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
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 of the plan. If you own shares through the plan and do not vote electronically or by mail, the plan trustee will be instructed by the plan’s administrative committee to vote the plan shares as the Board of Directors recommends.

What if I return my proxy card but do not provide voting instructions?

If you vote by proxy card, your shares will be voted as you instruct. If you return your proxy card but do not mark your voting instructions on your signed card, James A. Hillebrand, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Philip S. Poindexter, President, as proxies named on the proxy card, will vote your shares FOR the election of the 12 director nominees and FOR the approval of the say-on-pay proposal.

Can I change my vote after I have voted?

Yes. You may change your vote at any time before the polls close at the Annual Meeting. You may do this by:

| ● | Signing another proxy card with a later date and returning it to us prior to the Annual Meeting; |

| ● | Giving written notice of revocation to our Corporate Secretary at 1040 East Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40206, prior to the Annual Meeting; or |

| ● | Voting again electronically during the Annual Meeting. |

Your participation in the Annual Meeting will not have the effect of revoking a proxy unless you notify our Corporate Secretary in writing before the polls close that you wish to revoke a previously submitted proxy.

What is a broker non-vote?

If you are a beneficial owner whose shares are held of record by a broker, you must instruct the broker how to vote your shares. If you do not provide voting instructions, your shares will not be voted on any proposal on which the broker does not have the discretionary authority to vote. This is called a “broker non-vote.” In these cases the broker can register your shares as being present at the Annual Meeting for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum but will not be able to vote on those matters for which specific authorization is required under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) that govern brokers.

If you are a beneficial owner whose shares are held of record by a broker, your broker has discretionary voting authority to vote your shares on the ratification of an independent registered public accounting firm even if the broker does not receive voting instructions from you. However, your broker does not have discretionary authority to vote on the election of directors (Proposal 1) and the say-on-pay proposal (Proposal 2).

What constitutes a quorum for purposes