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)
 
September 20, 2016
 
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)
 
         
         
 2991 Oak Grove Road, Poplar Bluff, Missouri        63901
 (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)
 
 
       
       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (573) 778-1800
 
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On September 20, 2016, the Board of Directors of Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") adopted an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Bylaws of the Company. The Amendment became effective immediately upon its adoption.

The Amendment amends Article III of the Company's bylaws by adding Section 16 providing:

A person who is 72 years of age or older and who is not an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall not be eligible for election, re-election, appointment or re-appointment to the Board of Directors and shall also not be eligible to continue to serve as a director beyond the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation at which such person's term as a director expires.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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:  September 22, 2016
 
By:
 
/s/ Greg A. Steffens
       
Greg A. Steffens
       
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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