Thomason Linton J Form 4 GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP / Linton J Thomason ownership change

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^*

Thomason Linton J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

CARE OF GREAT SOUTHERN BANK

218 S. GLENSTONE AVE

(Street)

SPRINGFIELD MO 65802

(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)
07/17/2018

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common stock	07/17/2018		J(1)	V	31	A	$59.2577	7,278	D
Common stock	08/09/2018		M		1,900	A	$21.44	9,178	D
Common stock	08/09/2018		M		2,000	A	$22.08	11,178	D
Common stock	08/09/2018		S		3,900	D	$60.1518	7,278	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	$21.44	08/09/2018		M			1,900	(2)	12/09/2019	Common stock	1,900	$21.44	0	D
Option to purchase	$22.08	08/09/2018		M			2,000	(3)	11/17/2020	Common stock	2,000	$22.08	0	D
Option to purchase	$19.53							(4)	11/16/2021	Common stock	2,000		2,000	D
Option to purchase	$24.82							(5)	11/28/2022	Common stock	2,500		4,500	D
Option to purchase	$29.64							(6)	12/18/2023	Common stock	2,500		7,000	D
Option to purchase	$32.59							(7)	10/15/2024	Common Stock	2,500		9,500	D
Option to purchase	$50.71							(8)	11/18/2025	Common Stock	2,500		12,000	D
Option to purchase	$41.3							(9)	10/24/2026	Common Stock	2,500		14,500	D
Option to purchase	$52.2							(10)	11/15/2027	Common Stock	2,800		17,300	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. DRIP acquisition exempt from Section 16 reporting being reported voluntarily

2. 475 shares vest on 12/9/2011, 12/9/2012, 12/9/2013 and 12/9/2014

3. 500 shares vest on 11/17/2012, 11/17/2013, 11/17/2014 and 11/17/2015

4. 500 shares vest on 11/16/2013, 11/16/2014, 11/16/2015 and 11/16/2016

5. 625 shares vest on 11/28/2014, 11/28/2015, 11/28/2016 and 11/28/2017

6. 625 shares vest on 12/18/2015, 12/18/2016, 12/18/2017 and 12/18/2018

7. 625 Shares vest on 10/15/2016, 10/15/2017, 10/15/2018 and 10/15/2019

8. 625 shares vest on 11/18/2017, 11/18/2018, 11/18/2019 and 11/18/2020

9. 625 shares vest on 10/24/2018, 10/24/2019, 10/24/2020 and 10/24/2021

10. 700 shares vest on 11/15/2019, 11/15/2020, 11/15/2021 and 11/15/2022

Remarks:

	Matt Snyder, Attorney-in-fact for Linton J. Thomason	08/13/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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