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
4, 2009
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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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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
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registrant under
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ITEM 8.01
Other Events
On November 4, 2009, Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. ("Southern Missouri") (NASDAQ: SMBC), parent company of Southern Bank. ("the Bank"), announced that the Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("the ESOP") intends to purchase approximately $240,000 market value of Southern Missouri's common stock. This amount represents the Company's budgeted ESOP allocation for fiscal year 2010, and compares to $210,000 budgeted and allocated for purchases of Southern Missouri common stock in fiscal 2009. Additionally, as in prior years, the Company expects the ESOP's trustees to approve the purchase of additional Southern Missouri common stock using cash balances in the plan (currently, approximately $140,000) accumulated through the payment of cash dividends on Southern Missouri's common 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
4, 2009
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By:
/s/ Greg A.
Steffens
Greg
A. Steffens
President
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