---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-094380"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GSBC"
cik: "0000854560"
company_name: "GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC."
filed_at: "2022-08-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T21:33:10.273268+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Great Southern Bancorp appoints Steven D. Edwards to board effective Sept 1, 2022

## Summary
- Steven D. Edwards appointed to boards of Great Southern Bancorp and Great Southern Bank, service starts Sept 1, 2022.
- Edwards named to Audit and Governance and Nominating Committees of the Company's Board.
- Recently retired as President and CEO of CoxHealth, a 12,000-employee health system in Springfield, MO.
- Will receive same compensation as other non-employee directors as described in the 2022 proxy statement.
- Bank made $219,172 in charitable donations to CoxHealth since Jan 2021, including $100k for COVID-19 vaccine line.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-094380
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GSBC
- cik: 0000854560
- company_name: GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-08-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/854560/000110465922094380/0001104659-22-094380-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/854560/000110465922094380/tm2224562d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-094380
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-094380.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-094380.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Steven D. Edwards was appointed as Director at GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Steven D. Edwards as a director of the Company and the Bank, with his service to commence September 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/854560/000110465922094380/0001104659-22-094380-index.htm

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