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): July 15, 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:

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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 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

On July 15, 2025, the Board of Directors of Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized a new stock repurchase program of up to one million shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 3.4% of the Company's total shares of common stock outstanding (the “Plan”). The Plan replaces the repurchase plan that expired in May 2025, pursuant to which the Company last repurchased shares in 2019. The timing and the amount of any repurchases will be determined by management under parameters established by the Company’s Board of Directors, based on an evaluation of our stock price, market conditions, and other corporate considerations, including complying with Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable. The Plan, which will expire in two years unless otherwise extended or completed at an earlier date, does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific dollar amount or number of shares before the Plan's expiration. The Plan may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time for any reason and without prior notice. The Company cannot assure the exact number of shares to be repurchased before the expiration date of the Plan.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

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.

	STOCK YARDS BANCORP, INC.
Dated: July 18, 2025	By:	/s/ T. Clay Stinnett T. Clay Stinnett, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer