SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Thomason Linton J
(Last) (First) (Middle)
1412 FOUR WINDS DRIVE
(Street)
NIXA MO 65714
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP INC [ GSBC ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Vice President of Subsidiary
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/25/2009
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common stock 08/25/2009 M 498 A $10.75 6,815 D
Common stock 08/25/2009 S 408 D $21.9896 6,407 D
Common stock 08/25/2009 S 90 D $21.96 6,317 D
Common stock 801 I Spouse's 401(k)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to purchase $10.75 08/25/2009 M 123 10/20/2003 10/20/2009 Common stock 123 $10.75 375 D
Option to purchase $10.75 08/25/2009 M 375 10/20/2004 10/20/2009 Common stock 375 $10.75 0 D
Option to purchase $7.922 (1) 09/20/2010 Common stock 500 500 D
Option to purchase $12.8975 (2) 09/24/2011 Common stock 2,500 3,000 D
Option to purchase $18.1875 (3) 09/18/2012 Common stock 2,500 5,500 D
Option to purchase $20.12 (4) 09/25/2013 Common stock 3,000 8,500 D
Option to purchase $32.07 (5) 09/22/2014 Common stock 2,250 10,750 D
Option to purchase $30.34 (6) 09/20/2015 Common stock 2,250 13,000 D
Option to purchase $30.66 (7) 10/18/2016 Common stock 1,800 14,800 D
Option to purchase $25.48 (8) 10/17/2017 Common stock 1,900 16,700 D
Option to purchase $8.36 (9) 11/19/2018 Common stock 1,900 18,600 D
Option to purchase $20.4055 (10) 10/20/2013 Common stock 1,000 1,000 I Spouse
Option to purchase $32.07 (11) 09/22/2014 Common stock 600 1,600 I Spouse
Option to purchase $30.34 (12) 09/20/2015 Common stock 1,000 2,600 I Spouse
Option to purchase $30.66 (13) 10/18/2016 Common stock 800 3,400 I Spouse
Option to purchase $25.48 (14) 10/17/2017 Common stock 800 4,200 I Spouse
Option to purchase $8.36 (15) 11/19/2018 Common stock 800 5,000 I Spouse
Explanation of Responses:
1. 500 shares vest on 9/20/2005
2. 625 shares vest on 9/24/2003, 9/24/2004, 9/24/2005 and 9/24/2006
3. 625 shares vest on 9/18/2004, 9/18/2005, 9/18/2006 and 9/18/2007
4. 750 shares vest on 9/25/2005, 9/25/2006, 9/25/2007 and 9/25/2008
5. 1,918 shares vest on 12/31/2005 and 332 shares vest on 9/22/2009
6. 563 shares vest on 9/20/2007 & 9/20/2008 and 562 shares vest on 9/20/2009 & 9/20/2010
7. 450 shares vest on 10/18/2008, 10/18/2009, 10/18/2010 and 10/18/2011
8. 475 shares vest on 10/17/2009, 10/17/2010, 10/17/2011 and 10/17/2012
9. 475 shares vest on 11/19/2010, 11/19/2011, 11/19/2012 and 11/19/2013
10. 250 shares vest on 10/20/2005, 10/20/2006, 10/20/2007 and 10/20/2008
11. 600 shares vest on 12/31/2005
12. 1,000 shares vest on 12/31/2005
13. 200 shares vest on 10/18/2008, 10/18/2009, 10/18/2010 and 10/18/2011
14. 200 shares vest on 10/17/2009, 10/17/2010, 10/17/2011 and 10/17/2012
15. 200 shares vest on 11/19/2010, 11/19/2011, 11/19/2012 and 11/19/2013
Matt Snyder, Attorney-in-fact for Linton J. Thomason 08/26/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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