SEC FORM 4

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^*

MARRS DOUGLAS W

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

111 W. NORTHVIEW

(Street)

NIXA

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)
09/20/2005

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common stock								477	D
Common stock								1,468	I	401(k) Plan

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Option to purchase	$30.34	09/20/2005		A		563		09/20/2007	09/20/2015	Common stock	563	$30.34	563	D
Option to purchase	$30.34	09/20/2005		A		563		09/20/2008	09/20/2015	Common stock	563	$30.34	1,126	D
Option to purchase	$30.34	09/20/2005		A		562		09/20/2009	09/20/2015	Common stock	562	$30.34	1,688	D
Option to purchase	$30.34	09/20/2005		A		562		09/20/2010	09/20/2015	Common stock	562	$30.34	2,250	D
Option to purchase	$12.047							⁽¹⁾	03/17/2009	Common stock	750		3,000	D
Option to purchase	$10.7813							⁽²⁾	02/16/2010	Common stock	1,124		4,124	D
Option to purchase	$7.922							⁽³⁾	09/20/2010	Common stock	1,000		5,124	D
Option to purchase	$12.8975							⁽⁴⁾	09/24/2011	Common stock	2,500		7,624	D
Option to purchase	$18.1875							⁽⁵⁾	09/18/2012	Common stock	2,500		10,124	D
Option to purchase	$20.12							⁽⁶⁾	09/25/2013	Common stock	3,000		13,124	D
Option to purchase	$32.07							⁽⁷⁾	09/22/2014	Common stock	2,250		15,374	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 250 shares vest on 3/17/2003, 500 shares vest on 3/17/2004

2. 375 shares vest on 2/16/2003 & 2/16/2004, 374 shares vest on 2/16/2005

3. 250 shares vest on 9/20/2002, 9/20/2003, 9/20/2004 and 9/20/2005

4. 625 shares vest on 9/24/2003, 9/24/2004, 9/24/2005 and 9/24/2006

5. 625 shares vest on 9/18/2004, 9/18/2005, 9/18/2006 and 9/18/2007

6. 750 shares vest on 9/25/2005, 9/25/2006, 9/25/2007 and 9/25/2008

7. 563 shares vest on 9/22/2006 & 9/22/2007, 562 shares vest on 9/22/2008 & 9/22/2009

	Matt Snyder, Attorney-in-fact for Douglas W. Marrs	09/22/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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