UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE~~

~~SECURITIES~~Pursuant ~~EXCHANGE~~to ~~ACT~~Section OF13 ~~1934~~or 15(d) of the

~~Date~~Securities ofExchange ~~Report~~Act of 1934

~~November~~Date 7of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 22, ~~2003~~2004

Republic Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida

0-27652

59-3347653

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

111 Second Avenue N.E., St. Petersburg, FL		33701
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

111 Second Avenue N.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33701

(~~727~~Address of principal executive offices)~~-823-7300~~ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (727)-823-7300

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure and Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On ~~October~~January 2021, 2003, Republic Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release ~~describing~~relating ~~the~~to the Company’s ~~results~~earnings offor ~~operations~~the ~~and financial~~fourth ~~position~~quarter ~~for~~and ~~its~~fiscal ~~third~~year ~~quarter~~ending ~~ended~~December ~~September 30~~31, 2003. OnA ~~the~~copy ~~same~~of ~~date,~~the ~~such~~ press release ~~was~~is ~~filed~~furnished ~~with~~as ~~the~~part ~~Securities~~of ~~and~~this ~~Exchange~~report ~~Commission~~pursuant onto aitems ~~Current~~9 ~~Report~~and on12 of this Form 8-K.

On ~~October~~January 2921, 2003, ~~the~~Republic ~~Financial~~Bancshares, ~~Accounting~~Inc. ~~Standards Board~~ (the “~~FASB~~Company”) issued ~~announced~~a ~~that~~press itrelease ~~had~~announcing ~~changed~~an ~~its~~annual ~~recent~~dividend ~~determination to implement certain provisions~~ of ~~SFAS No~~$0.30 ~~150~~per –share ~~“Accounting~~ for ~~Certain~~the ~~Financial~~fiscal ~~Investments~~year ~~with~~ending ~~Characteristics~~December ~~of Both Liabilities and Equity” and that any final implementation of SFAS No. 150 was indefinitely deferred. As then required~~31, ~~the Company’s October 20,~~ 2003 ~~press release reflected the implementation of SFAS No~~. ~~150.~~A ~~FASB~~copy ~~directed that companies that had issued financial statements implementing SFAS No. 150 prior to their recent announcement reissue their financial statements to not reflect the implementation~~ of ~~SFAS No. 150. Accordingly,~~ the ~~Company subsequently updated portions of its October 20, 2003~~ press release ~~by issuing~~is anfurnished ~~updated~~as ~~press~~part ~~release~~of onthis ~~November~~report 7,pursuant ~~2003,~~to aitems ~~copy~~9 ofand ~~which~~12 isof ~~attached~~this asForm ~~Exhibit 99~~8-K.2 ~~to this report.~~

The ~~Company~~following ~~emphasized~~exhibits ~~that~~are ~~its~~furnished ~~results~~herewith ofpursuant ~~operations~~to ~~for~~Item ~~the~~9 ~~three~~of ~~and nine month periods ended September 30, 2003 were unchanged;~~ this ~~change is~~ ~~limited~~report ~~solely~~and toshall ~~the~~not ~~categorization~~be ofdeemed ~~items~~to onbe ~~the~~“filed” ~~balance~~for ~~sheet~~any ~~and statement of operations. Previously~~purpose, ~~the~~including ~~Company had accounted~~ for ~~the~~purposes ~~outstanding issue~~ of ~~trust~~Section ~~preferred~~18 ~~securities~~of ~~from its wholly-owned subsidiary, RBI Capital Trust I, on~~ the ~~balance~~Securities ~~sheet~~Exchange ~~and~~Act ~~income~~of ~~statement as a minority interest. Under SFAS No. 150~~1934, ~~that presentation would have been changed such that the Company’s consolidated balance sheet would have reflected the trust preferred security from the subsidiary~~ as ~~a liability and the consolidated income statement would have reflected the cost of the issue as interest expense. With the deferral of certain provisions of SFAS No. 150~~amended, ~~the~~or ~~minority~~otherwise ~~interest~~subject ~~presentation has been restored. The accompanying financial results are an update~~ to the ~~press~~liabilities ~~release~~ of ~~October~~that ~~20, 2003~~section.

The information furnished herewith pursuant to Item 12 of this Current Report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Exhibit

Number

Description of Exhibit

99.1

Press Release issued January 21, 2004 – Re: Earnings announcement

99.2

Press Release issued January 21, 2004 – Re: Annual dividend

ExhibitNumber		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release issued October 20, 2003
99.2		Press Release issued November 7, 2003

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	REPUBLIC BANCSHARES, INC. (Registrant)
November 7, 2003	By:	/s/ William R. Falzone
		William R. Falzone, V.P. & Treasurer

January 22, 2004

REPUBLIC BANCSHARES, INC.

(Registrant)

By: /s/ William R. Falzone

William R. Falzone, V.P. & Treasurer

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