Jan 17 (Reuters) - Central Federal Bancshares Inc CFDB.PK :
* SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP AND CENTRAL FEDERAL BANCSHARES
ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO MERGE
* CENTRAL FEDERAL BANCSHARES - SIGNING OF DEFINITIVE MERGER
AGREEMENT WHEREBY SOUTHERN MISSOURI WILL ACQUIRE CENTRAL IN
ALL-CASH TRANSACTION
* CENTRAL FEDERAL BANCSHARES INC - DEAL IS VALUED AT
APPROXIMATELY
$24.0 MILLION
* CENTRAL FEDERAL BANCSHARES - CENTRAL SHAREHOLDERS WILL
RECEIVE
$15.90 IN CASH FOR EACH SHARE OF CENTRAL COMMON STOCK
* CENTRAL FEDERAL BANCSHARES - AS PART OF DEAL, CENTRAL
FEDERAL
WILL BE MERGED WITH & INTO SOUTHERN BANK
* CENTRAL FEDERAL - SEES EXCLUDING NONRECURRING
TRANSACTION-RELATED EXPENSES, ACQUISITION TO BE ACCRETIVE TO EPS
WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF CLOSING
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