Southern Bank 401(k) Retirement Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2022 and 2021
Note 1:Description of the Plan
The following description of Southern Bank 401(k) Retirement Plan (Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan Document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
General
The Plan is a defined contribution plan sponsored by Southern Bank (the Bank), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (the Company), for the benefit of its employees who have at least one year of service and are age 21 or older. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
The Bank previously also maintained a qualified Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The Bank merged the ESOP into the Plan effective October 1, 2010. Participant accounts under the ESOP are maintained as a separate source (ESOP Source) under the Plan with ESOP provisions concerning matters such as vesting, withdrawals, loans, dividends, and distributions remaining in effect.
The Plan is administered by the Bank. Capital Bank and Trust Company is the trustee of the Plan. American Funds serves as Plan custodian.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was passed by Congress. The CARES Act provides immediate and temporary relief for retirement plan sponsors and their participants with respect to employer contributions, distributions and participant loans. The Company has not amended the Plan to reflect any provisions outlined in the CARES Act at this time; however, the Plan is operating under procedures that provide the relief required by the CARES Act available to participants regarding distributions, loans, and loan repayment extensions, and will do so until the end of the 2022 plan year, or such later date as the Treasury Department provides.
Contributions
The Plan permits eligible employees to make voluntary contributions to the Plan up to the annual limit set by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Employee rollover contributions are also permitted. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the calendar year are eligible to make catch-up contributions.
The Bank makes safe harbor matching contributions of 100% of employees’ salary deferral amounts on the first 3% of employees’ compensation, and 50% of employees’ salary deferral