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 20, 2020
SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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2991 Oak Grove Road, Poplar Bluff, Missouri
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63901
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(573)
778-1800
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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SMBC
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The NASDAQStock Market LLC
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933
(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an
emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided
pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
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Item
8.01Other
Events
On
October 20, 2020, the Board of Directors of Southern Missouri
Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) declared its 106th consecutive
quarterly dividend on common stock since the inception of the
Company. The dividend of $0.15 per common share will be payable
November 30, 2020, to stockholders of record at the close of
business on November 13, 2020.
In
other matters, the Company expects to release its preliminary
operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, on
October 26, 2020, and expects to host a conference call to discuss
the release on October 27, 2020, at 3:30 p.m., central time. The
call will be available live to interested parties by calling
1-888-339-0709 in the United States (Canada: 1-855-669-9657,
international: 1-412-902-4189). Participants should ask to be
joined into the Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC) call. Telephone
playback will be available beginning one hour following the
conclusion of the call through November 9, 2020. The playback may
be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (Canada: 1-855-669-9658,
international: 1-412-317-0088), and using the conference passcode
10149525.
Additionally, on October 20, 2020, the Board of Directors approved
the resumption of activity under the share repurchase program that
had previously been approved and announced in November 2018, and
that had been temporarily suspended in March 2020. Prior to the
temporary suspension, the Company had repurchased 218,000 shares of
the 450,000 shares authorized. There remain 232,000 shares
available for repurchase under the reinstated program. The shares
will be purchased at prevailing market prices in the open market or
in privately negotiated transactions, subject to availability and
general market conditions. Repurchased shares will be held as
treasury shares to be used for general corporate purposes.
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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:
October 22, 2020
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By:
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/s/
Greg A. Steffens
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Greg A.
Steffens
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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