Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. filings document the regulatory record of a Kentucky bank holding company whose principal subsidiary is Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company. Its 8-K reports commonly disclose operating results, earnings releases, financial condition updates, material events, officer appointments, director changes, and shareholder voting results.
Proxy materials cover board elections, executive compensation, equity award information, auditor ratification, governance practices, and annual meeting proposals. The filing record also documents capital-structure matters involving the company's common stock, governance changes connected with completed acquisition activity, and formal disclosures related to its commercial banking and Wealth Management & Trust operations.
Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) director reported an insider transaction. On 10/24/2025, the reporting person acquired 47 shares of common stock at $67.91, recorded as an indirect holding via the Trust - Director Deferred Comp Plan. Following the reported transactions, the filing shows 6,156 shares held directly and 4,743 shares held indirectly(1). The reporting person also holds a stock appreciation right covering 1,000 shares with an exercise price of $47.17, exercisable from 07/20/2022 and expiring on 07/20/2031.
(1) Includes shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment.
Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) director reported an open market acquisition. On 10/24/2025, the insider acquired 95 shares of common stock at a price of $67.91 per share. Following the transaction, the filer reported 32,580 shares held indirectly via the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and 4,897 shares held directly. The holdings figures include shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment.
Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) reported an insider transaction. A director acquired 83 shares of common stock on 10/24/2025 at $67.91 per share, held indirectly through the Trust Directors Deferred Comp Plan. Separately, on 10/21/2025, the insider was awarded 1,000 Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price of $67.85, exercisable 10/21/2026 and expiring 10/21/2035, reflecting direct ownership of 1,000 derivative securities.
Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) director reported an open market acquisition. On 10/24/2025, the reporting person acquired 101 shares of common stock at $67.91 per share.
Following the transaction, beneficial holdings were reported as: 15,078 shares indirect in the Trust Directors' Deferred Comp Plan(1), 9,175 shares indirect in an Irrevocable Trust, 11,267 shares held directly, and 580 shares indirect in a GST Exempt Trust. (1) Includes shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment.
The insider also holds a Stock Appreciation Right covering 1,000 shares with an exercise price of $38.30, exercisable since 01/16/2019 and expiring on 01/16/2028, with 1,000 derivative securities owned directly.
Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) disclosed a director’s Form 4 reporting a grant of 1,000 Stock Appreciation Rights on 10/21/2025 with a base price of $67.85. These rights are first exercisable on 10/21/2026 and expire on 10/21/2035, each tied to one share of common stock. Following the transaction, the reporting person held 1,000 derivative securities, reported as Direct (D) ownership. The filing lists the derivative price as $0, consistent with a granted award.
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (SYBT) reported an initial Form 3 for a reporting person who is a Director. The filing states that no securities are beneficially owned by the reporting person.
The Form 3 reflects a Date of Event of 10/21/2025 and indicates the submission was made by one reporting person. The signature was provided by an attorney-in-fact on 10/22/2025.
Michael W. Woods, Sr. Vice President of Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (SYBT), reported a purchase of 100 shares of the company's common stock on 09/29/2025 at a price of $69.9489 per share. After the transaction he beneficially owned 1,100 shares directly. The Form 4 was executed by a power of attorney on 09/30/2025.
Amendment No. 1 to a Schedule 13D for Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (SYBT) updates ownership after open-market sales. On September 18, 2025, reporting person Darrell R. Wells sold 18,000 shares, reducing beneficial ownership held by the reporting parties to below 5%. As of that date Darrell R. Wells beneficially owns 1,253,975 shares (4.25%), Margaret Cowley Wells beneficially owns 176,598 shares (0.60%), and the Darrell R. Wells Trust owns 31,905 shares (0.11%). Collectively the parties may be deemed to beneficially own 1,462,478 shares (approximately 4.96%). The filing states the Reporting Persons' rights under the previously disclosed Investor Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement have terminated as a result of the ownership reduction.
Stock Yards Bancorp insider Paul J. Bickel III reported transactions on 09/18/2025. The filing shows an acquisition of 63 shares of common stock at $76.54 per share and a disposition of 11,267 shares. Following the transactions, the filing reports 14,909 shares beneficially owned in a trust and other indirect holdings (including 9,175 in an irrevocable trust and 580 in a GST exempt trust). A stock appreciation right for 1,000 shares remains outstanding and exercisable through 01/16/2028.
Stephen M. Priebe, a director of Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (SYBT), reported a purchase of 127 shares of common stock on 09/18/2025 at a reported price of $76.54 per share. The filing shows 32,336 shares beneficially owned following the reported transaction, held indirectly through a "Trust-Directors' Deferred Comp Plan." The form also records a reported disposition of 4,885 common shares in the filing.