Company: SYBT
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-007118
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Company: Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 4
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 vote stock you own. That other person is called a proxy. If you designate someone as your proxy in a written document, that document is also called a proxy or a proxy card. When you designate a proxy, you may also direct the proxy how to vote your shares. James A. Hillebrand, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Philip S. Poindexter, the Company’s President, have been designated as the proxies to cast the votes of Bancorp’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The proxies will vote your shares according to the instructions you provide over the Internet, by telephone, mobile device or on the proxy card.

Information About Delivery of Proxy Materials

Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of the proxy materials instead of a paper copy of the full set of proxy materials?

This year, we are using the SEC rule that allows companies to furnish their proxy materials over the Internet. By doing so, we reduce costs and lessen the environmental impact of our proxy solicitation. As a result, we are mailing the Notice to our shareholders instead of a paper copy of the proxy materials. All shareholders receiving the Notice will have the ability to access the proxy materials over the Internet and request to receive a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail, should they so desire. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet or to request a paper copy may be found in the Notice. In addition, the Notice contains instructions on how you may request access to proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically on an ongoing basis. The Notice is not a proxy card and cannot be used to vote your shares.

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Shareholders who have previously requested to receive paper copies of the proxy materials received paper copies of the proxy materials instead of the Notice. If you received paper copies of the Notice or proxy materials, we encourage you to sign up to receive all of your future proxy materials electronically, as described under “How can I receive my proxy materials by e-mail in the future?”below.

How can I access the proxy materials and vote my shares?

The instructions for accessing the proxy materials and voting can be found in the information you received either by mail or email. Depending on how you received the proxy materials, you may vote over the Internet, telephone or mail. We encourage you to vote over the Internet.

| ● | If you are a shareholder who received an email directing you to the proxy materials or a notice by mail regarding the Internet availability of the proxy materials,