Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

James A. Hillebrand, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.4M in 2025, up 33% from $2.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 50:1, on median employee pay of $67,325.

Filed
March 12, 2026
Annual meeting
April 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.4M+33% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
50:1median $67,325
CEO pay in equity
26%$875,000 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$875,000For fiscal 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$656,250Most probable value at grant date
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,487,500Short-term cash incentive
Say-on-Pay Support
97.5%At 2025 annual meeting

How Hillebrand was paid

$3.4M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary26%Stock awards19%Option awards6%Non-equity incentive44%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
James A. HillebrandChairman and Chief Executive Officer$3,380,337
Philip S. PoindexterPresident$1,683,216
T. Clay StinnettChief Financial Officer$1,379,640
Michael V. RehmChief Lending Officer$1,106,363
William M. Dishman IIIChief Credit Officer$938,882

What changed and why

  • $3.4MCEO total compensation increased to $3,380,337 for fiscal 2025.
  • Short-term cash incentives and performance-based stock units drive executive compensation.
  • Performance goals require significant outperformance relative to peer group medians.
  • 97.5%Shareholders approved the prior say-on-pay proposal with 97.5% support.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.