Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (Bancorp) is a financial holding company of Great Southern Bank (Bank). Bancorp’s business primarily consists of the business of Great Southern Bank, which provides a range of financial services, as well as travel, insurance and investment services through the Bank’s other wholly owned subsidiaries to customers primarily in southwest and central Missouri. Through the Bank and subsidiaries of the Bank, the Company offers insurance, travel, investment and related services. As at December 31, 2008, its consolidated assets were $2.66 billion, consolidated net loans were $1.72 billion, consolidated deposits were $1.91 billion. The assets of the Company consist primarily of the stock of Great Southern, available-for-sale securities, minority interests in a local trust company and a merchant banking company and cash.