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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000927089-16-000867
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	RW
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160705
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160705

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000854560
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				431524856
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		RW
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-176871
		FILM NUMBER:		161751355

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1451 E BATTLEFIELD
		CITY:			SPRINGFIELD
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			65804
		BUSINESS PHONE:		417-887-4400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 9009
		CITY:			SPRINGFIELD
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			65808-9009
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.3pt">GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.3pt">1451 East Battlefield</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.4pt">July 5, 2016</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.4pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) hereby requests the withdrawal of its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-176871), together with all exhibits thereto (the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) on September 16, 2011.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.4pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">The Registration Statement has not been declared effective and no securities have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement.&#160; The Company requests that the Commission consent to the withdrawal of the Registration Statement on the grounds that all of the outstanding securities of the Company included on the Registration Statement, which consist of 57,943 shares of the Company&#8217;s Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A issued to the U.S. Department of the Treasury (&#8220;Treasury&#8221;) in connection with Treasury&#8217;s Small Business Lending Fund program, were redeemed by the Company on December 15, 2015.&#160; As such, withdrawal of the Registration Statement is consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors. The Company requests that the withdrawal of the Registration Statement be effective as of the date hereof or at the earliest practicable date hereafter.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.4pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">The Company acknowledges that no refund will be made for fees paid to the Commission in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement; however, the Company requests, in accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, that all fees paid to the Commission in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement be credited to the Company&#8217;s account to be offset against the filing fee for any future registration statement or registration statements the Company may file with the Commission.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.4pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">Please provide a copy of the order granting withdrawal of the Registration Statement to the undersigned at Great Southern Bancorp, Inc., 1451 East Battlefield, Springfield, Missouri 65804, or by e-mail at <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif"><u>rcopeland@greatsouthernbank.com</u></font>, with a copy to the Company&#8217;s counsel, Silver, Freedman, Taff &amp; Tiernan LLP, 3299 K Street, N.W., Suite 100, Washington, D.C. 20007, attention Craig M. Scheer, P.C., or by e-mail at <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif">cscheer@sfttlaw.com</font>.</div>

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