SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CROCE MICHAEL (Last) (First) (Middle) PO BOX 32890 (Street) LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY 40232 (City) (State) (Zip) UNITED STATES (Country)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. [ SYBT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Executive Vice President
	2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/23/2026	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								8,884	I	by 401k/ESOP-fbo Michael Croce
Common Stock	03/23/2026		A		770	A	$64.46	25,628	D
Common Stock	03/23/2026		F		290	D	$64.46	25,338	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Right	$35.9							02/20/2019	02/20/2028	Common Stock	3,162		3,162	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$40							03/21/2018	03/21/2027	Common Stock	3,222		3,222	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$36.65							02/19/2020	02/19/2029	Common Stock	3,226		3,226	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$37.3							02/25/2021	02/25/2030	Common Stock	3,801		3,801	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$50.71							02/25/2022	02/25/2031	Common Stock	2,261		2,261	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$54.91							02/14/2023	02/14/2032	Common Stock	2,571		2,571	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$60.76							02/13/2024	02/13/2033	Common Stock	2,087		2,087	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$47.95							02/12/2025	02/12/2034	Common Stock	2,496		2,496	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$75.21							02/10/2026	02/10/2035	Common Stock	1,842		1,842	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$68.33							02/19/2027	02/19/2036	Common Stock	2,204		2,204	D

Explanation of Responses:

	/s/ Vycki Seigle, by Power of Attorney	03/24/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)