Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) 10-K 2022 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.1

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 Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2022 (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 Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. as of and for the periods presented in the Report.

Date: February 24, 2023	By:	/s/ James A. Hillebrand
		James A. Hillebrand
		Chairman and CEO

A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been provided to Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. and will be retained by Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.