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 25, 2019

STOCK YARDS BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kentucky

1-13661

61-1137529

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

 

(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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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 25, 2019, the Company held its 2019 annual meeting of shareholders.  As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 22,791,305 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to one vote on each matter presented for vote at the Annual Meeting.  At the Annual Meeting, 20,725,867 or 90.93% 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 2019 to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders in 2020.  All nominees were elected.  The results were as follows:

  Votes

For

 

Votes
Against

  Votes
Withheld
  Broker
Non-Votes
Paul J. Bickel III 14,680,672 275,833 45,734 5,723,628
J. McCauley Brown 14,543,210 414,478 44,551 5,723,628
David P. Heintzman 14,777,664 131,929 92,646 5,723,628
Donna L. Heitzman 14,869,048 85,970 47,221 5,723,628
Carl G. Herde 14,482,498 472,583 47,158 5,723,628
James A. Hillebrand 14,860,044 96,070 46,125 5,723,628
Richard A. Lechleiter 14,860,072 96,928 45,239 5,723,628
Stephen M. Priebe 14,497,451 457,306 47,482 5,723,628
John L. Schutte 14,695,990 258,791 47,458 5,723,628
Norman Tasman 14,828,182 127,346 46,711 5,723,628
Kathy C. Thompson 14,554,429 344,787 103,023 5,723,628

2.        Ratification of BDK, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019:

  For   20,651,492
Against 38,399
Abstain 35,976
Broker non-vote 0

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

  For   14,401,376
Against 475,146
Abstain 125,717
Broker non-vote 5,723,628




Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (d) Exhibits
 
None

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 29, 2019

 

 

STOCK YARDS BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nancy B. Davis

Nancy B. Davis

Executive Vice President, Treasurer and

Chief Financial Officer