Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) 10-K 2009 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with this annual report of S.Y. Bancorp, Inc. on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2009 (the “Report”), we, the undersigned, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of our knowledge and belief: (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of S.Y. Bancorp, Inc. as of and for the periods presented in the Report.

Date: March 12, 2010	By:	/s/ Nancy B. Davis
		Nancy B. Davis,
		Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
		Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been provided to S.Y. Bancorp, Inc. and will be retained by S.Y. Bancorp, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.