Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (SYBT)

James Hillebrand

A named executive officer of Stock Yards Bancorp in every fiscal year CompBrief holds from FY2016 to FY2025. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

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Total disclosed compensation, FY2025

$3,380,337

FY2024: $2,534,484

1st of 5 named executive officers at Stock Yards Bancorp by FY2025 total.

5 named officers on file for Stock Yards Bancorp, FY2025

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Compensation figures as of the proxy filed March 12, 2026 (DEF 14A). Insider transactions since that proxy, current to 2026-11-06.

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James Hillebrand compensation by year

Stock Yards Bancorp Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Stock Yards Bancorp reports it. Most recent year shaded. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
ComponentFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Salary$400,000$400,000$444,000$540,000$560,000$560,000$710,000$775,000$775,000$875,000
Bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0$0—$0$0
Stock awards$103,271$144,031$259,574$242,980$251,996$251,975$319,483$494,023$494,023$656,250
Option awards$51,267$48,000$187,437$80,999$83,996$83,996$106,491$164,677$164,677$218,750
Non-equity incentive$256,000$192,000$229,320$540,000$280,000$560,000$710,000—$1,007,500$1,487,500
Pension and deferred compensation$0$0$0$0$0$0$0—$0$0
All other$68,380$66,649$73,258$89,155$92,326$92,843$116,390$126,817$93,284$142,851
Total$878,918$850,680$1,193,589$1,493,134$1,268,318$1,548,814$1,962,364$1,560,517$2,534,484$3,380,337

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. DEF 14A filed March 12, 2026, accession 0001437749-26-007879, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. filed document, accession 0001437749-26-007879. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 12, 2026.

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SalaryNon-equity incentiveStock awardsOption awardsAll other

Equity holdings

unvested awards at FY2025 year-end
TypeUnvested unitsValue at year-endExercise price
PSU29,520$1,917,324—
PSU19,413$1,260,874—
Option1,723—$50.71
Option4,057—$54.91
Option5,913—$60.76
Option9,430—$47.95
Option9,210—$75.21

Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.

Insider transactions since the last proxy

2 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 12, 2026)
current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
DateTransactionPlanSharesPriceHeld after
2026-03-23Tax withholding—1,585$64.46109,344
2026-03-23Grant or award—3,637$64.46110,929

The 2 most recent of 2 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →

Stock Yards Bancorp’s named executive officers, FY2025

as the company reported each
Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
James Hillebrand · this pageChairman and Chief Executive Officer$3,380,337
Philip PoindexterPresident$1,683,216
T. Clay StinnettExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,379,640
Michael RehmExecutive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer$1,106,363
William Dishman IIIExecutive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer$938,882

Board service

Stock Yards Bancorp board · FY2022–FY2025

How this board is paid

Company policy: Stock Yards Bancorp pays directors a $48,000 cash retainer and $54,000 in RSUs. As stated in Stock Yards Bancorp's FY2025 proxy.

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