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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 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2025

STOCK YARDS BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Kentucky (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	001-13661 (Commission File Number)	61-1137529 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1040 East Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 40206
(Address of principal executive offices)

(502) 582-2571
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value	SYBT	The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

On April 24, 2025, Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 29,464,632 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to one vote on each matter presented for vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 19,664,287, or 66.73% of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote were represented in person or by proxy. Those shares were voted as follows:

1.	The following individuals were nominated in 2025 to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders in 2026. All nominees were elected. The results were as follows:

	Votes For		Votes Against		Abstain

Shannon B. Arvin		18,829,760		759,520		75,007
Paul J. Bickel III		19,352,722		261,514		50,051
Allison J. Donovan		18,913,348		688,345		62,594
David P. Heintzman		19,137,809		495,285		31,193
Carl G. Herde		18,869,555		766,755		27,977
James A. Hillebrand		19,221,353		414,870		28,064
Richard A. Lechleiter		19,101,629		533,157		29,501
Philip S. Poindexter		19,216,731		399,594		47,962
Stephen M. Priebe		18,624,199		1,008,728		31,360
Edwin S. Saunier		19,441,626		195,439		27,222
John L. Schutte		19,344,416		288,630		31,241
Laura L. Wells		19,170,388		444,878		49,021

2.	Proposal to approve a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

For			19,081,138
Against			486,460
Abstain			96,689

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibits

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


SIGNATURE

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.

Date: April 29, 2025	STOCK YARDS BANCORP, INC.

	By:	/s/ T. Clay Stinnett
		T. Clay Stinnett, Executive Vice
		President, Treasurer and Chief
		Financial Officer