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): ~~May~~July 129, 2026

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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)

(502) 582-2571

(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 52.02. ~~Departure~~Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Condition.

On ~~May~~July 129, 2026, ~~the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of~~ Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. ~~(the~~issued ~~“Company”) appointed Scott P. Davis to serve as~~ a ~~member~~press ~~of the Board~~release, ~~effective~~a ~~May~~copy ~~1, 2026, in connection with the completion~~ of ~~the~~which ~~Company’s~~is ~~previously~~attached ~~announced~~hereto ~~acquisition~~as ofExhibit ~~Field & Main Bancorp, Inc~~99.1 and ~~its~~incorporated ~~subsidiary~~by ~~bank~~reference, ~~Field~~announcing &earnings ~~Main~~for ~~Bank, Inc. (collectively, “Field & Main”). The appointment is consistent with~~ the ~~previously~~three ~~announced intent of the Board to appoint Mr. Davis upon the completion of the acquisition. Upon the effectiveness of his appointment, Mr. Davis will serve on the Credit~~ and ~~Risk~~six ~~Committee~~months ofended ~~the~~June ~~Company’s Board of Directors. Effective simultaneously with this appointment~~30, Mr2026. ~~Davis was appointed to serve as a director of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”), the Company’s principal banking subsidiary, and to serve on the Bank’s Trust Committee.~~

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Other than as otherwise disclosed herein, there are no arrangements or understandings with any person pursuant to which Mr. Davis was selected to serve as a director of the Company or the Bank. There have been no transactions directly or indirectly involving Mr. Davis that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Davis will receive cash and equity compensation for his service as a director in the same manner as all other non-employee directors of the Board, as described in the Company’s most recent proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2026.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 1, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Field & Main (the “Merger”).

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 1, 2026, the Company completed the Merger. The Company announced the completion of the Merger in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(dD) Exhibits

99.1		Press release ~~of Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.~~ dated ~~May~~July 129, 2026
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: May 1, 2026	By:	/s/ T. Clay Stinnett
Date: July 29, 2026	By:	/s/ T. Clay Stinnett
		T. Clay Stinnett
		Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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