0000927089-11-000224.txt : 20120423 0000927089-11-000224.hdr.sgml : 20120423 20111012150739 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000927089-11-000224 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20111012 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000854560 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 431524856 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1451 E BATTLEFIELD CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: MO ZIP: 65804 BUSINESS PHONE: 417-887-4400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 9009 CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: MO ZIP: 65808-9009 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm gsbc-corresp101211.htm
[LETTERHEAD OF GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.]
 
 
October 12, 2011
 
 
Mr. Todd Schiffman
Assistant Director
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
101 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
Re:       Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
File No. 000-18082
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, filed March 4, 2011
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011, filed May 16, 2011
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011, filed August 5, 2011
Schedule 14A filed April 7, 2011
 
Dear Mr. Schiffman:
 
Reference is made to your letter dated September 28, 2011 with respect to the above-referenced filings.  Your letter requests that we respond to it within ten business days (i.e., by October 13, 2011).  Pursuant to the discussions of our legal counsel, Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P., with Jonathan Gottlieb of the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, we hereby request that the time frame for our response be extended to October 21, 2011.  We are requesting this extension in order to ensure adequate time for the preparation and review of our response by the appropriate management personnel in light of their respective current workloads.
 
Very truly yours,
 
 
/s/ Rex A. Copeland                                                                
Rex A. Copeland
Treasurer