UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)*
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock Par Value $0.01 Per Share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
390905107
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(CUSIP Number)
Earl A. Steinert, Jr.
1736 E. Sunshine
Springfield, MO 65804
417-883-6590
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
November 11, 1994
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this
Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-
1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box / /.
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement /X/.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purpose of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject
to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be
subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 390905107 Page 2 of 5 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Earl A. Steinert Jr. ###-##-####
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) /X/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS *
PF
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) / /
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES
|7 SOLE VOTING POWER
| 391,500
NUMBER OF |
SHARES |8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY | 69,000
OWNED BY |
EACH |9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING | 391,500
PERSON |
WITH |10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
| 69,000
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
460,500. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed as to the
54,000 shares held by Earl A. Steinert Jr. Trustee of the Earl A
Steinert Trust II. Beneficial ownership is also disclaimed as to
the 15,000 shares held by Dorothy E. Steinert, Earl A Steinert &
Barbara L. Stole, Joint Tenants.
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES * / /
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.51%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 390905107 Page 3 of 5 Pages
Item 1 SECURITY AND ISSUER
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock")
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (the "Issuer")
1451 E. Battlefield
Springfield, MO 65804
Item 2 IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
(a) Name
Earl A. Steinert Jr.
(b) Business Address
1736 E. Sunshine
Springfield, MO 65804
(c) Principal Occupation
Practicing Certified Public Accountant and co-owner of
E&S Investment Enterprises, Inc., owners and operators
of 2 Hampton Inns in Springfield, Missouri.
(d) Criminal Convictions
None.
(e) Civil Judgments Concerning Violations of State or Federal
Securities Laws
None.
(f) Citizenship
Citizen of the United States of America.
Item 3 SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
Earl A. Steinert Jr. acquired all shares of the Company Stock
directly from the Issuer in the Issuer's Initial Public Offering.
The stock was paid for with personal funds of $337,250 and a loan
from Commerce Bank for $250,000.
The Earl A. Steinert Trust II acquired some shares of the Common
Stock directly from the Issuer in the Issuer's Initial Public
Offering and some shares in the open market. All stock was paid
for with trust funds.
Dorothy E. Steinert, Earl A. Steinert and Barbara Lee Stole,
Joint Tenants, acquired all shares in the open market. All stock
was paid for with personal funds.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 390905107 Page 4 of 5 Pages
Item 4 PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
All shares were acquired for investment purposes.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Not applicable.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
Item 5 INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF ISSUER
(i) Aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned: 460,500
(ii) Percent of class: 5.51% (computed based on outstanding
shares of 8,357,492 as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 1996).
(iii) Number of shares of Common Stock as to which such person
has:
(A) Sole voting power: 391,500
(B) Shared voting power: 69,000. Beneficial ownership is
disclaimed as to these 69,000 shares.
(C) Sole Dispositive Power: 391,500
(D) Shared Dispositive Power: 69,000. Beneficial ownership
is disclaimed as to these 69,000 shares.
(iv) No recent transactions. Ownership percentage increased
above the 5% level as a result of treasury stock transactions by
the Issuer.
Item 6 CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS
WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF ISSUER.
Mr. Steinert is the Trustee of the Earl A. Steinert Trust II
Item 7 MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
None.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 390905107 Page 5 of 5 Pages
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated November 25, 1996 /S/ Earl A. Steinert Jr.
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