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)
February
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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| (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
any
of
the following provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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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 4d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.1 4d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 1 3e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.1 3e-4(c))
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Item
8.01 Other Events
On February 4, 2009,
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), the parent corporation of
Southern Missouri Bank and Trust Co., issued a press release announcing that the
Board of Directors, on January 20, 2009, declared a cash dividend of $.12 per
share, payable on February 27, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of
business on February 13, 2008. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated by reference herein.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
release dated February 4, 2009
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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:
February
4, 2009
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By:
/s/ Greg A.
Steffens
Greg
A. Steffens
President
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated February 4,
2009
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