SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP REPORTS PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL 2023; DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.21 PER COMMON SHARE; CONFERENCE CALL SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MAY 2, AT 9:30AM CENTRAL TIME

Poplar Bluff, Missouri, May 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”) (NASDAQ: SMBC), the parent corporation of Southern Bank (“Bank”), today announced preliminary net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 of $2.4 million, a decrease of $6.9 million or 74.2%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease was attributable primarily to merger-related charges including noninterest expense of $3.3 million and provision for credit losses on the acquired loan portfolio and off-balance sheet credit exposures totaling $7.0 million. Inclusive of these non-recurring charges, the decline in net income was the result of increases in noninterest expense and the provision for credit losses, partially offset by increases in net interest income and noninterest income, and a decrease in provision for income taxes. Preliminary net income was $0.22 per fully diluted common share for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, a decrease of $.81 as compared to the $1.03 per fully diluted common share reported for the same period of the prior fiscal year. The after-tax impact of non-recurring merger-related charges are estimated to have reduced the current quarter’s diluted earnings per share by $0.73.

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