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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
April 1, 1998
GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-18082 43-1524856
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(State or other (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer)
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
1451 E. Battlefield, Springfield, Missouri 65804
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(417) 887-4400
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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Item 5. Other Events
On April 1, 1998, the Registrant issued the attached press
release announcing the status of a stock buy-back program and
the initiation of another stock buy-back program for up to
400,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
20.1 Press release dated April 3, 1998.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.
Date: April 3, 1998 /s/ Don M. Gibson
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Don M. Gibson
Executive Vice President
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Exhibit 20.1
FOR MORE INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT TERESA CHASTEEN DATE: 4/1/98
AT (417)895-4529
GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.
DECLARES DIVIDEND AND
ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC), the holding
company for Great Southern Bank, today announced the
declaration of a $.11 per share dividend for the third
quarter (March) of fiscal 1998.
This dividend, which is the thirty-third consecutive since
Great Southern converted to a public company in December of
1989, will be payable April 20, 1998, to shareholders of
record on April 10, 1998.
The Board of Directors also announced the initiation of a
new stock buy-back program. The new plan allows for the
repurchase of up to 800,000 shares of the corporation's
outstanding common stock.
At the time of this press release, the company was nearing
the completion of the current buy-back with only 35,178
shares remaining. Cumulative shares repurchased in all buy-
back plans since the initial plan in May 1990 equal
5,188,718; total shares outstanding are 8,036,571.
Great Southern Bank, principal subsidiary of Great Southern
Bancorp, Inc., is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri,
and operates extensive branch and ATM networks throughout
southwest and central Missouri.
