CARLSON THOMAS J 4

What Happened
Thomas J. Carlson, a director of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (GSBC), reported an open-market sale of 680 shares on February 3, 2026. The shares were sold at $63.17 each for a total proceeds of approximately $42,956. This was a sale (transaction code S), which is typically a liquidity/diversification action rather than an indication of company performance.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-02-03 — 680 shares sold at $63.17 per share (total ≈ $42,956).
• Transaction type: Open-market sale (code S).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing extract. See the full Form 4 for exact post-transaction holdings.
• Filing timeliness: Reported on 2026-02-04 (filed within one business day of the transaction).
• Footnotes: The filing lists multiple 500-share restricted stock tranches (footnotes F1–F9) vesting on various dates between 2019 and 2030 — totaling potential vesting of up to 18,000 shares across those schedules (9 tranches × 2,000 shares each in four vesting increments). These reflect vesting schedules for previously granted awards, not new grants in this filing.

Context

• Sales do not necessarily reflect insider views on future performance; they often serve personal liquidity or diversification needs. Purchases are generally more informative about insider sentiment.
• No option exercises, gifts, 10b5-1 plans, or tax-withholding dispositions were indicated in the provided transaction details.