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

FORM 10-K/A

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003

Commission File Number 0-18082

GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
43-1524856
(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification Number)

1451 E. Battlefield, Springfield, Missouri
 65804
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(417) 887-4400

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, Par Value $.01

         Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes /X/             No / /

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K. / /

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act .           Yes /X/            No / /

         The aggregate market value of the common stock of the Registrant held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on June 30, 2003, computed by reference to the closing price of such shares on that date, was $218,445,953. At March 8, 2004, 6,853,351 shares of the Registrant's common stock were outstanding.



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         The purpose of this amendment to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. ("Bancorp") is to correct typographical errors in the certifications set forth at Exhibit 31.1 and Exhibit 31.2, to conform them with current SEC requirements.

SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.



Date: April 1, 2004 By: /s/ Joseph W. Turner
Joseph W. Turner
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Duly Authorized Representative)


















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GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.

         

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

         

         

Exhibit
No.

Document

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
31.2 Certification of Treasurer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
32 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act


















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