8-K

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (SYBT)

8-K 2021-04-23 For: 2021-04-22
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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): April 22, 2021
STOCK YARDS BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kentucky<br> (State or other jurisdiction of<br> incorporation or organization) 001-13661<br> (Commission File Number) 61-1137529<br> (I.R.S. Employer<br> 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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act<br><br> <br>(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act<br><br> <br>(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class Trading<br> Symbol(s) Name of each exchange<br><br> <br>on which registered
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Common stock, no par value per share 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).
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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 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On April 22, 2021, Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. held its 2021 annual meeting of shareholders. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 22,732,976 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to one vote on each matter presented for vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 19,909,559 or 87.58% of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote were represented in person or by proxy. Those shares were voted as follows:
1.         The following individuals were nominated in 2021 to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders in 2022. All nominees were elected. The results were as follows:
Votes<br><br> <br>For Votes<br><br> <br>Against Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
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Paul J. Bickel III 16,113,181 60,906 13,578 3,721,894
J. McCauley Brown 15,629,431 540,443 17,791 3,721,894
David P. Heintzman 15,793,526 371,427 22,712 3,721,894
Donna L. Heitzman 16,035,924 141,188 10,553 3,721,894
Carl G. Herde 15,528,440 638,047 21,178 3,721,894
James A. Hillebrand 15,832,830 337,402 17,433 3,721,894
Richard A. Lechleiter 15,945,544 194,191 47,930 3,721,894
Stephen M. Priebe 15,255,623 886,190 45,852 3,721,894
John L. Schutte 16,073,353 92,249 22,063 3,721,894
Kathy C. Thompson 15,758,141 409,544 19,980 3,721,894
2.         Ratification of BKD, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2021:
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For 19,883,013
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Against 5,471
Abstain 21,075
Broker non-vote -
3.         Proposal to approve a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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For 15,744,996
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Against 295,854
Abstain 146,815
Broker non-vote 3,721,894
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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D.       Exhibits
None
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date:   April 23, 2021 STOCK YARDS BANCORP, INC.
By:   /s/ T. Clay Stinnett
T. Clay Stinnett, Executive Vice<br> President, Treasurer and Chief<br> Financial Officer