Indianapolis, IN – November 6, 2009 – Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, a subsidiary of S.Y.
Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBT), today announced that it will fund the nationally acclaimed
Senior Crimestoppers program at Altenheim Community, located in Indianapolis. The Senior
Crimestoppers Program works much like a neighborhood watch, where senior facilities with
a strong commitment to safety and security implement increased awareness and a zero
tolerance-to-crime policy. Senior Crimestoppers will provide on going crime prevention
programs to the facility that have been proven to deter incidents of crime in long-term care
and senior housing facilities.

On Friday, November 6 at 10:30 am, Joe Kirsch, Senior Vice President / Indianapolis Executive
of Stock Yards Bank launched the program with a charter presentation to Altenheim
Community, located at 3525 E. Hanna Avenue.

Ja Hillebrand, Stock Yards Bank President, stated, “Stock Yards Bank is pleased to partner
with The Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation to bring this quality program to
Altenheim Community. Helping to promote a safe and secure environment is very important
to us and for the community residents and their families. Stock Yards Bank remains committed
to serving the needs of the people in the communities where we live. Participation in this
program is yet another way that we can demonstrate this level of commitment.”

About Stock Yards Bank & Trust - Louisville, Kentucky-based S.Y. Bancorp, Inc., with $1.6 billion in assets, was incorporated in 1988 as a bank holding company. It is the parent company of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, which was established in 1904.  For more information about Stock Yards Bank & Trust contact, Neil Lancaster, Director of Sales, Service & Marketing,
(502) 625-2556

About Senior Crimestoppers program – for more information, contact Kay Joest, Managing Director, 800-529-9096 or email her at Kay.Joest@seniorcrimestoppers.org