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SCHEDULE 13D




Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
(1) Includes 176,598 shares of common stock, no par value ("Common Stock"), of Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc., a Kentucky corporation (the "Issuer"), held by Margaret Cowley Wells (through the Margaret Cowley Wells revocable trust) as of September 18, 2025. (2) The percentage ownership is based upon 29,473,332 shares of Common Stock, issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2025, as reflected in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 5, 2025.


SCHEDULE 13D




Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
(1) Includes 1,253,975 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock held by Darrell R. Wells (through the Darrell R. Wells revocable trust) as of September 18, 2025. (2) The percentage ownership is based upon 29,473,332 shares of Common Stock, issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2025, as reflected in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with SEC on August 5, 2025.


SCHEDULE 13D




Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
(1) Darrell R. Wells, Trustee of the Darrell R. Wells Trust, has voting and dispositive power over the shares held by the Darrell R. Wells Trust. (2) The percentage ownership is based upon 29,473,332 shares of Common Stock, issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2025, as reflected in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 5, 2025.


SCHEDULE 13D


 
Darrell R. Wells
 
Signature:/s/ Darrell R. Wells
Name/Title:Darrell R. Wells
Date:09/22/2025
 
Margaret Cowley Wells
 
Signature:/s/ Margaret Cowley Wells
Name/Title:Margaret Cowley Wells
Date:09/22/2025
 
Darrell R. Wells Trust
 
Signature:By: /s/ Darrell R. Wells
Name/Title:Darrell R. Wells, Trustee
Date:09/22/2025