<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001558370-25-005075.txt : 20250522
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-25-005075
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250421

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000916907
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		EIN:				431665523
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2991 OAK GROVE ROAD
		CITY:			POPLAR BLUFF
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63901
		BUSINESS PHONE:		573-778-1800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2991 OAK GROVE ROAD
		CITY:			POPLAR BLUFF
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63901

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940104
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  10.10.0.134--><!--Created on: 4/21/2025 03:47:08 PM (UTC)--><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.</b><b style="font-weight:bold;"><br></b>2991 Oak Grove Road<br>Poplar Bluff, MO 63901</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;">April 21,  2025</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission<br>100 F Street N.E.<br>Washington, D.C. 20549</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></font>RE:<font style="display:inline-block;width:17.33pt;"></font>Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.<br><font style="display:inline-block;width:36pt;"></font><font style="display:inline-block;width:36pt;"></font>Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of<br><font style="display:inline-block;width:36pt;"></font><font style="display:inline-block;width:36pt;"></font>Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-285876)</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></font>Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement to April 24, 2025 at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 216pt;">Sincerely,</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 216pt;">SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 216pt;">By:<font style="display:inline-block;width:18.66pt;"></font><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">/s/Stefan Chkautovich</u><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;"><u style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;position:relative;text-align:justify;text-align-last:justify;text-decoration:underline;text-indent:0pt;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:normal;width:1.68pt;">&#8203; &#8203;<font style="display:inline-block;height:0pt;width:100%;"></font></u></u><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;"><u style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;position:relative;text-align:justify;text-align-last:justify;text-decoration:underline;text-indent:0pt;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:normal;width:36pt;">&#8203; &#8203;<font style="display:inline-block;height:0pt;width:100%;"></font></u></u><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;"><u style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;position:relative;text-align:justify;text-align-last:justify;text-decoration:underline;text-indent:0pt;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:normal;width:36pt;">&#8203; &#8203;<font style="display:inline-block;height:0pt;width:100%;"></font></u></u></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 216pt;">Name:<font style="display:inline-block;width:4.01pt;"></font>Stefan Chkautovich</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;padding-left:45.35pt;text-indent:-45.35pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 216pt;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer </font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 261pt;">(Principal Financial Officer)</p></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-left:11.76%;margin-right:11.76%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:avoid;width:76.47%;border-width:0;"></body></html>
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