Sec Form 4 Filing - LARIMORE ALBERT L @ GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP INC - 2008-04-11

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person LARIMORE ALBERT L 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 (Last) (First) (Middle) 1465 DAVIS BRIDGE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/11/2008 (Street) REPUBLIC, MO65738 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 04/11/2008 P 14 A $ 15.1933 1,577 D Common stock 351 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 $ 11.8908 ( 1 ) 01/20/2009 Common stock 750 750 D Option to purchase $ 10.7813 ( 2 ) 02/16/2010 Common stock 1,500 2,250 D Option to purchase $ 12.8975 ( 3 ) 09/24/2011 Common stock 2,500 4,750 D Option to purchase $ 18.1875 ( 4 ) 09/18/2012 Common stock 2,500 7,250 D Option to purchase $ 20.12 ( 5 ) 09/25/2013 Common stock 3,000 10,250 D Option to purchase $ 32.07 ( 6 ) 09/22/2014 Common stock 2,250 12,500 D Option to purchase $ 30.34 ( 7 ) 09/20/2015 Common stock 2,250 14,750 D Option to purchase $ 30.66 ( 8 ) 10/18/2016 Common stock 1,800 16,550 D Option to purchase $ 25.48 ( 9 ) 10/17/2017 Common stock 1,900 18,450 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other LARIMORE ALBERT L 1465 DAVIS BRIDGE ROAD REPUBLIC, MO65738 Vice President of Subsidiary Signatures Matt Snyder, Attorney-in-fact for Albert L. Larimore 04/15/2008 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )250 shares vest on 1/20/2002, 1/20/2003 and 1/20/2004 ( 2 )375 shares vest on 2/16/2002, 2/16/2003, 2/16/2004 and 2/16/2005 ( 3 )625 shares vest on 9/24/2003, 9/24/2004, 9/24/2005 and 9/24/2006 ( 4 )625 shares vest on 9/18/2004, 9/18/2005, 9/18/2006 and 9/18/2007 ( 5 )750 shares vest on 9/25/2005, 9/25/2006, 9/25/2007 and 9/25/2008 ( 6 )1,884 shares vest on 12/31/2005 and 366 shares vest on 9/22/2009 ( 7 )563 shares vest on 9/20/2007 & 9/20/2008 and 562 shares vest on 9/20/2009 & 9/20/2010 ( 8 )450 shares vest on 10/18/2008, 10/18/2009, 10/18/2010 and 10/18/2011 ( 9 )475 shares vest on 10/17/2009, 10/17/2010, 10/17/2011 and 10/17/2012

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