UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 18, 2006


                               S.Y. BANCORP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           Kentucky                      0-17262                61-1137529
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(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)


               1040 East Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 40206
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (502) 582-2571
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




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ITEM 2.02.   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On October 18, 2006, S.Y. Bancorp,  Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which
is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and  incorporated  by reference,  announcing
earnings for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006.

The  information  in this Form 8-K and the attached  Exhibit shall not be deemed
filed for  purposes  of Section  18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 or
otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of that section,  nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.



ITEM 9.01.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

        D.   Exhibits

             99.1 Press Release dated October 18, 2006.


                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date:   October 18, 2006                 S.Y. BANCORP, INC.

                                         By:   /s/ Nancy B. Davis
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                                                Nancy B. Davis, Executive Vice
                                                President, Treasurer and Chief
                                                Financial Officer