 Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Jan. 25, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. Company NASDAQ: SMBC, the parent corporation of Southern Bank Bank, today announced preliminary net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 of 12.0 million, an increase of 4.3 million, or 56.1, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase was attributable to increases in net interest income and noninterest income, partially offset by increases in provision for income taxes, noninterest expense, and provision for credit losses. Preliminary net income was 1.32 per fully diluted common share for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of .48 as compared to the .84 per fully diluted common share reported for the same period of the prior fiscal year. 