Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $.18 Per Common Share

The board of directors of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

, the holding company for Great Southern Bank, declared a $.18 per common share dividend for the third quarter of the calendar year ending December 31, 2010. The dividend will be payable on October 13, 2010, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2010. With total assets of $3.5 billion, Great Southern offers banking, investment, insurance and travel services. Headquartered in Springfield, Mo., Great Southern operates 73 retail banking centers and more than 200 ATMs in Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. Great Southern Bancorp is a public company and its common stock

is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select stock exchange.