---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-23-012030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMBC"
cik: "0000916907"
company_name: "SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC."
filed_at: "2023-07-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T06:07:55.445926+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southern Missouri Bancorp CFO resigns; quarterly dividend declared

## Summary
- CFO Lora Daves resigns effective Aug 4, 2023 to pursue other interests.
- Matthew T. Funke, President & CAO, appointed Interim CFO (previously CFO 2006-2022).
- No compensatory arrangement for Funke's interim role.
- Board declares $0.21 per share quarterly dividend (117th consecutive), payable Aug 31 to holders of record Aug 15.
- Preliminary Q4 results (quarter ended June 30) to be released July 24; conference call July 25.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-23-012030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMBC
- cik: 0000916907
- company_name: SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-07-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916907/000155837023012030/0001558370-23-012030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916907/000155837023012030/smbc-20230714x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-012030.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lora L. Daves departed as Chief Financial Officer at SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC..
  - Action: resigning
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On July 14, 2023, Lora L. Daves, Chief Financial Officer of Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Southern Bank (the “Bank”), informed the Company and the Bank that she was resigning her employment effective August 4, 2023, to pursue other interests.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916907/000155837023012030/0001558370-23-012030-index.htm
- Executive change
  Matthew T. Funke was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Upon the effectiveness of Ms. Daves’ resignation, Matthew T. Funke, who is the Company’s President and Chief Administrative Officer (and principal financial officer) and served as its Chief Financial Officer (and principal financial and accounting officer) from 2006 until 2022, has been appointed to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer (and principal financial and accounting officer) of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916907/000155837023012030/0001558370-23-012030-index.htm

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