Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) 8-K Other Events

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):  November 20, 2019
STOCK YARDS BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kentucky (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	001-13661 (Commission File Number)	61-1137529 (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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value	SYBT	The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

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).

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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 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

On November 19, 2019, the Board of Directors of Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. voted to increase the Company's quarterly cash dividend to $0.27 per common share.  The higher rate will be paid on December 31, 2019, to stockholders of record as of December 16, 2019.  On November 20, 2019, Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference, announcing the dividend increase.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

D.	Exhibits
	99.1          Press Release dated November 20, 2019
	104           Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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:   November 20, 201	STOCK YARDS BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ T. Clay Stinnett
		T. Clay Stinnett, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer