UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

Commission File Number 0-18082

GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
43-1524856
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)


(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1451 E. Battlefield, Springfield, Missouri
65804
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(417) 887-4400


(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, Par Value $.01

          Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.Yes /  /             No /X/

          Indicated by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.Yes /  /             No /X/

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes /X/             No /  /
 
          Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. /  /

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerate filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

          Large accelerated filer [  ]       Accelerated filer [X]       Non-accelerated filer [  ]

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).Yes /  /             No /X/

          The aggregate market value of the common stock of the registrant held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2005, computed by reference to the closing price of such shares on that date, was $327,528,883. At March 8, 2006, 13,724,231 shares of the registrant's common stock were outstanding.

Documents incorporated by reference:

Document
Part of Form 10-K
Portions of the definitive proxy statement for the
registrant's 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Part III


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

         The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to the Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (the "Original Filing") is to include two exhibits (Exhibits 12 and 21) which were inadvertently omitted from the Original Filing and to correct an inadvertent error in Exhibit 10.8 to the Original Filing.



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SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 12, 2006 By: /s/ Joseph W. Turner
Joseph W. Turner
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Duly Authorized Representative)


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GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
Document
   10.8 Description of Named Executive Officer Salary and Bonus Arrangements
   12 Statement of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
   21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
   31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
   31.2 Certification of Treasurer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
   32 Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act


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