COPELAND REX A 4
4 · GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC. · Filed Feb 6, 2026
Research Summary
AI-generated summary of this filing
GREAT SOUTHERN (GSBC) Treasurer Rex Copeland Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
Rex A. Copeland, Treasurer and Senior VP of a GSBC subsidiary, exercised 1,797 stock options at an exercise price of $41.30 per share (cost $74,216) on 2026-02-06 and sold the same 1,797 shares in the open market the same day at $63.67 per share (sale proceeds $114,418). Net proceeds from the transaction were approximately $40,202 before fees and taxes. This was an exercise of derivative securities (code M) followed by an open-market sale (code S) — commonly a cashless exercise and immediate sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-06. Exercise price: $41.30; sale price: $63.67.
- Shares exercised/acquired: 1,797; shares sold: 1,797.
- Gross sale proceeds: $114,418; exercise cost: $74,216; net ≈ $40,202 (before fees/taxes).
- Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
- Footnotes (vesting schedules) relate to prior grants with vesting dates between 2018 and 2027 (F1–F7 describe various tranche vesting).
- Filing date: 2026-02-06 (no late filing indicated in the provided data).
Context
Because the options were exercised and the resulting shares were sold the same day, this appears to be a cashless exercise with immediate liquidation of the shares — a routine executive liquidity event rather than an open-market purchase signaling added insider ownership. For retail investors, purchases typically carry more direct signaling value than routine option exercises followed by sales.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Common stock
2026-02-06$41.30/sh+1,797$74,216→ 26,468 total - Sale
Common stock
2026-02-06$63.67/sh−1,797$114,418→ 24,671 total - Exercise/Conversion
Option to purchase
[F1]2026-02-06$41.30/sh−1,797$74,216→ 0 totalExercise: $41.30Exp: 2026-10-24→ Common Stock (1,797 underlying)
- 4,200
Option to purchase
[F2]Exercise: $52.20Exp: 2027-11-15→ Common Stock (4,200 underlying) - 8,400
Option to purchase
[F3]Exercise: $55.00Exp: 2028-11-28→ Common stock (4,200 underlying) - 12,600
Option to purchase
[F4]Exercise: $60.15Exp: 2029-11-20→ Common stock (4,200 underlying) - 17,100
Option to purchase
[F5]Exercise: $41.74Exp: 2030-10-26→ Common stock (4,500 underlying) - 21,850
Option to purchase
[F6]Exercise: $57.98Exp: 2031-11-17→ Common stock (4,750 underlying) - 26,650
Option to purchase
[F7]Exercise: $61.55Exp: 2032-11-16→ Common stock (4,800 underlying)
Footnotes (7)
- [F1]1,050 shares vest on 10/24/2018 and 747 shares vest on 10/24/2019
- [F2]1,050 shares vest on 11/15/2019, 11/15/2020, 11/15/2021 and 11/15/2022
- [F3]1,050 shares vest on 11/28/2020, 11/28/2021, 11/28/2022 and 11/28/2023
- [F4]1,050 shares vest on 11/20/2021, 11/20/2022, 11/20/2023 and 11/20/2024
- [F5]1,125 shares vest on 10/26/2022, 10/26/2023, 10/26/2024 and 10/26/2025
- [F6]1,188 shares vest on 11/17/2023 and 11/17/2024 and 1,187 shares vest on 11/17/2025 and 11/17/2026
- [F7]1,200 shares vdst on 11/16/2024, 11/16/2025, 11/16/2026 and 11/16/2027