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.
Priebe Stephen M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Stock Yards Bancorp director Stephen M. Priebe received an award of 164 shares of Common Stock on March 23, 2026 under a directors' deferred compensation plan, increasing his indirect holdings in that trust to 34,203 shares. He also reports separate direct ownership of 4,971 Common Stock shares.
Stock Yards Bancorp Executive Vice President Thomas C. Stinnett received a grant of 1,525 shares of Common Stock at $64.46 per share as a compensation award. To cover tax obligations, 655 shares were withheld, leaving him with 64,957 shares held directly. He also has indirect ownership of 497 shares held by his spouse and 13,928 shares in a KSOP account, and retains multiple stock appreciation rights tied to Common Stock with exercise prices between $25.76 and $75.21 expiring from 2026 through 2036.
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. Executive Vice President Michael Croce received a grant of 770 shares of Common Stock at $64.46 per share. On the same date, 290 shares were disposed of to cover tax obligations related to this compensation award, a non-market transaction. Following these entries, he directly holds 25,338 Common Stock shares and indirectly holds 8,884 shares through a 401k/ESOP account.
Stock Yards Bancorp Executive Vice President Michael Rehm received a grant of 1,056 shares of common stock at $64.46 per share. To cover tax obligations, 430 shares were withheld, leaving him with 18,164 directly owned shares of Stock Yards Bancorp common stock.
He also holds 2,639 shares indirectly through a 401K/ESOP account. In addition, he retains multiple stock appreciation rights tied to common stock, including awards over 4,003 and 5,014 underlying shares with exercise prices of $36.65 and $37.30, expiring in 2029 and 2030.
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. president Philip Poindexter reported routine equity compensation activity. On March 23, 2026, he received a grant of 1,932 shares of Common Stock at $64.46 per share. The filing shows 832 shares were disposed of to cover tax obligations at the same price, a non-market tax-withholding transaction.
After these transactions, Poindexter directly owned 53,376 Common Stock shares and indirectly held 15,259 shares through a 401k/ESOP account. He also retained multiple Stock Appreciation Right awards over blocks of Common Stock with exercise prices between $35.90 and $75.21 and expirations running through 2036.
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. Chairman & CEO James A. Hillebrand received a grant of 3,637 shares of common stock at $64.46 per share on March 23, 2026. To cover tax obligations, 1,585 shares were disposed of, leaving him with 109,344 shares held directly, plus additional indirect common stock holdings and multiple stock appreciation rights tied to future share delivery.
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. Executive Vice President William Dishman received a grant of 807 shares of common stock at $64.46 per share. On the same date, 337 shares were withheld to cover tax obligations, leaving him with 32,064 directly held shares of common stock. He also holds multiple stock appreciation right awards on common stock with exercise prices between $35.90 and $75.21, expiring from 2027 through 2035.
Stock Yards Bancorp proposes issuing up to 1,553,704 shares of its common stock in connection with its merger with Field & Main Bancorp. Under the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 27, 2026, holders of Field & Main Bancorp common stock will receive 0.6550 shares of Stock Yards Bancorp common stock per Field & Main share. Based on Stock Yards Bancorp’s closing price of $62.98 on March 19, 2026, the exchange ratio implied approximately $41.25 per Field & Main share. Field & Main shareholders will own approximately 4.90% of the combined company after the merger; Stock Yards shareholders will own approximately 95.10%. The Field & Main special meeting is scheduled for April 29, 2026, and the record date for voting was March 13, 2026. The registration statement forming part of this prospectus covers issuance of up to 1,553,704 shares of Stock Yards Bancorp common stock in connection with the merger.
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. calls its 2026 annual meeting for April 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, to be held virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SYBT2026. Shareholders of record at the close of business on February 27, 2026, may vote.
Investors will elect 9 directors, ratify BDO USA, P.C. as independent auditor for 2026, and cast an advisory say‑on‑pay vote on executive compensation. The board recommends voting FOR all three proposals. The proxy details board structure, committee roles, ESG oversight and director compensation.
The filing notes 29,511,958 common shares outstanding as of February 27, 2026, with BlackRock, Inc. and The Vanguard Group, Inc. each beneficially owning 1,925,421 and 1,925,102 shares respectively, or 6.5% of the stock. Directors and executive officers as a group hold 922,328 shares, or 3.1%.
Stock Yards Bancorp is proposing to acquire Field & Main Bancorp through a two-step merger in which holders of Field & Main common stock will receive 0.6550 shares of Stock Yards Bancorp common stock per Field & Main share. The prospectus states Stock Yards Bancorp may issue up to 1,553,704 shares in connection with the merger.
The companies expect the transaction to close in Q2 2026, subject to Field & Main shareholder approval, effectiveness of this Form S-4 registration, and regulatory approvals from the Federal Reserve, FDIC and KDFI. Pro forma ownership is estimated at 95.10% Stock Yards shareholders and 4.90% Field & Main shareholders.