3.   Delivery and Registration of Shares of Common Stock .  The Corporation's obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock hereunder shall, if the Committee so requests, be conditioned upon the Optionee's compliance with the terms and provisions of Section 17 of the Plan.

         4.   Nontransferability of This Option .  This Option may not be assigned, encumbered, transferred, pledged or hypothecated except, in the event of the death of the Optionee, by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution to the extent provided in Section 5 below. This Option is exercisable during the Optionee's lifetime only by the Optionee or a person acting with the legal authority of the Optionee. The provisions of this Option shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto, the successors and assigns of the Corporation and any person acting with the legal authority of the Optionee or to whom this Option is transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

         5.   Termination of Continuous Service or Death of the Optionee .  Except as provided in this Section 5 and Section 9 below, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Option to the contrary, this Option shall be exercisable only if the Optionee has not incurred a termination of Continuous Service at the time of such exercise.

         If the Optionee incurs a termination of Continuous Service for any reason excluding death and termination of Continuous Service for Cause, the Optionee may, but only within the period of three months (or one year in the case of Disability) immediately succeeding such termination of Continuous Service and in no event after the Expiration Date, exercise this Option to the extent the Optionee was entitled to exercise this Option on the date of termination of Continuous Service. If the Optionee incurs a termination of Continuous Service for Cause, all rights under this Option shall expire immediately upon the giving to the Optionee of notice of his termination.

         In the event of the death of the Optionee prior to the Optionee's termination of Continuous Service or during the three-month or one-year period referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph, the person or persons to whom the Option has been transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution may, but only to the extent the Optionee was entitled to exercise this Option on the date of the Optionee's death, exercise this Option at any time within one year following the death of the Optionee, but in no event after the Expiration Date. Following the death of the Optionee, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, as an alternative means of settlement of this Option, elect to pay to the person to whom this Option is transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, the amount by which the Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of exercise of this Option shall exceed the Exercise Price per Option Share, multiplied by the number of Option Shares with respect to which this Option is properly exercised. Any such settlement of this Option shall be considered an exercise of this Option for all purposes of this Option and of the Plan.

         6.   Notice of Sale .  The Optionee or any person to whom the Option Shares shall have been transferred shall promptly give notice to the Corporation in the event of the sale or other disposition of Option Shares within the later of (i) two years from the Grant Date or (ii) one year from the date of exercise of this Option. Such notice shall specify the number of Option Shares sold or otherwise disposed of and be directed to the address set forth in Section 12 below.

         7.   Adjustments for Changes in Capitalization of the Corporation .  In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reason of any recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares, merger, or any other change in the corporate structure of the Corporation or in the shares of Common Stock, the number and class of shares covered by this Option and the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive.

         8.   Effect of Merger or Other Reorganization .  In the event of any merger, consolidation or combination of the Corporation with or into another corporation (other than a merger, consolidation or combination in which the Corporation is the continuing corporation and which does not result in the outstanding shares of Common Stock being converted into or exchanged for different securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof), the Optionee shall have the right (subject to the provisions of the Plan and the limitations contained herein), thereafter and during the Exercise Period, to receive upon exercise of this Option an amount equal to the excess of the Market Value on the date of such exercise of the securities, cash or other property, or combination thereof, receivable upon such merger, consolidation or combination in respect of a share of Common Stock over the Exercise Price, multiplied by the number of Option Shares with respect to which this Option shall have been exercised. Such amount may be payable fully in cash, fully in one or more of the kind or kinds of property payable in such merger, consolidation or combination, or partly in cash and partly in one or more of such kind or kinds of property, all in the discretion of the Committee.

         9.   Effect of Change in Control .  If a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of the Corporation (other than such an offer by the Corporation) is commenced, or if a change in control (as defined in the Plan) shall occur, this Option shall (to the extent it is not then exercisable) become exercisable in full upon the happening of such events; provided, however, that this Option shall not become exercisable to the extent that it has previously been exercised or otherwise terminated.

         10.   Stockholder Rights Not Granted by This Option .  The Optionee is not entitled by virtue hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the Corporation or to notice of meetings of stockholders or to notice of any other proceedings of the Corporation.

         11.   Withholding Tax .  Where the Optionee or another person is entitled to receive Option Shares pursuant to the exercise of this Option, the Corporation shall have the right to require the Optionee or such other person to pay to the Corporation the amount of any taxes which the Corporation or any of its Affiliates is required to withhold with respect to such Option Shares, or, in lieu thereof, to retain, or sell without notice, a sufficient number of such shares to cover the amount required to be withheld, or in lieu of any of the foregoing, to withhold a sufficient sum from the Optionee's compensation payable by the Corporation to satisfy the Corporation's tax withholding requirements.

         12.   Notices .  All notices to the Corporation shall be delivered or mailed to it addressed to the Secretary of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc., 1451 E. Battlefield, Springfield, Missouri 65804. Any notices hereunder to the Optionee shall be delivered personally or mailed to the Optionee's address noted below. Such addresses for the service of notices may be changed at any time provided written notice of the change is furnished in advance to the Corporation or to the Optionee, as the case may be.

         13.   Plan and Plan Interpretations as Controlling .  This Option and the terms and conditions herein set forth are subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are controlling. Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined in this Award Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan. All determinations and interpretations made in the discretion of the Committee shall be final and conclusive upon the Optionee or his legal representatives with regard to any question arising hereunder or under the Plan.

         14.   Optionee Service .  Nothing in this Option shall limit the right of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates to terminate the Optionee's service as a director, advisory director, or employee, or otherwise impose upon the Corporation or any of its Affiliates any obligation to employ or accept the services of the Optionee.

         15.  Amendment . The Committee may waive any conditions of or rights of the Corporation or modify or amend the terms of this Award Agreement; provided, however, that the Committee may not amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any provision hereof which may adversely affect the Optionee without the Optionee's (or his legal representative's) written consent.

         16. Nondisclosure of Confidential Information and Non-solicitation . Information concerning any Great Southern customer or the business matters of Great Southern (including any of its subsidiaries and affiliates) learned or obtained as a result of employment with Great Southern is privileged, private, and confidential. The employee agrees to protect all such information and not disclose it to any unauthorized persons, either during or after employment. Furthermore, the employee understands that any password and/or security code issued to allow access to designated areas of Great Southern, including any computer system(s), is also to be treated as privileged, private, and confidential, and must not be disclosed to any unauthorized persons, either during or after employment. The employee understands that disregard of this Agreement would damage Great Southern, will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination, and may also be a violation of State and/or Federal law or regulation.

The employee also agrees that, upon leaving employment with Great Southern, for whatever reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, the employee will not keep, take, or divulge to any individual or entity information relating to customers or the business matters of Great Southern. The employee further agrees that, for a period of three (3) years from the date of such termination of employment, he/she will not solicit or service, either directly or indirectly, any Great Southern customer where information about the customer was obtained through employment with Great Southern. Should any employee breach this Agreement either during or after employment, Great Southern shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief, and also to recover from that employee any damages caused by such breach, and all costs associated with enforcement of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses.

         17. Optionee Acceptance .  The Optionee shall signify his acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Option by signing in the space provided below and returning a signed copy hereof to the Corporation at the address set forth in Section 12 above.

         The parties hereto have caused this Award Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.