Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC) Director Julie A. Brown Acquires 43 Shares

What Happened

• Julie A. Brown, a director of Great Southern Bancorp, acquired 43 shares on July 14, 2026 at $77.55 per share, for a total of $3,335. The transaction is reported as an "other acquisition" (code J) and was effected through a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP).
• The filing notes the DRIP acquisition is exempt from Section 16 reporting and was reported voluntarily (footnote F1).

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-07-14 at $77.55 per share. Total value ≈ $3,335.
• Transaction type/code: Other acquisition (J) via DRIP.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Notable footnotes: F1 — DRIP acquisition exempt from Section 16 reporting (reported voluntarily). Footnotes F2–F10 list vesting schedules for various previously granted restricted shares (500-share tranches vesting on different dates).
• Filing date: Form 4 filed Aug 11, 2026. Because the DRIP acquisition is noted as exempt and was voluntarily reported, the filing does not raise the usual Section 16 timeliness issue.

Context

• A DRIP purchase means dividends were automatically used to buy additional shares on the insider's behalf, not an open-market buy order. Such reinvestments are typically routine and do not necessarily signal a change in the insider's view of the company.
• Purchases by insiders can be meaningful, but this is a small, dividend-driven acquisition. The other footnotes reflect vesting schedules for previously granted awards and are unrelated to this DRIP transaction.