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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193306-04-000001.txt : 20040105
<SEC-HEADER>0001193306-04-000001.hdr.sgml : 20040105
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20040105103939
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193306-04-000001
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	5/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20031231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040105

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			THOMPSON KATHY C
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001193306

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		5/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13661
		FILM NUMBER:		04502231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6804 FAIRWAY VIEW CT.
		CITY:			PROSPECT
		STATE:			KY
		ZIP:			47130

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			S Y BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000835324
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				611137529
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			KY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1040 E MAIN ST
		CITY:			LOUISVILLE
		STATE:			KY
		ZIP:			40206
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5025822571

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1040 EAST MAIN STREET
		CITY:			LOUISVILLE
		STATE:			KY
		ZIP:			40206
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    <documentType>5/A</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-12-31</periodOfReport><dateOfOriginalSubmission>2003-12-16</dateOfOriginalSubmission>
    <form3HoldingsReported>0</form3HoldingsReported>

    <form4TransactionsReported>0</form4TransactionsReported>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000835324</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>S Y BANCORP INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SYI</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001193306</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>THOMPSON KATHY C</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>6804 FAIRWAY VIEW CT.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PROSPECT</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>KY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>40059</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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<isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>1</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther><officerTitle>Executive Vice President</officerTitle></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><derivativeTable><derivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Option (Right to Buy)</value></securityTitle><conversionOrExercisePrice><value>21.18</value></conversionOrExercisePrice><transactionDate><value>2003-12-16</value></transactionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType><transactionCode>M</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>9300</value><footnoteId id="F2"/></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><footnoteId id="F1"/></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><exerciseDate><value>2004-06-16</value></exerciseDate><expirationDate><value>2013-12-16</value></expirationDate><underlyingSecurity><u
nderlyingSecurityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></underlyingSecurityTitle><underlyingSecurityShares><value>9300</value></underlyingSecurityShares></underlyingSecurity><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>9300</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value/></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></derivativeTransaction></derivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">Options granted (9,300) at $21.18 per share.</footnote><footnote id="F2">Inadvertently reported as 4,500 shares on Form 4 filed 12/16/2003</footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>//Kathy C. Thompson</signatureName><signatureDate>2004-01-05</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

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