UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  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):  January 29, 2016
 
 
GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Maryland
  
000-18082
  
43-1524856
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission
File Number
  
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
1451 East Battlefield, Springfield, Missouri
  
65804
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (417) 887-4400
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions.
 
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Item 8.01  Other Events.

           On January 29, 2016, Great Southern Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc., completed its previously announced acquisition of 12 St. Louis-area branches and related deposits and loans from Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank. The acquisition, representing approximately $228 million in deposits and $159 million in loans, increases Great Southern's St. Louis-area banking center total from eight to 20 offices, with approximately $556 million in loans and $489 million in deposits.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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, hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
GREAT SOUTHERN  BANCORP, INC.
   
   
   
Date:  February 2, 2016
By:  /s/ Joseph W. Turner                               
 
      Joseph W. Turner
 
      President and Chief Executive Officer