Sec Form 4 Filing - MITCHEM STEVEN G @ GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP INC - 2012-07-12

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FORM 4
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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
MITCHEM STEVEN G
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)
Senior Vice Pres of Subsidiary
(Last) (First) (Middle)
3990 E. WILSHIRE DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
07/12/2012
(Street)
SPRINGFIELD, MO65809
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 07/12/2012 P 334 A $ 28.6529 53,572 D
Common stock 08/06/2012 M 6,000 A $ 18.1875 59,572 D
Common stock 08/06/2012 S 6,000 D $ 29.75 53,572 D
Common stock 30,084 I Spouse
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 $ 18.1875 08/06/2012 M 6,000 ( 1 ) 09/18/2012 Common stock 6,000 $ 18.1875 0 D
Option to purchase $ 20.12 ( 2 ) 09/25/2013 Common stock 7,000 7,000 D
Option to purchase $ 32.07 ( 3 ) 09/22/2014 Common stock 5,250 12,250 D
Option to purchase $ 30.34 ( 4 ) 09/20/2015 Common stock 5,250 17,500 D
Option to purchase $ 30.66 ( 5 ) 10/18/2016 Common stock 4,200 21,700 D
Option to purchase $ 25.48 ( 6 ) 10/17/2017 Common stock 4,200 25,900 D
Option to purchase $ 19.53 ( 7 ) 11/16/2021 Common stock 4,200 30,100 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MITCHEM STEVEN G
3990 E. WILSHIRE DRIVE
SPRINGFIELD, MO65809
Senior Vice Pres of Subsidiary
Signatures
Matt Snyder, Attorney-in-fact for Steven G. Mitchem 08/08/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )1,500 shares vest on 9/18/2004, 9/18/2005, 9/18/2006 and 9/18/2007
( 2 )1,750 shares vest on 9/25/2005, 9/25/2006, 9/25/2007 and 9/25/2008
( 3 )1,148 shares vest on 12/31/2005, 309 shares vest on 9/22/2006, 1,169 shares vest on 9/22/2007 and 1,312 shares vest on 9/22/2008 and 9/22/2009
( 4 )1,878 shares vest on 12/31/2005 and 748 shares vest on 9/20/2008 and 1,312 shares vest on 9/20/2009 and 9/20/2010
( 5 )1,050 shares vest on 10/18/2008, 10/18/2009, 10/18/2010 and 10/18/2011
( 6 )1,050 shares vest on 10/17/2009, 10/17/2010, 10/17/2011 and 10/17/2012
( 7 )1,050 shares vest on 11/16/2013, 11/16/2014, 11/16/2015 and 11/16/2016

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