June 12 (Reuters) - Southern Missouri Bancorp Inc SMBC.O :
* SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP AND GIDEON BANCSHARES ANNOUNCE
AGREEMENT TO MERGE
* SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP INC - DEAL IS VALUED AT
APPROXIMATELY
$22.7 MILLION
* SOUTHERN MISSOURI - EXCLUDING NONRECURRING
TRANSACTION-RELATED
EXPENSES, ACQUISITION IS ANTICIPATED TO BE IMMEDIATELY ACCRETIVE
TO EARNINGS PER SHARE
* SOUTHERN MISSOURI - GIDEON SHAREHOLDERS WILL RECEIVE
2.0486
SHARES OF CO'S COMMON STOCK AND $72.79 IN CASH FOR EACH SHARE OF
GIDEON COMMON STOCK
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