8-K

 

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): November 24, 2009

Southwest Bancorp, Inc.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oklahoma	001-34110	73-1136584
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
608 South Main Street, Stillwater, Oklahoma		74074
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 405-372-2230

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Board of Directors of Southwest Bancorp, Inc. has declared a cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2009. The press release announcing this dividend is attached as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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.

	Southwest Bancorp, Inc.
November 24, 2009	By:	Kerby E. Crowell
		Name: Kerby E. Crowell
		Title: Executive Vice President and CFO

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99	Dividend Notice

EX-99

SOUTHWEST BANCORP, INC.
DECLARES DIVIDEND ON COMMON STOCK

CONTACT:
TELEPHONE:
RELEASE DATE: RICK J. GREEN, PRESIDENT & C.E.O.
KERBY E. CROWELL, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & C.F.O.
(405) 372-2230 (800) 727-2230
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009

STILLWATER, OK—Southwest Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKSB), parent company of Stillwater National Bank and Trust Company and Bank of Kansas, announces that a $0.0238 per share cash dividend on its common stock was declared for the fourth quarter of 2009. This is the same amount per share as the dividend paid for the third quarter of 2009.

This dividend will be distributed to shareholders of record as of December 17, 2009, and is payable on January 4, 2010.

Southwest Bancorp, Inc. has paid a dividend every year since it was organized in 1981.

Southwest Bancorp is the $3 billion asset financial holding company for Stillwater National Bank and Trust Company, Bank of Kansas, SNB Capital Corporation, Healthcare Strategic Support, Inc., and Business Consulting Group, Inc. Through its subsidiaries, Southwest offers commercial and consumer lending, deposit, and investment services, and specialized cash management, consulting, and other financial services from offices in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, and on the Internet, through SNB DirectBanker®.

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