Current Report Filing (8-k)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 18, 2021

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Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Kentucky	001-13661	61-1137529
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1040 East Main Street,

Louisville, Kentucky 40206

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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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 August 17, 2021, the Board of Directors of Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. voted to increase the Company's quarterly cash dividend to $0.28 per common share. The higher rate will be paid on October 1, 2021, to stockholders of record as of September 20, 2021. On August 18, 2021, Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference, announcing the dividend increase.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press release of Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. dated August 18, 2021.
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.
Date: August 18, 2021	By:	/s/ T. Clay Stinnett
		T. Clay Stinnett
		Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer