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)
November
10, 2008
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SOUTHERN
MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact name of
Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Missouri
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000-23406
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43-1665523
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| (State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
Number)
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| 531 Vine Street, Poplar Bluff, Missouri | 63901 | |||
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (573)
778-1800
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
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the following provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 1 3e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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ITEM 8.01
Other Events
On
November 10, 2008, Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (“Southern Missouri”)
(NASDAQ: SMBC), parent company of Southern Missouri Bank & Trust Co. (“the
Bank”), today announced that the Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock
Ownership Plan (the “ESOP”) intends to purchase approximately $210,000 market
value of Southern Missouri’s common stock. This amount represents the
Bank’s budgeted ESOP allocation for fiscal year 2009, and is consistent with
amounts purchased in previous fiscal years. Additionally, the ESOP’s
trustees approved the use of any existing cash in the plan (currently,
approximately $80,000) accumulated through the payment of cash dividends on
Southern Missouri’s common stock for the purchase of additional
stock.
ESOP
trustees were given discretion to determine the number and pricing of the shares
to be purchased, as well as the timing of any such purchase. The ESOP intends to
purchase the shares at prevailing market prices in the open market or in
privately negotiated transactions, subject to availability and general market
conditions.
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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SOUTHERN
MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.
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Date:
November
10, 2008
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By:
/s/ Greg A.
Steffens
Greg
A. Steffens
President
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