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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
 
SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
         
 Missouri
 
 000-23406
 
 43-1665523
  (State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
    (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
         
         
 531 Vine Street, Poplar Bluff, Missouri        63901
 (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)
 
 
        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:
 
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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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
 
 
99.1
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.
 
 
SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.
   
Date: February 4, 2009
By: /s/ Greg A. Steffens                               
Greg A. Steffens
President
 
 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit No.                                            Description
 
 
99.1        
Press Release dated February 4, 2009