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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

x      Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

OR

o         Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                            to                               .

Commission file number 1-13661

S.Y. BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1040 East Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40206

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(502) 582-2571

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes ¨  No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.). Yes o   No x

The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, no par value, outstanding as of April 29, 2011, was 13,786,625.

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S.Y. BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010

(In thousands, except share data)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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S.Y.  BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Income

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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S.Y. BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010  (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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S.Y. BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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S.Y. BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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S.Y. BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

(1)                     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) for complete financial statements.  The consolidated financial statements of S.Y. Bancorp, Inc. (“Bancorp”) and its subsidiary reflect all adjustments (consisting only of adjustments of a normal recurring nature) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of financial condition and results of operations for the interim periods.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of S.Y. Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company (“Bank”).  S.Y. Bancorp Capital Trust II is a Delaware statutory trust that is a wholly-owned unconsolidated finance subsidiary of S.Y. Bancorp, Inc. Significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

A description of other significant accounting policies is presented in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2010 included in S.Y. Bancorp, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior year financial statements to conform to current year classifications.

Interim results for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.

Critical Accounting Policies

Management has identified the accounting policy related to the allowance for loan losses as critical to the understanding of Bancorp’s results of operations and discussed this conclusion with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Since the application of this policy requires significant management assumptions and estimates, it could result in materially different amounts to be reported if conditions or underlying circumstances were to change. Assumptions include many factors such as changes in borrowers’ financial condition which can change quickly or historical loss ratios related to certain loan portfolios which may or may not be indicative of future losses. To the extent that management’s assumptions prove incorrect, the results from operations could be materially affected by a higher or lower provision for loan losses. The accounting policy related to the allowance for loan losses is applicable to the commercial banking segment of Bancorp.

Additionally, management has identified the accounting policy related to accounting for income taxes as critical to the understanding of Bancorp’s results of operations and discussed this conclusion with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The objectives of accounting for income taxes are to recognize the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Judgment is required in assessing the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in Bancorp’s financial statements or tax returns. Fluctuations in the actual outcome of these future tax consequences, including the effects of periodic IRS and state agency examinations, could materially impact Bancorp’s financial position and its results from operations.

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(2)                     Securities

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of securities available for sale follow:

The investment portfolio includes a significant level of obligations of states and political subdivisions.  The issuers of the bonds are generally school districts or essential-service public works projects.  The bonds are primarily concentrated in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.  Each of these securities has a rating of A or better by a recognized bond rating agency.

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The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of securities held to maturity follow:

In addition to the available for sale and held to maturity portfolios, investment securities held by Bancorp include certain securities which are not readily marketable, and are carried at cost. This category includes holdings of Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (FHLB) stock which are required for borrowing availability, and are classified as restricted securities.  Other securities consist of a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) investment which matures in 2014, and is fully collateralized with a government agency security of similar duration.

A summary of securities as of March 31, 2011 based on contractual maturity is presented below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because some issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations.

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Securities with unrealized losses at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, not recognized in income are as follows:

Unrealized losses on Bancorp’s investment securities portfolio have not been recognized in income because the securities are of high credit quality, the decline in fair values is largely due to changes in the prevailing interest rate environment since the purchase date, management does not intend to sell the investments, and it is not likely that the Bancorp will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be maturity.  The fair value is expected to recover as the securities reach their maturity date and/or the interest rate environment returns to conditions similar to when the securities were purchased.  These investments consist of 31 and 49 separate investment positions as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, that are not considered other-than-temporarily impaired.  Based on this information, Bancorp has not recorded other-than-temporary losses on any securities held at March 31, 2011.

As of March 31, 2011, Bancorp had no securities which had been impaired for 12 months or longer. As of March 31, 2011, Bancorp had one trust preferred security with a credit rating below investment grade — Caa1 by Moody’s Investor Service.  This security had an amortized cost of $1,000,000, a carrying value of $1,020,000, and an unrealized gain of $20,000.  Management evaluates the impairment of securities on a quarterly basis, considering various factors including issuer financial condition, agency rating, payment prospects, impairment duration and general industry condition.  Based on the evaluation as of March 31, 2011, management is of the opinion that none of the securities are other-than-temporarily impaired.  Management does not intend to sell the investments, and it is not likely that Bancorp will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be maturity.

(3)                     Stock-Based Compensation

The fair value of all new and modified awards granted, net of estimated forfeitures, is recognized as compensation expense.    These forfeiture estimates are based on historical experience.

Bancorp currently has one stock-based compensation plan.  Initially, in the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, there were 735,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance of stock based awards.  At Bancorp’s

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Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 21, 2010, shareholders approved a proposal to amend the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan to reserve an additional 700,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the plan. As of March 31, 2011, there were 680,636 shares available for future awards.

Bancorp’s 1995 Stock Incentive Plan expired in 2005; however, options granted under this plan expire as late as 2015.  Options and stock appreciation rights (SARs) granted generally have been subject to a vesting schedule of 20% per year.  Prior to 2009, those granted to certain executive officers vested six months after grant date. Restricted shares generally vest over three to five years.   All awards under both plans were granted at an exercise price equal to the market value of common stock at the time of grant and expire ten years after the grant date.

Bancorp has recognized stock-based compensation expense, within salaries and employee benefits in the consolidated statements of income, as follows:

Bancorp expects to record an additional $863,000 of stock-based compensation expense in 2011 for equity grants outstanding as of March 31, 2011.  As of March 31, 2011, Bancorp has $3,310,000 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense that will be recorded as compensation expense over the next five years as awards vest.  Bancorp received cash of $208,000 and $344,000 from the exercise of options during the first three months of 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The fair value of Bancorp’s stock options and SARs is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, a leading formula for calculating the value of stock options.  This model requires the input of subjective assumptions, changes to which can materially affect the fair value estimate.  The fair value of restricted shares is determined by Bancorp’s closing stock price on the date of grant.  The following assumptions were used in SAR/option valuations at the grant date in each year:

The expected life of options is based on actual experience of past like-term awards.  All outstanding options have a 10-year contractual term.  Bancorp evaluated historical exercise and post-vesting termination behavior when determining the expected life of options and SARs.

The dividend yield and expected volatility are based on historical information corresponding to the expected life of options and SARs granted.  The expected volatility is the volatility of the underlying

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shares for the expected term on a monthly basis.  The risk free interest rate is the implied yield currently available on U. S. Treasury issues with a remaining term equal to the expected life of the options.

A summary of stock option and SARs activity and related information for the three months ended March 31, 2011 follows.  The number of options and SARs and aggregate intrinsic value are stated in thousands.