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 23, 2020
 
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 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

On April 23, 2020, Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. held its 2020 annual meeting of shareholders.  As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 22,637,670 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to one vote on each matter presented for vote at the Annual Meeting.  At the Annual Meeting, 20,327,903 or 89.79% 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 2020 to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders in 2021.  All nominees were elected.  The results were as follows:

   
Votes
For
  
Votes
Against
  
Votes
Withheld
  
Broker
Non-Votes
Paul J. Bickel III
  
15,733,300
  
28,173
  
25,442
  
4,540,988
J. McCauley Brown
  
15,186,849
  
574,597
  
25,469
  
4,540,988
David P. Heintzman
  
15,561,640
  
175,893
  
49,382
  
4,540,988
Donna L. Heitzman
  
15,539,127
  
191,733
  
56,055
  
4,540,988
Carl G. Herde
  
15,054,419
  
679,240
  
53,256
  
4,540,988
James A. Hillebrand
  
15,662,303
  
100,328
  
24,284
  
4,540,988
Richard A. Lechleiter
  
15,604,258
  
159,716
  
22,941
  
4,540,988
Stephen M. Priebe
  
15,021,403
  
737,708
  
27,804
  
4,540,988
John L. Schutte
  
15,699,620
  
48,069
  
39,226
  
4,540,988
Norman Tasman
  
15,475,810
  
286,620
  
24,485
  
4,540,988
Kathy C. Thompson
  
15,281,675
  
478,348
  
26,892
  
4,540,988

2. Ratification of BKD, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2020:

For
20,306,334
Against
15,677
Abstain
5,892
Broker non-vote
-

3. Proposal to approve a non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

For
15,204,839
Against
411,985
Abstain
170,091
Broker non-vote
4,540,988

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
 
        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 27, 2020
STOCK YARDS BANCORP, INC.
 
 
 
By:   /s/ T. Clay Stinnett                          
 
 
T. Clay Stinnett, Executive Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer