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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)
 
November 7, 2013
 
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:      
 
 
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Item 8.01  Other Events

   On November 7, 2013, Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMBC, “Southern”), the parent corporation of Southern Bank, and Citizens State Bankshares of Bald Knob, Inc. (“Citizens”), the parent corporation of Citizens State Bank, announced the signing of a definitive stock purchase agreement whereby Southern will acquire Citizens in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.9 million, subject to certain adjustments for transaction expenses and Citizen’s equity at closing. Immediately upon closing, Citizens State Bank will be merged with and into Southern Bank.  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  Joint Press Release dated November 7, 2013 
     
 
 
 
 
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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: November 8, 2013
By: /s/ Greg A. Steffens                               
Greg A. Steffens
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
                                           
 Exhibit No.  Description
   
99.1  Joint Press Release dated November 7, 2013