIC estimated the failure would cost its deposit insurance fund about $13 billion.

The shares traded at $115 on March 8, 2023 and closed at $3.51 on April 28, 2023.

Cause: Deposit run, seized by regulators. Worth $40 billion in 2021. Seized 1 May 2023.

What was the ticker symbol for First Republic stock?

First Republic traded under the ticker FRC. First Republic: seized, sold to JPMorgan 1 May 2023.

What was the peak price of First Republic stock?

The peak close was $221.91 a share, on 16 Nov 2021. Share basis: common shares from the Dec 2010 re-listing; no later splits.

What was the final price of First Republic stock?

The final price was $3.51 a share, on 28 Apr 2023 (last close on exchange). First Republic: seized, sold to JPMorgan 1 May 2023.

Checked 27 September 2026. History, not advice.

Sources: fdic.gov, americanbanker.com, aljazeera.com, pbs.org, sec.gov, finance.yahoo.com, cbsnews.com

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