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, Inc. director David L. Hardy reported a compensation-related equity grant. He received 55 shares of Common Stock at $72.32 per share, classified as a grant or award and held indirectly through a Trust Directors Deferred Comp Plan.
After this grant, indirect holdings in the plan total 807 Common Stock shares, while direct ownership remains at 2,847 Common Stock shares. Hardy also holds a Stock Appreciation Right linked to 1,000 Common Stock shares with an exercise price of $67.85 per share that is scheduled to expire on October 21, 2035.
Stock Yards Bancorp Executive Vice President Thomas C. Stinnett reported compensation-related equity activity in company stock. On June 12, 2026, he exercised 3,606 Stock Appreciation Rights, receiving the same number of shares of common stock at an exercise price of $40.00 per share. To cover tax obligations, 2,646 shares of common stock were withheld at a price of $75.58 per share, which is a non-market, tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. Following these transactions, Stinnett directly holds 68,563 shares of Stock Yards Bancorp common stock, plus indirect holdings of 13,928 shares through a KSOP account and 497 shares held by his spouse. He also retains a sizable portfolio of outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights tied to additional shares of common stock, with exercise prices ranging from the mid‑$20s to mid‑$70s and expirations extending out to 2036, indicating continuing long-term equity exposure.
Stock Yards Bancorp director Edwin S. Saunier reported a compensation-related share grant. He received 46 shares of Common Stock on 2026-05-21 at $71.28 per share, credited to a Trust under the Director Deferred Comp Plan as an indirect holding.
Following this grant, the trust holds 5,950 shares of Common Stock indirectly for him, while he also holds 6,217 shares directly. He additionally holds a Stock Appreciation Right linked to 1,000 shares of Common Stock with a $47.17 exercise price expiring on 2031-07-20.
Priebe Stephen M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. director Stephen M. Priebe reported an update to his holdings. On May 21, 2026, he received an award of 79 shares of common stock at $71.28 per share, credited to a Trust-Directors' Deferred Comp Plan as an indirect holding.
Following this award, Priebe’s reported positions include 4,983 shares of common stock held directly and 34,523 shares held indirectly through the deferred compensation trust.
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. director David L. Hardy reported a compensation-related share grant and updated holdings. On May 21, 2026, a grant of 79 shares of Common Stock at $71.28 per share was credited to the Trust Directors Deferred Comp Plan, which is reported as indirect ownership. Following this grant, indirect holdings in that plan total 752 Common shares, while direct holdings are 2,847 Common shares. The filing also shows a Stock Appreciation Right covering 1,000 underlying Common shares with an exercise price of $67.85 and an expiration date of October 21, 2035, indicating a remaining derivative position.
Stock Yards Bancorp President Philip Poindexter reported an open-market sale of 1,221 shares of common stock at $70.68 per share on May 21, 2026. After this transaction, he continues to hold 53,376 common shares directly and 15,259 shares indirectly through a 401k/ESOP account.
Poindexter also reports multiple stock appreciation rights tied to common stock, with exercise prices ranging from the mid-$30s to mid-$70s and expiration dates running from 2027 through 2036, providing additional equity-linked exposure to Stock Yards Bancorp.
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. director Scott P. Davis reported an equity compensation grant rather than an open-market trade. He received a grant of 1,000 Stock Appreciation Rights tied to Common Stock, with an exercise price of $70.21 and an expiration date of May 19, 2036.
The rights become exercisable on May 19, 2027, and represent up to 1,000 underlying shares of Common Stock. The filing also shows that Davis directly holds 13,970 shares of Common Stock after the reported transactions, and there were no reported open-market share purchases or sales.
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. President Philip Poindexter exercised 4,968 Stock Appreciation Rights on May 11, 2026 at an exercise price of 40.0000 per share, receiving 4,968 shares of common stock. 3,747 shares were disposed of at 70.7200 per share to satisfy tax obligations. After these transactions, he holds 68,598 Stock Appreciation Rights and 54,597 shares of common stock directly, plus 15,259 shares indirectly through a 401k/ESOP account.
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. director Davis Scott P. filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership. The Form 3 shows direct ownership of 13,970 shares of common stock. This filing records his starting stake as an insider and does not report any new buy or sell transactions.