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

                                   FORM 8-K
                                CURRENT REPORT

  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 Date
         of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) October 27, 1999
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                               CNS BANCORP, INC.
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            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

      Delaware                       0-28250                   43-1738315
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(State or other Juris-             (Commission                (IRS Employer
diction of Incorpora-              File Number)             Identification No.)
tion or Organization)


                 427 Monroe Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
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                (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (573) 634-3336
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             (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

                                Not Applicable
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         (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)









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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
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      On October 27, 1999, CNS Bancorp, Inc. ("CNS"),  entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Merger (the "Merger  Agreement") with Exchange National  Bancshares,
Inc.  ("Exchange").  The Merger  Agreement is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is
incorporated herein by reference. The Merger Agreement provides that CNS will be
merged with and into a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of Exchange,  with  Exchange's
subsidiary being the surviving entity (the "Merger").  Immediately following the
consummation  of the  Merger,  City  National  Savings  Bank,  FSB, a  federally
chartered  savings bank and wholly-owned  subsidiary of CNS, will merge with and
into  The  Exchange  National  Bank of  Jefferson  City,  a  national  bank  and
wholly-owned subsidiary of Exchange.

      Pursuant  to the terms of the Merger  Agreement,  each share of CNS common
stock, par value $.01 per share, issued and outstanding at the Effective Time of
the Merger,  shall  become and be converted  into the right to receive  $8.80 in
cash and 0.15 of a share of Exchange  common  stock,  par value $1.00 per share.
The cash portion of the merger  consideration is subject to downward  adjustment
if the adjusted net worth of CNS falls below $20.95 million.

      Consummation of the Merger is subject to various conditions, including the
approval of the shareholders of CNS and the receipt of all requisite  regulatory
approvals.

      The joint press  release  issued by CNS and  Exchange  with respect to the
Merger is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

      The summary of the Merger  Agreement  is not  complete and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the  complete  text of such  documents  filed as an
exhibit herewith and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7(C).    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit 2.1    Agreement  and Plan of Merger,  dated as of October 27, 1999,
               by and among Exchange  National  Bancshares,  Inc., ENB Holdings,
               Inc. and CNS Bancorp, Inc.

Exhibit 99.1   Joint  Press  Release  issued  by  CNS Bancorp, Inc. and Exchange
               National  Bancshares, Inc. on October 27, 1999.




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                                  SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    CNS BANCORP, INC.



Dated:  October 29, 1999              By: /s/ Robert E. Chiles
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                                          Robert E. Chiles
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer










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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit 2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 27, 1999, by
               by and among Exchange National Bancshares, Inc., ENB Holdings,
               Inc. and CNS Bancorp, Inc.

Exhibit 99.1   Joint Press Release issued by CNS Bancorp, Inc. and Exchange
               National Bancshares, Inc. on October 27, 1999.













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