UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8)



Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)


Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)


843380 10 6
(CUSIP Number)


December 31, 2007
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

[X] Rule 13d-1(b)

[   ] Rule 13d-1(c)

[   ] Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).



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CUSIP NO. 843380 10 6

1NAME OF REPORTING PERSON


Southern Missouri Bank and Trust Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan


2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)
(b) X

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Not Applicable



NUMBER OF

5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES-0-
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH157,174 
REPORTING
PERSON WITH7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
157,174 

8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

157,174 

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

7.3%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

EP



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CUSIP NO. 843380 10 6

1NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Southern Missouri Bank & Trust Co.


2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)
(b) X

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Missouri



NUMBER OF

5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES-0-
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH157,174 
REPORTING
PERSON WITH7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
157,174 

8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

157,174 

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

7.3%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

BK



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CUSIP NO. 843380 10 6

1NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Rebecca J. Brooks

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)
(b) X

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States



NUMBER OF

5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES-0- (as Trustee of ESOP)
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH157,174 (as Trustee of ESOP)
REPORTING
PERSON WITH7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
157,174  (as Trustee of ESOP)

8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0- (as Trustee of ESOP)

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

157,174 (as Trustee of ESOP)

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

7.3%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN



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CUSIP NO. 843380 10 6

1NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

L. Douglas Bagby

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)
(b) X

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States



NUMBER OF

5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES-0- (as Trustee of ESOP)
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH157,174 (as Trustee of ESOP)
REPORTING
PERSON WITH7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
157,174 (as Trustee of ESOP)

8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0- (as Trustee of ESOP)

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

157,174 (as Trustee of ESOP)

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

7.3%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN



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CUSIP NO. 843380 10 6

1NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Samuel H. Smith

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP(a)
(b) X

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States



NUMBER OF

5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES-0- (as Trustee of ESOP)
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH157,174 (as Trustee of ESOP)
REPORTING
PERSON WITH7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
157,174 (as Trustee of ESOP)

8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0- (as Trustee of ESOP)

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

157,174 (as Trustee of ESOP)

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

7.3%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN



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ITEM 1(a)Name of Issuer:

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (the "Corporation")

ITEM 1(b)Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

531 Vine Street, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

ITEM 2(a)Names of Persons Filing:

Southern Missouri Bank and Trust Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP").

Southern Missouri Bank and Trust Co., Rebecca J. Brooks, L. Douglas Bagby and Samuel H. Smith (the "Trustees"), the trustees of the ESOP. The Trustees may also be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the ESOP.

ITEM 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

The business address of the ESOP is:

531 Vine Street, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

The Trustees' business address is:

531 Vine Street, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

ITEM 2(c) Citizenship:

Southern Missouri Bank and Trust Co. is a trust company with banking powers organized under the laws of Missouri. Rebecca J. Brooks, L. Douglas Bagby and Samuel H. Smith are citizens of the United States.

ITEM 2(d)Title of Class of Securities:

Common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock").

ITEM 2(e)CUSIP Number: 843380 10 6

ITEM 3If this statement is filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b)or (c), check whether the person filing is:
(a)[   ]Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
(b)[   ]Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(c)[   ]Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(d)[   ]Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
(e)[   ]An investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)[X]An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g)[   ]A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)[   ]A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i)[   ]A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)
(j)[   ]Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

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ITEM 4Ownership:

The ESOP holds an aggregate of 157,174  shares of Common Stock (7.3% of the outstanding shares), all of which have been allocated to participant accounts. Pursuant to the ESOP, participants in the ESOP are entitled to instruct the Trustees as to the voting of the shares allocated to their ESOP accounts. The ESOP has shared voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to all of the shares shares held by it.

The Trustees may be deemed to beneficially own the 157,174  shares held by the ESOP. However, the Trustees expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of all of such shares.

Other than the shares held by the ESOP (of which the Trustees expressly disclaim beneficial ownership), below is the beneficial ownership of the individual Trustees of shares of common stock of the issuer:

Individual Trustee
Beneficial Ownership
Rebecca J. Brooks6,250(1)

L. Douglas Bagby13,800(2)

Samuel H. Smith85,054     
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(1)  Includes 3,000 shares underlying currently exercisable stock options.
(2)  Includes 10,000 shares underlying currently exercisable stock options.
 

ITEM 5Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

Not Applicable.

ITEM 6Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

Not Applicable.

ITEM 7Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:

Not Applicable.

ITEM 8Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

Not Applicable.

ITEM 9Notice of Dissolution of Group:

Not Applicable.

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ITEM 10

Certifications

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.



Signature:After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.



SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANK AND TRUST CO.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN


Date: February 14, 2008By: Southern Missouri Bank and Trust Co., as Trustee
 
By:   /s/ Greg A. Steffens
Greg A. Steffens
President


Date: February 14, 2008By:   /s/ Rebecca J. Brooks
Name: Rebecca J. Brooks
Title:   Trustee

Date: February 14, 2008By:   /s/ L. Douglas Bagby
Name: L. Douglas Bagby
Title:   Trustee

Date: February 14, 2008By:   /s/ Samuel H. Smith
Name: Samuel H. Smith
Title:   Trustee



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February 14, 2008

Southern Missouri Bank and Trust Co.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
531 Vine Street
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Dear Sir/Madam:

This letter hereby confirms the agreement and understanding between you and the undersigned that the Schedule 13G being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about this date is being filed on behalf of each of us.

Sincerely,

SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANK AND TRUST CO., as Trustee

By:   /s/ Greg A. Steffens
Greg A. Steffens
President


By:   /s/ Rebecca J. Brooks
Name: Rebecca J. Brooks
Title:   Trustee

By:   /s/ L. Douglas Bagby
Name: L. Douglas Bagby
Title:   Trustee

By:   /s/ Samuel H. Smith
Name: Samuel H. Smith
Title:   Trustee


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