January 27, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Kelly Polonus, Great Southern, 1.417.895.5242

kpolonus@greatsouthernbank.com

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. to Hold 28^th Annual Meeting of Stockholders

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: GSBC), the holding company of Great Southern Bank, will hold its 28^th Annual Meeting of Stockholders at:

10 a.m. CDT

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Great Southern Operations Center

218 S. Glenstone, Springfield, Mo.

Holders of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. common stock at the close of business on the record date, February 28, 2017, can vote at the annual meeting, either in person or by proxy.

Material to be presented at the Annual Meeting will be available on the Company's website, www.GreatSouthernBank.com, prior to the start of the meeting.

With total assets of $4.6 billion, Great Southern offers banking and investment services. Headquartered in Springfield, Mo., the Company operates 104 retail banking centers in Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska, and commercial loan production offices in Tulsa, Okla., and Dallas, Texas. Great Southern Bancorp is a public company and its common stock (ticker: GSBC) is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.