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*
MITCHEM STEVEN G

(Last) (First) (Middle)
3990 E. WILSHIRE DRIVE

(Street)
SPRINGFIELD MO 65809

(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)
Senior Vice Pres of Subsidiary
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/11/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
04/15/2008
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 04/11/2008 P 526 A $15.232 75,149 D
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 $11.8908 (1) 01/20/2009 Common stock 1,200 1,200 D
Option to purchase $7.922 (2) 09/20/2010 Common stock 5,000 6,200 D
Option to purchase $12.8975 (3) 09/24/2011 Common stock 6,000 12,200 D
Option to purchase $18.1875 (4) 09/18/2012 Common stock 6,000 18,200 D
Option to purchase $20.12 (5) 09/25/2013 Common stock 7,000 25,200 D
Option to purchase $32.07 (6) 09/22/2014 Common stock 5,250 30,450 D
Option to purchase $30.34 (7) 09/20/2015 Common stock 5,250 35,700 D
Option to purchase $30.66 (8) 10/18/2016 Common stock 4,200 39,900 D
Option to purchase $25.48 (9) 10/17/2017 Common stock 4,200 44,100 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. 600 shares vest on 1/20/2003 and 1/20/2004
2. 1,250 shares vest on 9/20/2002, 9/20/2003, 9/20/2004 and 9/20/2005
3. 1,500 shares vest on 9/24/2003, 9/24/2004, 9/20/2005 and 9/24/2006
4. 1,500 shares vest on 9/18/2004, 9/18/2005, 9/18/2006 and 9/18/2007
5. 1,750 shares vest on 9/25/2005, 9/25/2006, 9/25/2007 and 9/25/2008
6. 1,148 shares vest on 12/31/2005 and 309 shares vest on 9/22/2006, 1,169 shares vest on 9/22/2007 and 1,312 shares vest on 9/22/2008 and 9/22/2009
7. 1,878 shares vest on 12/31/2005 and 748 shares vest on 9/20/2008 and 1,312 shares vest on 9/20/2009 and 9/20/2010
8. 1,050 shares vest on 10/18/2008, 10/18/2009, 10/18/2010 and 10/18/2011
9. 1,050 shares vest on 10/17/2009, 10/17/2010, 10/17/2011 and 10/17/2012
Matt Snyder, Attorney-in-fact for Steven G. Mitchem 05/09/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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